There is a nice article about the Christian Girls program in the press today.

Posted on November 17th, 2005 by site admin
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Williamston knew we could get them … there is some satisfaction in that I guess. “The Hornets, who entered the state finals as the top-ranked team in Division 3 for the fifth consecutive year, knew West Catholic was the only team that posed a threat to the program’s second state title, Lutzke said.”

Posted on November 15th, 2005 by site admin
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We got a nice little mention in todays community section.

Posted on November 10th, 2005 by site admin
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Here is an article about Kent City and Comstock Park athletes.
Peacock Article
Rockford finishes third.
Byron Center girl … shows how tough that regional was at GVSU

Posted on November 10th, 2005 by site admin
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The 20-20 photos of the state meet are now up. Of course they would like you to order some of them. I sometimes wonder if the reason they make it so hard for us to see the runners is to be sure we have to buy their pictures.

Posted on November 9th, 2005 by site admin
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Kid runs his way to 35th … and winds up 111th. Lots of kids blow up at states. Ours all did very well at keeping their heads this year which is a testiment to good kids and good coaching I think so that they know what to expect. One of our advantages […]

Posted on November 8th, 2005 by site admin
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qualifying race:
Sunday November 13th Ella Sharp Park, Jackson, MI; 2:00 pm boys; girls @ 2:30 PM
runners must run unattached from their high schools; don’t wear school uniform….
Mike Woolsey: (517) 768-0929
no entry fee; no awards for qualifying race
Directions to qualifying race: From I-94 take exit 138; Go south on West Ave for about 4 miles to […]

Posted on November 7th, 2005 by site admin
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This article from the Traverse City Paper discussed the meet, including a short piece on Division 3.
Here is a good one from the Greenville Daily News about Carson City. Their goal? To finish 2nd in the State Meet. Now what were they thinking? They did have a great year. It […]

Posted on November 7th, 2005 by site admin
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Our tradition continues, but yet another place where Williamston has us beat is the state ranking for all time teams. Each team at the state meet gets points as follows, 1st is 10 points, 2nd is 9 points, and so forth down to 10th that is one point.
Here are the top ten:
Top Teams […]

Posted on November 6th, 2005 by site admin
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Unfortunately the thumbnails aren’t working well yet. I did find a few however:
Olivia at 1.25 miles.
And again.
The Patented Flipper Girl!
There are all sorts of boys ones though …
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Posted on November 6th, 2005 by site admin
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The Grand Rapids Press Article:
It took each of the top five runners from West Catholic about 16 minutes to run the Michigan International Speedway cross country course.
It took about six times as long to find out the results.
It was an agonizing wait for West Catholic boys coach Denny Scully, but in the end there were […]

Posted on November 6th, 2005 by site admin
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In another interesting comparison, this years team easy ran better from top to bottom than the 2003 State Championship Team! They would have beat that team in a dual on the MIS course 21-34. While it is only a paper race, the times, when put side to side, demonstrate how significantly improved the […]

Posted on November 6th, 2005 by site admin
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We often compare last years teams to this years teams. Here is a comparision of the 2004 seasons best times vs the 2005 season best times for the women’s team. As you can see, we are a significantly improved team this year as we win 23-36:
01 2005 Olivia Sydow 19:23
02 2004 Kathleen Ryan […]

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Freshman Olivia Sydow finished out a fantastic freshman year with an all state 25th place finish. Her time of 19:23.05 eclipses the best time of all WC Women’s runners since 1998. All results are now up.

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The West Catholic Boys Team ran a fantastic race today to finish just five points behind a Williamston team that many thought was untouchable. Complete results of all races are now up on the MHSAA site.

Posted on November 5th, 2005 by site admin
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Using regional times … very close race, but we lose (assuming the courses were equal - and they weren’t):
01 1. Andrew Hawks, Rockford, 16:26.2
02 2. Sean Johnston, Rockford, 16:28.4
03 1. Ryan. Scott, Grand Rapids-West Catholic, 16:30.8
04 2. Andrew Bissonette, Grand Rapids-West Catholic, 16:35.2
05 6. Kris Shear, Rockford, 16:51.2
06 6. Sam Passenger, Grand Rapids-West Catholic, 16:52.2
07 […]

Posted on November 4th, 2005 by site admin
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Football, soccer, cross country spice up postseason
Landon Peacock - will win Div. 2, probably around 14:40!
Peacock looking for a push at state meet
“I like Landon Peacock to win a state championship at the Division 2 cross country state championships Saturday at Michigan International Speedway….”
Calvin Christian taking its team to MIS
Christian Eagles runners win regional […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2005 by site admin
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In this article we talk a lot about Williamston to a ghostbuster theme. We did at this time last year as well … and we beat them. We need to remember that there are a few other teams that will be high in the list:
Jackson Lumen Christi - tied us at Portage and […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2005 by site admin
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The community section has a nice article about Olivia’s qualifying run and about the success of our season this year. We have truly had a fantastic ladies season. Our best team result since 2000 despite only one qualifier at the state meet, I believe. While we had some great success individually the […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2005 by site admin
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Looks to be spectacular. Very little wind (will be a tailwind when outside the stadium). Some chance of a few showers and 55-60 degrees by race time. I love cross country — fresh air, leaves on the trees and competition to make it all exciting.

Posted on November 3rd, 2005 by site admin
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