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It was a hard way to end such a great year for the 7th grade Rockets. Despite executing extremely well against Grand Haven, they simply couldn’t get rewarded with points for all of...

The 8th Grade Lady Rockets finished the season against Grand Haven last night. On a night when shots did not seem to fall the team found a way to sneak out a victory. The Rockets ...

The Rockets used a tough 22-0 run in the first half to pull away from an energized Mona Shores squad. The girls used team defense to fuel their offensive attack. This was led by a ...

Wednesday night the 8th Grade Lady Rockets seemed as if they were in a land of trees. The Rockets played host to the TALL and talented Mona Shores Sailors. The Rockets struggled a...

The 7th grade Rockets got off to a slow start and couldn’t seem to find any rhythm against the host Panthers. Through all the adversity, they managed to pull things together in the...

The 8th grade Lady Rockets traveled to West Ottawa last night to take on the Panthers. For the second time this season the team was able to defeat the Panthers. West Ottawa sat in...

Thirty years of coaching basketball, hundreds of games, and I can’t recall ever having a game where every healthy player in the line-up recorded at least one free-throw attempt. It...

One thing for sure is that the 8th Grade Lady Rockets play a tough schedule. That continued last night when the team traveled to play Muskegon. The Lady Reds jumped out on the 8t...

The 7th grade Lady Rockets mounted another thrilling comeback against Jenison in a total team effort that created the best execution of the season. After falling behind 20-11, a st...

The 8th grade lady Rockets competed against a tough Jenison Wildcats team on Monday night. The talented Wildcats stormed out to a 23 to 7 lead after the 1st quarter and never look...

The 7th grade Lady Rockets had to “rise up” after falling behind 20-10 early in the second half. Fortunately, this group is “young scrappy and hungry” and stuck together down the h...

The 8th Grade Lady Rockets played host to the cast of Hamilton on Wednesday night. After some poor rebounding efforts in the last few games the focus in practice as been on boxin...

The 7th grade Rockets forgot to take the lid off of the basket against the Falcons of EK Valleywood. Thankfully, they brought a defense that generated offense. Twenty-six team stea...

The 8th grade Lady Rockets traveled to East Kentwood Valleywood on Thursday to take on the Falcons. There might be many reasons for a the Rockets slow start. Maybe it was the food...

In their third straight road trip, the Rockets appeared to have bus-lag as they got off to a slow start against an undefeated Grand Haven squad. The girls kept their heads up and m...

On Wednesday the 8th grade lady Rockets traveled to Grand Haven to take on the lady Bucs. The game was a back and forth game. Grand Haven took a half time lead of 12 to 8. The la...

The tough schedule continued for the 8th Grade lady Rockets as they took on a tall and talented Mona Shores team last night. The lady Rockets showed a lot of grit and battled Mona...

The 7th grade Rockets traveled a short distance to square off against their cross-town rivals at Mona Shores. The Sailors hung around with good shooting in the first half, but the ...

Against an injured but talented Jenison squad, the 7th grade Rockets pulled away in the second half to defeat the host Wildcats. A 16-0 run to start the second half provided a big ...

It was a tough night for the Lady 8th Grade Rockets. The team had a hard time finding the basket and at times finding the person they were guarding. That was not a good combinatio...