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Girls JV Basketball Beats Forest Hills Northern in Final Game
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 34 - 31
The JV Eagles finished on top in their final game of the season with a great team victory. The first quarter did not start in the Eagles favor as FHN had a hot hand and the girls found themselves down 8 after the first eight minutes. However, Ella Wolters and Annelle Dykema sparked an offensive fire in the second quarter and Maggie Doyle and Anna VanHeulen added big defensive stops. This change in momentum sent the Eagles into halftime up 3. The Eagles continued their run in the third with some baskets from Paige Ferwerda and Micah Heerema and rebound takeover from Olivia Thomas and Cameron Sorrelle. Wolters finished as the scoring lead with 10 and Doyle followed closely behind with 7! It was a wonderful way to end the season.
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Lowell
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 19 - 30
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Tops Forest Hills Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 43 - 35
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Byron Center
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 34 - 45
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to East Grand Rapids
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 39 - 54
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Northview
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 17 - 36
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Comes out on Top vs. Greenville
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 34 - 23
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls by One to Greenville
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 22 - 23
Girls JV Basketball Tops Forest Hills Northern
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 35 - 9
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Barely Falls to Lowell
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 29 - 30
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Narrowly Falls to Forest Hills Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 38 - 42
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Narrowly Falls to Byron Center
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 42 - 51
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to East Grand Rapids
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 23 - 50
Girls Junior Varsity Wins Cornerstone Tournament Vs. Forest Hills Eastern
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 39 - 30
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Flies by Newaygo
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 41 - 10
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Holland Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 30 - 40
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Catholic Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 15 - 42
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to South Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 20 - 38
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Unity Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 27 - 55
Girls JV Basketball Beats Forest Hills Northern in Final Game
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 34 - 31
The JV Eagles finished on top in their final game of the season with a great team victory. The first quarter did not start in the Eagles favor as FHN had a hot hand and the girls found themselves down 8 after the first eight minutes. However, Ella Wolters and Annelle Dykema sparked an offensive fire in the second quarter and Maggie Doyle and Anna VanHeulen added big defensive stops. This change in momentum sent the Eagles into halftime up 3. The Eagles continued their run in the third with some baskets from Paige Ferwerda and Micah Heerema and rebound takeover from Olivia Thomas and Cameron Sorrelle. Wolters finished as the scoring lead with 10 and Doyle followed closely behind with 7! It was a wonderful way to end the season.
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Lowell
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 19 - 30
The Eagles traveled to Lowell for their second to last game of the season Tuesday night. The Eagles wanted revenge, but came up just short. Maggie Doyle started out strong for the Eagles scoring their first 8 points followed by some big free throws from Micah Heerema. The Eagles found stops on defense, but had a hard time converting against the Lowell defense. Doyle finished as the leading scorer and really held the team together despite the tough offensive battle. The Eagles are hopeful to finish the season strong Friday night at FHN. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Tops Forest Hills Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 43 - 35
The Friday night contest against FHC turned out to be a record-setting one with our two leading scorers on the day being freshmen! Paige Ferwerda and Aanzhenii Dandridge combined for 27 points. Dandridge had 14 and Ferwerda 13, these impressive performances were great to see as we begin the conclusion of our season! We have a lot to look forward to. The Eagles will get two more conference matchups in to finish the year, starting Tuesday away at Lowell. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Byron Center
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 34 - 45
The JV girls fought a hard fight on Tuesday night against a strong BC team. While the first quarter buckets were falling in Byron's favor, the Eagles did not stop shooting and finding stops on defense. Cameron Sorelle and Olivia Thomas were strong on the boards and were able to keep BC from running away with it. Maggie Doyle and Ella Wolters added some needed pace and kept the Eagles fighting until the end. Olivia Thomas ended as the leading scorer for the Eagles with 9 followed by Paige Ferwerda with 8. The Eagles return for their last home contest Friday night against FHC. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to East Grand Rapids
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 39 - 54
The JV girls came out strong Friday night with a solid first quarter with some breakaway layups from Ella Wolters and a big three ball from Paige Ferwerda. In the second quarter EGR found some stops and the Eagles went into halftime down 8. However, EGR shot strong around the perimeter in the third and the Eagles fell behind. In the 4th they fought hard and were able to make great runs with baskets from Ferwerda and Annelle Dykema. Ferwerda finished with 14 points and Dykema had 8. The Eagles are back Tuesday night at Byron Center. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Northview
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 17 - 36
The JV Eagles had a hard time finding an offensive rhythm on Tuesday night against Northview. There were some sparks of great defensive pressure led by Maggie Doyle and Olivia Thomas, but it was hard to convert the other way. Paige Ferwerda came alive in the 4th, but the Eagles were not able to fight their way back. They return Friday night at home against EGR. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Comes out on Top vs. Greenville
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 34 - 23
The Eagles came out strong on Friday night ready for some revenge against the Yellow Jackets of Greenville. And revenge it was, led by a strong offensive performance from Paige Ferwerda who was the lead scorer on two teams tonight! Ferwerda scored 13 points in each game she played in! She was set up well on the JV front with impressive team defensive efforts led by Maggie Doyle and Olivia Thomas. It was a great team victory and the Eagles are happy to continue on in conference play next week. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls by One to Greenville
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 22 - 23
The JV Eagles had a very sad finish Tuesday night as they lost by only one point. However, after a very tough offensive struggle against Greenville's zone in the first half, the Eagles made great adjustments and really dominated the second half. While it was not enough to get the win, there were moments of growth and multiple Eagles stepped up to contribute. Paige Ferwerda led the Eagles with 12 points and Maggie Doyle was able to find big stops on defense. The Eagles will get their chance at revenge on their home court Friday night. 
Girls JV Basketball Tops Forest Hills Northern
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 35 - 9
The Eagles were pumped up for a Friday night conference match up in the Quest Center and they came out ready to go. They scored first and never let up led by a strong defensive team effort. Anna VanHeulen and Cameron Sorelle contributed big defensive tie ups and Annelle Dykema converted big on offense leading the way with 12 points. Maggie Doyle fought hard and found herself at the free throw line often ending as the second highest scorer followed closely by Micah Heerema. The Eagles return to conference competition Tuesday. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Barely Falls to Lowell
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 29 - 30
The JV Eagles came up just short on Tuesday night with a tough defensive battle into the final seconds. The Eagles were able to go on runs in the second half after being down 8 at the half, but ultimately could not get the last bucket to win. Anna VanHeulen brought the energy and lockdown defensive pressure that was contagious, Maggie Doyle also returned with great stops and some good buckets. Paige Ferwerda led the charge on the offensive front, ending with 9 points. All Eagles were able to join the scoring column! The Eagles will return Friday night against Forest Hills Northern. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Narrowly Falls to Forest Hills Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 38 - 42
The Rangers came out strong on Friday night with the Eagles struggling to convert on offense. The Eagles fought back from an early deficit however with great second quarter energy and a great run started by Paige Ferwerda. They went into halftime tied at 22. However FHC hit some good shots in the third leaving the Eagles needing to fight hard in the fourth. They came up just short, but Ferwerda ended with 14 and Maaliyah Parks also added 8 points and 10 rebounds. The Eagles are back Tuesday night at home against Lowell. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Narrowly Falls to Byron Center
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 42 - 51
The JV Eagles came out strong on Tuesday night with a big first quarter led by Maaliyah Parks and Dani Barton. The Eagles scoring was well distributed from the start and they went into halftime up by 1 after two great 3 balls from Aanzhenii Dandridge. Then after halftime Cameron Sorrelle had her moment with back to back floaters to keep the Eagles in the game. In the 4th though the Bulldogs found some big shots and pulled away just beyond reach despite two great baskets from Paige Ferwerda. Maaliyah Parks finished as the high scorer with 12. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to East Grand Rapids
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 23 - 50
The Pioneers came out shooting hot on Friday night and the Eagles found themselves down by a great margin after the first quarter. A 3 pointer from Aanzhenii Dandridge broke the scoring drought but the Eagles needed a great momentum shift to get back in the game. Dani Barton came alive in the second half scoring all 11 of her points in those two quarters and ending as the team high scorer. This was not enough to get the Eagles back in the game, but they will luckily get another chance against EGR later this season.
Girls Junior Varsity Wins Cornerstone Tournament Vs. Forest Hills Eastern
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 39 - 30
The JV Eagles entered the Cornerstone tournament final today ready to play and were able to control the game from the very beginning. Annelle Dykema dominated down low on offense, found many jumpers and stops on defense. Dykema led the team with 14 points and was followed by fantastic efforts from Maggie Doyle and Paige Ferwerda who both added 9 points each. The Eagles won the tournament and celebrated with a trophy and a long Christmas break. They will return January 11th at Northview High School. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Flies by Newaygo
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Win: 41 - 10
The JV Eagles came out hungry and ready for a win Monday morning against Newaygo to start the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament. All 9 Eagles made it into the scoring column for a fantastic team victory. Dani Barton led the scoring charge with 9, followed by Annelle Dykema with 8, Paige Ferwerda with 7 and Micah Heerema with 6. The Eagles are back Wednesday for the tournament final against Forest Hills Eastern. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Holland Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 30 - 40
The JV Eagles travelled to the Holland Civic Center for their first competition to start winter break. The girls were excited and came out strong yet learned right away that there would be a tough defensive matchup in the Maroons of Holland Christian. With some tough rebounding battles down low, the Eagles had a hard time stopping the Maroon attack. Dani Barton was able to get a lot going on offense with 19 points, 9 of which being 3 pointers. She was the offensive spark the team needed yet they came up just short. Maggie Doyle also added great pressure in the 4th adding a handful of steals and ending as the second leading scorer. The Eagles return next week in the Cornerstone Christmas tournament. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Falls to Catholic Central
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 15 - 42
The Eagles had a difficult matchup Thursday night in the Cougars of Catholic Central. Upon figuring out the Cougars had some fantastic outside shooters the Eagles found themselves trailing early on and struggled to score on offense. Micah Heerema was a strong force down low keeping the Eagles competetive and Anna VanHeulen also added very aggressive defense. The Eagles are back Thursday night against Holland Christian.
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to South Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 20 - 38
The Eagles competed Tuesday with a Sailor offense that came out shooting. The Eagles fell behind early in the first quarter and had a hard time coming back. There were some great defensive stops down the stretch led by Ella Wolters and Anelle Dykema. The Eagles were led in scoring by Maaliyah Parks and will come back to competition Thursday night at Catholic Central. 
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Loses to Unity Christian
2.0 years ago | Abby Gurka
Eagles Lose: 27 - 55
The JV Eagles started their season with a tough Crusader team Thursday night. From the beginning the Eagles found a hard defensive matchup with a tall Unity center, but the girls fought through it and had a big second quarter going into halftime only down 4. Big buckets came from Ella Wolters and Annelle Dykema who matched as the leading scorers on the night with 8 points each. The Eagles ultimately came up short, but worked hard in their season opener and will return Tuesday to at home action against the Sailors. 

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