FHC Sports Report Presents: Tops Fives From Fall and Winter Sports

Luke Majick and Tate Hallock Junior quarterback and wide receiver duo Tate Hallock and Luke Majick led the Rangers to one of the best years in school history. The Rangers were 9-0 in the regular season, before getting beat by Livonia Franklin in the state quarterfinals to end their remarkable run. Going into the year there was a lot of controversy at the quarterback position until Luke earned t...

Varsity Football vs. Lowell The FHC football team had an incredible and memorable season. One of their many fan-favorite games was against Lowell High School. This game was quite the milestone as the team defeated the Red Arrows for the first time in 18 years. To make it even more of a celebration, it was also the homecoming game and senior night. The game itself had some key components that en...

Jess Schellenboom in the 100-yard Breaststroke Junior Jess Schellenboom has experienced one of the closest losses here at FHC. At this year's State Meet, Jess swam in the 100-Yard Breaststroke. She fell to her opponent from East Grand Rapids by three-hundredths of a second. Jess received second place at the State Meet and although Jess was disappointed in herself, she was able to immediately look towar...

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Lowell The previously undefeated Lowell Red Arrows were not prepared for the fight that FHC put up, handing Lowell their first conference loss. To start out the game, senior Emma Yoder and junior Claire Baguley were on fire and got the game going for the Rangers. Claire and Emma combined for 25 out of FHC's 45 points scored by the team that night. Alongside was sophomo...

Madi Winter vs. Forest Hills Northern Senior Madi Winter had one of the biggest games of the season when she and her fellow Lady Rangers took on their rivals: the FHN Huskies. The game was tight all the way through, no team ever down by more that seven points. However, the game would not have been this tight if it wasn't for Madi's stellar performance. Madi had 30 points, scoring over half of th...

Michael Peliotes - Football Senior Michael Peliotes was practicing for varsity football his junior year when he tore his PCL, a ligament in the knee. It happened on the lower turf during the Monday of the team's first week of practice before the first game of the season. The team was in a 7-on-7 segment, and Michael was a receiver on offense and had a streak down the field. Michael jumped up to g...

Whitney Currie - Freshman - Cross Country Cross Country is a sport that requires high levels of strength and endurance but even at a young age, freshman Whitney Currie lead her team with ease. Whitney made it all the way to States in her first year as a high school runner. Whitney was the only runner to make it all the way to States from the FHC team. Even at the end of the season in the confer...

Girls varsity golf In few past years, girls golf hasn't been able to make it past regionals. However, this year the girls varsity golf team was able to make it all the way to States and they had a much better season than expected. The team was able to work well together and have a ton of individual work time with the coach which helped them to do as well as they did. "This year, our golf sea...

Isaac Torrey - Football and Wrestling Senior Isaac Torrey had an extremely successful final season of wrestling, as he earned third place in the State Championship and was able to get his 100th win this year. Isaac was a leader for the wrestling team and helped the younger wrestlers transition into the intensity of the sport. Not only was Isaac a leader on the wrestling team, he was also a huge...

Ken George - Varsity boys basketball coach Ken George has been the varsity boys basketball coach for 24 years and led the team to an 18-3 record this season. The Rangers won the conference championship and were victorious in the last 18 games of the regular season. George started coaching when he was 25 because he really wanted to try to give kids experiences they would remember for the rest of th...

Bowling Many people view bowling as a casual, fun sport to go out and play with friends, but to the FHC bowling team, this game is all business. This past season, bowling had a rough season but still performed well. Senior bowler Alex Ghareeb proved to be a leader of the team and despite placing 15th at Regionals, it still went unnoticed. Bowling in itself is a very specific sport, you have to ...

Boys varsity basketball vs Godwin Heights In one of the best wins in head coach Ken George's career, the boys varsity basketball team took down a top-five team in the state 72-68. Godwin Heights featured a dynamic senior duo with Lamar Norman and Markeese Hastings. They are both four-year varsity players who will play division one basketball next year. Markeese is committed to Butler University whil...

Unsung heroes of FHC are the athletes that leave the biggest impact on their sport that they've played behind the scenes. Whether it's working hard in practice, using positivity to pick the team up, or adapting to a new obstacle thrown at them, these athletes have made a name for themselves and continue to do so. Vaughn Rodriguez - Wrestling The FHC wrestling team has many key athletes who sc...

Tyler George - 2 basketball scoring records in one game Senior Tyler George had an amazing game this winter against Ottawa Hills as he broke two records on the same night: most points in a game with 41 and most three-pointers in a game with 10. This outstanding performance from Tyler helped lead his team to a close 71-68 victory over the Bengals and was key in securing the Rangers' conference ch...