FHC Sports Report Presents: Top Fives From Winter Sports

The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives From Winter Sports are in. Thank you to all who voted, and congratulations to our winners! Best Individual Performance: Ben Kastner vs Greenville - this junior bowled 9 strikes en route to a 245 to lead the boys bowling team to a 17-13 win over Greenville. Most Entertaining Game: Girls varsity basketball vs Rockford - led by senior Clai...

Competitive Cheer The competitive cheer team, in just its second season of existence, had a historic season. The Rangers took home the Wyoming Invite championship, and after that, the team took off, with several top-two and -three finishes. The Rangers finished the season with seven top-three finishes, three top-five finishes, and another top ten finish. FHC nearly missed out on making it to th...

Carl Mielock Senior Carl Mielock had the task of playing one of the most difficult positions in hockey: goalie. Often times the goalie gets overlooked, but the goalie is an essential part of hockey. Carl has been very motivating to the team and has stepped up to lead the way to a successful hockey season with a final record of 17-5-2. Carl had an impressive five saves in the first period alone o...

Competitive Cheer  This season, the team was able to achieve several titles that it never expected this early in the program’s existence. The team took second place in the conference, fifth place at the Regional competition, and the Rangers placed in the top ten in the entire state of Michigan. The team ended its season placing in the top three seven times, top five three times, and top ten once...

Alyssa Zadel Senior Alyssa Zadel was a leader for the varsity dance team. Alyssa's leadership helped the dance team win the St. John's Invitational. She led the team in its Jazz and Poms dances. She had high energy and helped the underclassmen on the team with any issues they had. Her leadership helped them win Grand Champions. Alyssa placed third for her solo against Jenison. There was some t...

Avery LeTourneau Sophomore Avery LeTourneau was one of the main contributors to the Rangers' successful swimming season; he played a huge role in the boys swim and dive team's impressive 5-1 OK White conference record. Avery secured his State cut early in the season with a qualifying time in the meet against Northview. He secured his spot in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 53.03. He helped lead F...

Sarah Schenck @ Girls Wrestling State Tournament In her and the program's first season of girls wrestling at Forest Hills Central, Sarah performed extremely well at the State Tournament. In her weight class of 125 pounds, she pinned three straight opponents—all with much more experience than she had–to be able to reach the championship round. Although she fell in the finals, she had a great...

Girls ski @ State Championships After raising a State Championship banner in 2017 and with key skiers returning from that team, as well as valuable additions, a State Championship run looked more than possible for the girls ski team. The Rangers dominated the competition at Regionals and during the regular season. So, when the team finished in third in the Giant Slalom and seventh in the Slalom...

Courtney McAlindon and Abby McAlindon This tag-team duo of sisters was a key part of the Forest Hills Central girls varsity ski team's season. Senior Courtney McAlindon and her sophomore sister Abby McAlindon have been competing on the team together for the past two years, and the team's success is largely impacted by these two. Both Abby and Courtney have had numerous achievements throughout their ...

Jake Ball and Mitch Wilkinson vs Ottawa Hills Junior Mitch Wilkinson got the pass beyond the three-point line and drained the shot to take the lead with eight seconds left; then senior Jake Ball blocked a wide-open layup that would have tied the game. The Rangers won the conference game 56-54 to add to their conference record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9El2KEn5Q4 Chris Battiste vs Ottawa Hills Sophomore Chris Battiste got the ba...

Boys varsity basketball vs Northview The boys varsity basketball team went through a bumpy non-conference season and began their first conference game at the home of the Northview Wildcats. The Wildcats came out ready to fight, as they leaped to a 9-2 lead early in the first quarter with the help of big man Ryan Castle, who had 10 of his 21 points in the opening quarter. With multiple more posse...

Maddie Musgraves at Jenison Invitational Dancing in the contemporary solo division at the Jenison Invitational, senior Maddie Musgraves placed first among some of West Michigan’s best dancers. After failing to perform up to standards in the previous competition, Maddie’s performance generated some momentum for the rest of the dance team and herself going into future competitions.  Ben Kas...