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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Jake Koning

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter

Jake is a sophomore at FHC and is entering his first year on FHC Sports Report. Jake plays basketball in the winter for the school, and AAU in the summer. He also plays lacrosse and in the spring and summer as well. Jake loves watching sports like basketball, football, and lacrosse. He also enjoys traveling and spending time with friends.

Favorite part about FHC: Hanging out with friends during the day

Favorite color: Orange

Favorite sport: Basketball or lacrosse

 

 

All content by Jake Koning
ACC Championship preview: Clemson

ACC Championship preview: Clemson

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter December 17, 2020

Clemson has completed a highly dominant 9-1 season, despite their star quarterback Trevor Lawrence sitting out two games due to testing positive for Covid-19. One of those games being against Notre Dame,...

Stephen Curry: the greatest point guard of all time?

Stephen Curry: the greatest point guard of all time?

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter December 14, 2020

When people think of who the greatest point guard of all time is they don’t normally think of Stephen Curry right off the bat. They instead think about guys like the great Magic Johnson, who led the...

Barry Sanders: The greatest running back of all time?

Barry Sanders: The greatest running back of all time?

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter December 7, 2020

Barry Sanders had an excellent career in the NFL. Even though he never won a super bowl, he broke many records and had incredible stats every season. Barry played with the Detroit Lions from 1989-1998...

Top 5 Unsung Heroes

Top 5 Unsung Heroes

Jake Koning and Owen Meyer November 27, 2020

Lance Childers - Boys JV soccer Freshman Lance Childers had an incredible season this year on the boys JV soccer team. Lance played goalkeeper throughout the whole season and excelled at it. Later in...

Bulls Franchise Part 4

Bulls Franchise Part 4

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter November 17, 2020

Following the 1992-1993 NBA season, the NBA offseason portrayed many surprises and devastating trades, one being the talk of Michael Jordan’s retirement to play baseball. The Bulls general manager Jerry...

Freshman volleyball ends season as conference champions with 11-3 record

Freshman volleyball ends season as conference champions with 11-3 record

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter November 10, 2020

The freshman volleyball team finished with yet another successful season under head coach Bri Tilton. Tilton led her team to win the conference, finishing the season with an 11-3 record.  “The season...

Freshman volleyball grabs easy win against Wayland to end the season

Freshman volleyball grabs easy win against Wayland to end the season

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter November 3, 2020

On Thursday, the girls freshman volleyball team took on a non-conference Wayland team for their last game of the season. The Rangers did not know much about this team, but they hoped to win, as it was...

Bulls Franchise Pt 3

Bulls Franchise Pt 3

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 29, 2020

At the start of the 92’-93’ season, the Bulls had big plans once again. With having the exceptional talents of Jordan and Pippen once again, the Bulls looked to be on top of the East. The season started...

Freshman volleyball wins the Conference with a victory over Byron Center

Freshman volleyball wins the Conference with a victory over Byron Center

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 29, 2020

On Tuesday, the Rangers looked to beat Byron Center and win the OK White Conference championship. The Rangers had already beat this Byron team, so they really liked their odds going into the game. In...

Girls freshman volleyball loses to East Grand Rapids in three close sets

Girls freshman volleyball loses to East Grand Rapids in three close sets

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 23, 2020

On Tuesday, the girls freshman volleyball team played in the OK White Conference tournament. This tournament was a big deal for the Rangers, considering they were still undefeated in the conference and...

Girls freshman volleyball sweeps rival Forest Hills Northern in two sets

Girls freshman volleyball sweeps rival Forest Hills Northern in two sets

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 15, 2020

On Tuesday, the girls freshman volleyball team took on rival Forest Hills Northern. After their previous game  which was cancelled, the girls were more amped up for this game than normal especially with...

The Bulls Franchise Part 2

The Bulls Franchise Part 2

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 14, 2020

After the 1991 championship, the Bulls looked to improve their roster even more. As good as they were, they knew it was just the beginning. With the start of the ‘91-‘92 NBA season the Bulls had high...

Freshman volleyball wins two close sets against East Grand Rapids

Freshman volleyball wins two close sets against East Grand Rapids

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 7, 2020

On Tuesday, the girls Freshman Volleyball team took on a tough East Grand Rapids team. The girls were hoping to bounce back from their games on Saturday with a win.  In the first set, you could tell...

Freshman volleyball finishes 1-2 at Lakeshore Classic

Freshman volleyball finishes 1-2 at Lakeshore Classic

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 7, 2020

This past weekend, the girls freshman volleyball team participated in the Grand Haven Lakeshore Classic where they played some very solid competition. The girls had a tough day, and were not the happiest...

The story of the Bull's Franchise - Part 1

The story of the Bull’s Franchise – Part 1

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 4, 2020

When the Chicago Bulls franchise started in 1966, it seemed as if they were just chasing the Lakers and Celtics who had already been in the NBA for 20 years. Over the next 20 years, the Bulls and General...

Girls freshman volleyball takes care of Byron Center in three sets

Girls freshman volleyball takes care of Byron Center in three sets

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter October 4, 2020

The girls freshman volleyball team had another home game, this time against Byron Center. They knew this would be a close game and that Byron Center was a pretty good team, but didn't let that affect their...

Freshman volleyball takes down Lowell to start season 3-0

Freshman volleyball takes down Lowell to start season 3-0

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter September 28, 2020

On Thursday, the girls freshman volleyball team traveled to Lowell to take on the Red Arrows. This was a big game for them considering, that Lowell was a very competitive conference team. The first...

Girls freshman volleyball sweeps Grand Rapids Christian in two sets

Girls freshman volleyball sweeps Grand Rapids Christian in two sets

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter September 28, 2020

After a win against South Christian, the girls freshman volleyball team played the Eagles of Grand Rapids Christian. This was yet another big game, considering it was conference play once again. The...

Freshman volleyball secures comfortable win over Greenville to start season 2-0

Freshman volleyball secures comfortable win over Greenville to start season 2-0

Jake Koning, Sports Reporter September 16, 2020

After the comeback win against Forest Hills Eastern, the freshman volleyball team played its first home game against Greenville. The girls were hoping to start off the season 2-0 and 1-0 in conference...

Freshman volleyball wins season opener over Forest Hills Eastern

Freshman volleyball wins season opener over Forest Hills Eastern

Jake Koning, Freshman Volleyball September 14, 2020

After the restrictions got lifted and sports started, the girls freshman volleyball team traveled to Forest Hills Eastern to start its season. The girls came out strong and won their first game easily....

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