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The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Joe Freihofer

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter

Joe is a senior  at FHC and this is his first year as a member of The Central Trend. He is a sports reporter who played lacrosse and football in his freshman and sophomore years, and football as a junior. He is running track this spring, and is the co host of the FHC Sports podcast: The Ranger Rundown. He also plays indoor soccer in the winter for fun with FC Frost. Joe is unsure of where he will end up for college, but is between Ohio State, Michigan State, and Hillsdale College. He hopes to go into sports journalism or sports broadcasting.

His favorite part about being on the staff is having the opportunity to go to all sorts of different sporting events and getting to know all of the different athletes. His favorite type of story is a football column, and he loves to fly fish. His favorite book is “Hatchet”. If it’s a Friday night, you will probably find Joe at an FHC sporting event cheering on his classmates.

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Adrian Peterson: The Story of The Struggle

Adrian Peterson: The Story of The Struggle

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter April 26, 2017

A young boy, wide eyed and on the top of the world, enjoyed every passing second that he was spending with his older brother. He was only seven at the time and wanted to be just like Brian. The weather...

Player Profile: Mike Battiste

Player Profile: Mike Battiste

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter April 24, 2017

Mike Battiste Grade: Junior Sport: Golf When he began playing golf: "I started playing back in 2008. I didn't play competitively, however, until 2012." Favorite golfer: Phil Mickelson If...

Forest Hills Rugby Falls in a Tight Battle

Forest Hills Rugby Falls in a Tight Battle

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter April 14, 2017

Emotions were running high from the moment the head official blew the whistle on Thursday night at Forest Hills Central High School. After a loss to a strong Grand Haven team last year, Forest Hills knew...

FHC Varsity Golf: Unproven And Hungry

FHC Varsity Golf: Unproven And Hungry

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter March 30, 2017

For two seasons in a row, a single stroke was the only thing standing between FHC varsity boys golf and a ticket to states. Golf truly is a game of inches, and even the slightest error at any point during...

Boys varsity basketball game preview: FHN

Boys varsity basketball game preview: FHN

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter March 8, 2017

Time seemed to be frozen completely, as senior guard Jack Uecker looked on to an entire section packed with wide-eyed Ranger fans. He took a deep breath and let go of his second free throw. The ball danced...

FHC varsity basketball wins conference title

FHC varsity basketball wins conference title

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter March 3, 2017

The gym lights suddenly dimmed to a low glow, with only a single spotlight shining down on Lowell's starters. The home crowd erupted with cheers at the sound of each player's name. The Red Arrow home...

JV boys basketball rolls over Greenville 64-25

JV boys basketball rolls over Greenville 64-25

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter February 16, 2017

It was a relentless standoff on defense for the Rangers that allowed them to come up with easy transition scoring chances and the opportunity to take an early lead. JV boys basketball toppled Greenville...

Player Profile: Emma Yoder

Player Profile: Emma Yoder

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter February 2, 2017

Emma Yoder Grade: 11 Sport(s): Basketball and soccer Favorite memories from either sport: "I love soccer season with the other varisty goalie Emma Hall. We spend almost everyday together and...

Player Profile: Jocelyn Prinz

Player Profile: Jocelyn Prinz

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter January 13, 2017

Jocelyn Prinz Grade: 12 Sports: Gymnastics and Cheer College plans:  Jocelyn plans on cheering at GVSU or MSU with hopes of majoring in either veterinarian medicine or dermatology. Favorite...

JV Boys Basketball Defeats Northern 63-50

JV Boys Basketball Defeats Northern 63-50

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter January 6, 2017

The sound of the head official's whistle chirped, and before the home crowd could blink, the two sides were flying up and down the court. An up tempo offensive performance is always fun to watch, and fortunately...

The Lions Den: Nullified in New York

The Lions Den: Nullified in New York

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter December 20, 2016

So Close, Yet so Far The three game gauntlet has begun to take a negative effect on the Detroit Lions in only the first of three deadly match ups that round out the regular season. The Detroit Lions suffered...

The Lions Den: Too Close For Comfort

The Lions Den: Too Close For Comfort

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter December 16, 2016

That Was a Close One Just when all of Ford Field thought that their divisional foes had stunned them once again, the man with the plan, Matthew Stafford, found a way to finish them off. This time, it...

Lions Doubters: Time to Buck Up

Lions Doubters: Time to Buck Up

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter December 7, 2016

The Detroit Lions displayed their most complete game performance of the season to date, defeating the New Orleans Saints 28-13 last Sunday. The entire panel of ESPN analysts, nine to be exact, all picked...

Rangerball Season Preview

Rangerball Season Preview

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter December 6, 2016

Just like the Ranger football team, head coach Ken George and the boys basketball team now sit overlooking a new OK White conference.  It is an exciting change for the veteran coach and the 2016 Rangerball...

FHC Football 2016: A Season to Remember

FHC Football 2016: A Season to Remember

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter December 1, 2016

Tim Rogers headed into his fifth season as the head football coach following two back to back 2-7 seasons. The program lost a talented senior class filled with athletes who poured themselves into the program...

FHC vs Lowell: A Chance at Redemption

FHC vs Lowell: A Chance at Redemption

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter November 9, 2016

The words of senior Nick Beaumier on the previous Ranger Rundown described it perfectly. "We've been waiting to play them ever since the clock struck zero," Nick said. "Right after that game ended,...

A Postseason Q&A With Mark Scannell

A Postseason Q&A With Mark Scannell

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter October 27, 2016

JOE FREIHOFER: Mark, how would you describe your final year on varsity football? MARK SCANNELL: Wow. It's been unforgettable. It's been crazy and everything that I thought it would be. I'm a pretty...

Player Profile: Caitlin Murphy

Player Profile: Caitlin Murphy

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter October 20, 2016

Caitlin Murphy Grade: 12 Sport: Field Hockey Five things you didn't know about Caitlin: She moved to Michigan from California. She had never heard of field hockey until the eighth grade. ...

Forest Hills Field Hockey Soars on Senior Day

Forest Hills Field Hockey Soars on Senior Day

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter October 17, 2016

It was only a matter of time before Forest Hills was in complete control of its final home conference match. Forest Hills defeated West Bloomfield 15-0, giving the seniors an emotional victory to enjoy...

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#33 FHC- Kristina Cousins

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New Role, Same Old Colors

Joe Freihofer, Sports Reporter September 27, 2016

Early this past Friday morning, athletic director Clark Udell stood beside the doorway to the lecture hall, debriefing the girls basketball program on why he called for a meeting on such short notice....

FHC Capitalizes In Their Season Opener

FHC Capitalizes In Their Season Opener

Joe Freihofer, FHC Sports Reporter August 26, 2016

It was a relentless will to win and a quick burst of offensive fire power that got things going for FHC in the season opener. The Rangers repeated last year's success against the Jenison Wild Cats,...

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