in his first year on The Central Trend staff, Kyle is one of the new sports reporters here at FHC. Kyle’s favorite type of writing is sports reviews and features on athletes. Kyle is a senior here at FHC and plays varsity basketball during the winter and spring. Kyle is an active participant in DECA, a business based competition against other high schools. You can find Kyle in the summer working basketball camps for kids in the area or supporting our ranger athletics during the school year.
Sports bring us some of our greatest and most fond memories. They take up an immeasurable amount of time throughout our lives, often year round for many athletes. By the time senior year rolls around many...
A hard-fought battle ended with the FHC girls JV basketball team pulling out a 31-25 win over the Northview Wildcats. The Rangers used a full court press to disrupt Northview early and often. Coach Kevin...
Hailey Beaufait
Grade: 12
Sport: Bowling
Five things people don't know about Hailey:
She lived in Germany for 7 years
She's been skiing in Switzerland
She started bowling her junior year
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While there wasn’t a ton of success on the offensive side of the ball for either team, one side just seemed to want it more defensively. Defense was the difference for the Rangers boys freshman basketball...
In the first home game of her career, freshman Alexandria Vaughn-Earvin looked to be in midseason form. Alexandria led the way for the Lady Rangers with 9 points en route to a 24-19 victory that was close...
Ray Beckering
Grade: 12
Sports: Bowling/Football
5 Things People don’t know about Ray:
Most of his family went to Michigan
He had no prior connection to bowling
He used to play basketball...
The girls bowling team is coming into this year with a new attitude and focus. This team is looking for bigger and better things than in years past. In order for this team to be successful, they will have...
Sal Sidebotham
Grade: 12
Sport: Football/Basketball
On being named a 1st team all-state player:
“It was a complete honor. It came as a bit of a surprise, but I was really excited. I’ve...
In a very successful season for many FHC sports, the one that seemed to get overlooked was the FHC equestrian team. Not only was the team district champs, but they went on to win regionals and finish...
In a game that was hyped up all week as the biggest game of the year, the final score certainly didn’t reflect that sentiment. When the dust finally settled, the score read 52-7 with FHC in the lead. With...
The FHC Varsity volleyball team looked to get a resounding win to lock up the conference title after beating Lowell on Tuesday. The Lady Rangers got exactly that in a dominant win against Ottawa Hills...
When a team doesn’t get the ball on offense, it generally doesn’t bode well for the rest of the game. That was the case for Cedar Springs as FHC soccer dominated its final home game 6-0. The Rangers...
The FHC football team enters their last stretch of games, needing only one more win to be guaranteed a trip to the playoffs. The Rangers face the toughest team they will play all season this Friday as...
Starting traditions is what helps to build a championship culture. At FHC, that tradition and commitment to getting better begins with head athletic trainer Janae Start. Entering her 6th year at FHC, Start...
In any sport, getting the lead early almost always equals success. FHC varsity volleyball ran out ahead with an early lead and cruised to a victory against conference foe the Lowell Red Arrows.
FHC...
In golf, it’s harder to make the longer putts than the shorter putts. The same principle can be said in football. On third down, it's much harder to get a first down when the yardage is long.
FHC...
Exciting was the name of the game at FHN for a varsity volleyball showdown between FHC and FHN.
In a tight matchup throughout the night, FHC (9-4 overall) lost in a match that was certainly worth the...
After a long day of volleyball, it would make sense for a team to lose a little bit of energy.
That wasn’t the case for FHC today, as they stepped on the throttle. The Rangers high intensity led to...
FHC’s new revamped defense was on full display in the season opener against Jenison. Along with shutting out the Wildcats on the scoreboard, the Rangers were very aggressive and able to force turnovers,...
In an evenly matched game, all it takes is for one player to get free in order to change the outcome.
That was the case for FHC's varsity soccer team in a tough, hard-fought game.
The Rangers lost...
