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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Pierson VanGorp

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter

Pierson VanGorp is a junior at FHC starting his first year in the Sports Report. Pierson plays basketball for the school and is volunteering outside of school. He desires to be a journalist in college. Pierson loves to watch sports in his free time including the NBA and college football. His favorite teams include Michigan, Oklahoma, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Oklahoma City Thunder

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite part of FHC: The school pride

Favorite snack: Goldfish

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Pierson's Potency

Pierson’s Potency

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter January 29, 2021

With another week gone by in 2021 came another legitimate week in the social world and sports world. One of the best poems by a young woman in Amanda Gorman was given at the inauguration and the impeachment...

Chris Battiste

Chris Battiste

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter January 29, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV_pTE7VGs0&feature=youtu.be

Jeremy James

Jeremy James

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter January 29, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_lGL7WfPkc&feature=youtu.be

Pierson’s Potency

Pierson’s Potency

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter January 24, 2021

Many unique events took place last week, but this week delivered the same amount of craziness. The United States crowned its 46th President Joe Biden along with Vice President Kamala Harris. Also, Donald...

Pierson’s Potency: week one

Pierson’s Potency: week one

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter January 14, 2021

The year 2021 has had a unique start similar to 2020. With politics creating chaos, celebrities accused of cheating, and UFO information shared to the public, this year has matched the insanity of 2020....

Why Jim Harbaugh should be signed to an extension

Why Jim Harbaugh should be signed to an extension

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter December 11, 2020

"I'm coming home!" These were the words of an excited Jim Harbaugh at a Michigan basketball game in 2014. I actually got the chance to sit and watch his introduction to the Michigan fan base on the...

LeBron James: The greatest to ever play the sport?

LeBron James: The greatest to ever play the sport?

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter December 9, 2020

CLEVELAND THIS IS FOR YOU! The words of an emotional Lebron James after their finals victory over the Warriors in 2016. We all know how the story goes: the 73-9 warriors took a 3-1 lead against the...

2017: The best Michigan Basketball team of the decade?

2017: The best Michigan Basketball team of the decade?

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter December 8, 2020

After the disappointing loss in the sweet sixteen to Oregon in 2017, the Wolverines lost some key seniors like F Zak Irvin and G Derrick Walton Jr and lost DJ Wilson to the NBA Draft. Their 2016-17 campaign...

Juwan Howard lands back-to-back five star recruits; earns #1 class

Juwan Howard lands back-to-back five star recruits; earns #1 class

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter November 17, 2020

As the fall approached, the excitement around the Michigan campus was directed towards Michigan football. Now that Harbaugh and his wolverines are 1-3, the focus has turned to basketball. Juwan Howard...

Girls varsity field hockey ends a thriller of a season going 2-6-2

Girls varsity field hockey ends a thriller of a season going 2-6-2

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter November 12, 2020

After a 3-8-2 season in 2019, the girls looked to bounce back in the 2020 season. The team was particularly young, with one returning senior: FHE Amber DeJonge. Another “rebuilding season” did not...

How the NBA cheated the draft and got away with it

How the NBA cheated the draft and got away with it

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter November 3, 2020

The year is 1985, and the NBA is at one of its highest points ever. Magic and Bird have been going at it year in and year out. Rookie Michael Jordan was taking the league by storm and surprising everyone....

Girls varsity field hockey loses playoff game against Ann Arbor Pioneer 7-2

Girls varsity field hockey loses playoff game against Ann Arbor Pioneer 7-2

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter November 2, 2020

Win or go home! The girls varsity field hockey team faced off against Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, and ended up losing 7-2.  The girls had not played a game since October 13th, two weeks prior, so the...

2020-2021 Michigan Wolverines Football preview

2020-2021 Michigan Wolverines Football preview

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter October 23, 2020

As the big ten returns to the college football slate, so does the hype and criticism for the Michigan Wolverines. Other than the Florida State Seminoles and the Texas Longhorns, the Wolverines are the...

Girls varsity field hockey loses final regular season game to the Ann Arbor Pioneers 7-0

Girls varsity field hockey loses final regular season game to the Ann Arbor Pioneers 7-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter October 18, 2020

The girls varsity field hockey took on the Pioneers of Ann Arbor on Tuesday. With a win on Tuesday, the girls would end their regular season 3-4-2. Sadly for the team, the girls could not get the job done...

Girls varsity field hockey battles Marian High School, tying 0-0

Girls varsity field hockey battles Marian High School, tying 0-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter October 14, 2020

The Girls Varsity Field Hockey team faced off against a good Marian team on Saturday. They traveled to Marian High school located in Bloomfield, Michigan. The girls have notoriously traveled far on their...

The newest adjustment in college football recruiting

The newest adjustment in college football recruiting

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter October 14, 2020

When the Coronavirus shut down the world, recruiting visits shut down with it. This led to frustration from recruits, especially from the class of 2021. Recruits have been pressured to cut their lists...

Girls varsity field hockey loses in a dog fight vs EGR 1-0

Girls varsity field hockey loses in a dog fight vs EGR 1-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports reporter October 7, 2020

The girls varsity field hockey team squared off against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers on Tuesday night, one of the biggest games of the season in an intense rivalry. Each team hates one another which...

Varsity field hockey battles in a game that ends in a 2-2 tie against Novi

Varsity field hockey battles in a game that ends in a 2-2 tie against Novi

Pierson VanGorp, Sports reporter October 4, 2020

Coming into the Saturday morning game against Novi, the varsity field hockey team knew it was the biggest matches of the season. This was due to the fact that it was one of the most celebrated nights in...

Where from here?

Where from here?

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter October 1, 2020

After a disappointing loss to the Miami Heat, the media has put a spotlight on Giannis Antetokounmpo and what his future holds. Before the season started, Giannis said any outcome but a championship win...

Varsity field hockey escapes Plymouth-Canton 1-0

Varsity field hockey escapes Plymouth-Canton 1-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports reporter October 1, 2020

After a long-lasting break from game action, the girls varsity field hockey team faced off against the Plymouth-Canton Wildcats. The Wildcats are located on the east side of the state, near Ann Arbor,...

Varsity field hockey struggles against Ann Arbor Huron, falls 8-0

Varsity field hockey struggles against Ann Arbor Huron, falls 8-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter September 28, 2020

After winning on Tuesday, the girls varsity field hockey team looked to continue its hot streak against the Ann Arbor Huron River Rats. The girls took a long trip to Plymouth Canton on Tuesday and for...

Varsity field hockey steamrolls past Rockford 8-0

Varsity field hockey steamrolls past Rockford 8-0

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter September 10, 2020

Coming off a difficult loss, the varsity field hockey team came out with an edge against Rockford. They focused offensively since they were shut out the game before. This seemed to create success as FHE...

Varsity field hockey struggles in 8-0 season opener loss

Varsity field hockey struggles in 8-0 season opener loss

Pierson VanGorp, Sports Reporter September 10, 2020

Coming back from one of the most unique offseasons in quite a while, the varsity field hockey team looked to have an appreciable opening to the season. The girls faced off against Dexter High School, but...

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