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Hockey Team Produces 4 All-State Players

Forward Brett White earned first-team honors. Forward Erik Stapleton and defenseman Tyler Layle both earned second-team, all-state honors. Forward Trent Bravata was named to the honorable-mention team. East Kentwood ended the season by reaching the Division 1 state semifinals.

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Grand Rapids West Catholic (Grand Rapids) @ East Kentwood (Kentwood) – EK WINS 9 to 1!!!

After finishing the first period with the game tied 1-1, East Kentwood scored five goals in the second to push the lead to 6-1.  Grand Rapids West Catholic was unable score in the third period, while East Kentwood added three more goals to push the lead to 9-1. Matt VanValkenburg led East Kentwood with four [...]

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East Kentwood Hockey Beats Grandville 5 – 1!!

East Kentwood scored four goals in the third period to get a 5-1 victory over Forest Hills Central. The win improves East Kentwood’s record to 10-7 overall and 8-1 in the O.K. Red. Forest Hills Central lost for just the second time in league-play.

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East Kentwood icers outlast Kenowa Hills in showdown for first place in Tier 1

KENTWOOD – Sole possession of first place in Tier 1 was on the line Saturday when East Kentwood hosted Kenowa Hills and the show the two league-leaders put on was worthy of a championship showdown. In a game that went back and forth, the host Falcons held on to defeat Kenowa Hills 4-3 to take [...]

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Churchill Stops East Kentwood

Livonia Churchill took on East Kentwood at East Kentwood Saturday afternoon, and came away with a 10 – 4 victory.  East Kentwood opened the scoring in the first period before Churchill’s #11 Nick Proben scored with assists from Tommy Carey, and Charlie Yost.  East Kenwood would go up a goal scoring next, before Churchill’s Charlie [...]

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1/9 Michigan high school hockey rankings

Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association rankings:   Overall 1. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) 2. Trenton 3. Livonia Churchill 4. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 5. Orchard Lake St Mary’s 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 7. Brighton 8. Calumet 9. Livonia Stevenson 10. Port Huron Northern   Division 1 1. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) 2. Livonia Churchill [...]

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Tom and Doug Zelenka lead Grand Haven past East Kentwood for Konrad hockey consolation title

GRAND HAVEN 4, EAST KENTWOOD 3: Tom Zelenka and Doug Zelenka both scored two goals for the Buccaneers, who shook off Friday’s loss to claim the Konrad consolation game victory. Austin Way and each of the Zelenkas added assists for Haven, which had a 37-34 edge in shots. Zach Kooi stopped 31-of-34 shots for Haven [...]

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EK hockey team falls short to Plymoth in opening game

KENTWOOD – It’s just the first of 24.That’s the perspective East Kentwood hockey coach Todd Bell chose to take after his Falcons opened the 2011-12 season on Friday night. The Falcons came up short with a score of  6-2 in the ice arena. “Hey, they’re a good program; take nothing away from them,” said Bell. “They [...]

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EK’s Varsity Hockey Team Had a Successful Weekend in Traverse City

EK’s Varsity Hockey Team Had a Successful Weekend in Traverse City

The 2011-12 Hockey Season has just begun.  EK visited Traverse City and defeated all 4 opponents over the weekend.  The scrimmage game results…  EK vs. Big Rapids (2-1) EK vs. Traverse City West ( 2-0) EK vs. Bay Area Reps (4-0) EK vs. Traverse City Central (4-1) The season opener is Friday night. PLYMOUTH vs. EAST KENTWOOD VARSITY [...]

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Upcoming Winter Sporting Events

VARSITY BOYS HOCKEY 11/18 vs. Plymouth-Canton @ HOME 6:30 PM VARSTIY GIRLS BASKETBALL 11/29 vs. Lowell HS @ AWAY 7:30 PM FRESHMAN/JV GIRLS BASKETBALL 11/29 vs. Lowell HS @ AWAY Freshman 4 PM   JV 5:30 PM VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL 12/6 vs. Byron Center HS @ HOME 7 PM FRESHMAN/JV BOYS BASKETBALL 12/6 vs. Byron Center [...]

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