Newaygo High School

NEWAYGO – The Newaygo Lions claimed their fifth win in their last six games, knocking off Morley Stanwood 64-53 on Friday. The Mohawks would grab an early lead at 15-11 after the first eight minutes of play, but the Lions would erase that deficit to take the win. Newaygo (6-4, 4-0 CSAA) visits Lakeview next Friday night in their next…

NEWAYGO – The Morley Stanwood girls basketball team put up with a battle from Newaygo early before pulling away to win, 63-33. The Mohawks held just a slim 16-15 lead after one quarter of play but outscored the Lions 47-18 for the remainder of the game to claim the win. Morley Stanwood (7-2, 4-1 CSAA) will host Carson City-Crystal on…

NEWAYGO – Newaygo High School introduced Ralph Munger as its new head football coach on Tuesday morning. Munger is an iconic figure in Michigan high school football coaching history, having led Rockford to three state titles and 26 consecutive playoff appearances during his 28-year stint as the Rams head coach. The stadium at Rockford even bears his name. Munger also…

NEWAYGO – Pending approval at tonight’s school board meeting, Newaygo is poised to hire legendary coach Ralph Munger to be their next varsity football coach. Munger would replace Scott Force, who went 2-7 in his one season with the Lions. Prior to joining Newaygo, Munger spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Mancelona. He is most known for…

BIG RAPIDS – Big Rapids handed Newaygo its first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night. The Cardinals’ three goals were scored by Tyler Neil, William Heydens and Isaiah Reidinger. With the win, Big Rapids improves to 4-5-1 on the season and 2-1 in CSAA conference play. Newaygo falls to 4-5 on the season and is…

Fall sports are back, which only means it is time for MISportsNow’s Top 5 Plays of the Week: 5. Elk Rapids boys soccer did not take the win over Oxford, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have their good moments. One of those being a diving stop from Ani Lugin, with a motion that almost mimics the look of Superman….

The Michigan Associated Press has announced its 2021-22 high school girls basketball Division 2 all-state teams. Eight area players and coaches earned all-state honors. Player of the Year: Ruby Whitehorn, Detroit Edison Coach of the Year: Joe Jacobs, Frankenmuth First Team All-State Ruby Whitehorn, Detroit Edison, Sr. Macey Fegan, Standish-Sterling, Jr. Abbey Kimball, West Catholic, Sr. Brook Simpson, Belding, Soph….

MUSKEGON – The Newaygo girls basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 55-29 loss to West Catholic in the Division 2, Regional 11 championship game. Newaygo had beaten West Catholic in the regional championship last season. The Lions went on to finish as state runners-up. Newaygo finishes with a 22-2 record.