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Catholic Central / West Catholic fencing team brings home the trophy

Submitted by Stanton Tang, News & Information Director
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, 6:25pm
Catholic Central / West Catholic fencing team brings home the trophy

The West Michigan Fencing Academy announced that a composite team from Catholic Central and West Catholic captured the Team Trophy at the Midwest High School Championships.

According to the WMFA, Kayla Kelch of Caledonia High School, Desree Ortega-Furgeson of Catholic Central and Amanda Williams of Rockford High School came in first, second and third, respectively, out of a field of 46 women in the foil competition.  All three were undefeated until meeting each other at the end of the competition.

You can find out more about the sport at WMFA.org.

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Houseman Field minus Grand Rapids Community College

Submitted by Kal Kamyszek, Part-time Blogger, Part-time Receptionist & Cook on "In the Kitchen w/Kal"
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, 5:01pm
Houseman Field minus Grand Rapids Community College

With the recent announcement that GRCC would no longer be having a football team, a thought comes to mind about the future of Houseman Field.

I do know it is used each year for the John Bos Track Meet but do not know if the track is used by any schools on a regular basis.

When Houseman Field was originally built, the intended use of it was for Grand Rapids Central High School, soon to be used by Creston, Catholic Central and West Catholic High Schools also. Since that time, both Catholic Central and West Catholic have built their own football fields, so the question remains, who is actually using this sports stadium?

In 2008, the GRPS Board announced plans for the renovation of Houseman Field to include artificial turf, new press box, concession stand and restrooms along with other technical updates at a cost of $6 million dollars. It was reopened on August 25, 2009.

Any comments anyone?

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