Protect the house is what Catholic Central senior Nolan Ziegler and his teammates told each other Friday night. Never mind that it’s snowing, windy, slippery and your opponent is trying to run the ball down your throat.

The Crusaders rushed for 385 yards as a team in a decisive 50-14 win over the Bulldogs on Friday in the Division 7 district championship game.

Below is a look at how each Muskegon-area volleyball team fared during the opening round of the district tournament, as well as an updated schedule for what’s next for later this week. NOTE: Coaches are encouraged to send stats and summaries of their postseason matches to jvandyke@mlive.

The Crusaders scored with nine seconds remaining to tie the game and added the game-winning 2-point conversion for a thrilling 30-28 road win over Oakridge on Friday night.

We’re seven weeks into Michigan’s 2021 high school football season, and by now, the state’s best teams have established themselves as Ford Field contenders. Several elite teams bolstered their playoff résumés in Week 7,

The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders won its 500th football game against the Muskegon Heights Tigers Friday night, according to a press release from MCC. “We spoke all week about the importance of winning number 500,

The Muskegon-area fall sports Athlete of the Week fan poll was compiled by nominations from local coaches and game reports submitted over the past week. Now, it’s time for the readers of MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle to decide who gets top billing.

Here are the latest Jackson-area high school football power rankings for the 2021 season, presented in reverse order. The Bulldogs bounced back from their loss to Whitehall with a convincing win over Mason County Central last week.

Brianna Stawski received more than total votes from readers of MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle to earn the Athlete of the Week award.

Here are the Muskegon-area high school football power rankings after Week 3, presented in reverse order. You can view last week’s rankings by clicking here. Muskegon Heights Academy football players,