sports
GRFC falls to Detroit City FC at Fifth Third
by (jproth1)
Submitted 06-19-2017 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids FC lost 2-0 to the Detroit City FC in a NPSL match that was played at Fifth Third Ballpark on Saturday, June 17, 2017. DCFC’s Shawn Lawson scored the game's first goal in the 62 minute and Bakie Goodman added an insurance...
Grand Rapids Football Club wins home opener
by (jproth1)
Submitted 05-25-2017 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids FC opened up their 2017 home schedule on Sunday May, 21 with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Torrent at Houseman Field. GRFC found themselves trailing 2-0 at the 11-minute mark of play in the first half. They went on to score three...
Benefit for Life Pickleball Tournament
by (grrtl)
Submitted 07-08-2016 under
Play in the 4th annual Benefit for Life Pickleball Tournament sponsored by Grand Rapids Right to Life. This fun, competitive event will take place at Belknap Park on Saturday, August 6 (men's & women's doubles) and Sunday, August 7 (...Sports in the Park: Soccer
by (grpl)
Submitted 06-03-2016 under
Have you ever wanted to learn to play a sport but didn’t know where to start? Join us for fun and active sports clinics at some of our beautiful city parks. Kids of all ages are welcome to come and learn how to play a favorite or new sport....Sports in the Park: Tennis
by (grpl)
Submitted 06-03-2016 under
Have you ever wanted to learn to play a sport but didn’t know where to start? Join us for fun and active sports clinics at some of our beautiful city parks. Kids of all ages are welcome to come and learn how to play a favorite or new sport....
New soccer league encourages neighbors to have fun, build community
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 08-18-2015 under NEWS
Grand Rapids has a new local community soccer league: the GR Champions League. It was started "to celebrate and connect the unique citizens and neighborhoods of Grand Rapids through the power of the beautiful game." Teams from different...
Long time Westsider works to build community as Union High School's new football coach
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 08-11-2015 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Rick Angstman, recently hired as the new Head Varsity Football Coach for Union High School for Grand Rapids Public Schools, says his job as the football coach is not just passing along a love of football to the teens at Union- but is also a channel...
Disc golf popularity continues to grow in Grand Rapids community
by (NGarbaty)
Submitted 07-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Casual Riverside Park-goers walking through the park a few weekends back might have encountered dozens of Frisbees- or "discs," as they're called in the sport of disc golf- flying through the air. Competitive disc golfers at the...
How to prepare your child for fall soccer
by (YMCAofGR)
Submitted 07-14-2015 under NONPROFITS
As summer winds down, kids take to the field or court to begin practice for the fall season. Time again to gear up for another great season of cheering your child on from the sidelines. And if your child is like many children at the Y and across the...
Benefit for Life Pickleball Tournament
by (grrtl)
Submitted 07-07-2015 under
Join the fun at the 3rd annual Benefit for Life Pickleball Tournament sponsored by Grand Rapids Right to Life on Saturday, August 8, and Sunday, August 9, 2015. This event is open to players of all ages and skill levels. Participants...