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Tuesday, May 29, 2012  No. 1 Midland High defeated third ranked Bay City Western 6-3 in the first round of district play.

Monday, April 23, 2012 

Saturday, October 08, 2011  A back-and-forth matchup between two undefeated powerhouses ended in a high-scoring 52-49 win for Mt. Pleasant over Bay City Western.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  Bay City Western powered through Arthur Hill by a score of 42-13, moving them to 2-0 in the Saginaw Valley Conference.

Saturday, June 11, 2011  Thanks to hard-fought victories on the campus of SVSU, the Davison baseball and B.C. Western softball teams both claimed regional trophies, and took a big step closer to punching their tickets for Battle Creek.

Friday, March 25, 2011  Percy Gibson had 22 points, 11 rebounds and made ten of 11 free throws to lead Detroit Southeastern to a 53-49 victory over Bay City Western in the Class A semifinals Friday afternoon in East Lansing.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Junior Matt Costello had 31 points and eleven rebounds and Bay City Western earned a trip to the state semifinals after a 60-49 victory over Orchard Lake St. Mary's Tuesday night at Davison High School.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Junior Matt Costello recorded a triple-double 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 blocks and Bay City Western held off Clarkston 45-37 Wednesday night to capture the school's first ever regional title.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Five weeks after what can only be described as a humiliating defeat, the Bay City Western Warriors delivered what is arguably the biggest victory in school history.

Friday, March 11, 2011  After claiming just the second district title in school history, Bay City Western can now look ahead to a highly-anticipated rematch with Saginaw in the regionals, who demolished the Warriors by 32 points in early February.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Matt Costello had 24 points to lead Bay City Western to a 73-56 win over Carrollton Tuesday night in high school boys basketball at Carrollton High School.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  Things appeared headed for another photo finish through one half, but Swartz Creek pulled away on Senior Night at their home court to upend Holly, 73-57, in the Security Credit Union "Game of the Week."

Thursday, February 17, 2011  A changing of the guard in the Saginaw Valley League?  Um, not so fast.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Bay City Western is serving notice that they will be Saginaw's chief competitor in the Saginaw Valley for league supremacy.  Behind Matt Costello and Aaron Tithof, the Warriors crushed Heritage by a 58-36 final.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  It's still early, but Flint Powers has the look of former Chargers teams who have reached the state finals.  They earned another overwhelming victory on Friday night, 81-60 over Traverse City Central.