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Friday, September 16, 2011  Lapeer West rolled over their cross-town rivals Lapeer East in a 30-7 victory Friday night.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Carman-Ainsworth, Davison, Flushing and Flint Powers will be joined in the SVL by current independent Flint Northwestern, making the SVL a two-division power league.

Friday, March 11, 2011  After making mincemeat of their district tournament foes, the real test now begins for the Flint Powers Chargers.  They will now look to get past undefeated Swan Valley in the regional playoffs, which begin on Monday.

Monday, March 07, 2011  With Vince Adams, Patrick Lucas-Perry and Javontae Hawkins combining for 67 points - while all scoring at least 20 apiece - the Chargers demolished the Martians by a 103-63 final.

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."

Monday, February 21, 2011  The Hamady girls basketball team used a 7-0 run during the third quarter to pull away from nearby Flint Northwestern, before winning 60-41 Monday night in an intensely physical game.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011  Denzel Watts had 26 points and Carman-Ainsworth blasted Flint Northwestern 65-52 Tuesday night at Flint Northwestern High School.

Friday, January 28, 2011  The Beecher Bucs look poised to make another deep run towards a Class C state title, evidenced by an impressive, 82-71 home victory over Flint Northwestern on Friday night.

Monday, January 24, 2011  Tommie McCune has been working tirelessly to add three-point shooting to his skill set, and Monday night fans saw the work pay off.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  In an early candidate for "Game of the Year," Class C Buena Vista upended Class A Flint Northwestern on a last-second three-pointer, to earn a huge, 88-87 win.

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.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  Junior Matt Costello had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Bay City Western escaped Nouvel Catholic Central High School with a 56-48 season-opening win on Tuesday night.

Friday, October 08, 2010  Down 12 points in the second half in a hostile environment, Millington embarked on a huge comeback which eventually netted them a 34-26 victory at Frankenmuth, in the Security Credit Union "Game of the Week."

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Rison, in his first season in charge of the program at his high school alma mater, continues to forge his coaching techniques.