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Western Youth Running Camp Registration 2025Please fill out this form for registering for WYRC that will be held July 16-18 from 9-11am! The $25 camp fee can be paid in advance (check to Western School District with WMS XC in the memo line) or on the first day. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN0mt-x3WnAwo_Dhb4DPR-EcIs4xXm0ilqjueTgRK8RepMzg/viewform
More About Middle School Cross Country Summer CampPlease follow the link below to sign up for middle school cross country for the fall of 2025. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezazqJ6PDuaxsOIypJ3M3vze5J918TzdndUrCg3r58xav4eQ/viewform
More About Middle School Cross Country Information - Sign UpReminder all Student Athletes participating in the sports in the 2025-2026 need to have an active Big Teams account with an updated (after April 15th 2025), sport physical. Previous athletes and parents need to reactivate their accounts. Directions for an account are below. If you need any help, please contact Jenn Benedict jbenedi1@hfhs.org. BigTeams Student Central Parent - Create Your Student Account Help Guide.pdf
More About Big Teams - Sports Physicals 2025-2026 School YearThe Western team finished off their historic season with a trip to the State Finals at Bedford Valley GC in Gull Lake, Michigan. Unfortunately, the boys got off to a sluggish start in round one shooting a score of 337 good for 16th place. Captain Eli Herrington was the lone bright spot on day one as he fired a 79. On day two the boys showed their competitive spirit and mental toughness as they bounced back and shot a score of 318 good for 10th place on the day. Andrew Boldt shot a 74, followed by Captain Hayden Kim's 75, Tony Miller's 84, and Sutton Johnston's 85. Their combined score of 355 was good for a 14th place finish in the State. While the team was disappointed in their day one round, it did not take away from their incredible season. Many would say that golf is the ultimate individual sport; this team would argue that it is the ultimate team game. Time and time again, they rallied around each other and willed each other to success. They truly measured their ind
More About Boys Golf Wraps Up Season at Bedford Valley State TournamentDue to weather, middle school football will not have camp today!
More About Middle School Football Camp CancelledThis week the Parma Western Panthers Girls Tennis Team competed in the State Finals at the University of Michigan. The team finished 10th in the state with 8 points which are the 2nd highest for both in school history. One of the highlights from the tournament was 3 doubles of Anna Wilcox and Karly Foster were seeded #5 and beat Edwardburg in the 2nd round, then beat #4 seed East Grand Rapids in the quarterfinals and then lost to the #1 seed Marian with a score of 3-6, 3-6, which is the best finish by any flight in school history. As a result, the Panthers 3 doubles team is the best public school team in that flight and are the first players to be seeded multiple times at the State Finals in Western history. Another highlight was that 4 doubles of Anna Willinger and Silvia Baker were seeded #6 who beat Grand Rapids Catholic Central and ended up losing to #3 seed East Grand Rapids. Other flights who won matches and gained points for the team were
More About Girls Tennis Finishes 10th in State -Best in School History!Volleyball InformationHigh School Volleyball Summer Information.pdfMiddle School Volleyball Summer Information.pdf
More About Summer and Fall Volleyball InformationGame 1 ( District Semi-Finals)Western 3 Marshall 1 Brody Parrott’s 2 Run Homerun in the 4th propels Western to a District Semifinal Victory. In an absolute pitchers duel Andrew Parrott outlasts Marshalls Gillum in a 1 hit 1 Run 5 Strikeout effort. There were several key moments during this intense baseball game but none bigger than a bases loaded over the shoulder two out catch by catcher Jackson Luke in the 5th inning. Lincoln Levy, B Parrott and Luke Nally each had one hit in the contest as B Parrott had 2 RBI’s and A Parrott had 1 RBI. Western created chaos on the basepaths once again as DJ VanRiper swiped 4 bases and Brayden Woodard stole 1. With the Win Western will face the Winner of Northwest and Coldwater for a District Title. Game 2 (District Finals)Western 7 Coldwater 6 In District Finals action Western jumped on the board first with a single by Charlie Stevens scoring one and a ball in play by DJ VanRiper to give the Panthers a 2-
More About Varsity Baseball Wins District Title!I hope that you are all doing well and are finishing up your school year well! Once again, we will be doing summer training sessions throughout the summer. Workouts will start on Monday, June 9 and will run until girls season starts on August 11. Workouts will consist of a combination of lifting and swimming from 7:30 am- 9:45 am. The day-to-day schedule is attached. These workouts are in addition to the newly formed Jackson Swim Club workouts, which will be led by Coach Morgan and run from 11:30- 1:00 pm on Monday-Thursday. The club will offer a much more consistent practice schedule. These workouts are intended to provide dryland work and give you an opportunity to swim to get ready for the upcoming season. These workouts that I am offering will only be open to high school swimmers. My availability will not be as much in the summer as in years past and I won't be able to offer the wide-ranging practices t
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More About Soccer, Baseball, Softball District Ticket Links!!Game 1Western 12 - Bronson 2Western Hosted Bronson on Tuesday who entered the day with a 16-8 record. Western opened the floodgates in the 3rd inning putting up 7 runs and adding to it in the 4th and 5th inning to mercy the Vikings in 5 innings. Andrew Parrott struck out 6 and only allowed 1 hit in the contest to pick up the Victory. Charlie Stevens came in as relief, throwing one inning and only allowing 1 hit. Western amassed 11 hits in the 5 innings as Luke Herrington totaled 3 (2B) Luke Nally, Lincoln Levy and Jackson Luke(2B) each had 2 hits. DJ Vanriper and Justin Chapko each collected 1 hit each. Nally picked up 4 RBI’s as Herrinton collected 3 RBI’s. A Parrott, Brayden Woodard, Stevens, DJ VanRiper and Herrington each swiped one base. Game 2 Western 7 Bronson 2The Panthers Bats stayed on fire as they picked up 10 more hits in game 2. DJ VanRiper led the way with 3 hits (2B) as Luke Nally (2B) picked up
More About Baseball Sweeps BronsonParma Western JV Tennis travelled to Holt on 8/19 for our first match. We split with Holt as we had wins at 1 Singles Isaac Chilson 8-5, 2 Singles Drew Gillett 8-2, 3 Singles Tyler Gilbert 9-8(7-4) and 1 Doubles Luke Collins and Brady Smith 8-3. Congrats and good work guys. Tomorrow, Western JV Tennis hosts Chelsea JV at 4. Go Panthers!
More About Boys JV Tennis vs. Holt Senior High SchoolByRebecca Villagracia rvillagracia@mlive.comPARMA, MI – Western earned a key victory Friday night in a district quarterfinal matchup of Jackson area soccer teams. Western faced rivals Northwest at Western High School’s Panther Bowl in Parma. Western emerged victorious with a final score of 7-0.
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