Senior Night could not have gone better! First a big thanks to NorthPointe Christian allowing one of our Seniors Avery Kosiara to get in the game at the start and score as she had ankle surgery this season and has been unable to play. Their sportsmanship and support of this night was very special! THANK YOU! The game itself was extremely exciting and competitive with Calvin Christian coming out on top 67 - 58 to end the regular season 16 - 6 overall and 10 - 4 in conference play. Calvin had a very hot shooting third quarter hitting six three pointers to outscore NorthPointe Christian 24 - 13 and build a nice lead. The game tightened up down the stretch before the final buzzer sounded.   Freshman Leila Nelson had a career high night with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and only one turnover. Senior Macy Verbeek played a great floor game with 5 key assists and went 4 for 4 from the line to end with 7 points. Juniors Karsen Balmer had 12 second half points to go with 5 rebounds and Grace Walcott finished with 11. Freshman Addy Rhodes finished with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Seniors KiLee Bradfield and Kosiara had 2 apiece along with Junior Ella Walcott. Senior Ashley Houtsma finished with one point. All players were able to get in the game and celebrate a great victory.  Next up will be a rematch with NorthPointe Christian in the District Game at Calvin Christian on Wednesday  night at 7 PM in game two of the evening. All tickets are on GoFan!  Please come out and support the team in Districts next week!

Calvin Christian (15 - 6, 9 - 4) responded to a slow defensive performance in the first half leading 28 -21 to roll to a 57 - 30 home victory over Kelloggsville on Tuesday night. Freshman Addy Rhodes had 19 points as she worked hard to run the lanes and received many excellent passes from teammates. All 11 players saw significant minutes tonight and 9 out of 11 entered the scoring column. Ella Walcott had 8, Macy Verbeek 7, Claire Boomstra  and Grace Walcott had 6 apiece, Karsen Balmer had 5 and Leila Nelson, KiLee Bradfield and Nadia Becher each had 2. Calvin Christian heads into the regular season finale on Friday night at home against NorthPointe Christian on Senior Night! Game time is 6 PM, (GJV 4:15 and BV 7:30). While Calvin Christian cannot win the conference this year, NorthPointe Christian is in need of a win to clinch at least a tie for the league title. It will be a battle so come on out for a competitive game and to honor our four seniors (KiLee Bradfield, Ashley Houtsma, Avery Kosiara and Macy Verbeek). Go Squires!

Calvin Christian won in convincing fashion on Friday night with a 65 - 42 conference win at Sparta to move to 14 - 6 overall and 8 - 4 in conference with two regular season games remaining. All twelve players were able to play significant minutes and were led by Senior Macy Verbeek with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and three steals. Junior Karsen Balmer was hot from three and had 14 first half points. Freshmen Addy Rhodes and Leila Nelson had 10 and 9 points a piece. Nadia Becher and Maddie Muilenburg each had 4, KiLee Bradfield had 3 and Claire Boomstra, Ella Walcott and Ashley Houtsma each had 2. Please join us on Tuesday night as we have a special night at Calvin Christian starting with the 7th grade and 8th grade games between Westside Christian and Calvin Christian followed by the Girls' Varsity game at 7 versus Kelloggsville HS On Friday night (2/24), we will close out the regular season at home and honoring our four seniors with a battle against NorthPointe Christian. Girls' JV at 4:15, GV at 6 and BV at 7:30

Another battle to the end for Calvin Christian as they pulled out a good team road win at Comstock Park 51 - 47 to move to 13 - 6 on the year and 7 - 4 in conference play. Junior Karsen Balmer made four straight free throws down the stretch to seal the win and finished with 16 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Senior, Macy Verbeek finished with 11 points and six rebounds, Freshman Addy Rhodes had 9 points to go with 10 rebounds/3 assists/3 steals. Junior Grace Walcott added 9 while her sister Ella had 2 points/3 assists and Leila Nelson finished with 4 points/3 assists/3 rebounds/2 steals and 2 blocks. Next up the team travels to Sparta for a 6 PM game prior to the boys' varsity contest.

Second overtime of the week and this time Calvin Christian came up two points short falling 59 - 57 to Godwin Heights. Calvin Christian battled back from a 11 - 2 first quarter deficit and took a 17 -13 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter was back and forth with Calvin Christian leading by two at half. The lead was three heading into the fourth and with Calvin Christian down one in the last 20 seconds, Karsen Balmer (17 Pts) made one of two free throws to tie the game. Addy Rhodes (9 points) almost got off a buzzer beater layup to win the game but the clock ran out.  Macy Verbeek had 17 points to go along with Balmer as leading scorers. Rhodes (9), Leila Nelson finished with  8, while Grace Walcott, Claire Boomstra and Ashley Houtsma each had 2. Overall a few missed opportunities, too many turnovers, allowing too many offensive rebounds and missed free throws (9/24) were just too much to overcome. The Squires (12 - 6 overall, 6 -4 conference) never stopped fighting and will now need to regroup for two tough road contests this week at Comstock Park on Tuesday at 7 and at Sparta at 6 on Friday. We appreciate the continued support of our fans! Thank you!!

Calvin Christian went on the road and handed Hopkins their first league loss with a overtime win 59 - 56 after traing by 7 at half time! A great team win was lead by senior Macy Verbeek who finished with 21 points and who had a huge steal in overtime to score a key basket in the last minute. The team used a box and one defense in the second half with junior Claire Boomstra stepping it up and shutting down one of the leagues best in senior Mady Weber in the second half. Claire also went 6 for 6 from the line in the fourth quarter and overtime. Addy Rhodes had 14 points, Karsen Balmer 11, Boomstra 6, Ella Walcott 4, Grace Walcott 2 and Leila Nelson 1. The locker room cheer was one of the loudest that has been heard in years! Calvin Christian is now 12 - 5 on the year and  6 - 3 in conference. The Squires head to Godwin Heights on Friday for a 6 PM contest prior to the boy's varsity game. Please come on out to support both of your varsity teams that are having excellent seasons so far this year.

Hot and Cold. Calvin Christian came out with hot shooting and then went cold on the night while NorthPointe Christian played well and shot well for four quarters as they rolled to a 55 - 37 victory over the Squires. Addy Rhodes led Calvin Christian with 16 points. Karsen Balmer had 6, Leila Nelson 5, Ella Walcott 5 while KiLee Bradfield and Claire Boomstra each had 2. Ashley Houtsma finished with 1.  The Squires are now 10 - 4 on the year and 4 - 3 in conference after the first round of games. Calvin Christian is on the road this Tuesday for a non-conference game at Forest Hills Central (JV 5:30 V 7 PM) and then are home on Friday for a conference rematch versus Belding at 6 PM for Varsity followed by the Boys' Varsity game at 7:30. We hope to see you at the games supporting the girls' basketball program.

A good team victory tonight as Calvin Christian traveled to Kelloggsville and came away with a 56 - 11 victory. All eleven player played considerable minutes and 10 of 11 players entered the scoring column.  Calvin Christian was led by Karsen Balmer with 13, Macy Verbeek with 10, Leila Nelson & KiLee Bradfield with 7, Addy Rhodes with 5, junior sisters Ella and Grace Walcott with 4 apiece and Ashley Houtsma & Nadia Becher with 2. Next up will be a tough conference battle Friday night at 5:30 at NorthPointe Christian. Calvin Christian is now 10 - 3 overall and 4 - 2 in the conference. We hope to see all of you Friday night at Northpointe Christian at 5:30 followed by the boys' varisity at 7ish....

A good team victory tonight as Calvin Christian traveled to Kelloggsville and came away with a 56 - 11 victory. All eleven player played considerable minutes and 10 of 11 players entered the scoring column.  Calvin Christian was led by Karsen Balmer with 13, Macy Verbeek with 10, Leila Nelson & KiLee Bradfield with 7, Addy Rhodes with 5, junior sisters Ella and Grace Walcott with 4 apiece and Ashley Houtsma & Nadia Becher with 2. Next up will be a tough conference battle Friday night at 5:30 at NorthPointe Christian. Calvin Christian is now 10 - 3 overall and 4 - 2 in the conference. We hope to see all of you Friday night at Northpointe Christian at 5:30 followed by the boys' varisity at 7ish....

Homecoming was a fun night for the Calvin Christian Squires as they went out and beat Sparta 55 - 43 to go 9 - 3 on the year and 3 - 2 in conference play. Junior Karsen Balmer had a double double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Macy Verbeek returned from an absence after playing softball in Europe to contribute 10 second half points while Freshmen Addy Rhodes had 10 and Leila Nelson had 6. All 12 players saw playing time and played well. Others in the scoring column were junior sisters Grace Walcott with 5 Ella Walcott with 3. Next up is a Varisity Game ONLY at Kelloggsville at 6 PM on Tuesday. Also, note that on Friday Jan 27 our game at NorthPointe Christian will start at 5:30 instead of 6 PM!

Calvin Christian came back to beat a Comstock Park squad 53 - 46. Comstock Park came out with hot shooting jumping out to a 14 - 5 lead but a three pointer by Junior Karsen Balmer at the buzzer had Calvin trailing by one at the end of the quarter 17 - 16. By halftime Calvin Christian held a 1 point advantage 28 - 27. The second half was a battle with Calvin Christian extending the lead to 3 at the end of the third quarter. Comstock Park cut a 9 point lead down to 3 in the last minute but timely free throw shooting by Balmer and freshman Leila Nelson wrapped up the victory. Calvin Christian was lead in scoring by hot shooting junior Grace Walcott with 14 points including 4 of 5 from three point range. Balmer had 14 points including 6 for 6 from the line plus 9 rebounds, Nelson had 8, freshman Addy Rhodes finished with 7 points and 9 rebounds,  junior Claire Boomstra had 5,  senior KiLee Bradfield 3 and senior Ashley Houtsma 2.  It was a very good team victory moving Calvin Christian to 8 - 3 overall and 2 - 2 in conference heading into Homecoming on Friday versus Sparta at 6 PM. JV plays at 4:15. We look forward to seeing a packed gym on Friday!

Calvin Christian had a very good team win on Friday versus a tough Godwin Heights team pulling out a 53 - 48 victory to move to 7 - 3 on the year and 1 - 2 in conference. Freshman Addy Rhodes led the team with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Karsen Balmer had a very good game with 17 points, Claire Boomstra added 7 points and 10 rebounds and Senior Ashley Houtsma grabbed 8 important rebounds. Others that chipped in important points were Leila Nelson with 3, KiLee Bradfield 2, Nadia Becher 2 and Maddie Muilenburg 2. Next up is a hot shooting Comstock Park team that took down Belding. Game time is 7 PM on Tuesday. JV starts at 5:30.

Calvin Christian had a very good team win on Friday versus a tough Godwin Heights team pulling out a 53 - 48 victory to move to 7 - 3 on the year and 1 - 2 in conference. Freshman Addy Rhodes led the team with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Karsen Balmer had a very good game with 17 points, Claire Boomstra added 7 points and 10 rebounds and Senior Ashley Houtsma grabbed 8 important rebounds. Others that chipped in important points were Leila Nelson with 3, KiLee Bradfield 2, Nadia Becher 2 and Maddie Muilenburg 2. Next up is a hot shooting Comstock Park team that took down Belding. Game time is 7 PM on Tuesday. JV starts at 5:30.

Calvin Christian (6-2, 0-1) opened on the conference portion of the schedule on the road at Belding (6-2, 1-0). In a hard fought battle where the final score does not dictate the closeness of the game, Calvin Christian fell 66 - 53. Calvin actually had 20 field goals to 17 for Belding but the free throws were one sided and Bedling hit 23 of 31 including 11 of 13 in the fourth quarter. Calvin only shot 8 for the game making 4. Calvin trailed at halftime 30 -25 but quickly tied the game in the third quarter but trailed 41 - 37 heading into the fourth quarter. With the score at 43 - 40 with about five minutes to go, Belding scored on a baseline out of bounds play and then got hot outside making 4 straight three pointers. They closed off the victory with excellent free throw shooting. Calvin Christian was led in scoring by Karsen Balmer with 17, Macy Verbeek with 14 and Addy Rhodes with 13. Freshman Addy Rhodes had her first double/double with 11 rebounds and 13 points. Claire Boomstra grabbed 8 boards and had 4 blocks to go along with 2 points. Others that scored were Grace Walcott with 4, and Ella Walcott with 3. The team had 14 assists lead by Ella Walcott with 4 and Macy Verbeek with 3.  As part of the BLOCK party (10 total) led by Boomstra, freshman Leila Nelson had 3, Rhodes had 2 and Balmer had 1. Next up for Calvin Christian is a home conference game on Tuesday at 7 PM against a very good Hopkins team. JV plays at 5:30. Please come out for a fun night of basketball to support the girls' basketball program.

Calvin Christian (6-2, 0-1) opened on the conference portion of the schedule on the road at Belding (6-2, 1-0). In a hard fought battle where the final score does not dictate the closeness of the game, Calvin Christian fell 66 - 53. Calvin actually had 20 field goals to 17 for Belding but the free throws were one sided and Bedling hit 23 of 31 including 11 of 13 in the fourth quarter. Calvin only shot 8 for the game making 4. Calvin trailed at halftime 30 -25 but quickly tied the game in the third quarter but trailed 41 - 37 heading into the fourth quarter. With the score at 43 - 40 with about five minutes to go, Belding scored on a baseline out of bounds play and then got hot outside making 4 straight three pointers. They closed off the victory with excellent free throw shooting. Calvin Christian was led in scoring by Karsen Balmer with 17, Macy Verbeek with 14 and Addy Rhodes with 13. Freshman Addy Rhodes had her first double/double with 11 rebounds and 13 points. Claire Boomstra grabbed 8 boards and had 4 blocks to go along with 2 points. Others that scored were Grace Walcott with 4, and Ella Walcott with 3. The team had 14 assists lead by Ella Walcott with 4 and Macy Verbeek with 3.  As part of the BLOCK party (10 total) led by Boomstra, freshman Leila Nelson had 3, Rhodes had 2 and Balmer had 1. Next up for Calvin Christian is a home conference game on Tuesday at 7 PM against a very good Hopkins team. JV plays at 5:30. Please come out for a fun night of basketball to support the girls' basketball program.

Happy New Year! The Squires came out and scored a big victory over Kenowa Hills winning 60 - 48 to go 6 -1 on the season as we head into conference play this Friday at Belding (5 - 2). Calvin Christian jumped out to a 19 - 16 first quarter lead and used a strong second quarter to go into the locker room up 30 -18. Kenowa Hills stormed back in the third quarter cutting the lead to 2 before the team responded with a nice run allowing a 43 - 36 lead heading into the fourth quarter. All 12 players contributed to the team victory! Macy Verbeek scored a career high 30 points in the victory hitting four threes, five two point field goals and going 8/11 from the free throw line! Karsen Balmer had an excellent game as well with 16 points. Both Grace Walcott and Addy Rhodes finished with 5 points apiece and Claire Boomstra and Leila Nelso both had two points. Next game is Friday at Belding at 6 PM followed by the Boy's Varsity contest at 7:30. Please make the journey to Belding to support both varsity teams. Go Squires!!!

Calvin Christian used a big comeback in the third quarter scoring 21 points to take a two point lead but ultimatley they were out rebounded all night long and Covenant Christian made 12 more Free Throws to pull out a 54 - 46 victory handing the Squires the first loss of the season. Next up, the 5 - 1 Calvin Christian Squires will host a very good Kenowa Hills team on Tuesday January 3 at 7 PM (JV 5:30). We look forward to seeing you in the gym in 2023 and we want to wish all our fans a blessed Christmas season and Happy New Year.

Wow what a game! Calvin Christian fell behind early again in this contest and trailed 13 - 9 after the first quarter scoring 7/10 from the free throw line as five different players scored. In the second quarter the team responded and led 25 - 23 at half. They extended the lead after three quarters to 41- 33. Potter's House responded with three threes in the fourth and the game was tied down the stretch. Karsen Balmer went 6 for 6 on free throws in the last two minutes and the TEAM pulled out a 55 -51 victory to go 5 - 0 on the season heading into a show down with Covenant Christian on Friday night at Calvin Christian at 6 PM. JV play at 4:15 and boys' varsity play at 7:30. Macy Verbeek led the high powered scoring attack with 20 points while Karsen Balmer and her key free throws finished with 14. Freshman Addy Rhodes in her first varsity start scored 9 second half points to finish with 10. Grace Walcott had 5, Clarie Boomstra finiished with 4 and Ashley Houtsma played strong on defense and rebounding while finishing with 2 key points. All 10 players played in the game with key contributions from Ella Walcott, Tate Nichols and Nadia Becher. Please come out and enjoy a fun night of basketball at Calvin Christian this Friday starting at 4:15.

Calvin Christian had a great team win tonight over Unity Christian 57 - 47 to move to 4 - 0 to start the season. Freshman Addy Rhodes came off the bench to lead the team with 18 points. Junior Karsen Balmer finished with 17 and senior Macy Verbeek had 13. Also contributing in the scoring column were Grace Walcott with 5 key points in the fourth quarter, Claire Boomstra with 2 and freshman Leila Nelson with 2. All of the team members were able to play in the game and added key elements to the win including senior Ashley Houtsma, juniors Ella Walcott, Nadia Becher, Tate Nichols and sophomore Maddie Muilenburg. Next up for the Lady Squires is a road contest at The Potter's House on Tuesday. JV play at 5:30 and Varsity play at 7. We welcome all the support we can get as we roll into week three of the regular season.

Calvin Christian won their third in a row to begin the new season with a 54 - 37 victory over West Michigan Christian. The Squires used an excellent second quarter to go into half time 29 - 11. The second half was back and forth the whole way. Calvin Christian was overall led be an all around strong game from Grace Walcott. She finished with 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 2 rebounds. Also contributing in the scoring were Macy Verbeek with 14, Karsen Balmer with 9, Addy Rhodes with 6, Ella Walcott had 5, Claire Boomstra 4, Ashley Houtsma 3 and Nadia Becher finished with one. Playing key roles but not scoring tonight were Maddie Muilenburg, Leila Nelson and Tate Nichols. Next up the Lady Squires have a home contest this Friday with the JV playing at 4:15, GV at 6 and the Boys' Varsity plays at 7:30 all versus Unity Christian. Come on out for a fun night of hoops!

Calvin Christian goes on the road to defeat Kalamazoo Christian 50 – 39 to start the season 2 – 0. Kalamazoo Christian started out with a 11- 8 first quarter lead and built a 8 point advantage before Calvin Christian responded with a barrage of threes and finished the second quarter with a 24 -22 lead at half time. The Squires played excellent team defense and unselfish basketball in the third quarter to jump out to a 36 – 29 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The lead continued to grow in the fourth quarter with excellent team play and while giving up some late buckets Calvin Christian finished it off with a 50 -39 win. Senior Macy Verbeek played 31 minutes and finished with 16 points. Junior Karsen Balmer had a strong all around game and finished with 13 while Freshman Addy Rhodes had 8. All 11 players played in the game and contributing to the scoring were Ella Walcott with 5, Leila Nelson with 3, both Ashley Houtsma and Grace Walcott had 2 and Claire Boomstra finished with one.   Next up we will be playing West Michigan Christian on Tuesday 12/6 in our first home game. West Michigan Christian is lead by first year varsity coach and Calvin Christian Alum Sarah Koetsier. JV at 5:30 and Varsity is at 7 PM. Come on out and support the girls’ basketball teams on Tuesday!