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Maple Valley junior guard Cam Murray dropped to his knees and leaned forward and slapped his two hands on the hardwood. ...
02/26/2026

Maple Valley junior guard Cam Murray dropped to his knees and leaned forward and slapped his two hands on the hardwood. He squatted there where he took his shot, about seven feet behind the three-point line, for just a moment as he collected himself.

It didn't go in.

The Lions inbounded the ball with seven seconds left and the length of the court to go at the end of their MHSAA Division 3 District Semifinal against the host Panthers at Delton Kellogg High School Wednesday. Junior guard Teegen McDonald has space to push the ball forward. When the two guys at the top of the Delton zone collapsed on him, he kicked a pass to his left to Murray who fired up a long three that thunked off the back of the rim and down as time ran out.

Delton Kellogg scored a 54-52 win over the visiting Lions, earning the chance to face fifth-ranked Pewamo-Westphalia in the district final back at DKHS Friday night, Feb. 27.

Delton Kellogg got the go-ahead bucket with about 30 seconds to play, spreading the floor and patiently waiting for an opening which seniors guard Keegan Hill found. He attacked the basket and dished off to senior forward Gabe Ramsey who pump faked and then dropped in the go-ahead lay-up - breaking a 52-52 tie.

McDonald had a game-high 31 points in the loss. Senior guard Tyler Howland had 24 points for Delton Kellogg …

Read more in this weekend’s edition of the Maple Valley News …

The Lions were able to hang with Stockbridge despite a flurry of turnovers in the first quarter, while the Panthers were...
01/31/2026

The Lions were able to hang with Stockbridge despite a flurry of turnovers in the first quarter, while the Panthers were missing nine straight 3-point attempts.

Once the Panthers found their shooting stroke though, they pulled away from the Lions for a 61-36 victory at Maple Valley High School Tuesday in Big 8 Conference action.

Stockbridge scored its 11th win of the season Tuesday, and is now 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the Big 8 after falling Friday against league-leading Springport.

Stockbridge was one of three 6-1 teams in the Big 8 after Tuesday's action, and the Panthers should be troublesome for some time. They came to Valley with six freshmen on the varsity roster including Crow, Evan Lockhart who had 11 points, Christie who had nine points and Bradley Buddenborg who had eight. Another freshman, center Tucker Lott, came off the bench to score six points.

Maple Valley won't have to worry about those guys maturing too much. The Panthers are set to leave the Big 8 Conference for the Cascades Conference at the start of the 2027-28 school year.

Sophomore Dylan Steele led the Lions with 15 points and junior guard Teegen McDonald finished with ten. They were the only Maple Valley guys with more than three points.

The Lions are now 5-8 overall this season and 2-6 in conference play. They were bested by visiting Union City in a Conference ballgame Friday night …

Read more in this weekend’s edition of the Maple Valley News …

Maple Valley’s Dakota Leslie finished her day on the medal stand in Hastings Saturday, Jan. 24. See more coverage in tod...
01/31/2026

Maple Valley’s Dakota Leslie finished her day on the medal stand in Hastings Saturday, Jan. 24. See more coverage in today’s Maple Valley News.

Quincy junior guard Kendyl Musielewicz hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter, the Lions had a tough time with the Or...
01/10/2026

Quincy junior guard Kendyl Musielewicz hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter, the Lions had a tough time with the Orioles’ press, and Quincy rolled to a 42-14 win at Maple Valley High School Friday.

Musielewicz missed her next eight three-point tries, and the Lion varsity girls’ basketball team did get a little better against the Quincy pressure in the second half.

It was the third straight win for the Quincy girls who are now 3-1 in Big 8 Conference play and 3-3 overall. The Lions fall to 1-4 overall with the loss and 0-4 in the Big 8.

Musielewicz closed the night with a game-high 22 points, and kept getting good looks a three as the game went on despite not cashing in. Sophomore Kora Timmons chipped in seven points.

It was a first half where the Lions struggled to get shots up on the offensive end. They had just four points at the half. Freshman forward Brynlee Joseph led the Lions for the game with four points. Freshman guard Melanie Jones had three points and sophomores Lydia Emerick and Abbigail Harvey had two points apiece.

Maple Valley returns to action Monday at Battle Creek St. Philip …

Read more in the Jan. 17 edition of the Maple Valley News.

The Maple Valley varsity wrestling team is going through the gauntlet that is the Martin Clipper Classic today, Dec. 20,...
12/20/2025

The Maple Valley varsity wrestling team is going through the gauntlet that is the Martin Clipper Classic today, Dec. 20, at Martin High School.

St Jospeh bested the Lions in the day’s opening round. Ahead for the Lions is a dual with the Martin team ranked fifth in the state in Division 4, a Decatur team ranked seventh in the state in Division 4, an Allegan team ranked third in the state in Division 2, and a duel with one of their toughest Big 8 Conference rivals, Bronson.

It will be time for a holiday break after that.

Jackson Burpee picked up varsity win number 100 on his way to a 190-pound championship Saturday at the Lions’ annual Jes...
12/13/2025

Jackson Burpee picked up varsity win number 100 on his way to a 190-pound championship Saturday at the Lions’ annual Jesse Snow Memorial Tournament.

The senior Burpee, a state qualifier a year ago, was one of three Maple Valley champions on the day. Senior heavyweight Joe Long won the 285-pound championship and was chosen the tournament’s sportsmanship award winner. Lion sophomore Dakota Leslie won the girls’ 115-pound championship.

The Lion team had three other top four individual finishes and placed third overall behind ‘B’ teams from Hastings and Lakewood at the eight-team event …

Read more in the Dec. 20 Maple Valley News …

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