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Dexter Lillmars is a busy guy. The freshman at Fruiport High School is a basketball and baseball phenom who still finds time to strength train year-round through his packed schedule. Dexter plays AAU basketball for the Grand Rapids Storm and travel baseball for Diamonds. The sports often overlap, but even during his busiest in the […]

A new high school football season is upon us, bringing excitement to communities all over the area.  Like every year, there are teams with players and coaching staff returning with high expectations, as well as new faces in new places hoping to change the fortunes of a program. East Kentwood has the latter with Ty […]

Many kids dream of playing a sport professionally, but only a few reach that goal. Jacob Polakovich had that desire when he was younger.  He was always tall, but those closest to him knew if he was going to reach his goals, he would need every advantage from a young age. It started in middle […]

Luke Thelen got the call last Tuesday he’s been dreaming about since he was a kid. The 2020 Caledonia High School graduate was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. “It was awesome,” Luke said about the moment he was picked. “I mean some it kind […]

Grace Lyons rewrote the record book in the Rockford girls basketball program. The recent high school graduate is the first Ram to ever score 1,000 career points making her the school’s all-time scoring leader, she has the school’s career steals record, career 3-point field goals made record, and single-season 3-point field goals made record. On […]

Ryan and Erin Larose are like most parents, they want what is best for their children. That’s why they started their sons Owen and Nolan Larose at PowerStrength. Erin had trained in the adult fitness program with great success, when she found out about the high school athlete and youth ‘Little Beast’ groups, she was […]

PowerStrength athletes had a very strong spring season on the playing field! Whether it was winning a state championship as a team, or an individual, or being recognized as an All-Conference or All-State selection, these athletes have displayed tremendous abilities, character, and growth. Below is a collection of athlete highlights and a list of over […]

Aubrey Ayers is a homeschool basketball player that has big goals on the court. “I’m hoping to play college basketball. Where, I’m not sure,” Aubrey said. “I’m hoping for a D1 offer, that’s my main goal. That doesn’t mean I have to go DI, it’s just my goal of if I can get there I […]

At the end of May more than 1,000 college basketball players were in the transfer portal. It’s something that has become the norm in college athletics, especially basketball. The highest levels are choosing to recruit players that are older and have college experience instead of high school kids. With this in mind, recent East Kentwood […]

On a spring Wednesday afternoon, Gabe VanSickle was in the gym at PowerStrength’s Alpine location honing his skills. ‘Big Gabe’ stands 6’5” tall and weighs over 300 pounds. On that late April day, there were 3 younger athletes training alongside him, each with multiple years of high school in front of them. Every session at […]