Calvin Christian Boys Basketball

Calvin Christian Boys Basketball. District 75. 1992, 2016 State Runner-Ups, 1994 State Champions 🏆 Christlike - Committed - Coachable. GO SQUIRES!

[Lethal Shooter @LethalShooter__]

•Jalen Brunson training outside!✔️
•Not talking back to his parents!✔️
•Not complaining about the heat!✔️
•Not saying his knees hurt!✔️
•Toughness comes from playing outside!✅
•KIDS GET BACK OUTSIDE and HOOP!✅
•Winning isn’t by accident, it’s routine!✅

[Jonathon Gilbert @Gilbert_Hoops]

This @WMPremierhoops Bishop squad had three big bodied posts in Garang, Levi Heeringa (6-8) from Calvin Christian and Michael Armour (6-7) from Forest Hills Northern

#PHMichiganStateTournament

[The D Zone Basketball @TheDZoneBBall]

Grandville Calvin Christian 2027 PF/C Levi Heeringa received a roster spot from Olivet

https://t.co/ybxrWyTGO3

@SquiresHoops @calvinathletics @UOlivetMBB

[Levi Heeringa @leviheeringa11]

After a great visit, I’m blessed to receive an offer from the 25-26 MIAA season champs Olivet! Thank you to @CoachHargraves and everyone at Olivet for this opportunity!
@TheDZoneBBall @BankHoops @SquiresHoops

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥

You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.

Hard is the lesson.

What’s one hard lesson sports taught you that helped later in life? 👇

[Calvin Christian Boys Basketball @SquiresHoops]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible moms out there — especially the ones making sacrifices nobody sees.

Thank you for the love, strength, prayers, rides, meals, support, and everything in between. We wouldn’t be who we are without you!

[Jim Reamer 🏴‍☠️ @JWReamer]

@JamesCrayy IQ is a skill, and it's the separator. IQ is skill translation.

[Matt Moore @coachmattmoore]

“If you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.”

[Matthew Elderkin @MatthewElderkin]

Entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining.

6'6 210lb Athletic Wing
GLIAC Champion

Open to all opportunities
Phone number: [phone]

[Lenny Padilla @lenny_padilla]

SENIORS: West Michigan Ballers Top 25 senior boys high school basketball players in the Grand Rapids area. Based on performance during the 2025-26 season.

[Lenny Padilla @lenny_padilla]

SOPHOMORES: West Michigan Ballers Top 25 sophomore boys high school basketball players in the Grand Rapids area. Based on performance during the 2025-26 season.

[Jack Agema @AgemaJack]

Hoops

[Lenny Padilla @lenny_padilla]

The 2025-26 O-K Silver Conference boys basketball Player of the Year is Calvin Christian senior Will Orme. He was chosen by fan voting out of four finalists.

[Lenny Padilla @lenny_padilla]

OFFERED: Calvin Christian senior Will Orme got an offer to play basketball from Kalamazoo College. His first offer.

[Will Orme @willorme22]

After a great visit and conversation with @CoachGiard, I am extremely blessed to receive an offer from @kzoombb!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The Parent Poison…

Most parents want the best for their kids.

But sometimes, without realizing it, they slowly poison the very team their child is part of.

It rarely starts with something dramatic.
It starts small.

A comment in the car ride home.
“Why didn’t the coach play you more?”

A comparison.
“You’re better than that kid.”

A quiet complaint at the dinner table.
“That coach doesn’t know what he’s doing.”

Kids hear everything.

And when they hear it, something changes.

Doubt creeps in.
Blame grows.
Trust fades.

The mindset shifts from team first to me first.

What begins in the living room eventually shows up in the locker room.

You see it in body language.
You hear it in conversations.
You feel it in the culture.

Instead of unity, there are whispers.
Instead of accountability, there are excuses.
Instead of growth, there is resentment.

Great teams cannot survive that environment.

Because the best teams are built on three things:

Trust.
Sacrifice.
Shared purpose.

When players start believing the problem is everyone else, those things disappear.

Parents play a powerful role in a team’s culture whether they realize it or not.

The healthiest teams have parents who:

Support the program.
Encourage resilience.
Teach their kids to handle adversity.

They remind their children:

Work harder.
Be a great teammate.
Control what you can control.

They don’t feed excuses.
They build character.

And here’s the truth most people miss:

A parent’s influence extends far beyond their own child.

It affects the locker room.
It affects the culture.
It affects the entire team.

Great teams require unity, not whispers of criticism.

So the challenge for parents is simple.

Be the adult in the room.

Guard your words.
Model respect.
Support the team.

Because what starts at home always finds its way onto the court, the field, or the locker room.

And the best parents don’t poison the culture.

They protect it.

[Calvin Christian Boys Basketball @SquiresHoops]

A special thank you to our 4 seniors for the impact they’ve made on Calvin Christian Basketball.

Our season ended in the Regional Championship to Pewamo-Westphalia, 59–51.

Proud of this group! The future is bright.

Go Squires!

[Big Rapids Daily News @BigRapidsDN]

BOYS LOCAL TUESDAY NIGHT REGIONAL SEMIFINAL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD - MAR. 4

--Grant wins 66-48 over GR Kenowa Hills, will now play GR Catholic Central on THU @ Fremont
--Grandville Calvin Christian beats Kent City 53-50, will now play Pewamo-Westphalia on THU @ Muskegon WMC
--Beal City beats McBain 51-48, will now play Pinconning on THU @ Houghton Lake
--Ludington wins over Gladwin 82-58, will square off against Kingsford on THU @ Gaylord
--Fowler wins 73-49 over Baldwin, will now face Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian on THU @ Merrill

[Calvin Christian Boys Basketball @SquiresHoops]

Regional Semifinal.

🆚 Kent City
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Western Michigan Christian

Survive & Advance!

[Calvin Christian Boys Basketball @SquiresHoops]

District 75 Champions! #GOSQUIRES