Sparta lost to a division opponent for the ... season before the Spartans' late-season turnaround. "It's still high school football," Marchiano said. "You can never rest on what you've done ...

"Football is a game of momentum. When you have it, you want hold onto it as long as you can. When you don’t have it, you want to steal it back." – Sparta coach Frank Marchiano on Szabo’s ...

Sparta and Roxbury put on a show yesterday in Sparta that would do any playoff round proud, complete with the boisterous fans, loud bands, heavy hits and the accompanying chippiness that can go ...

“I’ve been blessed with some really good football players that have come through Sparta. Coaches might get the win, but it’s what the players did. Sparta is a great football town and a great ...

More accurately, a brother. And while the grieving process needed to begin in Sparta, football players and coaches at the high school had a difficult decision to make after learning about the ...

“My expectation every single year is to make the playoffs. Anybody who comes out and says, ‘We’re going to be conference champions,’ without having a reputation year in an ...

SPARTA, MI – Mark Chapman has coached some quality football teams during his first seven years at Sparta. The Spartans have made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and finished the ...

SPARTA, MI – Whether it’s competing in a new conference or breaking in a couple key players at new positions, Sparta’s football team ... six other West Michigan schools to form the River ...

Patch has teamed up with T-Mobile to celebrate five standout athletes whose achievements have left a lasting impression on ...