🏈 The 2024 WO Football Schedule! 🏈
We're two weeks into summer training and gearing up for another year of
#WOTough
football. Mark your calendars now, you won't want to miss this!
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It has been an emotional day for the WO football family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sam and his family as he starts his road to recovery. Please consider donating to help in any way. The WO family is behind you.
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Thank you to everyone for the support! Awesome feeling of hard work paying off. Lots of work ahead of us. We will see you all next week in our new home! 👀 🏈
Thank you for an incredible season! We cannot thank our Seniors enough for helping lay the foundation for the teams to follow. Countdown begins for TEAM 62.
#FINISH
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Nothing better than fall Football Friday nights. Tonight the NEW Panther Stadium is looking closer and closer to being one of the best atmospheres in the state. Can’t wait for fall Friday nights in 2022!
Tonight the Moms of our senior athletes were treated to a full Football experience. Team Meetings, Position Meetings and on field drills. Finishing with a 1 on 1 block vs their athlete. Lots of fun had by all!
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West Ottawa Football is excited to announce
@_CoachNewton
as Offensive Coordinator for our Varsity Football Program!
He will also help with Offensive Line and serve as a PE Teacher at
@WestOttawaHS
!
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Getting to know our staff:
@vanallsburg
has done it all for West Ottawa. His experience coaching at all levels and positions helps him to relate to every player in our program.
Getting to know our staff:
@coachbieds
brings passion and energy to the offensive line group. He looks to continue the tradition of great big men at WO.
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Great night for WO Football. Freshmen with the 38-20 victory over Northview and JV with the 21-14 victory over Forrest Hills Northern. Great job!
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Getting to know our Staff. Coach Ben Burk will be starting his first season at WO. Coach Burk has been a Head Coach for over 20 years in West Michigan. We are very excited to have him as a Panther.
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We had an awesome senior retreat! Great chance to get away from football and enjoy the company of teammates. Thank you to Pastor Biedenbender and Rachel Biedenbender for letting us use your cabin and for feeding all of our players!
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Awesome day competing at the Hope College 7 on 7. Lots of great things today and some younger guys definitely stepped up. Good momentum moving forward. Thanks to
@HopeCollegeFB
for hosting.
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Getting to know our staff:
@Matt_Naber
will be starting his 13th season at WO. Coach Naber brings tremendous passion and an amazing ability to teach the details of game to his players.
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Getting to know our staff:
@CoachCorpe
will be starting his first season at WO. Coach Corpe has both high school and college coaching experience. We are very excited and fortunate to have him as a Panther.
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The Panther Football family would like to thank all of the brave men and women who served and continue to serve to protect our country. We are forever grateful for your sacrifice.
Great fight and great effort! Lots of improvement made tonight and time to get back to work to build off of the positives. Thanks to the great crowd tonight.
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Finishing up our offensive staff: With NFL experience and a former FBS All-Conference performer
@Keenoy_52
helps solidify things in the trenches. Coach Keenoy is an up and coming coach with a lot to offer. Happy to have him at WO.
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Getting to know our staff:
@BurksDontae
will be starting his first season at WO. Coach Burks knowledge of the game and strength and conditioning make him a very valuable addition to our program. Coach will be working with our Outside Linebackers.
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Thank you to our amazing Principal, AP’s, Counselors, and Office Staff for all you do and for you continued support. We couldn’t do it without you!
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Getting to know our Staff:
@WOLAXFAMILY
Returning for another season as our Head Freshmen Coach is Rick Becker. Coach Becker does it at all WO. He has a true passion for coaching and Panther Athletics. We can’t wait for another great season with him at the helm.
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Exciting win for the freshmen tonight with a long touchdown in the final minutes. Freshmen improve to 4-0! JV with great effort tonight but came up short. Lots of good things happening in the program.
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Getting to know our staff:
Coach O’Connell starts his second stint at WO. Coach O’Connell is an incredible teacher of the game and great role model for our student athletes. Coach will be overseeing our Inside Linebackers.
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Congrats to our 7th and 8th grade teams on some big time wins tonight! Amazing season for both teams. Thanks to the coaches and players. The future of the program is in great hands.
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Getting to know our staff: MHSFCA hall of fame coach brings incredible experience to our team. Coach Barnes is back for his second season coaching the Dline.
Great way to close our our season celebrating Team 61 and this senior class. They helped lay the foundation to some great things to come for our program. Thank you to everyone for an incredible season.
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#Team61
Introducing your 2024 Terminator Club!
These 11 embody the WO Tough pillars of Honorable, Selfless, Committed, and Relentless.
Leading the charge is Senior Dylan Vruggink, The Terminator.
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Yesterday was cold and windy, but there were some unbelievable views of our new stadium and PAC! All of us at WO are thankful this season for a community that supports our students.
Awesome week of Champ Camp. Lots of fun things learned and kids worked hard even in the heat. Best part was finishing the week taking a look at the new Home of Panther Football! The future is bright!
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We’ve been going to UM games for awhile now. Feels surreal to have
@blake_bosma
turn his UM 86 jersey in for a WMU 86 and be on the field at the Big House today. Ironic. He’s worked so hard to earn this moment. Let’s Ride!
Always good to do some work in the community. Helping clean up a local golf course for the summer season. Thanks to all the players that came out to help.
#PayTheRent
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Great first week of practice capped off by a scrimmage. Looking forward to another week to get better. Thanks to
@JimOtteman
for the post scrimmage food.
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#LetsEAT
It has been a great start to Summer workouts. It is awesome to see over 50 of our 7th and 8th graders getting after it in the weight room as well. Learning the basics and developing technique.
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Great effort tonight. Freshmen improve to 2-0 with the big win and JV fought hard until the end, but fell in an exciting game. The program got better all around tonight. Now time for some rest before the big road trip north for some Thursday night football in Oiler Country
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Last game in Old Panther Stadium. Celebrating the past and looking forward to the future with teams from the last 60 years. Come out and support the seniors in their last High School football game. 7 pm vs Grandville.
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Getting to know our Defensive Staff:
@BrockMyers2
brings the intensity needed to lead a defense. His knowledge and energy make him one of the best.
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This is what it's all about.
Congrats to our class of 2024 signees. We are excited to watch you continue to pursue your passions and become champions for life.
Thank you for all you have done for this program and for inviting us to celebrate this moment with you.
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Getting to know our staff: Rounding out our staff is
@coachGDatWO
. Coach Daniel is a proud alum of WO and brings Panther Pride every day. We are excited to have coach back this season on our freshmen staff.