Local Sports Journal

Fruitport standout athlete Lauren Hazekamp will be heading to Hope College in the fall to play volleyball.

Hazekamp, who was named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame, led the Trojans to back-to-back state volleyball titles, including this past season. She played in three state finals volleyball matches in her four-year career.

She also was a standout on the Fruitport basketball and soccer teams.

She is the youngest of Dave and Julie Hazekamp’s four children.