Feb 16, 2020 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Sunday’s West Michigan Lake Hawks game was about more than just basketball. The Lake Hawks welcomed a special guest to Muskegon High School’s Redmond-Potter Gymnasium - the Shizuoka Gymrats of Shizuoka, Japan. ... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2020 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The West Michigan Lake Hawks were short three players on Sunday evening, yet almost found a way to win against a much taller opposing team. The Lake Hawks fell behind early and trailed until late in the third quarter. They led... READ MORE
Jan 13, 2020 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Huge leads were definitely not safe in the sports world on Sunday, nationally or close to home. Of course everyone knows how the Houston Texans stunned everyone by jumping out to a 24-0 lead over the heavily-favored Kansas Ci... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks posted a 131-110 victory on the road over Team Network on Sunday to complete a split over the weekend. West Michigan trailed 32-26 after the first quarter and was behind 56-53 at halftime before going on a 33-19 run during... READ MORE
Nov 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks lost to the Grand Rapids Danger 153-146 in double overtime on Sunday night. The Danger closed out the game scoring 10 of the final 13 points to seal the victory. The Lake Hawks were led by Josh Langford with 37 points a... READ MORE
Mar 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks ended their season Saturday with a 118-106 loss to the Chicago Steam in an ABA playoff game in Illinois. The Lake Hawks, who entered the contest with an 11-game win streak, finished the season with a 15-5 record. West M... READ MORE
Mar 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks will continue their ABA playoff march Saturday at 3 p.m. when they play the Chicago Steam at South Suburban College in South Holland Illinois. The teams are among the final 12 in the ABA playoffs, which have a single-elimi... READ MORE
Mar 13, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks will continue their trek toward an American Basketball Association championship Saturday when they host the Motor City Firebirds in a second round playoff game. And if they win on Saturday, they will have the advantage of ... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks continued their hot hand on Saturday with a 151-81 win over Oakland County in their first round American Basketball Association playoff game at Reeths-Puffer High School. West Michigan now advances to the ABA North Central... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Apparently nothing will keep Ralph Monday off the basketball court. The second-year star of the West Michigan Lake Hawks had plenty of good reasons to take a break this season, but refused to be distracted. He kept playing... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The West Michigan Lake Hawks have an interesting playoff format. They are a professional basketball team, competing in the American Basketball Association, but the league playoffs are more like a college tournament. One lo... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks' opening playoff game, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday in Grand Haven, has been moved. The Lake Hawks, 12-4 and ranked 14th in the nation in the ABA, will play Oakland County at 6 p.m. at Reeths-Puffer High Sch... READ MORE
Dec 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal Six players scored in double figures Sunday as the West Michigan Lake Hawks pounded the Oakland County Cowboys 139-97 in ABA action. Will Wright led the offensive explosion for West Michigan with 26 points. 12 assists and 10 rebounds. But he had of plen... READ MORE
Nov 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Lake Hawks opened up their home schedule Saturday with a convincing 117-77 victory over the Oakland County Cowboys. The Lake Hawks found themselves up 56-27 at halftime and didn’t let up in the third quarter when they scored 35 point... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal The West Michigan LakeHawks, Muskegon’s American Basketball Association affiliate, picked up a good win Saturday, defeating Team Network 119-108. West Michigan’s Nate Jennings got the LakeHawks moving early, posting 10 points in the first quarter to... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal PONTIAC – The host Pontiac Firebirds wasted no time Saturday night in American Basketball Association (ABA) action against the West Michigan Lake Hawks, downing the visitors 112-100 after notching a 12-0 first-quarter run that got Pontiac going. It wa... READ MORE
Nov 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – There will be several familiar faces on the West Michigan Lake Hawks’ sideline this season. The American Basketball Association (ABA) affiliate Lake Hawks will be headed by General Manager Jeff Burris, a Muskegon native, while the head co... READ MORE