Oct 21, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores through Saturday. Four area teams will head into regional competition next week - Grand Haven, Fruitport, Fremont and Western Michigan Christian. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffe... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Hart Pirates captured two more championship trophies on Saturday at the Mel Hall Cross Country Invitational in Spring Lake. The Pirate girls finished with 49 points, followed by Western Michigan Christian with 52 and Spring Lake with... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Fruitport football team ended its season with their ninth consecutive loss on Friday against the O-K Blue Conference champions from Grand Rapids West Catholic. The Trojans fell to West Catholic, 58-7, and finished the season without a v... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 MOYES MEMORIES By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com There’s trouble brewing in the mega OK conference that could have some severe repercussions for a number of Muskegon area schools. A meeting scheduled for Oct. 24 could see as many as seven or possibly eight schools that ar... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Fruitport boys soccer team notched a satisfying Division 2 district semifinal victory over rival Spring Lake on Thursday. The Trojans got on the board early and carried that momentum through to a 3-0 victory. “I'm just really proud o... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Fruitport volleyball team was handed a heartbreaking OK Conference-Blue loss by Grand Rapids West Catholic on Thursday evening. The Trojans fell in three tight sets, 22-25, 21-25 and 22-25. Gracelynn Olson had 14 digs, 12 assists a... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores through Thursday night. Also included are the pairings for the remaining district final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wed... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Spring Lake volleyball team came out victorious in a battle with rival Fruitport on Tuesday evening. The Lakers topped the Trojans in four sets, 27-25, 14-25, 23-25 and 21-25. For Spring Lake, Brooke Bolthouse had 11 kills, while Kalli Le... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Mona Shores High School is going to have to build a bigger trophy case for its Great Muskegon Athletic Association city title hardware. The Sailors have a case full of GMAA titles in their gymnasium. They have another display in a nearby hallwa... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The message among the Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys' cross country team all week long was really quite basic. "Play it smart." And that mentality, along with the first-place finish by Jaxon Allen, propelled the Rockets to the G... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - First it was Abby Vanderkooi and now it's her sister, Grace, who is dominating the girls' race in the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association cross country meet. Abby, now a sophomore running at Grand Valley, won the GMAA meet all... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the pairings for next week's boys soccer district semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville vs. Reeths-Puffer, 5:30 p.m. Grand Haven vs. Holland West Ottawa, 7 p.m. Wednesday Finals, 6 p.m. Winner ad... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Fruitport volleyball team went 1-2 in a home quad match on Thursday evening. The Trojans dropped tight matches to Western Michigan Christian (22-25, 23-25) and Cadillac (23-25, 15-25) but bounced back to take down Whitehall (25-21, 25-16).... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Fruitport boys soccer team has been playing some solid soccer of late. That was true on Thursday night as the Trojans opened the Division 2 district tournament with an 8-0 victory over the Muskegon Big Reds. Taylen Acocks and Jorge Burgos... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2023 2023 Boys soccer first-round district pairings Listed below are the boys soccer first-round scores from Wednesday night along with the matchups for Thursday night. Teams that advance will head into district semifinal action next week. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa ... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com COOPERSVILLE - The Fruitport volleyball team fell to Coopersville in an OK Conference-Blue match on Tuesday. The Trojans battled, but dropped three sets, 18-25, 13-15, 29-31. Sadie Haase led with 16 kills, eight digs and an ace while Ellie Stroup added f... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2023 2023 Boys soccer first-round district pairings Listed below are the boys soccer first-round matchups for this week. Teams that advance will head into district semifinal action next week. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Thursday Reeths-Puffer at Jenison, 6 p.m. Gran... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Fruitport boys soccer team finished runner-up in the OK Conference-Blue with a draw in the conference championship match on Monday. The Trojans played to a scoreless tie against Holland Christian. “To be able to come in and get a result i... READ MORE