Oct 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND -The Grand Haven volleyball team had a rough start to the OK-Red tournament on Wednesday evening. Rockford took down the Bucs in four sets (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 12-25), while West Ottawa won in three sets (27-29, 23-25, 21-25). “We had opportun... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores and Grand Haven boys soccer teams both advanced in the Division 1 soccer tournament on Monday evening. The Sailors shutout West Ottawa, 3-0, in the semifinal round while Grand Haven defeated Grandville, 1-0. Abe Freye led t... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND -- Maybe the dream didn't end like they wanted it to, but the Grand Haven Buccaneers could still smile after the final match was completed at the MHSAA Division 1 state boys tennis finals on Saturday at Hope College's Etheridge Tenn... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE--Grandville pulled away from Grand Haven in the second half, cruising to a 53-29 victory. In the first quarter, Grandville scored on a 1-yard run. Grand Haven came right back as Lance Poole scored on a 3-yard touchdown run. A 68-yard pass left ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team had a solid Senior Night on Thursday evening with a hard-fought win over Grandville. The Bucs snagged the OK-Red victory in three sets, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18. Jillian Swierbut and Izzy Whittaker each had 10 ki... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PORTAGE--The Hart boys and girls cross country teams continued their winning ways on Saturday as they competed in what is billed as the largest regular season cross country invitational. The Portage Invitational was at Portage Middle School. The Hart boy... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Grand Haven put up a strong fight against highly-ranked Caledonia, but could not maintain it throughout and lost, 47-12. Xzavier Rodriguez had two long touchdown passes in the first quarter. The first to William Korenstra for 37 yards and the... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team dropped a back-and-forth OK-Red match to West Ottawa on Thursday evening. The Bucs fell short in five sets (19-25, 25-19, 15-25, 25-11, 12-15). Izzy Whittaker had 14 kills and Kim Burbridge added 10 kills an... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ROCKFORD - The No. 22 ranked Grand Haven volleyball team lost a tight match to No. 14 ranked Rockford in OK Conference-Red play on Tuesday evening. The Bucs battled hard but fell short in four sets (25-22, 14-25, 23-25, 25-27). “We competed tonight, w... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--The Grand Haven Buccaneers boys cross country team took the top team spot at the OK Red Jamboree #2 held at Gainey Park (Calvin College) in Grand Rapids on Tuesday afternoon. Grand Haven finished with team total of 58 points just getting by ... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Grand Haven junior Seth Norder has been chosen as the Local Sports Journal boys runner of the month. Norder is currently ranked the No. 1 cross country runner in Division 1 in Michigan. This season, Norder finished in second pl... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Grand Haven Buccaneers boys and girls' cross country teams swept the Allendale Falcon Invite Scarlet Division (big school) races on Saturday. The meet was run at Allendale High School. In the boys' division, local team scores included Gran... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2022 Local SportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - This season's struggles continue for the Grand Haven football team. The Bucs dropped an OK Red matchup against Holland West Ottawa, 35-14, on Friday evening. The action was close in the opening half and the Bucs trailed by jus... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -The Spring Lake boys soccer team got behind Grand Haven on Thursday evening. The Lakers couldn’t find the net and lost by a score of 2-0. Despite the loss, Austin Engel, Corbin Oosting, Reese Robson and Karsten Kval played strong all ove... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CALEDONIA - The Grand Haven volleyball team fell short in OK Conference-Red competition against Caledonia on Thursday evening. The Bucs lost in three close sets (20-25, 20-25, 23-25). Izzy Whittaker and Eden Smith led the offense with 13 kills and five ... READ MORE
Sep 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -The Reeths-Puffer boys soccer team got shut out by a red hot Grand Haven squad on Tuesday evening. The Rockets were stumped by a score of 3-0. Despite a scoreless first half, the Bucs found a spark and put the game out of reach. ... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS -The Grand Haven volleyball team had a tough day in a quad-match at Marian on Saturday. The Bucs opened with a battle against Lowell that went to five sets but fell short (28-26, 20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 19-21). The day followed up with anot... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team fell to Hudsonville in OK Conference-Red action on Thursday evening. The Bucs lost in three sets (14-25, 13-25, 18-25). Izzy Whittaker and Jillian Swierbut had eight kills and four kills respecti... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com JENISON--Grand Haven was able to move the ball for 251 yards of total offense, but struggled on third- and fourth-down conversions in a 31-6 loss to Jenison. The Bucs converted just 5-of-21 opportunities. The Wildcats ran for 314 yards and totaled 356 ya... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2022 LocalSports Journal.com HOLLAND—The Grand Haven Buccaneers boys cross country team captured the 40th West Ottawa Bredeweg Invite title on Saturday held in Holland at Macatawa Bay Middle School. Grand Haven finished with a team score of 53. Zeeland West finished in the runner-... READ MORE