Local Sports Journal Dreams of a state title in softball came to an end on Friday morning for the Holton Red Devils. The Red Devils dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 3Unionville Sebewaing in the Division 3 state softball semifinals in Battle Creek. Holton fell behind 2-0 early on, but battled back to tie the game at 2-all. Unionville Sebewaing pushed across two more runs in the bottom of the Read More ...
Local Sports Journal The Holton Red Devils scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning and defeated Grandville Calvin Christian 2-1 in a Division 3 quarterfinal softball game on Tuesday. The game was played at Michigan State University. Holton took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Jacki Stone scored a run. Calvin Christian was able to plate a single run in the top of the Read More ...
SOFTBALL DIVISION 3 QUARTERFINALS Tuesday Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Holton, 2:30 p.m., Michigan State University Gladstone vs. Unionville Sebewaing, 3 p.m., Traverse City West Above winners advance to semifinals, 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bailey Park in Battle Creek Reese vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 2 p.m., Saginaw Valley State University Dundee vs. Bronson, 1 p.m., Bailey Park, Battle Creek Above winners advance to semifinals, 11 a.m., Friday at Bailey Park, Battle Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Rachel Younts hit a walkoff grand slam in Holton’s 7-4 regional softball semifinal win over Leroy Pine River. The shot was caught on tape by Holton parent Jason Kennedy and emailed to the Local Sports Journal. Check out the play that kept Holton’s softball season alive.
Local Sports Journal Rachel Younts belted a walkoff grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday to lift the Holton Red Devils to a 7-4 victory over LeRoy Pine River in the Division 3 regional semifinal game. That result pushed the Red Devils into the regional final, where they defeated Stanton Central Montcalm 5-2. On Tuesday, Holton heads to the quarterfinal round of the state Read More ...
SOFTBALL Regionals DIVISION 1 (At Hudsonville) Saturday Mona Shores vs. Grandville, 10 a.m. Grand Rapids Northview vs. Wyoming, 12:30 p.m. Finals, 3 p.m. DIVISION 2 (At Cadillac) Saturday Escanaba vs. Cadillac, 10 a.m. Fremont vs. Remus Chippewa Hills, noon Finals, 2 p.m. DIVISION 3 (at Holton) Saturday Stanton Central Montcalm vs. Manistee Holton vs. Leroy Pine River Finals, TBD DIVISION 4 (at Muskegon Catholic) Saturday Mason County Eastern vs. Beal Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Holton fought off an early deficit with big bats in its 12-7 win over Kent City. The win crowned the Red Devils with a Division 3 district softball championship. The Red Devils pounded out an 11-7 fifth-inning lead on nine runs in the inning. Kent City enjoyed an early 6-0 lead after two innings, but Holton hitters stepped up. Kaylee Slowik had two hits and an RBI Read More ...
MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME MALE STUDENT-ATHLETES THE FINALISTS ALEC BREIT SCHOOL: Western Michigan Christian High School SPORTS: Golf, 4 years; Soccer, 4 years; Basketball, 3 years. GPA: 3.86 COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT: Student Council,WMC Small Groups leader, band, concert choir, chamber choir, volunteer for International Aid, Rescue Mission, WMC soccer mission trips to Chicago, Youth Group at Harvest Bible Church. NOTABLE: Will play golf at Hope College. MATT MULCAHY SCHOOL: Read More ...
MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES THE FINALISTS RACHEL BRUINSMA SCHOOL: Western Michigan Christian SPORTS: Soccer, 1 year; Volleyball, 4 years; Basketball, 4 years; Track, 2 years; Tennis, 1 year. GPA: 4.08 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Small group leader, volunteer at elementary school, church volunteer. NOTABLE: Will play volleyball at Valparaiso on a full-ride scholarship. MACAYLA GREINER SCHOOL: Hart SPORTS: Volleyball, 4 years; Basketball, 4 years; Soccer, 4 years. GPA: Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Holton rolled past Ludington 15-0 in Game 1 and 10-0 in the nightcap. Aaron Wiegand pitched a 1-hitter and kept Ludington in the dark with eight strikeouts in the four inning game. Holton jumped ahead early scoring 10 runs in the first two innings. Brad Epplett had a single, a double, and four RBI for Holton. Jeremiah Sergent had a single and two RBI and Wiegand had Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Sloppy play cost the Western Michigan Christian Warriors dearly on Tuesday in a 12-2 loss to the Holton Red Devils. Solid hits by Austin Sandin and Eric Bourdo staked WMC to a 2-0 lead, but that would be it in scoring. Henry DeKam’s shot to right centerfield plated both runs. WMC was led bhy Chad Beisel with two singles and DeKam with two RBI.
TRACK Regionals Division 4 Girls (at Saugatuck) 1.Saugatuck 125. 2. North Muskegon 98. 3.White Cloud 97. 4.Western Michigan Christian 78.5. 5.Muskegon Catholic Central 76. 6.Gobles 74.5, 7.Covert 26. 7.Fremont Providence Christian 26. 7.Martin 26. 10.Holton 18. 11.Fruitport Calvary Christian 5. 12.Walkerville 4. 13.Pentwater 3. 100 Meters - Varsity – Finals 1. - Roshawna Clark 12.87a Covert 2. 10 Payton Bearup 12.90a Holton 3. 10 Keideesha Gordon 13.10a Western Michigan Christian 4. Read More ...
TRACK DIVISION 4 BOYS (At Saugatuck) 1.Saugatuck 146.5. 2.White Cloud 98. 3.North Muskegon 89.5, 4.Muskegon Catholic Central 87. 5.Gobles 85. 6.Western Michigan Christian 51.5. 7.Fremont Providence Christian 26. 8.Calvary Christian 22. 9.Holton 16. 10.Hudsonville Freedom Christian 15. 11.Martin 8.5. 12.Pentwater 7. 13.Walkerville 4. 100 Meters - Varsity – Finals 1. 10 Tommy Scott 11.38a Catholic Central 2. 9 A.J. Asuncion 11.63a White Cloud 3. 11 Jefferson Britton 11.64a Calvary Christian 4. 11 David Brown 11.65a Hudsonville Freedom Christ… 5. 10 Blake Sanford 11.78a Catholic Central Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Hesperia and Holton took a marathon opening game into 11 innings before Holton won 4-3 while Hesperia won the nightcap with a seventh-inning rally and a 13-10 win. In Game 1, Holton’s Dominique Waltz led the 11th inning off with a double, stole third and scored the walk-off run on an error. Hesperia had forced extra innings scoring three runs in the seventh. Ashley Friend led Holton Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Holton scored once in the top of the 12th inning to claim the Tier 2 County Baseball Championship with a 6-5 win over North Muskegon on Thursday. The game was suspended due to darkness on Saturday with the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning and was resumed at North Muskegon on Thursday. Holton’s Hayden Cregg led off the 12th inning with a double, Read More ...
By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal The crowning of the Tier 2 champion of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association county baseball tournament is going to have to wait a few days. A ferocious comeback by the Holton Red Devils knotted the game at 5-all when darkness forced the suspension of the game at Mona Shores High School. The game will be completed and a trophy awarded on Thursday at North Muskegon. Read More ...
By Jim Goorman Local Sports Journal The Holton Red Devils softball team rode the strong right arm of Rachel Younts in the championship game of the GMAA Tier 2 tournament and defeated North Muskegon 4-0 on Saturday. The Red Devils defeated Oakridge 2-1 and Ravenna 11-1 to gain the final-game opportunity at Mona Shores High School. It was a brilliant two-hit masterpiece for Younts as she only allowed Ann Osborn two singles. Read More ...
TRACK GREATER MUSKEGON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COUNTY TRACK MEET (at Reeths-Puffer) BOYS 1, Mona Shores 99½; 2, Whitehall 73; 3, Oakridge 57½; 4, Fruitport 47; 5, Muskegon 46; 6, Muskegon Catholic 44; 7, North Muskegon 40; 8,Ravenna 38; 9, Orchard View 37; 10, Reeths-Puffer 30; 11, Montague 11; 12, Western Michigan Christian 4. High jump: 1, Adreon Billups, MS, 6-4; 2, Andrew Janusiewicz, Oak, 6-2; 3, Sherman Hodges, Musk, 6-2; 4, Read More ...
TRACK GREATER MUSKEGON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COUNTY TRACK MEET (at Reeths-Puffer) GIRLS 1, Reeths-Puffer 126; 2, Mona Shores 106; 3, Muskegon 50; 4, Whitehall 48; 5, Fruitport 45; 6, North Muskegon 39; 7, Muskegon Catholic 29; 8, Oakridge 22; 9, Western Michigan Christian 21; 10, Ravenna 16; 11, Montague 12; 12, Orchard View 7; 13, Holton 3. High jump: 1, Rachel Bruinsma, WMC, 5-0; 2, Chloe Fox, RP, 4-10¼; 3, Momo Read More ...
BASEBALL Greater Muskegon Athletic Asssociation Baseball County Tournament (Saturday) Tier 1 First round Whitehall at Orchard View, 9 a.m. Muskegon at Fruitport, 9 a.m. Semifinals Mona Shores vs. Whitehall-Orchard View winner, at Orchard View, 11 a.m. Reeths-Puffer vs. Fruitport-Muskegon winner at Fruitport, 11 a.m. Consolation games at Orchard View, 1 p.m. at Fruitport, 1 p.m. Championship game at Mona Shores, 3 p.m. Tier 2 First round Muskegon Catholic vs. Western Read More ...
