Sep 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Montague volleyball team edged out Whitehall in a highly contested matchup on Tuesday. The Wildcats came away victorious in four sets, 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22. Britta Johnson led the way with 15 kills, 10 digs and a pair of aces while... READ MORE
Sep 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC - The Montague volleyball team went 0-2-2 at the Cadillac Invitational on Saturday. The Wildcats dropped matches to Lake City (11-25, 17-25) and Traverse City St. Francis (20-25, 14-25). Draws came against Mt. Pleasant (25-20, 11-25) and Freelan... READ MORE
Sep 16, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Whitehall senior quarterback Kyle Stratton left quite a mark on Friday night's Battle for the Bell. And, it wasn't just Stratton the quarterback. It also was Stratton the defensive back. Stratton scored two rushing touchdown... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Here is the area leaderboard for high school football teams through three weeks of the season. ... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The Montague volleyball team claimed a WMC-Lakes victory over Orchard View on Tuesday. The Wildcats topped the Cardinals in three sets, 25-12, 25-13 and 25-12. Gentry Knopp had 10 aces and two digs followed by Alissa Wynn with seven aces and ... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal MONTAGUE - Led by a 1-2 finish, the Ludington Orioles captured the West Michigan Conference-Lakes cross country jamboree in Montague on Tuesday. Ludington's Summer Brower and Annabelle Lowman helped the Orioles easily outdistance the rest of the field. Lu... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Mona Shores volleyball team had another successful tournament with an undefeated, first-place finish at the Fruitport Invitational on Saturday. In pool play, the Sailors took down NorthPointe Christian (25-15, 25-16) and North Muskegon ... READ MORE
Sep 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Western Michigan Christian Warriors swept both the boys and girls races in Saturday's Hill and Bale event at Fremont. The White Division included the smaller schools in Saturday's race. The WMC girls, led by overall winner Grace Vanderk... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2023 By Trevor Austin LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Montague football team powered past Orchard View with a physical performance to open up West Michigan Conference-Lakes play on Friday evening. The Wildcats used big plays to command the scoring and claim the... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Lightning struck twice in the Ludington boys soccer team's West Michigan Conference game with visiting Montague on Wednesday night. While it never rained when the two teams played Wednesday night at Oriole Field, rumbles of thunder were heard... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CANADIAN LAKES--It was a successful day for local girls' golf teams at St. Ives Golf Course on Tuesday afternoon. The event was hosted by Whitehall. The Chippewa Hills Warriors won the event with a round of 382. Grand Rapids West Catholic was a distant s... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -The Fremont volleyball team battled Montague in their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. The Packers came out on top in four sets, 25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18. Kendall Barnhart led the pack with 20 kills, 17 digs and four aces. Mia Cl... READ MORE
Sep 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team breezed through their own End of Summer Bash on Friday. The Bucs went 5-0 and finished atop the standings. In pool play, the Bucs took down Fremont (25-14, 25-16), Montague (25-14, 25-10) and East Grand Ra... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--Montague sophomore quarterback Mason Darke torched the Ravenna defense on Thursday evening. Darke completed 13-of-15 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats hung on in the final minute to get by the Bulldogs, ... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished second to Lowell in Wednesday's Whitehall Invitational at White Lake Golf Course. Lowell finished first with a 340, followed by the Rockets with 363 and Whitehall at 369. Other area teams included Frem... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--The Ludington girl's golf team won the first conference jamboree by five strokes over Whitehall on Monday. The Orioles shot a round of 176 while the Viking's finished at 181. Fremont came in third place with a 189. They were followed by... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – More than 70 minutes went by before a goal was scored in Monday’s conference opener between Shelby and Montague. When a ball did finally find the back of the net, it came off the foot of a Shelby striker, making the Tiger... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -The Western Michigan Christian volleyball team went a perfect 3-0 in a quad match on Monday. The Warriors took down host Montague (22-25, 25-16, 25-17), Zeeland East (30-28, 25-18, 19-25) and Spring Lake (25-23, 18-25, 27-25). Abby Leffring had... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA – Eleven teams from across West Michigan were present at Benzie Central High School on Saturday for the Annual Pete Moss Invitational. It was Mason County Eastern’s (MCE) boys' that came out on top. The Cardinals took first in the boys' smal... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--Spring Lake quarterback Reid Grimmer was just what the Lakers needed in their season opener against Montague on Thursday. The junior scored three touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards on 23 carries to lead Lakers to a thrilling ... READ MORE