Mar 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Muskegon Heights varsity girls basketball team punched its ticket to Friday’s Division 4 district championship game following the Tigers’ 64-49 victory over Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian on Wednesday at Muskegon Catholic Central High School.... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Ludington's girls basketball team roared out to a 20-point halftime lead on Muskegon Heights, and cruised to a 62-26 victory Friday night to earn a share of the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship. It's the 12th conference title... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A dominant first quarter propelled the Ludington boys basketball team past Heights, 59-36 on Friday night at home in the Lakes 8 Activities Conference. The Orioles led by 11 points, 19-8 at the end of the first quarter. Heights came back fo... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon area’s wild success in football has been celebrated on many occasions. But what about basketball? On 166 occasions, between 1917 and 2021, boys teams from schools in the Greater Muskegon area have advanced to the fina... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com We've reached the final week of the girls high school basketball season and that can mean just one thing. The Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament is right around the corner. Area teams will be vying for district titles beginning on Monda... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Catholic Central lost its second straight game, dropping a 66-61 Lakes 8 Activities Conference contest to Heights at the Tigers' lair Tuesday night in a makeup game. The Crusaders took a 17-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, but then saw... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- It was a one possession game with 30 seconds left in regulation for Muskegon Catholic Central's boys basketball team, but the Crusaders couldn't get a 3-point shot to fall in a 51-44 loss to Muskegon Heights. Muskegon Heights jumped out to a... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The 2022 Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Bowling Tournament will get underway at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Northway Lanes, 1751 Evanston Ave. in Muskegon. The Whitehall Vikings captured the 2021 girls championship while the Fruitport Trojans cl... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Muskegon Heights outlasted Muskegon Catholic 57-47 with 21 fourth quarter points on Friday evening in a game played at MCC. The Tigers led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, but a strong second quarter pushed the Crusaders ahead 24-22 at hal... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights topped Muskegon Catholic in a 43-38 nail biter on Friday in a Lakes 8 boys basketball matchup. The two teams battled through 10 lead changes in the second half and MCC nearly came through with a game-tying shot in the waning moments o... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS--The back-and-forth battle between Muskegon Heights and Western Michigan Christian ended in a thriller as Owen Varnado powered the Warriors to a 51-50 victory on his game winner. Muskegon Heights last beat WMC by 41 at the Warriors home g... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2022 LocalSports Journal.com MUSKEGON -- Western Michigan Christian exploded out of the gates with a 21-4 run as the Warriors cruised to a large win over Muskegon Heights in a girls’ Lakes 8 Activities conference tilt. The Warriors coasted to a 73-35 victory over the Tigers behin... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are your Tuesday night, boys and girls varsity basketball lineups. Area teams are facing off for another solid evening of competition. Check in at LocalSportsJournal.com for game reports on the on the outcomes from tonight. Take a look at p... READ MORE
Jan 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON -- Jakari Edwards made two huge free throws late in the game to help secure a 48-43 victory for Muskegon Heights boys basketball team over North Muskegon on the road Monday night in a non-conference matchup. The Tigers held a two-point le... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- A big early lead proved to be enough of a cushion for the Ludington boys basketball team as the Orioles held off a big rush at the end by Muskegon Heights and pulled out a thrilling 64-61 Lakes 8 Activities Conference win on the road F... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls basketball team held Muskegon Heights to just eight points in the first half and cruised to a 60-26 victory over the Tigers on Friday night at Hawley Gymnasium in the Lakes 8 Activities Conference. The Orioles' defensive pro... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--A balanced scoring attack by Muskegon Heights Academy coupled with a stingy defense against the Holton Red Devils was the perfect combination to get the Tigers past the Red Devils 60-45 in a non-conference game on Wednesday eveni... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON—The Holton Red Devils played Muskegon Heights Academy evenly through three quarters on Wednesday evening. But a 14-0 spurt by the Red Devils opened up the fourth quarter to a 58-46 non-conference girls basketball win by Holto... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It came down to the last match of the night between Orchard View and Catholic Central as the Lakes 8 Activities Conference quad came to an end Wednesday night at Manistee's Chippewa Gymnasium. The Crusaders had ov... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON—It was a tight one but the North Muskegon Norsemen girls basketball team got past Muskegon Heights Academy on Monday evening 44-40. North Muskegon jumped out to a 11-8 lead after the first eight minutes of action. Sen... READ MORE