Feb 29, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a tough 42-19 loss to Kent City Algoma Christian on Thursday evening. The Eagles fell behind 19-9 by halftime. Liberty LaBrenz led the Eagles with eight ... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont boys basketball team used a strong fourth quarter push to bag a 47-44 Division 2 district semifinal win over Sparta on Wednesday night. It was a back-and-forth first half and Sparta led 24-21 going into halftime. After the break, the... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Hart appeared to be taking control of the game in the first half, building a 14-point lead, but Reed City would not have any of it and came back to knock the Pirates out of the districts, 57-42 Wednesday night. The game was t... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Gage Jones sparked the Ludington boys' basketball team on Wedneday night and helped the Orioles capture a 67-38 victory over Manistee in a Division 2 district semifinal game. Jones hit a trio of 3-pointers in the opening quar... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Mona Shores boys’ basketball team pulled a huge upset in the semifinal game of Division 1 districts on Wednesday night. The Sailors stunned Reeths-Puffer 52-49 to advance to the district final against the Muskegon Big Reds. Jonathan Pitt... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE - A pesky Muskegon Catholic Central boys basketball team put the pressure on Fruitport Calvary Christian for a 63-41 Division 4 district win on Wednesday night. The Crusaders forced 28 turnovers against the Eagles. Owen Lyonnais led the way... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE - Muskegon Heights had nine players score in its 75-38 Division 4 district semifinal win over Walkerville on Wednesday. The Tigers' victory advances them to Friday's district final where they will face Muskegon Catholic at Walkerville Hig... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Newaygo boys’ basketball team overcame an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit on Wednesday night in a Division 2 district semifinal contest and defeated Grant, 61-57. The Lions trailed by five points at halftime and 51-34 heading into the four... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Next week, the girls will be hitting the court in the MHSAA district basketball tournament. The action starts on Monday with opening-round games, followed by the district semifinals on Wednesday and district finals on Friday. Area teams will be competing... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Whenever Shelby and Hart matchup in any sport, there’s always a chance things could get interesting. That was the case on Tuesday when the Pirates defeated the Tigers, 42-35. Shelby started the game riding the hot hand of senior Molli Schultz, ... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- The Mason County Central girls' basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and went on to defeat North Muskegon, 49-25 Tuesday night in Scottville. It was a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division contest. The Spartans were celebrating ... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Montague girls basketball team tallied a WMC-Lakes victory with a 51-23 rout of Orchard View on Tuesday. The Wildcats jumped ahead early and led 29-10 by halftime and cruised the rest of the way. “It was an all-around team effort in toni... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Ryann Robins 25-point performance propelled the Holton girls’ basketball team to a 57-46 win over Ravenna in the regular-season finale on Tuesday night. The Red Devils led 14-11 after the opening quarter, 32-20 at halftime and 51-36 through three quarte... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Fremont's girls basketball team won its first outright West Michigan Conference Lakes Division championship since 1978 Tuesday night with a 42-38 win over Ludington. The game was played in Fremont. The Packers, who finished 12-0 in the conferen... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - A solid shooting night from Maddie Geers helped push the Kent City girls' basketball team past Grant, 46-35, on Tuesday night. Free throws were key in the win and Geers went 17-of-24 from the line and accumulated 28 points. The Eagles held a ... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – For the second time in the span of a week, Shelby’s boys basketball team dominated Holton by a large margin of victory, winning a 55-31 contest on Monday. Shelby opened up the game moving the ball around well and finding open guys all over ... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - The Hart Pirates defeated league-foe Mason County Central in the opening round of the Division 2 district basketball tournament. The Pirates captured a 46-34 victory over the Spartans in a game played at Manistee. Mason County Central led 15-1... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Fruitport boys basketball team escaped the opening round of the Division 2 district tournament with a narrow 63-58 overtime win over host Orchard View on Monday night. The Trojans opened hot with a 13-3 first-quarter scoring run, but that c... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont boys basketball team earned a 65-43 Division 2 district victory over Kent City to open the tournament on Monday night. “I thought we did a good job of moving the ball against Kent City’s zone,” said Fremont coach Adam Bowen. �... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - The Ravenna boys basketball team employed a strong halfcourt trap in the second quarter to establish a lead over host Hesperia in the first round of Division 3 district action on Monday. The Bulldogs led 29-23 by halftime and stretched their ... READ MORE