Oct 21, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores through Saturday. Four area teams will head into regional competition next week - Grand Haven, Fruitport, Fremont and Western Michigan Christian. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffe... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Hart Pirates captured two more championship trophies on Saturday at the Mel Hall Cross Country Invitational in Spring Lake. The Pirate girls finished with 49 points, followed by Western Michigan Christian with 52 and Spring Lake with... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – North Muskegon football has won all but one game this season by double digits. That continued on Friday when the Norsemen dispatched Shelby, 52-14. NM quarterback James Young completed 19-of-25 passes for 296 yards and five touchdowns. Trista... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 MOYES MEMORIES By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com There’s trouble brewing in the mega OK conference that could have some severe repercussions for a number of Muskegon area schools. A meeting scheduled for Oct. 24 could see as many as seven or possibly eight schools that ar... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Western Michigan Christian Warriors appear to be focused to make another long soccer tournament run after Thursday night's result in the Division 4 district title game. The Warriors were relentless on offense and air-tigh... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores through Thursday night. Also included are the pairings for the remaining district final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wed... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team earned a Senior Night victory on Tuesday with a 109-76 victory over Holland. The Turtles won eight out of 12 events. “The meet, from start to finish, was a good matchup between two teams ... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart track teams, led by Robert and Jessica Jazwinski, ran away from the field in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division race in Tuesday's Mega Meet. The boys finished with 21 points, followed by North Muskegon with 64, Shelby with 74, Hespe... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - It took a little time for the North Muskegon Norsemen to get rolling on Tuesday night in their Division 4 district semifinal soccer game. But once the Norsemen started clicking, it was lights out with a 5-0 victory over the... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The Montague Wildcats captured an emotional, hard fought volleyball victory over North Muskegon on Tuesday. The Wildcats edged the Norse in a full five sets, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21 and 13-15. Fia Lindsay led the Norse with 15 kills and thr... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SAUGATUCK - The North Muskegon volleyball team went undefeated in a tri-match on Monday. The Norse battled in competitive matches and won against host Saugatuck (18-25, 25-17, 15-8) and Grand Rapids Calvin Christian (25-21, 25-21). Fia Lindsay had 12 kil... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team earned their best finish in nine years at the Ottawa Hills Invitational on Saturday. The Turtles swam to a fourth-place finish with a score of 450. Despite missing a quarter of their team, the Turtl... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Mona Shores High School is going to have to build a bigger trophy case for its Great Muskegon Athletic Association city title hardware. The Sailors have a case full of GMAA titles in their gymnasium. They have another display in a nearby hallwa... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The message among the Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys' cross country team all week long was really quite basic. "Play it smart." And that mentality, along with the first-place finish by Jaxon Allen, propelled the Rockets to the G... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - First it was Abby Vanderkooi and now it's her sister, Grace, who is dominating the girls' race in the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association cross country meet. Abby, now a sophomore running at Grand Valley, won the GMAA meet all... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the pairings for next week's boys soccer district semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville vs. Reeths-Puffer, 5:30 p.m. Grand Haven vs. Holland West Ottawa, 7 p.m. Wednesday Finals, 6 p.m. Winner ad... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - The Greater Muskegon co-op swim and dive team earned a much-needed victory over Manistee on Thursday. The Turtles won, 115-64. “It was great to see the team enjoy having fun and swimming and diving with a lot more confidence and hunger tonig... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The North Muskegon boys soccer team recorded their program’s 300th victory with a win in the Division 4 district opener on Thursday. The Norse cruised past Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy, 8-0. It was a balanced attack as eight N... READ MORE