Local Sports Journal Goals by Amanda Skidmore, Rachel Darwin and Kaylee Harrell led the Orchard View Cardinals to a 3-2 double overtime soccer victory over the Ludington Orioles on Monday night. Jacquelyun Lynch scored both goals for Ludington (11-4-2). Maressa Sargo and Kristin Hemmerden had assists. Molly Hallead had nine saves in the Orioles’ net.
Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian traveled to Orchard View Saturday for a doubleheader and came home with two wins. In the first game, Matt Vanderploeg pitched a complete game. He gave up 13 hits and struck out seven in a 12-6 win. Sophomore Logan Waller led the Warriors with three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs. Vanderploeg and Jared Varnado each had two singles and a RBI. In Read More ...
TRACK DIVISION 2 BOYS (At Houseman Field) 1, Zeeland West 130.33; 2, Allendale 85; 3, Zeeland East 66; 4, Hamilton 50; 5, Coopersville 48; 6, Spring Lake 48; 7, Whitehall 43; 8, Orchard View 41; 9, Sparta 38; 10, Hudsonville Unity Christian 30.33; 11, Fruitport 26.83; 12, Holland Christian 24; 13, Grant 22.5; 14, Fremont 10. DISCUS: 1, Quincy Byrd, ZE, 176-3. SHOT PUT: 1, Matt Kolean, Ham, 54-10 ¾; Read More ...
TRACK DIVISION 2 GIRLS (At Houseman Field) 1, Hamilton 116.5; 2, Zeeland East 114.5; 3, Spring Lake 109; 4, Holland Christian 46; 5, Coopersville 44; 6, Allendale 42; 7, Sparta 42; 8, Zeeland West 40; 9, Fruitport 35; 10, Hudsonville Unity Christian 31; 11, Whitehall 23; 12, Grant 8; 13, Orchard View 6; 14, Fremont 6. DISCUS: 1, Kaylyn Hill, Allen, 138-4. SHOT PUT: 1, Brittany Casey, ZE, 40-5½. HIGH Read More ...
Local Sports Journal The Orchard View Cardinals allowed one hit in sweeping Western Michigan Christian 10-0 and 12-0 in a nonleague softball doubleheader. Bree Weck pitched five innings in the opener. She allowed no hits, three walks and struck out 11. Weck had a triple and a double to lead the Cardinals. She also scored two runs and knocked in two run. Katelynn Rojas had one hit and scored two Read More ...
TRACK LAKES 8 MEET (At Orchard View) BOYS 1, Ludington 135; 2, Fruitport 118; 3, Grant 90; 4, Orchard View 62; 5, Spring Lake 57; 6, Fremont 36; 7, Howard City Tri-County 25. Shot put: 1, Brandon Bouwkamp, G, 44.7; 2, Trevor Boyd, G, 42-11; 3, Remington Rohrer, Lud, 40-2; 4, Rodney Morse, Frpt, 39-5; 5, Allen Keffer, Lud, 39-5. Discus: 1, Alan Jones, Frpt, 128-3; 2, Nic Kramer, Frpt, Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Hesperia beat Orchard View 10-4 and 3-2 in a nonconference softball doubleheader on Tuesday. In Hesperia’s 3-2 win, the Panthers managed only a pair of hits from Katie Annis and Rachel Farber. Annie and Paige Lavin drove in runs for the Panthers. Annis was the winning pitcher, fanning five and allowing four hits. Shelby Bittick drove in a run for OV in the game. Riley Martin and 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 ...
Local Sports Journal Keyara Wiard scored the first two goals as Oakridge cruised to a 4-0 win over Orchard View. Wiard’s first tally came just three minutes into the contest on a pass from Aliza Olsen. “We tried a few things different with our midfielders and forwards to start the game,” said Oakridge coach Jeff Lohman. “It paid right off the bat with a quick goal.” Eleven minutes later Wiard took a pass from Read More ...
SOFTBALL Greater Muskegon Athletic Association County Softball Tournament (Saturday) Tier 1 First round Whitehall at Orchard View, 9 a.m. Muskegon at Fruitport, 9 a.m. Semifinals Reeths-Puffer vs. Muskegon-Fruitport winner at Fruitport, 11 a.m. Mona Shores vs. Orchard View-Whitehall winner at Orchard View, 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 Ravenna vs. Oakridge at Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Here are partial results from Saturday’s Orchard View softball tournament as provided by area coaches. Spring Lake won the Orchard View softball tournament championship with a 14-12 victory over Montague in the title game. The Whitehall Vikings won two of three games and finished third. The Vikings defeated Western Michigan Christian 22-0, lost to Spring Lake 14-13, then defeated Orchard View 8-7. Heidi Clark won both games Read More ...
TRACK BOYS West Michigan Conference Mason County Central 67, Shelby 25 Whitehall 109, Shelby 28 Whitehall 74, Mason County Central 63 Lakes 8 Conference Orchard View 71, Fremont 61 High jump: 1, Tyquan Bethea, OV, 5-6. Shot put: 1, Grand Clark, F, 39-0. Discus: 1, Grant Clark, F, 113-7. Pole vault: 1, Dionasio Mendiola, OV, 9-0. Long jump: 1, Justin Hunter-Smith, OV, 22-1. 3200 relay: 1, Fremont, 9:07.1. 110 hurdles: Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Ludington won the first game with strong pitching and Orchard View claimed the nightcap with solid hitting as the team split a Lakes 8 baseball doubleheader on Tuesday. In the opener, Blake Collins had sevens strikeouts in six innings of work to lead the Orioles to a 3-1 victory. Chad Large finished the game with a triple and two RBI. Joey Powles had a single and an Read More ...
Local Sports Journal The Orchard View boys track roster is a bit lean in numbers, but there is plenty of quality for the upcoming season. “The Orchard View boys track team features a strong, yet small group of returning seniors that will look to compete and improve each week,” said Coach Neil Sladick, whose team finished 7-0 in the Lakes 8 a year ago. “The senior athletes will need to Read More ...
By David Tomczak Local Sports Journal The season just keeps getting better for SpringLake boys basketball. Riding a 12-game winning streak, the Lakers have moved one win away from claiming a Class B district title, rolling in their second round game at Orchard View Wednesday, defeating the hosts, 51-33. The win also improves their record to 20-2, the most wins in a single season for the program. They will look Read More ...
By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Two area bowlers reached the semifinal round in their respective classes of Saturday’s MHSAA State Bowling finals. Fremont’s Sam Brandt and Alex Hansen from Ravenna both reached the final four before being eliminated. In Division 3, Brandt was defeated by William Holmes of Ferndale University, 417-395. In Division 4, Hansen was eliminated by Burton Bendle’s Jeffrey Green, 381-334. The day began with 60 bowlers Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Orchard View senior John Leonard scored 25 points and added 12 rebounds on Thursday night in Orchard View’s 51-40 loss to Grant in a boys basketball contest. Nick Brown led Grant with 17 points. Orchard View finished the regular season with a 2-18 record.
Local Sports Journal Oakridge will play for a Class B district championship after beating Orchard View 46-33 on Wednesday night. Oakridge advances now to play Spring Lake in Friday’s district championship game at 6 p.m. at Whitehall High School. The Eagles led 12-6 after one quarter and 22-13 at the half. Keyara Wiard led the Eagles with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Morgan Giddings added 17 points. Jayshonna Blackshire Read More ...
Local Sports Journal Senior John Leonard poured in 31 points to lead the Orchard View Cardinal boys to a 71-55 victory over the Ravenna Bulldogs on Tuesday night. Leonard also had 13 rebounds and four assists as the Cardinals raised their record 2-17. Keith Melton added 16 points and Brandon Edwards scored 11. Orchard View used a trap throughout the game, but in the second quarter it was especially effective. Read More ...
