Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The North Muskegon girls basketball team came out on top of a low-scoring WMC-Rivers game against Ravenna on Friday night. The Norse squeaked by the Bulldogs, 28-26. Allie Jensen led the Norse with 10 points and four rebounds. Delaney Yo... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Anna Lundquist helped the Oakridge girls' basketball team finish on top in a tight game against Montague in WMC-Lakes action on Friday. Lundquist put up a double-double of 20 points, 18 rebounds and six assists to edge out the Wildcats, 40-38. ... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS - The Newaygo girls basketball team earned a solid 54-22 CSAA victory over Chippewa Hills on Friday night. The Lions led 29-10 after the first two quarters and stretched it out in the second half even further. “The team played a pretty complete g... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Spring Lake girls basketball team capped off Senior Night with a convincing 50-20 win against OK-Blue foe Unity Christian on Friday evening. The win helps the Lakers claim third place in the conference. “We started our five seniors,... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Jaxson Whitaker became Reeths-Puffers' all-time leading scorer in boys’ basketball on Friday night in a 54-50 victory over Zeeland West. Whitaker, who now has 1,374 career points, paced the Rockets with 22 points to go along with seven assists and two s... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys’ basketball team couldn’t find a way to come back against O-K Blue Conference champion Hudsonville Unity Chistian Friday night. On Senior Night, the Lakers fell, 59-50. The Lakers trailed 16-11 at the end of the first quarter, 29... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian girls’ basketball squad played suffocating defense on Friday night in a 67-15 win over Grand River Prep in Alliance League action. The Warriors jumped out to a 32-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, led 50-14 at halfti... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The area will be sending 23 bowlers to next weekend's MHSAA Singles State Finals. Those bowlers each finished among the top 7 finishers in their respective regional tournaments on Saturday. Each bowler rolled six games. Leading the way is Division 4 with... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO - The Whitehall Vikings flashed their deep wrestling roster on Friday and defeated Gladstone 52-18 in the Division 3 state quarterfinals. The meet, at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, also will host the state semifinals and finals on Saturda... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – On Senior Night, Shelby’s boys basketball team posted a lopsided victory over Holton, 55-19 on Tuesday. The Tigers dominated the boards, leading to plenty of second chance opportunities and keeping Holton off the scoreboard. The Tigers scored... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING – Shelby’s girls basketball team struggled to find consistency on offense, falling to Wyoming Potter’s House Christian on Thursday, 46-27. The Tigers found themselves in a 15-9 hole at the end of the first quarter, and despite holding their ... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA team wrestling gets rolling again on Friday afternoon at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. In Division 3, Hart and Whitehall are still alive and will be battling in quarterfinal action at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Hart takes on Constantine while Whiteha... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Orchard View boys’ basketball team, led by Delaney Oakes, topped Fremont, 64-57, in a WMC Lakes contest on Thursday night. “We did some good things offensively, but just did not play well at all on the defensive end,” said Fremont coa... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA - Carter Schullo poured in 22 points to help propel the sharp-shooting Ravenna boys' basketball team past Hesperia, 65-32, for a WMC Rivers victory on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs canned 12 three-pointers, and all six seniors scored on senio... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Whitehall boys' basketball team completed a perfect regular season with a 75-57 WMC Lakes win against Oakridge on Thursday night. The Vikings shook off a slow start and erased an eight-point first-quarter deficit by outscoring the Eagle... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Three area bowling teams qualified for the state finals on Thursday in the Division 3 regional at Sherman Bowling Center. The Oakridge boys and girls both finished first in the region while the girls from Orchard View finished second. The top t... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - Four area bowling teams were in competition on Thursday in the Division 2 bowling regionals at Eastbrook Lanes in Grand Rapids. In the boys' division, Grand Rapids Northview and Greenville qualified for the state finals next weekend at Cent... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The area will be well represented at the Division 4 bowling state finals after regional competition on Thursday. The boys and girls from Holton and Ravenna finished first and second in Thursday's regional at Northway Lanes. In the boys' divisio... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Grand Haven is sending its boys and girls bowling teams to the state finals after Thursday's bowling regional tournament. The Grand Haven boys finished second to Jenison and the Buc girls finished second to Rockford. The top two teams in each ... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo boys' basketball team closed out the CSAA tournament with an 82-40 rout over Central Montcalm on Wednesday evening. "I was really happy with our ball movement tonight and our team defense,” said Newaygo coach Jason Long. “Thi... READ MORE