Oct 26, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - Most nights, Daniel Minasian quietly goes about his business as the goalkeeper for the Western Michigan Christian Warriors' soccer team. The junior now has 14 shutouts in the Warriors' net after leading his team to a 3-0 victory ... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Three area boys soccer teams ventured into the regional final portion of the tournament on Thursday night. Only Western Michigan Christian survived and will play in the state semifinals next week. Fremont and Fruitport both saw its impressive seasons come... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Western Michigan Christian volleyball team edged out West Michigan Aviation Academy on Wednesday. The Warriors swept the match, 25-23, 25-19 and 25-20. Ashley Folkema led with 12 kills and a pair of blocks. Abby Leffring got eight kil... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team fell to state-ranked Holland Christian in an OK-Rainbow dual meet on Tuesday. The Turtles lost, 131-54. “We swam with a lot of heart tonight despite the odds,” said Turtles coach Mick Homan. “I w... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Western Michigan Christian Warriors put on an offensive show in the first half of Tuesday night's Division 4 regional semifinal soccer game. After putting up five goals in the opening half, the Warriors cruised to a 5-0 vict... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Four area boys soccer teams were in action on Tuesday night in regional semifinal action. Regional pairings Division 1 Host: Forest Hills Northern Tuesday Rockford 2, Traverse City West 1 (OT) Portage Central 4, Grand Haven 1 Thursday Finals, Rockf... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – There’s a fine between overconfidence and understanding how to win in the postseason. Western Michigan Christian is promising it’s not overlooking any opponent as it begins its quest at defending its Divisi... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com There are four area teams remaining as the boys' high school soccer tournament heads into the regional competition. It's Grand Haven in Division 1, Fruitport in Division 2, Fremont in Division 3 and Western Michigan Christian in Division 4. Note: Due to ... READ MORE
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 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Western Michigan Christian girls finished second in Thursday's Alliance League cross country championship. The WMC boys finished third while Muskegon Catholic was fifth. Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation won the girls race with 24... 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 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - A goal-scoring spurt in the second half propelled the top-ranked Western Michigan Christian Warrior soccer team to a 6-0 victory over the Ravenna Bulldogs. The victory earns the Warriors a spot in the 6:45 p.m. Thursday... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Western Michigan Christian volleyball team breezed by Fruitport Calvary Christian on Tuesday in an Alliance League matchup. The Warriors claimed the win in three sets, 25-9, 25-20 and 25-9. Abby Leffring had 12 kills and three blocks, whi... 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 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