Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - The Mona Shores Sailors were stuffed on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime on Friday night and dropped a heartbreaking 21-20 decision to the Zeeland East Chix. Sailor quarterback Hayden Terpstra was stopped short of the end zone that left ... 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 21, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Three weeks ago when Hart football achieved their fifth win of the year, Coach Joe Tanis had his eyes on the season finale with Ravenna, the penultimate game to complete what he called a “Respect Tour.” That moment came on... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON – Hesperia football experienced their best offensive output of the 2023 season on Friday, blowing through Holton 46-6. The Panthers put up 528 yards of total offense against the Red Devils, breaking a string of seven straight losses to finish the... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportJournal.com WHITEHALL - Kyle Stratton threw five touchdown passes on Friday night to complete the Whitehall football team's perfect regular season. The Vikings cruised to a 68-0 victory over Orchard View to go 9-0 on the season and 6-0 in the West Michigan Conference ... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 By Joe Lane LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING - The Muskegon Big Reds set lofty goals every football season. Their regular season is considered their preseason as you can almost book them to make the playoffs. The Big Reds haven't missed the playoffs since 1999. This seaso... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets had a rather emotional evening at Rocket Stadium on Friday night. First off, the seniors were honored prior to the game for their hard work and dedication to the football program. Then, ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Fruitport football team ended its season with their ninth consecutive loss on Friday against the O-K Blue Conference champions from Grand Rapids West Catholic. The Trojans fell to West Catholic, 58-7, and finished the season without a v... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Kent City football team plowed past Grant in the final game of the regular season, 44-20, on Friday night. The Eagles continued their strong rushing attack with 429 yards from the ground, led by Caden Hartzell, who had 156 yards on 16 carries ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Manistee rebounded quite nicely from last week's loss to Montague. Manistee - which had the playoffs already locked up before the game even started - rolled over Fremont 40-7 on Friday night. The Packers came into th... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oak Ridge Boys are a well-known country music band, but Noah MacFadyen explained that Muskegon County’s “Oakridge Boys” specialize in their own version of rock-and-roll. Trever Jones rushed for 173 yards and four to... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE --Ludington concluded the regular season with a winning record Friday night with a convincing 45-14 victory over inter-county rival Mason County Central. In fact, the two teams end the season with identical 5-4 records after the Orioles earne... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CALEDONIA - Grand Haven ended its disappointing football season with another O-K Red Conference loss on Friday night. The Bucs suffered a 55-21 loss to Caledonia to drop their record to 1-8 on the season and 0-7 in league play. Grand Haven trailed 14-7 a... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HAMILTON - The Spring Lake football team ended the regular season on a high note on Friday night. The Lakers defeated Hamilton 47-38 in an O-K Blue Conference showdown to improve to 7-2 overall on the season and 5-2 in league play. Now, Spring Lake will w... 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 LocalSportsJournal.com We're heading into the final week of the regular season for high school football. Listed below are the area's leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and tackling. On Sunday, the MHSAA will release the pairings for the football playoffs, which will begin n... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Grand Haven Buccaneers just could not get their offense going on Friday night in a 38-0 loss to Holland West Ottawa. The Bucs (1-7) passed for 11 yards and rushed for 95 in the shutout loss. Dean Mattson led Grand Haven with 18 rushes for 6... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Ludington football team bounced back after last week's big loss and cruised to a 41-14 win over host Orchard View Friday. The major leader for the Orioles was quarterback Cam Gunsell, the coach's son, who rushed for 231 yards and four to... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – Not since 1952 has Hart football posted seven wins in one season. The 2023 Pirates matched that mark on Friday, shutting out Hesperia 54-0 in a West Michigan Conference (WMC) Rivers game. Hart is now 7-1. History ha... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Big Reds celebrated the 500th game at Hackley Stadium on Friday night with a resounding 51-6 victory over Grand Rapids Union on a cold, rainy evening. Hackley Stadium has been a staple in the community since 1927.... READ MORE