SOCCER STATE FINALS Saturday Division 1 at Williamston Troy 2, Grandville 1 Division 2 at Williamston Richland Gull Lake 1, Bloomfield Hills Marian 0 (2OT) Division 3 at Mason Grand Rapids South Christian 1, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 0 Division 4 at Mason Grandville Calvin Christian 2, Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest 1

SOCCER Semifinals Wednesday Division 1 Grandville 3, Novi 2 Troy 2, Rochester 1 (SO) Division 2  Richland Gull Lake 1, Spring Lake 0 (OT) Bloomfield Hills Marian 2, Fenton 1 Division 3 Grand Rapids South Christian 4, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 0 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 4, Flint Powers Catholic 1 Division 4  Grandville Calvin Christian 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0 Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest 3, Lansing Christian 2 Finals Saturday Division 1 at Williamston   Read More ...

SOCCER Semifinals Wednesday Division 1 Grandville vs Novi at Holt – 6 pm Rochester vs Troy at Lake Orion – 6 pm Division 2  Richland Gull Lake vs Spring Lake at Plainwell – 6 pm Bloomfield Hills Marian vs Fenton at Fenton – 6 pm Division 3 Grand Rapids South Christian vs Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Hope College – 6 pm Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs Flint Powers Catholic   Read More ...

SOCCER Semifinals Wednesday Division 1 Grandville vs Novi at Holt – 6 pm Rochester vs Troy at Lake Orion – 6 pm Division 2  Richland Gull Lake vs Spring Lake at Plainwell – 6 pm Bloomfield Hills Marian vs Fenton at Fenton – 6 pm Division 3 Grand Rapids South Christian vs Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Hope College – 6 pm Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs Flint Powers Catholic   Read More ...

By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal For the second straight season, it was the Calvin Christian Squires who finished off the girls soccer season for Western Michigan Christian. Last year, it was 3-0 in the Division 4 state semifinals. On Friday night, it was 2-0 in the regional finals, which were played at Warrior Field. Defending state champion Calvin Christian heads into the state semifinals on Wednesday at East Kentwood,   Read More ...

SOCCER Girls regionals Division 2 (at Holland) Spring Lake 2, Grand Rapids Catholic 1 Plainwell 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 2 Finals: Spring Lake 1, Plainwell 0, 2 OT Division 3 (at Big Rapids) Oakridge 5, Cheboygan 4 Grand Rapids Catholic 2, Ludington 1 Finals: Grand Rapids Catholic 2, Oakridge 0 Division 4 (at Western Michigan Christian) Grandville Calvin Christian 6, Hart 0 Western Michigan Christian 2, Charlevoix 1 Finals:   Read More ...

SOCCER LAKES 8 ALL CONFERENCE SOCCER TEAM First team Jordyn Stanberry, jr., Fruitport Amanda Skidmore, sr., Orchard View Leann Latsch, sr., Spring Lake Molly Miedema, sr., Spring Lake Morgan Carey, fr., Spring Lake Hailey Hanks, jr., Fruitport Jacquelyn Lynch, soph., Ludington Hailey Pellegrom,sr., Spring Lake Taylor Miller, sr., Grant Elise Ketelaar, jr., Tri-County Molly Hallead, sr., Ludington (goalkeeper) Second team Megan Harken, soph., Spring Lake Alex Prout, soph., Spring Lake   Read More ...

Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian used two first-half goals to defeat Charlevoix in the Division 4 regional soccer semifinals. Check out the highlights from the Warriors’ 2-1 victory.

Local Sports Journal Oakridge girls soccer coach Jeff Lohman went so far as to say Tuesday’s 5-4 regional soccer victory over Cheboygan was one of the more special victories in school history. And why not? The Eagles rallied from a 3-0 halftime deficit to win the game and advance to Thursday’s Division 3 regional final soccer game against Grand Rapids Catholic, which defeated Ludington 2-1 in the other game. Mariah   Read More ...

By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian’s girls soccer team scored a goal just 15 seconds into Tuesday night’s Division 4 regional semifinal soccer game. You’d think that would translate into many more and a lopsided victory over Charlevoix. Instead, the Warriors had to hang on for dear life in a 2-1 victory over the northern visitors. The outcome puts WMC (16-4-2) into the 7 p.m. Friday regional   Read More ...

SOCCER Girls regionals Division 2 (at Holland) Spring Lake 2, Grand Rapids Catholic 1 Plainwell 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 2 Finals: Spring Lake vs. Plainwell, 7 p.m. Thursday Division 3 (at Big Rapids) Oakridge 5, Cheboygan 4 Grand Rapids Catholic 2, Ludington 1 Finals: Oakridge vs. Grand Rapids Catholic, 6 p.m. Thursday Division 4 (at Western Michigan Christian) Grandville Calvin Christian 6, Hart 0 Western Michigan Christian 2, Charlevoix   Read More ...

By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal It wasn’t the start the Hart Pirates were looking for the in the Division 4 soccer regional semifinal on Tuesday night. Far from it. Grandville Calvin Christian scored three goals in the game’s first 5:32 and cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Pirates. The loss not only ended the Pirates’ season, but was the final game in the 15-year coaching career of Brenda   Read More ...

SOCCER West Michigan Conference all-league team First team Erica Bayak, sr., North Muskegon Brett Fox, sr., Shelby Kelsey Gensler, jr., Whitehall Macayla Greiner, sr., Hart Morgan Kellis, sr., Whitehall Landyn Lorenz, sr., Hart Aliza Olsen, jr., Oakridge Summer Patricio, soph., North Muskegon Nikee Pipoly, jr., North Muskegon Lara Salazar, sr., Hart Sarah Schmiedeknecht, jr., Whitehall Beka Shepherd, jr., Oakridge Ashley Weaver, sr., Oakridge Taylor Wiegand, sr., Hart Keyara Wiard, sr.,   Read More ...

SOCCER Regionals Division 2 (at Holland) Tuesday Grand Rapids Christian vs. Spring Lake, 5 p.m. Forest Hills Northern vs. Plainwell, 7 p.m. Thursday Finals, 7 p.m. Division 3 (at Big Rapids) Tuesday Oakridge vs. Cheboygan, 5 p.m. Ludington vs. GR Catholic Central, 7 p.m. Thursday Finals, 6 p.m. Division 4 (at Western Michigan Christian) Tuesday Hart vs. Calvin Christian, 4:30 p.m. Western Michigan Christian vs. Charlevoix, 7 p.m. Friday Finals,   Read More ...

Local Sports Journal Jacquelyn Lynch propelled Ludington to its third straight district championship with a 4-1 win over Big Rapids. Lynch tallied a hat trick as the Orioles offense amassed 25 shots on goal. Goalie Molly Hallead posted 10 saves for Ludington, which improved its record to 15-4-2 on the season. Ludington’s Maressa Sarto was key in the win with a goal and an assist. Maggie Haugi had three assists   Read More ...

Local Sports Journal The Oakridge Eagles earned a spot in next week’s soccer regionals with a 5-0 victory over the Orchard View Cardinals on Saturday. The game was played at Oakridge. The Eagles got rolling 8 minutes into the game on a goal by Emily Jacoutot. Aliza Olsen sent a centering pass from the touchline and Jacoutot made a solid run to the back post and fired a shot into   Read More ...

By Ron Rop Local  Sports Journal It didn’t seem to matter one way or the other. With the wind or against the wind. The Western Michigan Christian Warrior girls soccer team scored two goals in each half on a windy day at Warrior Field on Saturday in a 4-0 victory over North Muskegon. The Warriors captured the Division 4 district crown with the victory and will remain home for regional   Read More ...

SOCCER Division 1 (at Mona Shores) Tuesday Hudsonville 8, Jenison 2 West Ottawa 3, Wyoming 1 Grandville 2, Mona Shores 0 Wednesday Grand Haven 13, GR Union 0 Friday Hudsonville 3, West Ottawa 1 Grandville 3, Grand Haven 0 Saturday Finals, Hudsonville vs. Grandville, 7 p.m. Division 2 (at Spring Lake) Tuesday Coopersville 8, Muskegon 0 Spring Lake 8, Sparta 0 Reeths-Puffer 3, Fruitport 2, Shootout Thursday Coopersville 4, Kenowa   Read More ...

Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian faced River Valley rival Muskegon Catholic in the Division 4 district soccer semifinals on Thursday. The Warriors came out on top 3-0 and the Local Sports Journal photographer Tim Reilly was there to catch the action.              

SOCCER Division 1 (at Mona Shores) Tuesday Hudsonville 8, Jenison 2 West Ottawa 3, Wyoming 1 Grandville 2, Mona Shores 0 Wednesday Grand Haven 13, GR Union 0 Friday Hudsonville vs. West Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Grandville vs. Grand Haven, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Finals, 7 p.m. Division 2 (at Spring Lake) Tuesday Coopersville 8, Muskegon 0 Spring Lake 8, Sparta 0 Reeths-Puffer 3, Fruitport 2, Shootout Thursday Coopersville 4, Kenowa Hills   Read More ...