Sep 13, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Yet another milestone has been eclipsed by Shelby junior Navea Gauthier on the volleyball court. This time, Gauthier passed 2,000 career kills in a 3-0 win over Hesperia on Tuesday. The night didn’t roll as smoothly as S... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Putting together another balanced attack, the Ludington girls' volleyball team swept the host Oakridge Eagles in three straight sets Tuesday night. The Orioles pretty much dominated the Eagles after getting by them in the first set, 25-20. Aft... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Western Michigan Christian volleyball team swept Covenant Christian 3-0 on Tuesday evening. The Warriors earned the win, 25-19, 25-11 and 25-16. Abby Leffring had eight kills, two aces and two blocks while Bri Warners had 32 assists a... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON – In their first conference action of 2023, Hart volleyball battled a tough North Muskegon team, falling 3-0. The Pirates were in good shape to start the first set and jumped out to a lead. That dissipated after Hart made some errors that... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Reeths-Puffer volleyball team battled Holland in an OK Conference-Green matchup on Tuesday. The Rockets came out on top in three sets, 25-23, 25-22 and 25-12. Alissa Klopp had 10 kills, two digs and a block while Megan Barmes had 18 digs ... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The Montague volleyball team claimed a WMC-Lakes victory over Orchard View on Tuesday. The Wildcats topped the Cardinals in three sets, 25-12, 25-13 and 25-12. Gentry Knopp had 10 aces and two digs followed by Alissa Wynn with seven aces and ... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE - The Spring Lake volleyball team drew a blank in a double dual at Hudsonville Unity Christian on Tuesday. The Lakers were 0-2 with losses against Holland Christian (14-25, 26-24, 17-25, 17-25) and Allendale (24-26, 15-25, 23-25). Kallie Lewk... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com COOPERSVILLE - The Fruitport volleyball team had a tough outing with an 0-2 finish in a quad match on Tuesday. The Trojans dropped tough matches to Grand Rapids West Catholic (18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 17-25) and host Coopersville (25-15, 21-25, 15-25, 18-25)... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MORLEY - The Kent City volleyball team dropped a hard-fought CSAA match to Morley-Stanwood on Tuesday. The Eagles fell short in three sets, 25-20, 26-24 and 25-16. Cailynn Hartzell had 18 assists and three aces while Maddie Geers had 17 digs, 13 kills an... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores volleyball team cruised over Muskegon for their second OK Conference-Green victory of the season. The Sailors won in three sets, 25-1, 25-6 and 25-5. Kyann Hellmann led Shores with 17 assists, nine aces, three digs and a ... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH BRANCH - The Grand Haven volleyball team earned a runner-up finish at the North Branch Invitational on Saturday. The Bucs swept pool play with wins against Dewitt (25-18, 25-21), Flint Powers (25-14, 25-18) and Lansing Catholic (27-25, 23-25, 15-... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Mona Shores volleyball team had another successful tournament with an undefeated, first-place finish at the Fruitport Invitational on Saturday. In pool play, the Sailors took down NorthPointe Christian (25-15, 25-16) and North Muskegon ... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY--Shelby junior Navea Gauthier has been selected as the August Athlete of the Month for girls volleyball by the Local Sports Journal. Gauthier, who recently committed to attend Ohio State University (but cannot sign her le... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- A trip to Big Rapids for a quad girls' volleyball match Thursday night turned out very well for the Ludington spikers. The Orioles swept all three of their matches, beating Big Rapids (25-11, 25-19), Whitehall (25-17, 25-17) an... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -Western Michigan Christian opened up Alliance League play against Muskegon Catholic Central on Thursday and topped the Crusaders, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13. Abby Leffring had 14 kills and a block while Ashley Folkema had eight aces, five ... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -The Fruitport volleyball team went 0-2 in a home quad match on Thursday. The Trojans dropped tough matches to Allendale (25-17, 19-25, 21-25, 25-27) and Hudsonville Unity Christian (17-25, 22-25, 25-13, 18-25). Sadie Haase led the way with 33 ... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANTON – Hart’s volleyball team made a long trip to Manton on Thursday and fell in four sets, 3-1. A long bus ride could’ve been the reason the Pirates started slow as they lost the first two sets. Hart fought back to take the third set 26-24 in ext... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores volleyball team opened OK Conference-Green play with a solid win against Reeths-Puffer on Thursday, 25-4, 25-12, 25-16. Kyann Hellmann led the Sailors with 23 assists, seven digs, six aces and two kills while Grace Allen ... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Spring Lake volleyball team went 1-1 in a double dual on Thursday. The Lakers found themselves in a battle against Hamilton, but managed to come out on top, 25-20, 30-28, 23-25, 24-26, 17-15. The loss came against host West... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -The Kent City volleyball team overtook CSAA Conference foe Newaygo in four sets on Wednesday evening. The Eagles came out on top 26-24, 17-25, 25-14 and 25-15. Cailynn Hartzell contributed 39 assists with three aces while Maddie Ge... READ MORE