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Whitecaps come from behind, defeat Lansing for sixth straight victory
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Whitecaps snap losing streak, have six players named to All-Star team
June 8, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps snapped their two game losing streak with a 9-2 home victory over Great Lakes on Wednesday night.
Josh Lester and Danny Woodrow...
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Ashcraft quiets Grand River’s bats, Clippers break into victory column with a 3-2 win
June 7, 2017By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON- The Muskegon Clippers allowed 18 runs in their opening day loss on Tuesday against Grand River, and needed someone to cool...
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Muskegon Clippers’ first game in their new league is one they would like to forget
June 7, 2017By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers got a very rude welcome to the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League on Tuesday.
The Clippers played...
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Spring Lake girls soccer team rallies for a thrilling 3-2 regional victory over Cadillac
June 7, 2017By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCEDAR SPRINGS – The Spring Lake girls’ soccer team has demonstrated outstanding skill all season.
But on Tuesday the Lakers displayed something more...
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Muskegon Catholic trounces Saginaw Nouvel 8-0 in Division 4 regional soccer semis
June 7, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Catholic girls’ soccer team will head into the Division 4 regional finals with a lot of momentum after trouncing Saginaw Nouvel 8-0 in...
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Mona Shores girls’ soccer team’s dream season ends with a 4-1 loss in regionals
June 6, 2017By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comPORTAGE – Through the first 56 minutes of their Division 1 regional semifinal game against Forest Hills Central on Tuesday, the Mona...
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Whitecaps quietly lose their second game in a row, 3-1 to the Great Lakes Loons
June 6, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps dropped a 3-1 decision to the Great Lakes Loons in a matinee contest on Tuesday at Fifth Third Ballpark.
The game was...
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Spring Lake, Muskegon Catholic qualify for this weekend’s boys state golf finals
June 6, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
Local high school boys golf teams took part in regional action last weekend, in an attempt to qualify for the Michigan High School Athletic Association...
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Whitecaps’ Cam Gibson putting 2016 behind him by swinging a hot bat this spring
June 5, 2017By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCOMSTOCK PARK – West Michigan Whitecaps outfielder Cam Gibson may only be 56 games into the 2017 season, but he’s already proving...
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Norse No. 1 doubles team advanced to the semifinals in state girls tennis finals
June 5, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
Three local teams and one individual player competed in the Michigan High School Athletic Association state girls tennis finals on Friday and Saturday.
In Division 3,...
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Clippers open Tuesday in their first game as members of the elite Great Lakes League
June 5, 2017By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – An exciting new era will begin on Tuesday for the Muskegon Clippers.
They will kick off their membership in the Great...
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Risers rev up for Saturday’s home opener with a 3-0 victory over Oakland County FC
June 5, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Risers ended their long season-opening road trip with a 3-0 victory over Oakland County FC on Saturday at Royal Oak High School.
The game...
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A bizarre ninth inning wrecks Whitecaps’ rally, Lansing Lugnuts steal an 8-6 victory
June 4, 2017By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCOMSTOCK PARK – It took a bizarre ninth inning to derail the red-hot West Michigan Whitecaps on Sunday.
The Caps...
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Ravenna softball team wins district title behind high powered offense
June 4, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna softball team defeated host North Muskegon 13-7 on Saturday in the Division 3 district final.
The Bulldogs will face Grandville Calvin Christian next Saturday...
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Seven area track and field athletes crowned MHSAA state champions on Saturday
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
Seven area high school athletes were crowned state track and field champions on Saturday.
Cameron Oleen of Fruitport won the boys Division 2 400-meter dash, Lauren Biggs of...
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Shelby girls soccer team plays tough for a half, then falls to Big Rapids in district finals
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
A tough second half doomed the Shelby girls’ soccer team in a 7-1 loss to Big Rapids in a Division 3 district championship game on...
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Devin Comes shuts down Holton, Muskegon Catholic wins D4 district baseball title
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Catholic Central baseball team captured a Division 4 district title on Saturday.
Pitcher Devin Comes dominated for the Crusaders, throwing a no-hitter as MCC...
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Fruitport baseball team ends its season in Division 2 district semis, falls to Allendale
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport baseball team had its season come to end on Saturday with a 5-4 loss to Allendale in the Division 2 district semifinal at...
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Grant falls short against Sparta in Division 2 baseball district finals
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Grant baseball team fell 9-1 to Sparta on Saturday in the Division 2 district finals at Cedar Springs High School.
Gabe Castro led the Tigers...
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Holton softball squad pounds Hesperia, wins another Division 4 district title
June 3, 2017LocalSportsJournal.com
The Holton softball team captured a Division 4 district title, defeating Hesperia 15-0 in the finals on Saturday.
The Red Devils collected 17 hits as a...
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