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Western Michigan Christian, Spring Lake play to 1-all tie in non-league soccer match
Mar 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Cold weather soccer seems to be the new normal for spring sports in 2024. Western Michigan Christian hosted Spring Lake on Wednesday night for a non-league girls soccer battle that again saw temperatures in the mid-30s. While the stinging cold air ... READ MORE
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Western Michigan Christian, Spring Lake play to 1-all tie in non-league soccer match
Mar 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Cold weather soccer seems to be the new normal for spring sports in 2024. Western Michigan Christian hosted Spring Lake on Wednesday night for a non-league girls soccer ba READ MORE
Orchard View soccer posts shutout victory over Wellspring Prep
Mar 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Orchard View girls soccer team posted their first win of the young season as they blanked Grand Rapids Wellspri... READ MORE
Muskegon Catholic opens baseball season with wins over Orchard View
Mar 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic baseball opened its season on Monday and took care of Orchard View in a doubleheader. The Crusaders sta... READ MORE
Ravenna softball blows out Fremont in Tuesday twinbill
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna softball team opened the season with a pair of wins against Fremont on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs blanked Fremon... READ MORE
Basketball
Here is the West Michigan Conference River Division all-league team for boys’ basketball
Mar 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon Norse dominated the West Michigan Conference River Division in boys' basketball. When the all-league was announced, the Norse landed four players on the fir... READ MORE
Here are the top girls’ basketball players in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division
Mar 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com League champion Hart placed three players on the first team for this year's West Michigan Conference Rivers Division. League ... READ MORE
Here is the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division all-league team for girls’ basketball
Mar 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont Packers captured the league title for the girls' basketball season in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division. Th... READ MORE
Who was named to the all-league West Michigan Conference Lakes Division boys’ basketball team?
Mar 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com League champion Whitehall and runner-up Ludington each placed three players on the first team, all-West Michigan Conference La... READ MORE
Wrestling
Top wrestlers garner all-league honors in the West Michigan Conference
Mar 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com League champion Whitehall dominated the West Michigan Conference all-league team for wrestling. In all, 10 Vikings earned first-team honors. Here the first team and honorab... READ MORE
Ward, Craner capture MHSAA individual wrestling titles at Ford Field
Mar 02, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Four area wrestlers advanced to the MHSAA state championship match on Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. Two of them came hom... READ MORE
Whitehall falls to Dundee in MHSAA team wrestling state title match
Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO - The Whitehall Vikings' wrestling team ran into a dynasty known as Dundee again on Saturday in the Division 3 State... READ MORE
Whitehall wrestlers dominate, earn Division 3 semifinal berth; Hart falls in tight match against Constantine
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO - The Whitehall Vikings flashed their deep wrestling roster on Friday and defeated Gladstone 52-18 in the Division 3... READ MORE
Hockey
Muskegon Lumberjacks cap off victory over Team USA in game previously suspended
Mar 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks were only 20 minutes away from earning an easy two points in the USHL standings on Sunday night. But it was anything but easy. The Lumberj... READ MORE
Muskegon Lumberjacks clinch a playoff berth with home ice victory over Sioux City
Mar 24, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks are heading to the Clark Cup playoffs. The Lumberjacks came into Saturday n... READ MORE
Muskegon Lumberjacks gain two valuable points with 3-2 victory over Sioux City
Mar 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks earned a critical two points in the United States Hockey League standings on Friday night ... READ MORE
Muskegon Lumberjacks’ offense goes silent in shutout loss to Dubuque; Gadzhiev a bright spot in net
Mar 16, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It is no secret that Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Shikhabudtin Gadzhiev has been a spark plug for ... READ MORE
Bowling
Top boys’ bowlers in the West Michigan Conference named to all-league team
Mar 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View Cardinals boys bowling team claimed the WMC title this season. The Cardinals finished with a final record of 15-1, followed by Fremont at 12-4. Here are the ... READ MORE
West Michigan Conference honors its top girl bowlers for recently completed season
Mar 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna girls bowling team finished first in the WMC and claimed the season’s conference title. The Bulldogs posted a 1... READ MORE
Taylor Nutt caps freshman bowling season with berth in the final 16 at state meet; Grand Haven’s Prokopec takes second
Mar 02, 2024 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It was an exciting ride for Ravenna's Taylor Nutt, who completed her freshman bowling season on Saturda... READ MORE
Area bowling teams compete in MHSAA state team bowling finals
Mar 01, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Nine area bowling teams competed in the MHSAA state final team event on Friday at various sites around the state. Eight sta... READ MORE
Swimming
Spring Lake swim team earns all-state academic honors; three swimmers earn individual honors
Mar 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Laker boys' swimming team proved to be more than just a solid team in the pool this season. The Lakers also are also a solid team when it comes to excellence i... READ MORE
Ludington swimmers earn 29th-place finish at Division 3 state meet
Mar 11, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND -- Ludington's boys swim team finished 29th at the MHSAA Division 3 state meet at the Holland Aquatic Center on Fr... READ MORE
Spring Lake earns a solid eighth-place finish at state swimming meet
Mar 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team claimed an eighth-place finish in the Division 3 state meet on Saturd... READ MORE
Spring Lake swimmers have strong opening day at Division 3 state finals meet
Mar 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team advanced three relay and four individual swimmers after the first day of the Divi... READ MORE
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Top prep tennis players nominated for Jensen Brothers Tennis Award by the Local Sports Journal
Feb 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Varsity Blues Sports Awards show on Saturday night is set to serve up Local Sports Journal's first-ever production that celebrates and honors local athletes. The Jensen Br... READ MORE
North Muskegon’s Luke Hall has solid showing at Division 4 state tennis finals
Oct 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - North Muskegon's Luke Hall capped a solid tennis season over the weekend at the Division 4 state finals. Hall, ... READ MORE
Marathon day of tennis ends with runner-up finish for Shores’ Drew Hackney at Division 2 state finals
Oct 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The dream of winning a state championship does not come without heartache. Mona Shores tennis star Drew Hackney turned in... READ MORE
North Muskegon, WM Christian earn fourth-place finishes in tennis regionals; NM’s Hall going to state
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The North Muskegon Norsemen and the Western Michigan Christian Warriors' boys tennis teams finished in a ... READ MORE
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Mona Shores boys’ lacrosse team upended by GR Catholic Central
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores boys' lacrosse team slowed down from a quick start and fell, 13-5, to Tier 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central on Monday. The Sailors jumped out READ MORE
Mona Shores girls fall to Grandville in lacrosse match
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE - The Mona Shores girls' lacrosse team fell, 13-5, in a Tier 2 conference matchup against Grandville on Monday. La... READ MORE
Mona Shores’ boys open lacrosse season with loss to East Grand Rapids
Mar 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores boys lacrosse team opened the season with a 16-8 loss against a tough Tier 1 East Grand Rapids... READ MORE
Talented Spring Lake routs young Mona Shores in lacrosse opener
Mar 21, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls' lacrosse team opened the season with a 17-3 victory over Mona Shores on Wednesday. Reese Smith paced t... READ MORE
Muskegon Catholic opens baseball season with wins over Orchard View
Mar 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic baseball opened its season on Monday and took care of Orchard View in a doubleheader. The Crusaders started with a 6-0 win and followed up with an 8-5 wi READ MORE
North Muskegon tops Mona Shores, 7-4, in early-season baseball game
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores baseball team opened the season with a 7-4 loss to North Muskegon on Monday. North Muskegon j... READ MORE
Western Michigan Christian baseball team takes two from West Michigan Aviation
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Western Michigan Christian baseball team kicked off the season with a doubleheader sweep over West Michiga... READ MORE
Youth baseball players: Looking for some spring break instruction?
Mar 18, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Is your youth ballplayer looking for some preseason instruction before the weather warms up and the season begins? Extra Inni... READ MORE
Big Red coach Fairfield shares the highlights of his NFL Pro Bowl, Super Bowl LVIII adventure
Feb 14, 2024 EDITORS NOTE: Hear more from Coach Shane Fairfield in the Frauenthal Theater for a live on-stage interview at Saturday's Varsity Blues Athletic Awards Show. By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Muskeg READ MORE
Guy, Stratton, Young nominated for Earl Morrall Quarterback of the Year Award
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Local Sports Journal is excited to name the nominees for one of the top sports awards at its first-ever Varsity Blues Athlet... READ MORE
Won’t Back Down: Wyatt Jenkins focused on return to his prep career after suffering severe neck injury
Jan 22, 2024 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The play seemed harmless enough, but the result was far from that. [caption id="attachment_156450" align=... READ MORE
Noah Stewart, member of the University of Michigan national championship team, enters transfer portal
Jan 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Noah Stewart, a former North Muskegon standout and member of the University of Michigan's national championship team announced... READ MORE
Rich Tompkins Cross Country Award highlights four male and female runners for Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show
Feb 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Some of the best runners in the area are being honored at Local Sports Journal's first-ever Varsity Blues Athletic Awards Show on Feb. 17 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtow READ MORE
Seth Norder named Mr. Cross Country as the state’s top prep runner
Nov 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven runner Seth Norder added another accolade to his already long list of accomplishments. Norder, a senior, was name... READ MORE
Western Michigan Christian girls finish third, boys sixth at Division 4 cross country finals
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - The Western Michigan Christian Warrior cross country teams both turned in Top 10 finishes on Saturday... READ MORE
Spring Lake’s girls race to fourth-place finish at Division 2 state cross country meet
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - The Spring Lake girls cross country team earned a fourth-place finish in Saturday's Division 2 cross country stat... READ MORE
North Muskegon softball team splits twinbill with Calvin Christian
Mar 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE - The North Muskegon softball team split the evening against Grandville Calvin Christian on Monday. Braedi Baker helped lead the Norse to a 5-3 win as she struck ou READ MORE
Kenzie Greene throws no-hitter in season opener as Red Devils take two from Montague
Mar 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The Holton softball team opened the season in dominating fashion against Montague on Monday. In game one, Kenzie Gre... READ MORE
Muskegon Community College splits softball twinbill to open season
Mar 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College softball team kicked its softball season on Monday with one victory and one loss. In t... READ MORE
OK-Green releases its spring all-league team selections
Jun 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The OK-Green recently announced its spring sports all-league team selections for the 2023 season. The following stu... READ MORE
Western Michigan Christian, Spring Lake play to 1-all tie in non-league soccer match
Mar 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Cold weather soccer seems to be the new normal for spring sports in 2024. Western Michigan Christian hosted Spring Lake on Wednesday night for a non-league girls soccer ba READ MORE
Orchard View soccer posts shutout victory over Wellspring Prep
Mar 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Orchard View girls soccer team posted their first win of the young season as they blanked Grand Rapids Wellspri... READ MORE
North Muskegon dominates Saugatuck in early-season soccer matchup
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SAUGATUCK - The North Muskegon girls' soccer team cruised by highly ranked Saugatuck, 7-2, on Tuesday evening. The Norse cont... READ MORE
Mona Shores’ girls soccer drops tight match against Unity Christian
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE - The Mona Shores girls' soccer team was edged out, 2-1, in a tight game on the road against Unity Christian on Tu... READ MORE
Here are the results from the GVSU Laker Challenge track meet for the boys in the small school division
Mar 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the results for the small school division of Friday's Grand Valley State University Laker Challenge track meet. Ravenna, Montague and Hart were three area boys' teams READ MORE
Results from the GVSU Laker Challenge girls’ small school division track meet
Mar 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the results of Friday's indoor track meet for the Grand Valley Laker Challenge in the small division in girls track. ... READ MORE
Here are the track results for the GVSU Laker Challenge for girls in the big school division
Mar 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the area athletes who placed in the top five in their respective events on Thursday in the Grand Valley State Univers... READ MORE
Here are the results from the GVSU Laker Challenge in the big school division for track
Mar 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Valley State University Laker Challenge Wednesday Boys Team scores 1, Rockford 53; 2, East Kentwood 48; 3, Grand Hav... READ MORE
Ed Bailey Volleyball Award nominees named for Varsity Blues Athletic Awards Show
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The first-ever Varsity Blues Athletic Awards Show is hitting the Frauenthal Theater stage on Saturday in downtown Muskegon. Part of the evening celebrates the excellence READ MORE
Ludington volleyball falls in marathon five-set match to Grand Rapids West Catholic
Nov 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- The Ludington girls volleyball team's historic run came to an end Tuesday night in a marathon five-set loss to Gran... READ MORE
Grand Haven falls to experienced Forest Hills Northern in Division 1 quarterfinal volleyball match
Nov 14, 2023 By Jacob Szetela LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE - The Grand Haven Buccaneers traveled to the familiar hardwood at Hudsonville High School on T... READ MORE
High school volleyball quarterfinal results from Tuesday night
Nov 14, 2023 High school Volleyball Quarterfinals Tuesday Division 1 Forest Hills Northern 3, Grand Haven 0 Northville 3, Portage Northern 0 Semifinals Fri... READ MORE
Muskegon Community College men’s golf plays at Garner Invitational in Kentucky
Mar 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LEXINGTON, KY - The Muskegon Community College men's golf team wrapped up action at the Garner Invitational on Tuesday. Dylan Lisman led with scores of 88 and 86 in round two READ MORE
Muskegon Community College men’s golf team participates in Garner Invitational in Kentucky
Mar 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LEXINGTON, KY - The Muskegon Community College men's golf team completed a round and a half in the Garner Invitational before ... READ MORE
Spring Lake finishes fourth in Division 3 golf state finals; Whitehall seventh, Ludington 10th
Oct 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers earned a fourth-place finish in the Division 3 girls golf state finals over the weekend. The Lakers sh... READ MORE
Spring Lake fifth at Division 3 golf finals after opening day of play; SL’s Zoe Dull tied for first
Oct 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers posted a fifth-place finish on the first of two days of the MHSAA Division 3 golf finals at The Meadows... READ MORE
Top prep tennis players nominated for Jensen Brothers Tennis Award by the Local Sports Journal
Feb 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Varsity Blues Sports Awards show on Saturday night is set to serve up Local Sports Journal's first-ever production that celebrates and honors local athletes. The Jensen Br READ MORE
North Muskegon’s Luke Hall has solid showing at Division 4 state tennis finals
Oct 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - North Muskegon's Luke Hall capped a solid tennis season over the weekend at the Division 4 state finals. Hall, ... READ MORE
Marathon day of tennis ends with runner-up finish for Shores’ Drew Hackney at Division 2 state finals
Oct 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The dream of winning a state championship does not come without heartache. Mona Shores tennis star Drew Hackney turned in... READ MORE
North Muskegon, WM Christian earn fourth-place finishes in tennis regionals; NM’s Hall going to state
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The North Muskegon Norsemen and the Western Michigan Christian Warriors' boys tennis teams finished in a ... READ MORE
Spring Lake Ski Results
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK--Competing in their final meet of the regular season the Spring Lake ski team had a successful senior night at Cannonsburg on Thursday against East Grand Rapids a READ MORE
Downhill Duo – Lifetime ski buddies still sliding in their 90s
Feb 09, 2022 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com When they first started back in the 1940s – when Bing Crosby was the best-selling pop artist and the Olympic ... READ MORE
Rich Tompkins Cross Country Award highlights four male and female runners for Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show
Feb 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Some of the best runners in the area are being honored at Local Sports Journal's first-ever Varsity Blues Athletic Awards Show on Feb. 17 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtow READ MORE
Seth Norder named Mr. Cross Country as the state’s top prep runner
Nov 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven runner Seth Norder added another accolade to his already long list of accomplishments. Norder, a senior, was name... READ MORE
Western Michigan Christian girls finish third, boys sixth at Division 4 cross country finals
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - The Western Michigan Christian Warrior cross country teams both turned in Top 10 finishes on Saturday... READ MORE
Spring Lake’s girls race to fourth-place finish at Division 2 state cross country meet
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - The Spring Lake girls cross country team earned a fourth-place finish in Saturday's Division 2 cross country stat... READ MORE