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It’s faith, family and football that drives Fruitport’s Mike Teeter

Aug 17, 2022 By Ron Pesch Local Sports Journal.com FRUITPORT--“Mike Teeter stood by a mirror. Blood was coming out of a large gash on his forehead. His arm was heavily bandaged. There was a weariness about his eyes. ‘It’s pretty tough,’” he told Booth newspapers in November 1989.�... READ MORE

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It’s faith, family and football that drives Fruitport’s Mike Teeter

Aug 17, 2022 By Ron Pesch Local Sports Journal.com FRUITPORT--“Mike Teeter stood by a mirror. Blood was coming out of a large gash on his forehead. His arm was heavily bandaged. There was a weariness about his READ MORE

We’re heading into the greatest time of the year – high school football

Aug 15, 2022 MUSKEGON--The only thing that keeps this aging Michigander from slipping into a major depression at the end of summer is the start of high school foot... READ MORE

Rally ‘Caps Surge Late, 5-4 in 10

Aug 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BELOIT, WI – The West Michigan Whitecaps rallied from two different two-run deficits and took their first lead of the ballga... READ MORE

When Flashback and Future Collide

Aug 10, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--A National Historic Landmark, the S.S. Badger – traveling between Ludington and Manitowoc, WI – f... READ MORE

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It’s faith, family and football that drives Fruitport’s Mike Teeter

Aug 17, 2022 By Ron Pesch Local Sports Journal.com FRUITPORT--“Mike Teeter stood by a mirror. Blood was coming out of a large gash on his forehead. His arm was heavily bandaged. There was a weariness about his... READ MORE

We’re heading into the greatest time of the year – high school football

Aug 15, 2022 MUSKEGON--The only thing that keeps this aging Michigander from slipping into a major depression at the end of summer is the start of high school foot... READ MORE

When Flashback and Future Collide

Aug 10, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--A National Historic Landmark, the S.S. Badger – traveling between Ludington and Manitowoc, WI – f... READ MORE

High school football practices get underway in Kent City under new head coach Zach Gropp

Aug 09, 2022 Local SportsJournal.com KENT CITY—Football practices got underway on Monday as local teams prepare for season openers in approximately two weeks. ... READ MORE

Volleyball

Weekly sports camps return to Maranatha in 2022

May 25, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES—Weekly sports camps will be returning to the Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference grounds beginning the week of June 27-July 1. Maranat... READ MORE

Elizabeth Holden hired as Ludington’s volleyball coach

May 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Ludington High School announced that new varsity volleyball coach Elizabeth Holden will lead the Ludington High Sch... READ MORE

Western Michigan Christian all-stater Kyla Wiersema heading to Grand Rapids CC for basketball

May 13, 2022 By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Dual-sport athlete Kyla Wiersema has signed her national letter of intent to pursue a volleyba... READ MORE

WMC’s Maddie Wiersema heading to Grand Rapids CC to play basketball and volleyball

May 13, 2022 By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Western Michigan Christian two-sport athlete Maddie Wiersema has signed her National Letter of... READ MORE

Soccer

Church, community and school come together for former longtime Fruitport coach, AD Ken Erny

Jul 23, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--It has been a roller coaster ride to say the least for former longtime Fruitport coach and athletic director Ken Erny. Erny stepped down from coa... READ MORE

Raegan Cox looking forward to the 2022 soccer season at Michigan State

Jul 20, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Raegen Cox is anxious to see what’s ahead in her collegiate soccer career. Coming off a solid ... READ MORE

North Muskegon girls soccer falls 1-0 to Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 semifinals

Jun 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Reaching the state semifinals once is quite a feat for any athletic program. The North Muskegon girls soccer team played... READ MORE

Muskegon Risers women’s team building foundation with pair of North Muskegon players

Jun 13, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers women's soccer team is continuing to learn tough lessons on the field this season. ... READ MORE

Cross Country

Former state trooper finds success as Hart’s cross country coach

Jun 30, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Terry Tatro was a police officer for the Plymouth City Police for 1 year when he decided to apply for the Michigan State Police in 1978. After graduati... READ MORE

Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup signs with Trine University

Jun 13, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A multiple sport athlete, Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup particularly excelled in cross... READ MORE

Kent City’s Alyeska Linsley signs with Cornerstone University

Jun 13, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Alyeska Linsley has signed her national letter of intent to run at Cornerstone Univ... READ MORE

Enns will head to Cedarville University and continue her cross country and track-field career

Apr 26, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Audrianna Enns was instrumental in helping Hart's girls cross country team win four of its five c... READ MORE

Tennis

North Muskegon finishes in a three-way tie for 4th place in division 4 state finals tennis action

Jun 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR -The North Muskegon girls tennis team found themselves in a three-way tie for fourth place alongside Elk Rapids and Jackson Lumen in the Division 4 state finals on Sa... READ MORE

Ludington girls tennis season comes to an end at the division 3 state finals

Jun 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MIDLAND -- Ludington's girls tennis team was eliminated in the first day of the MHSAA Division 3 state finals at Midland, bowi... READ MORE

North Muskegon girls tennis team headed for state finals after winning Division 4 regional title on Friday

May 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -The North Muskegon girls tennis team clinched their third straight Division 4 regional title on Friday with 22 p... READ MORE

Whitehall and Grand Haven play to a 4-4 draw in Monday tennis action

May 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -The Whitehall girls tennis team played to a 4-4 draw on Monday with the Grand Haven Buccaneers. Mackenzie Hall too... READ MORE

Golf

Mona Shores finishes fifth in Division 1 golf state finals

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Mona Shores Sailors advanced two spots on the final day of the Division 1 state golf finals and finished fifth. The Sailors shot a 323 on the opening day on Fr... READ MORE

Spring Lake takes fifth place in Division 2 state golf meet

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Spring Lake Lakers dropped three spots on Saturday and finished fifth in the Division 2 state golf finals on Sa... READ MORE

Pentwater takes 16th place in Division 4 state golf meet

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING--The young Pentwater Falcons improved their score by 11 strokes from the first day to the second day in the Divis... READ MORE

Ann Arbor Greenhills wins Division 3 state golf meet; Danny Flanagan competes for Montague

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRANKENMUTH--Ann Arbor Greenhills placed three golfers in the top 6 on Saturday and won the Division 3 state championship by 2... READ MORE

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There’s no stopping Spring Lake’s Spencer Cobb despite life-altering event

Jul 22, 2022 By Kristi Lynn LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--When tragedy strikes, you have two choices. You can either stay down or get up and fight. For 18-year-old Spring Lake graduate Spencer Cobb, fighti READ MORE

Spring Lake finishes in third place at state championship swimming and diving meet

Mar 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS- The Spring Lake boys swimming and diving team wrapped up the season on Saturday with a third-place finish in the... READ MORE

Ludington finishes second and Fremont third at the Coastal Conference swim and dive chamionship meet

Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Ludington's boys swimming and diving team competed in the Coastal Conference Championship meet in Manistee on Frid... READ MORE

Ludington swimming and diving results

Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- No better way to prep for a big meet than finishing on a high note, which is what the Ludington boys swimming and... READ MORE

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Rally ‘Caps Surge Late, 5-4 in 10

Aug 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BELOIT, WI – The West Michigan Whitecaps rallied from two different two-run deficits and took their first lead of the ballgame on a go-ahead RBI-single from Esney Chacon in READ MORE

Manistee Saints season comes to an end with 10-9 loss to the Chicago Clout in the NABF World Series

Aug 08, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com BATTLE CREEK -- For the second consecutive year, the Manistee Saints were eliminated in the quarterfinals of... READ MORE

Whitecaps Drop Fastest Game in Franchise History

Aug 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING – A franchise record-low 67 minutes of baseball was played on Sunday at Jackson Field as a rain-shortened contest wa... READ MORE

‘Caps ‘Cruz’ to Slugfest Victory

Aug 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING – Trei Cruz’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run sixth inning as the West Michigan Whitecaps hung on to defe... READ MORE

Pentwater drops Division 4 regional semifinal to Lake Leelanau St. Mary, 6-3

Jun 12, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON— It was a rough couple of innings that cost the Pentwater Falcons in Saturday's Division 4 softball regional semifinal loss to Lake Leelanau St. Mar READ MORE

Ravenna comes up short, 1-0, in Division 3 regional championship game to Grandville Calvin Christian

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's girls softball team was one win away from competing in the MHSAA Division 3 state quarterfinals, but lost... READ MORE

Hart manages only one hit in 8-1 Division 3 semifinal loss to Evart

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CLARE -- Hart's tournament run ended in the MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinals with an 8-1 loss to Evart at Clare on Saturda... READ MORE

Grand Haven falls 3-1 in extra innings to Rockford in Division 1 softball regional semifinal game

Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com JENISON -- Grand Haven pushed the game into extra innings, but Rockford scored two runs in the top of the ninth to escape with... READ MORE

Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup signs with Trine University

Jun 13, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A multiple sport athlete, Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup particularly excelled in cross country and track and field. It is in those spo READ MORE

Kent City runner Kierra Flegel heading to Grace Christian University

Jun 13, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City runner Kierra Flegel will continue her athletic and academic career at Grace Christia... READ MORE

Kent City’s Alyeska Linsley signs with Cornerstone University

Jun 13, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Alyeska Linsley has signed her national letter of intent to run at Cornerstone Univ... READ MORE

Ludington girls finish eighth in Division 2 track finals

Jun 09, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--Ludington’s girls track team had a solid day at the Division 2 state finals with an eighth... READ MORE

Montague’s Cale Coppess signed to wrestle at Wheaton College

Apr 15, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE—Montague senior Cale Coppess has signed his national letter of intent and will be joining the wrestling team at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illino READ MORE

Whitehall’s Jenkins repeats as wrestling champion while Quinn from MCC and Roberson from Hesperia capture state titles

Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT -- Nothing like facing the biggest challenge in the biggest match of the year in the MHSAA individual state wrestling ... READ MORE

Montague’s Emma Pendell one of the first female wrestling state champions

Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT -- The first female state individual wrestling champions wrote their names into the history books at Detroit's Ford Fi... READ MORE

Forty Seven local wrestlers to compete in boys state championship matches this weekend

Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com It's time for the big show in Michigan high school wrestling, the MHSAA individual state finals, and once again the area has... READ MORE

Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Famer Gene Visscher passes away at 81

Aug 09, 2022 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com Yet another great one has left us. Former Muskegon Big Red and Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Famer Gene Visscher passed away at the age of 81 on Saturday, Aug READ MORE

Kent City graduate William Oberg to play wheelchair basketball at Edinboro University

Jul 21, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--At birth, William Oberg was dealt a tough set of circumstances. Despite that, he has pushed for... READ MORE

Dan Butler is a familiar face in Fruitport through coaching, law enforcement

Jun 30, 2022 By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--Dan Butler bleeds Fruitport blue. And, in his profession, he wears "the blue." Butler, a 1994 gr... READ MORE

O’Hagan puts aside his badge, takes up instructing at police academy

Jun 29, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--John O'Hagan once wore a badge and carried a gun. And now he's an instructor for the police a... READ MORE

Muskegon Lumberjacks slip in Game 5 of Eastern Conference finals, fall 8-4 to visiting Madison

May 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks' dream of hoisting the Clark Cup was cut short with an 8-4 loss to Madison at Mercy Health Arena in Game 5 of Thursday's Eastern Conference Finals. READ MORE

Lumberjacks falter in Game 4 against Madison, head back home for deciding Game 5 on Thursday

May 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com One disastrous period was all it took for the Muskegon Lumberjacks to be taken off of Cloud 9 by the Madison Capitols in Gam... READ MORE

Lumberjacks miss opportunity to leverage home ice advantage against Madison, fall 4-3 in overtime

May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Getting leverage in a playoff atmosphere is usually found in a home team advantage. The Muskegon Lumberjacks again had h... READ MORE

Lumberjacks rock Dubuque, close series with exciting 8-5 win in Iowa

May 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks' wild ride in the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs continued on Sunday with an impressive response to a tale... READ MORE

Peytin Brake signs with Valparaiso University for bowling

Apr 01, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City’s Peytin Brake is headed down to Indiana in the fall to continue her education and bowling career at Valparaiso University. Brake si READ MORE

Fruitport boys bowling team wins OK Conference-Blue title

Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA--The Fruitport bowling team capped off their regular season with both squads posting a third-place finish overall with... READ MORE

Fruitport bowling caps off regular season play with wins over GR West Catholic

Feb 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport bowling team capped off their regular season with a dominant 2-0 sweep over Grand Rapids West Catholic at No... READ MORE

Whitehall sweeps GMAA city bowling championships, VanDuinen takes girls individual title for Vikings, Fruitport’s Gage Wadland captures boys title

Feb 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall bowling program is officially tops in Muskegon County. Both the Vikings boys and girls varsity squads capt... READ MORE

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