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The showdown that’s been brewing all season: Lumberjacks vs. Chicago Steel in the USHL Eastern Conference finals
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Thursday baseball roundup: Western Michigan Christian, Fruitport pick up big wins
May 6, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Western Michigan Christian dominated Lakes 8 Conference foe Manistee 11-1 Tuesday night. The Warriors offense smacked out 16 hits in the effort.
Mason Goorman led the way with three hits and five RBI. Jarred Olsen also collected three hits, …
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Spring Lake softball scores five seventh-inning runs, tops West Catholic 11-10
May 6, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake softball team won a back and forth battle with Grand Rapids West Catholic Thursday night. The Lakers rallied in the seventh to come away with an 11-10 win.
Spring Lake scored five runs in the seventh …
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Five run seventh inning rally propels Whitecaps to first victory of the season
May 6, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
A five run seventh inning helped the Whitecaps defeat Fort Wayne 6-3 on Thursday night for their first victory of the season.
Fort Wayne held a 1-0 lead before Bryant Packard singled home Dillon Dingler to tie the game …
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Thursday soccer roundup: Montague piles up 11 goals in win over Mason County Central
May 6, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague girls soccer team lit up the nets in a win over Mason County Central Thursday night. The Wildcats had seven players score goals in an 11-0 West Michigan Conference win.
Emma Jensen led the scoring attack with …
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The showdown that’s been brewing all season: Lumberjacks vs. Chicago Steel in the USHL Eastern Conference finals
May 6, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – All season long, the Chicago Steel have been tearing up the United States Hockey League.
The Steel finished the regular season with a gaudy 38-11-3 record. They captured first place in the league’s Eastern …
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Raeese “The Beast” Aleem: Muskegon’s world boxing champ, who remembers where he came from and who guided him
May 6, 2021Editor’s note: This is the cover story of the April 20 edition of the LocalSportsJournal.com magazine, which is available at retail outlets throughout the area.
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Terry Markowski spent several decades training young boxers at …
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Dillon Dingler hits a dinger, but Whitecaps fall 4-2 for second straight loss at Fort Wayne
May 6, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps fell 4-2 to Fort Wayne on Wednesday for a second straight loss to begin the season.
West Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Dillon Dingler hit a solo home run.
However, …
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Wednesday soccer roundup: Kyah McGruther has huge game in Orchard View victory
May 5, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Kyah McGruther led Orchard View with four goals and two assists on Wednesday night in a 8-0 victory over Muskegon.
Also scoring for the Cardinals were Kylee Carmean, Aubrien Coleman, Aleya Jones and Cassidy Noordhoek who also had an …
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Kaelinn Jozsa pitches complete game as Oakridge knocks off Allendale
May 5, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge softball team defeated Allendale 5-2 on Wednesday in a non-confernce clash.
Kaelinn Jozsa picked up the complete game win for the Eagles, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out five.
Brooklyn Galdeen paced the offense …
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Wednesday tennis roundup: Spring Lake sneaks past Fruitport while Whitehall dominates
May 5, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake girls tennis team defeated Fruitport 5-3 on Wednesday in a highly competitive matchup.
Winning matches for Spring Laker were Morgan Whitaker (No.4 singles) and the teams of Zoe Walters and Taylor Gates (No.1 doubles), Allie Peasley …
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Fruitport’s Dakota Mitchell quietly had a terrific day at the GMAA track meet, now eyeing state honors in upcoming weeks
May 5, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comFRUITPORT – Sometimes even great sports performances fly under the media radar.
That was the case last Friday for Fruitport senior track standout Dakota Mitchell, who had a great day at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association …
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Improving Reeths-Puffer girls soccer team just misses a chance to win, settles for a 2-2 conference tie with Zeeland East
May 4, 2021By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Ties are all too common in soccer, and painful for a team to accept.
Particularly when they come just an inch or two away from turning the tie into an impressive victory.
The …
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Whitecaps fall in season opener as starting pitching struggles and bats go silent
May 4, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps were shutout 8-0 in a season opening loss at Fort Wayne on Tuesday night.
Tuesday night was the debut for the Whitecaps in the new High-A Central league eastern division.
Fort Wayne scored two runs …
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Tuesday softball roundup: Ludington and Orchard View split a Lakes 8 doubleheader
May 4, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington and Orchard View softball teams split a twin bill on Tuesday in Lakes 8 action.
The Orioles cruised to a 13-1 win in the opening game, then fell to OV 7-6 in the nightcap.
Lilli Goodrich earned …
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Tuesday girls soccer roundup: Mona Shores remains unbeaten in league play
May 4, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores girls soccer team shutout O-K Green Conference Rival Zeeland West, defeating them 3-0 in OK Green action Tuesday night.
Bri Wade scored two goals as well as assisting on the other goal, which was scored by …
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Tuesday baseball roundup: Fruitport completes a twin bill sweep against Allendale
May 4, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport baseball team won a pair of O-K Blue Conference games against Allendale on Tuesday.
The Trojans won Game 1 6-4, them completed the twin bill sweep with a slim 7-6 victory in the second contest.
Cody Matuz …
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Big arm, big bat: Fremont’s Payton Mansfield leads area pitchers in strikeouts and area hitters in homers and RBIs
May 4, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comFREMONT – The Fremont High School baseball program received a boost when Payton Mansfield and his family moved to the area from southern Illinois four years ago.
The coaches just didn’t know how big of an …
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Monday baseball roundup: Big fourth inning helps Reeths-Puffer take down Holland
May 3, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
A five-run fourth inning helped Reeths-Puffer take down Holland 5-2 on Monday night in a conference clash.
Alex Johnson started the fourth inning with a double before Connor Paugh singled him in. Ayden Willacker, Brody Panozzo and Kendall Smith …
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Monday girls soccer roundup: Multiple players net multiple goals in games across the area
May 3, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Orchard View and Muskegon Catholic girls soccer teams finished their matchup with a 3-3 tie on Monday night.
Kyah McGruther of Orchard View scored two goals and had an assist on Kylee Carmean’s goal.
The Cardinals trailed 2-0 …
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Monday girls tennis roundup: Fruitport narrowly falls while Whitehall dominates
May 3, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport girls tennis team narrowly fell 5-3 to Coopersville on Monday night in a conference clash.
Hope Busscher (No.2 singles) and Grace Sweet (No.3 singles) each won their matches while the tem of Jennah Wierengo and Samantha Natviskas …
