January 15, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
NORTON SHORES – Maybe, in some ways, it’s good that the Mona Shores football team had a long break during its state...
January 15, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – For a team that wins a lot, year after year, the thrill of victory can lose its edge.
And when winning...
January 14, 2021
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – Danil Gushchin picked the right night to rediscover his scoring touch.
The Muskegon Lumberjacks hosted the last-place Youngstown...
January 14, 2021
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.com
MONTAGUE – Every high school football team focuses on ending its season by hoisting a state championship trophy – particularly those teams...
January 14, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
MU8KEGON – Not too many talented high school running backs have to spend two seasons mostly on the bench, waiting for their...
January 9, 2021
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Lumberjacks looked to score another comeback victory on Saturday a day after erasing a three-goal deficit.
The Lumberjacks entered the final period trailing by...
January 9, 2021
By Mitchell Boatman
January 9, 2021
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MONTAGUE – It didn’t take long to see that the Montague football team was still very determined to return to the state...
January 9, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – Muskegon football coach Shane Fairfield never dreamed he would be standing on the turf at Hackley Stadium in the bitter...
January 9, 2021
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.com
GRAND RAPIDS – The Oakridge football team, like other district champions throughout the state, got its wish to finish out its season,...
January 8, 2021
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Lumberjacks found themselves down three-goals halfway through Friday night’s contest.
But the Lumberjacks refused to quit, managing to score four unanswered goals...
January 8, 2021
By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.com
For much of the season, the Mona Shores football team has looked dominant, and very resourceful, in its quest for a second...
January 8, 2021
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MONTAGUE – It has been eight long weeks since Michigan high school football players took the field for district championship games.
One of...
January 7, 2021
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.com
EGELSTON TOWNSHIP – In a season full of constant challenges, it’s sort of fitting that the Oakridge football team will face perhaps...
January 7, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – Reaching the state finals has become a tradition for the Muskegon football team.
Of course, success in the finals has been...
January 5, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks already had a strong roster, as evidenced by the success they’ve had over the first two months...
January 3, 2021
LocalSportsJournal.com
Forward Cristophe Tellier scored just over seven minutes into the third period, giving the Muskegon Lumberjacks an exciting 4-3 victory over Team USA on Saturday...
December 30, 2020
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – How does a really good team manage to lose to a really bad one, especially after beating...
December 29, 2020
By Steve Gunn and Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – It was only a matter of time before Rhett Pitlick started scoring in bunches.
The talented Muskegon Lumberjacks...
December 23, 2020
When the latest news broke yesterday, I imagine the football coaches and players at Mona Shores, Muskegon, Montague and Oakridge shook their heads in amazement...