April 16, 2021
By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP — Every spring sports high school team has challenges this season, because they haven’t played in two years,and a high percentage of players are first-year varsity.
But the Mona Shores girls soccer team is …
April 15, 2021
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A six-goal performance from Zach Mitchell led the Spring Lake lacrosse team to a 9-4 win over Reeths-Puffer Thursday.
Keegan Fritsche added two goals and Jake Vinkemulder had one goal for the Lakers. Andrew Von Wahlde, Luke Rantanen, and …
April 15, 2021
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Spring Lake won three singles matches en route to earning a split with Grand Haven in girls tennis action Thursday afternoon.
Maddy Duer won No. 2 singles in two sets, 6-1, 6-3, Gabriella Bush won No. 3 singles 6-0, …
April 15, 2021
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Mona Shores’ Aaron Piasecki came through in the clutch to push the Sailors to a win Thursday. With the Sailors trailing 4-2 in the seventh inning, Piasecki connected on a walk-off three-run homer to give the Sailors the win.…
April 15, 2021
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A two-goal performance from Braquelle Osborne led Montague to a win over Muskegon Catholic Central Thursday night. The Wildcats topped MCC 5-1 in non-conference action.
Osborne’s goals were assisted by Katie Weesies and Emma Jensen. Jensen also had a …
April 15, 2021
By Adam Trombley
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – The last time the Oakridge baseball team took the field prior to this season was in the state semifinals two years ago.
Although the Eagles haven’t played much since then, due to the cancellation …
April 14, 2021
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The Ravenna softball team was dominant on Wednesday, defeating Mason County Central 9-2 and 22-7.
Emma Gilliard picked up her first varsity win in Game 1, striking out 13 whlie allowing two runs on five hits.
Offensively, Kara Postema …
April 14, 2021
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The Mona Shores boys golf team took home first place in the OK-Green Jamboree at Clearbrook on Wednesday.
Mona Shores finished with a team of score of 160 while Reeths-Puffer totaled 186 for second place.
Jeff Lenartowicz, Andrew Taylor, …
April 14, 2021
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The Fruitport girls tennis team fell narrowly 5-3 to West Catholic in a conference clash on Wednesday night.
Winning matches for the Trojans were Alison Blakeman (No.1 singles), Hope Busscher (No.2 singles) and Grace Sweet (No.3 singles).
WHITEHALL 8, …
April 14, 2021
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Sammy Hecht opened up the Muskegon Community College womens soccer season with a hat-trick on Wednesday, helping her team win 4-0 over Lake Michigaan College.
McKenna Bruin, Rylie Camp, Madi Papenhagen and Cameryn Ensor all picked up assists on …
April 14, 2021
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The Whitehall girls soccer team defeated Montague 4-2 in a rivalry matchup on Tuesday night.
Maggie Evans led the Vikings with a hat-trick while Cam Evans netted the fourth Whitehall goal.
Gwen Gould picked up the victory in net …
April 14, 2021
By Jason Millis
LocalSportsJournal.com
FRUITPORT – The Fruitport softball team is luckier than a lot of spring teams that missed out on the 2020 season.
The Trojans would have only had one senior on the team last season, if they …
April 13, 2021
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The Western Michigan Christian baseball team split a non-conference twin bill on Tuesday defeating Newaygo 4-2 in the opening game, then falling by a 7-2 margin in the night cap.
In Game 1, Sam Sipe dominated for 6 ⅓ …
April 13, 2021
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The Oakridge softball squad remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of wins over Hesperia on Tuesday night by scores of 13-2 and 16-0 in a double header sweep.
In Game 1, Brooklyn Galdeen pitched a complete game …
April 13, 2021
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Seven different players scored a goal for the Orchard View girls soccer team, who blanked Fremont 7-0 in their season debut on Tuesday.
Kyah McGruther, Cassidy Noordhoek, Kylee Carmean, Aleya Jones, Madysen Pastor, Tania Furlough and Damaya Harrison all …
April 12, 2021
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The Whitehall baseball team picked up a 10-9 non-conference victory over Coopersville on Monday night in their first game of the season.
Pitcher Christian Smolen picked up the victory, allowing four runs while striking out eight over five innings.…
April 11, 2021
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – From this point on, every game is pretty important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and losses to lesser teams are costly.
In the end they could mean the difference between first and …
April 10, 2021
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – It had been a very long time since the Muskegon Lumberjacks had posted a shutout victory.
The Lumberjacks last blanked a team more than two years ago, on April 6, 2019 in Green Bay, …
April 9, 2021
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.com
EAST LANSING – After three years of falling short in the state tournament, the talented Kent City girls basketball team was really hungry for a championship.
So hungry, in fact, that the Eagles overcame a bad …
April 8, 2021
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks officially qualified for the USHL playoffs with a 5-1 home ice victory over Dubuque on Thursday, which is hardly surprising news.
The Jacks have been good all year, …