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Muskegon Risers and Miguel Flores make a statement with season-opening win
Dec 10, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – After having a rough season last year, it was important for the Muskegon Risers to start on the right foot this season. The Risers managed to win just two games last year and their leading scorer, hometown native Miguel Flor... READ MORE
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Montague girls wrestling team opens season with runner-up finish at East Jackson invite
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com JACKSON - The Montague girls wrestling team opened the season with a runner-up finish at the East Jackson Girls Wrestling Tournament on Friday. The action went into the ea READ MORE
Manistee girls pick up first win of the season in victory over Orchard View
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- After sputtering a little to start the game, Manistee's girls basketball team gradually picked up steam and fi... READ MORE
Muskegon Big Reds girls basketball team falls on Friday to East Kentwood
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon girls basketball team fell to East Kentwood 53-42 at home on Friday. The Big Reds trailed 25-17 a... READ MORE
Muskegon Risers and Miguel Flores make a statement with season-opening win
Dec 10, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – After having a rough season last year, it was important for the Muskegon Risers to start on the r... READ MORE
Basketball
Manistee girls pick up first win of the season in victory over Orchard View
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- After sputtering a little to start the game, Manistee's girls basketball team gradually picked up steam and finished with a 50-33 victory over Orchard View Frid... READ MORE
Muskegon Big Reds girls basketball team falls on Friday to East Kentwood
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon girls basketball team fell to East Kentwood 53-42 at home on Friday. The Big Reds trailed 25-17 a... READ MORE
Western Michigan Christian girls cruise past rival MCC
Dec 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team notched an Alliance League victory against rival Muskeg... READ MORE
White Cloud tops Tri-County in balanced effort
Dec 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD - The White Cloud boys basketball team opened its CSAA schedule with a 66-50 win over Tri-County on Friday. T... READ MORE
Wrestling
Montague girls wrestling team opens season with runner-up finish at East Jackson invite
Dec 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com JACKSON - The Montague girls wrestling team opened the season with a runner-up finish at the East Jackson Girls Wrestling Tournament on Friday. The action went into the ea... READ MORE
Montague wrestlers kick off season with two victories
Dec 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Montague wrestling team opened the season with a pair of victories on Wednesday. The Wildcats were 2-0 wit... READ MORE
Jayhawk wrestlers find the going difficult against top notch competition
Dec 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Muskegon Community College wrestling team had a tough time in the Blithe Memorial Duals at Cornerstone ... READ MORE
Coaching, law enforcement bring Maddox closer to Montague’s youth, community
May 25, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--The month of May is recognized as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month. That means it's time t... READ MORE
Hockey
Lumberjacks bounce back with giant third period in win over Sioux Falls
Dec 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks offense had a third-period wake-up call in their 6-2 win over Sioux Falls on Saturday. The Jacks scored four goals in the final period, snapping a s... READ MORE
Mona Shores hockey honors No. 22 Brennan Dethloff with special win over Saline
Dec 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The past cannot be changed—but friends lost will not be forgotten. Mona Shores hockey took time on Saturday afternoon t... READ MORE
Lumberjacks fall on the road to Sioux Falls
Dec 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks dropped their second straight contest as they fell to the Sioux Falls Stampede 5-3 on Friday night ... READ MORE
Hockey schedules through December for Mona Shores, Grand Haven, R-P and Kenowa Hills
Dec 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com High school hockey is in full swing for the 2023-24 season. Mona Shores, Grand Haven, Reeths-Puffer, and Kenowa Hills al... READ MORE
Bowling
Fremont rolls over Whitehall in Wednesday boys’ bowling action; girls teams tie
Dec 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont boys bowling team topped Whitehall on the lanes Wednesday evening. The girls teams ended in a 15-all tie. The Packers swept both baker games and finished... READ MORE
Ravenna boys, girls make quick work of Western Michigan Christian in bowling match
Dec 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Ravenna bowling team cruised past Western Michigan Christian at Ravenna Bowl on Wednesday. The girls' squad sh... READ MORE
Whitehall bowlers win one, tie one against Holton on Monday
Dec 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Whitehall Vikings' bowling teams posted one victory and one tie in a match on Monday against the Holton Red Dev... READ MORE
Fremont blanks Western Michigan Christian in boys bowling
Dec 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Fremont boys bowling team shutout Western Michigan Christian on Monday. The Packers won 30-0. Aston Yuhasz le... READ MORE
Swimming
Turtles complete regular season with sixth-place finish at conference swimming meet
Nov 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team closed out the season with a sixth-place finish at the OK Rainbow Tier 1 conference meet over the weekend. The Turtles accum... READ MORE
Turtles upended by state-ranked Holland Christian in swimming meet
Oct 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team fell to state-ranked Holland Christian in an OK-Rainbow dual meet on Tuesda... READ MORE
Turtles make a big splash on Senior Night with victory over Holland
Oct 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team earned a Senior Night victory on Tuesday with a 109-76 victory ov... READ MORE
Turtles swim to a fourth-place finish in Ottawa Hills Invitational
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team earned their best finish in nine years at the Ottawa Hills Invitationa... READ MORE
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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, a junior, was seeded seventh in the No. 1 singles ... 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
Mona Shores’ Drew Hackney captures No. 1 singles regional title in Division 2
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ADA - Mona Shores' Drew Hackney was crowned the regional champion at No. 1 singles on Wednesday in the Division 2 regional ten... READ MORE
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Mona Shores boys lacrosse is heading for the Division 1 quarterfinals after dramatic win over West Ottawa
Jun 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND -- The Mona Shores' boys lacrosse team captured its first-ever regional title on Wednesday with a 13-12 victory over Holland West Ottawa. Eric Cotner provided READ MORE
Mona Shores girls lacrosse captures regional victory over Holland West Ottawa
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores girls lacrosse team earned a regional win on Wednesday evening wot a 13-6 victory over Hollan... READ MORE
Mona Shores opens lacrosse regionals with shutout over Kalamazoo Central
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores boys lacrosse team crushed Kalamazoo Central in the opening round of the regional tournament ... READ MORE
Conference champion Mona Shores takes down Holland Christian in boys’ lacrosse
May 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The state-ranked Mona Shores boys lacrosse team capped off their stellar season with a 10-3 win over Tier 3 c... READ MORE
Legendary baseball coach Ted Schoenherr touched a lot of lives in his career
Sep 09, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Obviously, the numbers show how successful he was on the athletic field. But there was more to longtime Mason County Eastern baseball coac READ MORE
Manistee Saints heading to NABF World Series
Jul 31, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- With player/manager Roddy MacNeil wheeling and dealing on the hill, and the defe... READ MORE
Muskegon Clippers end historic season with narrow postseason loss to Lima
Jul 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LIMA, OHIO – The Muskegon Clippers gave everything they had on Saturday’s playoff bout with the Lima Locos, ultimately fal... READ MORE
Muskegon Clippers fall short to Locos to kick off postseason
Jul 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – A 1-0 loss wasn’t what the Muskegon Clippers were looking for in their postseason opener at Marsh Field on Thur... READ MORE
Muskegon’s Cameron Martinez plans to enter transfer portal, leave Ohio State
Nov 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Cameron Martinez is planning to enter the transfer portal. The news was shared per Jeremy Birmingham, a recruiting analyst and photographer who covers Ohio State football. READ MORE
Muskegon Big Reds’ football state title celebration set for Sunday afternoon
Nov 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Big Reds are state champs and now it's time to celebrate. Area fans and community members are invited to joi... READ MORE
Resilient Big Reds capture Division 2 state championship, notch 900th win in program history
Nov 26, 2023 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT- Adversity is something the Muskegon Big Reds have battled through during a rigorous football season... READ MORE
Tom’s Two Cents: Win No. 900 is the best win in 129 years of Muskegon High School football
Nov 26, 2023 DETROIT - The Muskegon Big Reds have now won 900 football games dating back to 1895, during the second administration of President Grover Clevelan... 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 named Mr. Cross Country in the state of Michigan. Nor 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
Grand Haven’s Seth Norder crowned Division 1 cross country champion at state meet
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - Grand Haven senior Seth Norder completed his season goal by winning the Division 1 title at the cross country sta... 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 student-athletes were recognized from Mona Shores, Mu READ MORE
Ravenna’s stellar softball season ends in Division 3 state semifinals to Standish-Sterling
Jun 16, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING - Ravenna picked the worst possible time to have “one of those days.” The Bulldogs powered in... READ MORE
CSAA conference announces its all-league softball players
Jun 16, 2023 Feature photo information: Front row L-R: Lauren Alexander (Central Montcalm), Emma Bliss (Grant), Gracie Stamp (Newaygo), Savannah Mill... READ MORE
Mason County Sports Hall of Fame honors prep standouts Soberalski, Chye
Jun 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Each year the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame honors a high school female and male athlete of the year. The sen... READ MORE
Muskegon Risers and Miguel Flores make a statement with season-opening win
Dec 10, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – After having a rough season last year, it was important for the Muskegon Risers to start on the right foot this season. The Risers managed to wi READ MORE
State champion Western Michigan Christian places five on first-team all-state soccer team
Nov 10, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian Warriors reaped plenty of post-season awards after winning their second straight ... READ MORE
Reeths-Puffer’s Liam Smith earns Dream Team, all-state honors in Division 1 soccer
Nov 10, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com In the Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys' soccer record book, you'll find the name Liam Smith just about everywhere... READ MORE
Second-half surge carries Western Michigan Christian to back-to-back state soccer titles
Nov 04, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND LEDGE - The Western Michigan Christian Warrior soccer team won back-to-back state titles for the second ti... READ MORE
The latest surname making a mark for Hart cross country, track and field
Jun 27, 2023 By Brendan Samuels Local Sports Journal HART--Anyone familiar with the history of running at Hart High School can probably rattle off a couple of names rather quickly: Ackley and Enns. But in recen READ MORE
Grand Haven’s Norder experiences a quick rise among the ranks of state’s top runners
Jun 26, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Longtime Grand Haven track and field coach John Tarr has seen drastic improvements in time and ... READ MORE
Muskegon’s Trinity Health Seaway Run attracts masses of runners for 41st annual race
Jun 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- There is strength in numbers and fitness. Muskegon's Trinity Health Seaway Run kicked off on Saturday for th... READ MORE
Richards’ stellar high jump season continues at New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Jun 19, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com PHILADELPHIA, PA–Fruitport Calvary Christian sophomore Bradley Richards continues to make headlines this ... 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 Grand Rapids West Catholic in the Division 2 MHSAA sta 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
West Michigan Conference announces all-league teams for volleyball
Nov 13, 2023 High school Volleyball West Michigan Conference All-League teams Rivers Division First Team Shelby: Navea Gauthier, Jr. outside hitter; Audre... 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 shot a two-day total of 728. Grand Rapids Catholic w 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
Paige Anderson earns spot in golf state finals; Reeths-Puffer falls one shot short of trip as a team
Oct 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - There was good news and bad news that came out of Lincoln Golf Club on Sunday afternoon in the Division 2 regio... READ MORE
Grand Haven finishes ninth at golf regionals; Schopf qualifies for state as individual
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com THOMPSONVILLE - The Grand Haven girls golf team finished ninth in Wednesday's Division 1 regional tournament. The event was... 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, a junior, was seeded seventh in the No. 1 singles 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
Mona Shores’ Drew Hackney captures No. 1 singles regional title in Division 2
Oct 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ADA - Mona Shores' Drew Hackney was crowned the regional champion at No. 1 singles on Wednesday in the Division 2 regional ten... 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
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 named Mr. Cross Country in the state of Michigan. Nor 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
Grand Haven’s Seth Norder crowned Division 1 cross country champion at state meet
Nov 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN - Grand Haven senior Seth Norder completed his season goal by winning the Division 1 title at the cross country sta... READ MORE
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