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Muskegon Clippers split doubleheader with visiting Lima on Tuesday
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Muskegon Clippers take two on the chin in doubleheader loss to Michigan Monarchs
July 8, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers’ battle to reach the playoffs took a slight step backwards on Wednesday in a twinbill loss to the visiting Michigan Monarchs.
Muskegon lost 3-2 in the opener and 5-0 in Game 2.
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Muskegon Clippers split doubleheader with visiting Lima on Tuesday
July 7, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers split their doubleheader with the visiting Lima Locos at Marsh Field on Tuesday.
The Clippers dropped the opener 10-5 but answered in Game 2 with a 5-1 win.
Muskegon pitcher Logan Wynalda threw for the win …
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Gabby Klemp debuts in goal as Muskegon Risers battle Corktown AFC for final game of inaugural season
July 7, 2021By Jason Goorman
The Muskegon Risers’ inaugural season came to a close on Tuesday night but also with a debut. Riser goalie Gabby Klemp made her first start of the season and showed what she has been working on with the club.…
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Clippers continue struggles against Royal Oak Leprechauns, fall 9-6
July 4, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers have struggled against the Royal Oak Leprechauns this season.
That trend continued Saturday night as the Clippers fell to Royal Oak 9-6 at Marsh Field.
Muskegon has lost five of the six meetings against the Leprechauns …
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Clippers dispose of Jet Box 5-3 at Marsh Field, pull within one game of final playoff spot in Northern Division standings
July 3, 2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON- With a flurry of home games coming up, the Muskegon Clippers have their best chance to move into a possible playoff spot.
After closing out their road trip on Thursday with a win over the …
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Former Major Leaguers share tips with youngsters about baseball, and about life, at a special camp this week at Maranatha
July 2, 2021By Craig Beilfuss
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Russ Ortiz knows how crucial it is for youngsters to have positive adult role models.
He was lucky to have a mother who guided him through his …
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Clippers fall to Royal Oak Leprechauns on the road, 7-5 on Wednesday
July 1, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers allowed four unanswered late runs on Wednesday night, resulting in a 7-5 loss to the Royal Oak Leprechauns at Memorial Park Field.
The Clippers are now 10-10 on the season and are tied for fourth place …
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West Michigan Whitecaps Weekly Wrap-Up (6/22-6/27): Eric De La Rosa hits for cycle with walk-off home run
June 28, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps went 2-3 over the last week in a home series against Dayton.
The Whitecaps lost 2-0 and 4-1 to open the series before winning 2-1 and 12-10. In the series finale, the Whitecaps fell 5-3.…
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Muskegon Risers womens team set to cap the home portion of its schedule by hosting Corktown AFC on Saturday night
June 25, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Playing through an expansion season is usually tough on first-year teams, as the Muskegon Risers womens squad has learned first-hand this season.
The Risers, who are 1-5-1, will close out the home portion of …
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Clippers avoid comeback scare, hold on to defeat the Galion Graders 12-10
June 23, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers looked to have the game in control entering the seventh inning.
The Clippers had a commanding 11-1 lead and were three outs away from winning by the 10-run mercy rule.
But the Galion Graders scored nine …
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Clippers lose late lead, fall to Jet Box Baseball Club 3-2
June 19, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers have struggled at Marsh Field this season, going win one of five games entering tonight’s contest.
That trend unfortunately continued as the Clippers jumped out to a 2-0 lead but gave up three runs in the …
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North Muskegon girls soccer team wins Division 4 state championship with an exclamation point, 5-0 over Royal Oak Shrine
June 19, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – The North Muskegon girls soccer team was clearly tired of being just one of the best.
The Norse were ready to prove, once and for all, that they were the very best – …
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Clippers win another game in comeback fashion, defeat Michigan Monarchs 10-6
June 19, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers scored nine unanswered runs to erase a five-run deficit as they defeated the Michigan Monarchs 10-6 on Friday night.
The victory snaps Muskegon’s two-game losing streak and improves its record to 7-7 on the season, good …
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Confident North Muskegon girls soccer team ready to battle defending champion Royal Oak Shrine for state title
June 18, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTH MUSKEGON – The North Muskegon girls soccer program has accomplished a lot of impressive things over the past few years, but now the Norse have entered unchartered territory, with the ultimate prize at their fingertips.…
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Spring Lake girls soccer team puts up a strong fight in first half, but loses to Bloomfield Hills Marion 3-0 in state finals
June 18, 2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – Spring Lake girls soccer coach Becky May was just being honest earlier this week when she summed up her team’s chances to win the Division 2 state finals:
“To say …
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Holton softball team loses six-run lead, falls to Rudyard 9-8 on a walk-off homer in the Division 4 state semifinals
June 18, 2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING -On Thursday, Holton Coach Kirk Younts was talking about the possibility of his talented team becoming the first Muskegon County squad to reach the state softball finals, and perhaps the first …
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Muskegon Clippers give up five runs in another disastrous inning, fall to the Grand Lake Mariners at home, 7-3
June 18, 2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers have gotten into a bad habit of allowing opponents to score a big burst of runs over an inning or two, and it’s costing them.
They can come from behind and …
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Whitecaps drop fourth straight game, now 19-19 overall on the season
June 18, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps fell for the fourth straight time, losing 6-3 at Lake County on Thursday night.
Trailing 1-0 in the fifth inning, Corey Joyce hit his first home run of the season to give the Whitecaps a …
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Cinderella Spring Lake girls soccer team hoping to beat the odds one more time in Friday’s Division 2 state title game
June 17, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comSPRING LAKE – In the early weeks of the 2021 season, absolutely nobody considered the Spring Lake girls soccer team a candidate to win a Division 2 state championship.
The Lakers were playing without their head …
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Holton Red Devils trying to do something no Muskegon County team has ever done – win a state softball championship
June 17, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLTON – The Holton softball team has been in hot pursuit of a state championship for several years now, and the Red Devils may finally reach that lofty goal this weekend.
It would be the first …
