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North Muskegon girls get by Muskegon Heights 44-40
Jan 17, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON—It was a tight one but the North Muskegon Norsemen girls basketball team got past Muskegon Heights Academy on Monday evening 44-40. North Muskegon jumped out to a 11-8 lead after the first eight minutes of action. Sen... READ MORE
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North Muskegon girls get by Muskegon Heights 44-40
Jan 17, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON—It was a tight one but the North Muskegon Norsemen girls basketball team got past Muskegon Heights Academy on Monday evening 44-40. North M READ MORE
Rohrer scores 18 to lead Ludington past Mason County Central 40-26
Jan 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- RyAnn Rohrer was a one-person wrecking crew for the Ludington girls basketball team Monday night, carrying the Or... READ MORE
Muskegon Lumberjacks do it again in OT against Green Bay, win tenth straight game at home
Jan 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com When you're hot, you're hot and that's an understatement with how the Muskegon Lumberjacks are playing this season. Musk... READ MORE
Fruitport Calvary Christian at Holton boys basketball games postponed
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON—The boys basketball games between Fruitport Calvary Christian and Holton, scheduled to be played at Holton on Monday ... READ MORE
Hockey
Lakeshore Badgers fall to Southgate United 5-3 in Saturday hockey action
Jan 16, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Lakeshore spotted visiting Southgate United a quick one-goal lead, but the co-op ice hockey team stayed within striking distance the entire ga... READ MORE
Lakeshore Badgers fall to Cadillac 6-1
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- With only nine skaters available for Friday night's game, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey squad just plai... READ MORE
Lumberjacks come back from three-goal deficit, take seventh straight with OT win over Green Bay
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Three unanswered goals and a Jack Williams show ignited the Muskegon Lumberjacks to their seventh straight win on Saturday n... READ MORE
Lakeshore Badgers fall to Cadillac 6-0
Jan 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- Still with only eight skaters, and only one goalie, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team was up against it ... READ MORE
Basketball
North Muskegon girls get by Muskegon Heights 44-40
Jan 17, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON—It was a tight one but the North Muskegon Norsemen girls basketball team got past Muskegon Heights Academy on Monday evening 44-40. North M... READ MORE
Rohrer scores 18 to lead Ludington past Mason County Central 40-26
Jan 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- RyAnn Rohrer was a one-person wrecking crew for the Ludington girls basketball team Monday night, carrying the Or... READ MORE
Fruitport Calvary Christian at Holton boys basketball games postponed
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON—The boys basketball games between Fruitport Calvary Christian and Holton, scheduled to be played at Holton on Monday ... READ MORE
Richards scores 26 as Fruitport Calvary Christian boys run past Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 78-14
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsdJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Fruitport Calvary Christian's boys basketball team made quick work of Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran in a makeup... READ MORE
Wrestling
Wrestling Results from Friday and Saturday
Jan 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Hart Wrestling Results BENZONIA -- Hart's wrestling team competed at the Benzie Central Super Duels on Saturday at Benzie Central and went 3-1 on the day to finished second ov... READ MORE
Spartans sweep wrestling quad at Ravenna
Jan 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Mason County Central's wrestling team swept both of its matches in a quad at Ravenna on Wednesday night, beating Ra... READ MORE
Fremont Wrestlers have impressive showing at Allendale Invitational
Jan 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE -- Fremont's wrestling team had 11 grapplers come away with medals at the 13-team Allendale Invitational on Saturday... READ MORE
Montague wrestlers finish runner up at Lloyd Logswell Invite
Jan 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague wrestling team battled at the Lloyd Logswell Invite on Saturday falling just short of the top spot finishing as r... READ MORE
Swimming
Ludington competes in Spring Lake swimming Invitational
Jan 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Ludington's boys swim team hadn't been in the pool for a long stretch due to COVID-19 protocols and the weather, so coach Joe Schneider wasn't sure how the team ... READ MORE
Lakers win Spring Lake Invite
Jan 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--The Spring Lake boys swim and dive team took to the pool on Saturday and for the fourth consecutive time clinched... READ MORE
Spring Lake boys swim team finishes third at Jenison invite
Dec 28, 2021 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake boys swimming team competed at the Jenison Invitational on Monday night posting a third-place finish out of a ... READ MORE
Spring Lake boys swim team overcomes missing teammates, tops Ludington
Dec 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Making its way through a tough situation of missing several teammates, the Spring Lake boys swim and dive team stepped up in... READ MORE
Bowling
Ludington splits bowling match with Holton
Jan 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Ludington's boys bowling team lost to Holton, 27-3, while the girls pulled out a 18-12 victory in a match rolled at Northway Lanes in Muskegon. The Oriole girls sp... READ MORE
Montague sweeps Mason County Central bowlers
Jan 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Montague bowling rolled past Mason County Central in a pair of matches on Wednesday night. The girls came thro... READ MORE
MCC bowlers knock off Ludington
Jan 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Mason County Central's boys bowling team knocked off county rival Ludington, 15.5-14.5 in action Monday night at ... READ MORE
Jayhawk bowlers compete at Ancilla College Invitational
Jan 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Competing in the first meet of 2022 the Muskegon Community College bowling team bowled in the Ancilla College Invitational at ... READ MORE
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Local Sports Journal kicks off podcast debut with 2018 Summer Coaches Series
Aug 04, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com There is new excitement in the air for the 2018-19 prep sports season at Local Sports Journal. Podcasts. The "2018 Summer Coaches Series" is now hitting the air as the ... READ MORE
Prep football highlights: Click here for an online version of the November LSJ magazine
Nov 02, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com While area high school football teams and fans are gearing up for deep playoff runs, it's hard to forget the thrilling regu... READ MORE
Help us increase LSJ coverage of your favorite high school’s sports teams!
Jun 29, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com With the decline of daily newspapers, local media coverage of high school sports has been disappearing in recent years. F... READ MORE
Register today for the first annual Local Sports Journal golf outing on June 2!
Apr 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Don’t forget to get your team signed up for the first annual Local Sports Journal Golf Outing, slated for Friday, June 2 a... READ MORE
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Cody Kater Named Reeths-Puffer High School Varsity Football Coach
Jan 04, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON— Cody Kater was introduced as the next head football coach at Reeths-Puffer High school during a “Meet and Greet” program on Monday. This was READ MORE
Reeths-Puffer names Cody Kater as new high school football coach
Dec 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer High School made a big move in the football world on Friday. The Rockets hired Montague's Cody Kater as th... READ MORE
North Muskegon grad Noah Stewart looks back at how he walked on as a Michigan Wolverine, now gets ready to travel with U of M to face Georgia on NYE
Dec 25, 2021 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR – Following his senior season of football at North Muskegon, Noah Stewart knew he wanted to ... READ MORE
A year without Ford Field magnifies our past football glory
Nov 24, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com Rumor has it there are some high school football games being played this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit. But... READ MORE
Grand Haven boys take seventh in Division 1 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys cross country team finished seventh in the Division 1 state final at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon. Grand Haven s READ MORE
Grand Haven girls finish 12th in Division 1 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven's girls cross country team finished 12th in the Division 1 state championship race at Michigan International S... READ MORE
Spring Lake girls finish sixth in Division 2 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake girls cross country was sixth at the Division 2 state championship meet Saturday afternoon at the Michigan Inter... READ MORE
Mason County Eastern takes 10th in Division 4 cross-country state finals, WMC finishes 14th
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Mason County Eastern's boys cross country team finished 10th at the Division 4 state final on Saturday at Michigan Internati... READ MORE
Goodbye, amen and farewell: Words from retiring Muskegon Clippers Coach Walt Gawkowski
Aug 08, 2021 Thank you Muskegon Clipper fans! It has been two weeks since Aaron Hurd’s single to left field scored Wes Mitchell in the bottom of the ninth inning resulting in a walk-off win ag READ MORE
Muskegon Clippers take two on the chin in doubleheader loss to Michigan Monarchs
Jul 08, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers' battle to reach the playoffs took a slight step backwards on Wednesday in a twinbil... READ MORE
Muskegon Clippers split doubleheader with visiting Lima on Tuesday
Jul 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers split their doubleheader with the visiting Lima Locos at Marsh Field on Tuesday. The Clippers... READ MORE
Clippers continue struggles against Royal Oak Leprechauns, fall 9-6
Jul 04, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers have struggled against the Royal Oak Leprechauns this season. That trend continued Saturday night a... READ MORE
Local Sports Journal kicks off podcast debut with 2018 Summer Coaches Series
Aug 04, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com There is new excitement in the air for the 2018-19 prep sports season at Local Sports Journal. Podcasts. The "2018 Summer Coaches Series" is now hitting the air as the READ MORE
Prep football highlights: Click here for an online version of the November LSJ magazine
Nov 02, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com While area high school football teams and fans are gearing up for deep playoff runs, it's hard to forget the thrilling regu... READ MORE
Help us increase LSJ coverage of your favorite high school’s sports teams!
Jun 29, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com With the decline of daily newspapers, local media coverage of high school sports has been disappearing in recent years. F... READ MORE
Register today for the first annual Local Sports Journal golf outing on June 2!
Apr 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Don’t forget to get your team signed up for the first annual Local Sports Journal Golf Outing, slated for Friday, June 2 a... READ MORE
Runner-up Spring Lake place five on OK Blue all-conference golf team
Oct 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's girls golf team finished second in the OK Blue this season and were rewarded with five players on the all-conference first team. Final standings 1, Coopersville READ MORE
Ludington lands three golfers on Lakes 8 all-conference team
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington put three girls on the Lakes 8 All-Conference team. League champion Ludington All-Conference First team Emma Mc... READ MORE
Mona Shores places one golfer on OK Green Conference in a race that went down to the wire
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com It was a close race for the top spot in the hotly contested OK Green conference for girls golf. When the final scores were ta... READ MORE
Fit to be tied: Montague wins back-to-back Division 4 state golf titles using the tiebreaker
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats captured their second straight Division 4 state title in girls golf on Saturday. The Wildcats and Lansi... READ MORE
Muskegon Risers find first win ever over Chicago in home opening weekend grudge match
Jan 09, 2022 By Jason Goorman LoalSportsJournal.com The arena soccer show in downtown Muskegon is back in action. Muskegon Risers fans and players have been itching for action to start up again at Mercy Hea READ MORE
Zietlow lifts Muskegon Risers over Cincinnati with hat trick to kickoff indoor soccer season
Dec 12, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers kicked off their indoor soccer season with a 9-7 win against host Cincinnati on Saturday. Ryan Zietl... READ MORE
Jayhwks Soccer Season ends with 1-0 loss in semi-final round
Nov 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal Though the season didn’t end the way they would have liked, the Jayhawks women’s soccer team really proved they are as strong ... READ MORE
Upset Alert: Muskegon Community knocks off No. 2 seed, advances to national semifinal in women’s soccer
Nov 18, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com For the first time in school history, the Muskegon Community College women’s soccer team is heading to the Final Four of t... READ MORE
Four Sailors land on OK Green tennis all-league team
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailors were crowned the OK Green tennis champs with a narrow 14-12 victory over Holland. Final standings 1, Mona Shores (6-0). 2, Holland (5-1). 3, Zeeland W READ MORE
Grand Haven doubles teams lift Bucs past Whitehall in boys tennis
Oct 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven boys tennis had its doubles teams step up in its 5-3 win over Whitehall. The Bucs won all four of their dou... READ MORE
Mona Shores tennis cruises past GR Northview
Sep 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailors boys tennis team hosted Grand Rapids Northview on Wednesday nearly sweeping both the singles and dou... READ MORE
Whitehall tennis ties Coopersville
Sep 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boys tennis team tied Coopersville on Wednesday 4-4. The Vikings took the top flights in both singles and ... READ MORE
Grand Haven boys take seventh in Division 1 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys cross country team finished seventh in the Division 1 state final at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon. Grand Haven s READ MORE
Grand Haven girls finish 12th in Division 1 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven's girls cross country team finished 12th in the Division 1 state championship race at Michigan International S... READ MORE
Spring Lake girls finish sixth in Division 2 cross country state finals
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake girls cross country was sixth at the Division 2 state championship meet Saturday afternoon at the Michigan Inter... READ MORE
Mason County Eastern takes 10th in Division 4 cross-country state finals, WMC finishes 14th
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Mason County Eastern's boys cross country team finished 10th at the Division 4 state final on Saturday at Michigan Internati... READ MORE
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