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Western Michigan Christian comes up short in district semifinal shootout against No. 6 ranked Potter’s House

Oct 22, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian's boys soccer hopes for an upset over No. 6 ranked Wyoming Potter's House in the Division 4 district semifinals wasn't meant to be on Thursday night. Wyoming Potter's House walked away with a 2-1 shoot-out win over the Warr... READ MORE

Life’s a balancing act: How multi-sport athlete Robyn Hunt manages cross country and swimming in the same season for Mona Shores

Boys soccer tournament starts back up, Spring Lake against Reeths-Puffer and Frutport vs. Whitehall are Tuesday’s games to be at

It’s faith, family and football for the Young family in North Muskegon

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Western Michigan Christian comes up short in district semifinal shootout against No. 6 ranked Potter’s House

Some area teams are in, others sit on the high school football playoff bubble

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regu... READ MORE

Grant wins individual title; Rocket boys finish runner-up in OK Green cross country meet

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys cross country team gave it a shot, but in the end, fell one point short in the OK Green Conferen... READ MORE

Spring Lake’s Hill, Parker win cross country races; Lakers sweep boys and girls titles

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's boys and girls cross country teams made it a clean sweep at the OK Blue Conference Championships on Wednesday af... READ MORE

FootBall

Some area teams are in, others sit on the high school football playoff bubble

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regular season concludes this weekend. With strength ... READ MORE

It’s faith, family and football for the Young family in North Muskegon

Oct 18, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com James Young’s freshman football season at North Muskegon took a hit on October 8. The 6-1 quarterback's o... READ MORE

West Michigan Conference releases its all-conference football teams

Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com One of the more hotly contested football races in recent memory produced tri-champions in the West Michigan Conference. Monta... READ MORE

Fremont’s Fall of 1957…. A Year to Remember

Oct 17, 2021 by Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com After 60 plus years of additional living, memories can become hazy. For some of the participants, the events of ... READ MORE

CROSS COUNTRY

Grant wins individual title; Rocket boys finish runner-up in OK Green cross country meet

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys cross country team gave it a shot, but in the end, fell one point short in the OK Green Conference cross country championship. Zeeland West escap... READ MORE

Spring Lake’s Hill, Parker win cross country races; Lakers sweep boys and girls titles

Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's boys and girls cross country teams made it a clean sweep at the OK Blue Conference Championships on Wednesday af... READ MORE

Kent City turned in a solid day on Tuesday to sweep the CSAA Silver cross country titles

Oct 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City's boys’ cross country team survived a tight race with White Cloud on Tuesday. The Eagles pulled out a narrow 31-3... READ MORE

Fremont boys cruise to easy victory in cross country conference championship

Oct 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Home course advantage put the Fremont Packers boys’ cross country team in its comfort zone on Tuesday. That, and a pack of ... READ MORE

Baseball

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

Hockey

Penalties doom Lumberjacks against Chicago, split home opening weekend with the Steel

Oct 17, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Finding a winning streak in the USHL is tough to do, especially when playing first-place Chicago. The Muskegon Lumberjacks looked to add to their fi... READ MORE

Larson’s hat trick, Hutson’s OT goal lift Lumberjacks to home opener victory

Oct 16, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The celebration began on the ice, continued into the hallway and ended in the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ dressing roo... READ MORE

A LOOK AT THE LUMBERJACKS

Oct 14, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com When Muskegon Lumberjacks coach Mike Hamilton pores over his team’s 2021-2022 roster, he can’t help but get ju... READ MORE

Muskegon Lumberjacks Host Media Day

Oct 12, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks are just days away from hosting their home opener of the 2021-22 regular season. ... READ MORE

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Kent City girls fight back hard in the fourth quarter, come up just two points short in their bid for a state championship

Apr 09, 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. READ MORE

Kent City girls overcome a shaky first quarter to beat Calumet 59-53 and advance to Friday’s state championship game

Apr 07, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Aaron McClorey LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING - Now we know how the Kent City girls basketball team reacts when faced with ... READ MORE

Talented and determined Kent City girls basketball team prepared for its final push toward a Division 3 state championship

Apr 06, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - It starred out with a juvenile “Fab Four,” so to speak, and Coach Scott Carlson was aware of ... READ MORE

Kent City girls basketball team throttles Schoolcraft 52-19 in Division 3 quarterfinals, moves on to the state Final Four

Apr 05, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com PORTAGE – The Kent City girls basketball team has been really good for several years now, but the Eagle... 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

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 Lansing Catholic actually tied for the lead with a two- READ MORE

Montague girls golf looks to repeat as state champs, Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Whitehall lead area teams into finals weekend

Oct 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Montague is on a mission to capture a second straight state title in girls golf. Montague took a big step over the week by wi... READ MORE

Spring Lake girls golf team wins O-K Blue jamboree on Saturday

Oct 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girl’s golf team took home an O-K Blue Conference jamboree on Saturday at the West Ottawa Golf Club finishin... READ MORE

MCC Jayhawks men’s golf squad finishes second at Mott invite

Oct 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College mens golf team competed in a makeup match at a Mott Community College invite on Monday. The Ja... READ MORE

Western Michigan Christian comes up short in district semifinal shootout against No. 6 ranked Potter’s House

Fruitport shuts down Whitehall, sets up district final showdown against rival Spring Lake

Oct 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport boys soccer team moved on to the Division 3 district finals as they shutout Whitehall 5-0 on Tuesday. Sam G... READ MORE

Second half propels Spring Lake soccer past Reeths-Puffer, Lakers advance to D3 district finals

Oct 19, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers and the Reeths-Puffer Rockets are making their district soccer matchups an annual event... READ MORE

Boys soccer tournament starts back up, Spring Lake against Reeths-Puffer and Frutport vs. Whitehall are Tuesday’s games to be at

Oct 19, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA boys soccer state tournament returns to west Michigan for its second week of action as area teams battle for state... READ MORE

Life’s a balancing act: How multi-sport athlete Robyn Hunt manages cross country and swimming in the same season for Mona Shores

Oct 19, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com For Mona Shores junior Robyn Hunt, life is a balancing act. With swimming, cross country, a full slate of Advanced Placement courses and choir this fall, it c READ MORE