All posts by Jason Goorman
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Thursday soccer roundup: Montague piles up 11 goals in win over Mason County Central
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague girls soccer team lit up the nets in a win over Mason County Central Thursday night. The Wildcats had seven players score goals...
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The showdown that’s been brewing all season: Lumberjacks vs. Chicago Steel in the USHL Eastern Conference finals
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – All season long, the Chicago Steel have been tearing up the United States Hockey League.
The Steel finished the regular season...
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Raeese “The Beast” Aleem: Muskegon’s world boxing champ, who remembers where he came from and who guided him
Editor’s note: This is the cover story of the April 20 edition of the LocalSportsJournal.com magazine, which is available at retail outlets throughout the area.
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Dillon Dingler hits a dinger, but Whitecaps fall 4-2 for second straight loss at Fort Wayne
LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps fell 4-2 to Fort Wayne on Wednesday for a second straight loss to begin the season.
West Michigan took a 1-0 lead...
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Wednesday soccer roundup: Kyah McGruther has huge game in Orchard View victory
LocalSportsJournal.com
Kyah McGruther led Orchard View with four goals and two assists on Wednesday night in a 8-0 victory over Muskegon.
Also scoring for the Cardinals were...
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Kaelinn Jozsa pitches complete game as Oakridge knocks off Allendale
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge softball team defeated Allendale 5-2 on Wednesday in a non-confernce clash.
Kaelinn Jozsa picked up the complete game win for the Eagles, allowing two...
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Wednesday tennis roundup: Spring Lake sneaks past Fruitport while Whitehall dominates
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake girls tennis team defeated Fruitport 5-3 on Wednesday in a highly competitive matchup.
Winning matches for Spring Laker were Morgan Whitaker (No.4 singles)...
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Fruitport’s Dakota Mitchell quietly had a terrific day at the GMAA track meet, now eyeing state honors in upcoming weeks
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comFRUITPORT – Sometimes even great sports performances fly under the media radar.
That was the case last Friday for Fruitport senior track standout...
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Improving Reeths-Puffer girls soccer team just misses a chance to win, settles for a 2-2 conference tie with Zeeland East
By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Ties are all too common in soccer, and painful for a team to accept.
Particularly when they come just an...
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Whitecaps fall in season opener as starting pitching struggles and bats go silent
LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps were shutout 8-0 in a season opening loss at Fort Wayne on Tuesday night.
Tuesday night was the debut for the Whitecaps...
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Tuesday softball roundup: Ludington and Orchard View split a Lakes 8 doubleheader
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington and Orchard View softball teams split a twin bill on Tuesday in Lakes 8 action.
The Orioles cruised to a...
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Tuesday girls soccer roundup: Mona Shores remains unbeaten in league play
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores girls soccer team shutout O-K Green Conference Rival Zeeland West, defeating them 3-0 in OK Green action Tuesday night.
Bri Wade...
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Tuesday baseball roundup: Fruitport completes a twin bill sweep against Allendale
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport baseball team won a pair of O-K Blue Conference games against Allendale on Tuesday.
The Trojans won Game 1 6-4, them completed...
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Big arm, big bat: Fremont’s Payton Mansfield leads area pitchers in strikeouts and area hitters in homers and RBIs
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comFREMONT – The Fremont High School baseball program received a boost when Payton Mansfield and his family moved to the area from...
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Monday baseball roundup: Big fourth inning helps Reeths-Puffer take down Holland
LocalSportsJournal.com
A five-run fourth inning helped Reeths-Puffer take down Holland 5-2 on Monday night in a conference clash.
Alex Johnson started the fourth inning with a double...
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Monday girls soccer roundup: Multiple players net multiple goals in games across the area
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Orchard View and Muskegon Catholic girls soccer teams finished their matchup with a 3-3 tie on Monday night.
Kyah McGruther of Orchard View scored two...
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Monday girls tennis roundup: Fruitport narrowly falls while Whitehall dominates
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport girls tennis team narrowly fell 5-3 to Coopersville on Monday night in a conference clash.
Hope Busscher (No.2 singles) and Grace Sweet (No.3 singles)...
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Monday girls lacrosse roundup: Mona Shores falls while Spring Lake beats Caledonia
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores girls lacrosse team fell 16-8 on Monday night after not playing a game for two weeks.
Abby Sykes and Ireland Gill each had...
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North Muskegon shuts out Reeths-Puffer on Saturday to improve to 6-1 on the season
LocalSportsJournal.com
The North Muskegon girls soccer team improves to 6-1 overall on the season with a 4-0 victory over Reeths-Puffer.
Natalie Pannucci, Audrey Wilson and Emly Judd...
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Ludington softball team takes second on Saturday in Larson Ace Hardware Tournament
LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington softball team finished second in the Larson Ace Hardware Tournament on Saturday, defeating Hart 12-2 but falling to Mason County Central 11-1.
In Game...
