All posts by Jason Goorman
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After a painful year on the sidelines, the Muskegon Clippers are set to return with season opener at home on Thursday
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – In less than a decade of existence, the Muskegon Clippers have quickly become a respected and beloved part of the...
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Tuesday baseball roundup: Holton, Fruitport, Fremont, Ravenna all win pre-district games, qualify for Saturday tournaments
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Aidan Poling pitched a complete game two-hitter while striking out 15 batters to lead the Holton baseball team to a 9-3 victory over Montabella on...
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Sophomore Oppenhuizen scores winning goal in OT, pushing WMC past Ravenna 3-2 in Division 3 district opener
By Adam Trombley
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTH MUSKEGON – They say it’s true that good things come to those who wait, and the Ravenna girls soccer team sure...
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Whitecaps win eighth in a row behind first inning offensive explosion
LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps continued their winning ways on Tuesday with a 7-5 victory over Great Lakes for their eighth straight win.
In the first inning,...
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Save the last win for me: Mona Shores grad Tyler Trovinger returns from injury, pitches the victory in his last college game
Editor’s note: The following story is from the May 28 edition of the LocalSportsJournal.com magazine, which will be available in local retail stores this week....
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Whitecaps flex muscle with multiple home runs while completing six game sweep of Lake County
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The West Michigan Whitecaps jumped out to an early lead on Sunday and never looked back, defeating Lake County 7-1 for their seventh straight victory.
With...
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Spencer Torkelson hits two home runs while driving in six as Whitecaps improve winning streak to six games
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The West Michigan Whitecaps exploded for 17 runs on Saturday in a 17-5 victory over Lake County to improve their winning streak to six games...
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Four players score, Erika Gabriel comes up big in the net, giving Risers women their first league win in team history
By Aaron McClorey
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Even soccer teams that muster enough offense need a goalie who can be there at crunch time.
The Muskegon Risers women’s...
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Whitecaps win fifth straight, tie for first behind Dingler’s dinger
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The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated Lake County 2-1 on Friday night to win their fifth straight game overall.
With the win, the Whitecaps are now 12-9...
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Mona Shores blanks Grand Haven in opening round of D1 districts, 2-0
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The Mona Shores girls soccer team opened D1 district play with a 2-0 win over Grand Haven on Friday night.
Mia Brown scored both goals for...
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Thursday softball roundup: Ludington sweeps Manistee, Montague earns split with West Catholic
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Ludington had the bats working in a softball doubleheader against Manistee Thursday night. The Orioles swept to two conference games by scores of 11-1 and...
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Thursday baseball roundup: Montague holds on to beat West Catholic, Ludington tops OV
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The Montague boys baseball team held on for a 6-5 win against O-K Blue champions Grand Rapids West Catholic Thursday night.
Trey Mikkelsen recorded the final...
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Three players score twice as Reeths-Puffer blows by Muskegon 8-0 to open district play
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Three players scored multiple goals for Reeths-Puffer as the Rockets blew past Muskegon, 8-0, in a Division 2 district opener Thursday night.
Emma Dykema, Sophia Hekkema...
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Montague soccer opens district play with big 7-0 win behind Jensen’s hat trick
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The Montague girls soccer team dominated Chippewa Hills 7-0 in a Division 3 first round district game Thursday night.
Emma Jensen led the offensive attack...
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Wednesday softball roundup: Hart sweeps Shelby while Ravenna also wins two
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The Hart softball team picked up a pair of wins over Shelby on Wednesday, winning 11-1 and 8-6.
Hart scored six runs in the first inning...
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Western Michigan Christian uses 12 run first inning to pickup non-conference win over Hesperia
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The Western Michigan Christian baseball team defeated Hesperia 17-7 in five innings on Wednesday night.
In the first inning, the Warriors marched out to a 12-0...
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Whitecaps get only two hits but win in the bottom of the 10th on a balk-off
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The West Michigan Whitecaps won 1-0 on Wednesday in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off balk call.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Reynaldo Rivera...
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Maggie Evans nets a hat-trick as Whitehall is dominant in district victory over Reed City
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The Whitehall girls soccer team was dominant on Wednesday night, defeating Reed City 6-0 in the opening round of Division 3 district play.
Maggie Evans led...
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Sophia Cooney nets two goals as Ludington defeats Allendale in Division 2 district opener
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The Ludington girls soccer team defeated Allendale 4-2 on Wednesday night in the first round of Division 2 district play.
Sophia Cooney had two goals to...
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Shelby girls soccer team scores one goal in each half to beat Fremont in Division 3 district opener
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The Shelby girls soccer team opened up Division 3 district play on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Fremont.
In the first half, Molli Schultz scored...
