All posts by Jason Goorman
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Mona Shores girls keep playing spoiler role with an upset of first-place Jenison
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – The Mona Shores girls basketball team keeps playing the spoiler role in the O-K Black Conference, and Reeths-Puffer couldn’t...
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Surging North Muskegon beats Orchard View for eighth win in nine games
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Entering Tuesday’s non-conference clash, Orchard View had won six games in a row, while North Muskegon won seven out...
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Tuesday boys hoops roundup: Oakridge spoils Jeffery Carrier’s history making night
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The Oakridge boys basketball squad earned a 53-41 league win over Mason County Central on Tuesday night.
History was made for Mason County Central as Jeffery...
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Ludington boys basketball team defeats Whitehall on a buzzer beater beyond half court
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Brayden Positer’s shot from beyond half court at the buzzer propelled the Ludington boys basketball team to a 48-47 victory over Whitehall in non-league action...
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Emcee Williams scores 1000th point, leads Reeths-Puffer to win over Kenowa Hills
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Emcee Williams scored his 1000th career point, pacing the Reeths-Puffer boys basketball team to a 61-43 win over Kenowa Hills on Tuesday.
Williams led the Rockets...
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Big Reds outscore Fruitport 49-7 during second half in boys basketball victory
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The Muskegon Big Reds overcame a first quarter deficit and cruised to a 77-32 win over Fruitport in a boys basketball O-K Black Conference game.
The...
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Eight area wrestlers win regional titles, 36 qualify for individual state finals
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Local area wrestlers took part in Michigan High School Athletic Association individual wrestling regionals throughout the state on Saturday.
In total, the area had eight individual...
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Lumberjacks fall to Dubuque 3-2 in OT, but complete a successful three-point weekend
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – To get anywhere against Dubuque’s dominant defense, opponents have to keep digging and digging.
That’s exactly what the...
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Lumberjacks snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 home win over Dubuque
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – If there’s one word that describes the Muskegon Lumberjacks this season, it’s streaky.
The Jacks started the season...
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WMC boys get even with MCC, keep conference championship hopes alive
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Before the basketball season began, the Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team set a goal of winning the Lakes...
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Mona Shores hockey rallies past Hudsonville, wins first league title in 10 years
By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It had been 10 long years since the Mona Shores hockey team had won a conference championship.
That Sailors ended that...
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Girls hoops roundup: Kent City beats Hesperia, clinches CSAA Silver championship
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Kent City girls basketball team wrapped up the CSAA Silver Division championship with a 71-35 victory over Hesperia on Friday.
The Eagles took control early, jumping...
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Mona Shores girls basketball team stuns Muskegon 48-42 in O-K Black action
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The Mona Shores girls basketball team upset Muskegon on Friday, 48-42, knocking the Big Reds out of a tie for first place in the O-K...
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Friday boys hoops roundup: Ludington remains on top of Lakes 8 with win
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The Ludington boys basketball team remains in a three-way tie for first place in the Lakes 8 after defeating Muskegon Heights 55-41 on Friday night.
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Fruitport Calvary boys win second game of the season, defeating Kalamazoo Heritage Christian
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The Fruitport Calvary boys basketball team won its second game of the season, defeating Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 45-33 on Friday night.
The Eagles played well during...
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Ravenna boys beat Mason County 63-51, clinch first league title in 40 years
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The Ravenna boys basketball team continued its perfect season and it has resulted in the first conference champion since the 1980 season.
The Bulldogs defeated Mason...
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Big Reds handle another league opponent in boys hoops, cruise past Mona Shores 91-40
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The Muskegon Big Reds boys basketball team ran away with 91-40 O-K Black Conference win over Mona Shores on Friday night to win the conference...
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Osborne’s triple in third OT gives Montague a 49-46 win over Hart and conference title
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – Determining a new West Michigan Conference girls basketball champion required 32 minutes of regulation and three nerve-wracking overtime periods.
Obviously both...
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Thursday hoops roundup: Thompson’s late shot pushes Oakridge girls past Norse 43-42
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Taryn Thompson hit a short corner shot with five seconds remaining to give the Oakridge girls basketball team an exciting 43-42 victory over North Muskegon...
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Hesperia wrestling team advances to regional finals, then falls to Carson City Crystal
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The Hesperia wrestling team won a semifinal match, the lost in the finals, of the Division 4 regional team tournament at Carson City Crystal High...
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