Area News
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West Michigan Ironmen ready to start fresh, hosting Chicago on Saturday in season opener with Carder under center
Posted on 04/16/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The 2020 season started and ended with disappointment for the West Michigan Ironmen – all within a...
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Mona Shores girls soccer team improves to 3-1 with an impressive 5-0 shutout victory over Reeths-Puffer
Posted on 04/16/2021By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP — Every spring sports high school team has challenges this season, because they haven’t played in two years,and a high...
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Mitchell scores six times to lead Spring Lake lacrosse over Reeths-Puffer
Posted on 04/15/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
A six-goal performance from Zach Mitchell led the Spring Lake lacrosse team to a 9-4 win over Reeths-Puffer Thursday.
Keegan Fritsche added two goals and...
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Duer, Bush, Whitaker earn singles wins for Lakers as Spring Lake tennis splits with Grand Haven
Posted on 04/15/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Spring Lake won three singles matches en route to earning a split with Grand Haven in girls tennis action Thursday afternoon.
Maddy Duer won No....
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Thursday baseball roundup: Piasecki’s walk-off homer lifts Mona Shores over Zeeland East
Posted on 04/15/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Mona Shores’ Aaron Piasecki came through in the clutch to push the Sailors to a win Thursday. With the Sailors trailing 4-2 in the seventh...
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Girls soccer roundup: Osborne scores twice to lead Montague over Muskegon Catholic
Posted on 04/15/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
A two-goal performance from Braquelle Osborne led Montague to a win over Muskegon Catholic Central Thursday night. The Wildcats topped MCC 5-1 in non-conference action.
Osborne’s...
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Oakridge baseball team sweeps Whitehall in a league doubleheader, still looks strong after missing the 2020 season
Posted on 04/15/2021By Adam Trombley
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The last time the Oakridge baseball team took the field prior to this season was in the state semifinals two...
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Wednesday softball roundup: Kara Postema has monster offensive day to lead Ravenna to victory
Posted on 04/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna softball team was dominant on Wednesday, defeating Mason County Central 9-2 and 22-7.
Emma Gilliard picked up her first varsity win in Game 1,...
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Mona Shores boys golf team takes first place at OK-Green Conference jamboree
Posted on 04/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores boys golf team took home first place in the OK-Green Jamboree at Clearbrook on Wednesday.
Mona Shores finished with a team of score...
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Wednesday tennis roundup: Fruitport falls while Whitehall and Muskegon Catholic win
Posted on 04/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport girls tennis team fell narrowly 5-3 to West Catholic in a conference clash on Wednesday night.
Winning matches for the Trojans were Alison Blakeman...
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Muskegon Community College beats Lake Michigan behind Sammy Hecht hat-trick
Posted on 04/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Sammy Hecht opened up the Muskegon Community College womens soccer season with a hat-trick on Wednesday, helping her team win 4-0 over Lake Michigaan College.
McKenna...
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Tuesday soccer roundup: Maggie Evans nets a hat-trick for Whitehall in victory over Montague on Tuesday
Posted on 04/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall girls soccer team defeated Montague 4-2 in a rivalry matchup on Tuesday night.
Maggie Evans led the Vikings with a hat-trick while Cam Evans...
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Fruitport softball team improves to 4-0 on the season with two come-from-behind victories over GR West Catholic
Posted on 04/14/2021By Jason Millis
LocalSportsJournal.comFRUITPORT – The Fruitport softball team is luckier than a lot of spring teams that missed out on the 2020 season.
The Trojans...
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Tuesday baseball roundup: WMC splits non-league twin bill with Newaygo
Posted on 04/13/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Western Michigan Christian baseball team split a non-conference twin bill on Tuesday defeating Newaygo 4-2 in the opening game, then falling by a 7-2...
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Tuesday softball roundup: Oakridge cruises to a twin bill sweep over Hesperia
Posted on 04/13/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge softball squad remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of wins over Hesperia on Tuesday night by scores of 13-2 and 16-0...
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Tuesday girls soccer roundup: Balanced scoring attack propels OV over Fremont 7-0
Posted on 04/13/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Seven different players scored a goal for the Orchard View girls soccer team, who blanked Fremont 7-0 in their season debut on Tuesday.
Kyah McGruther, Cassidy...
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Whitehall baseball team opens up season with strong offensive showing in a non-conference victory
Posted on 04/12/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall baseball team picked up a 10-9 non-conference victory over Coopersville on Monday night in their first game of the season.
Pitcher Christian Smolen picked...
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Lumberjacks upset at home by lowly Dubuque, fall four points behind Chicago in conference championship race
Posted on 04/11/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – From this point on, every game is pretty important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and losses to lesser...
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Skorpik leads Lumberjacks to their first shutout victory in more than two years, a 3-0 win over Dubuque Fighting Saints
Posted on 04/10/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – It had been a very long time since the Muskegon Lumberjacks had posted a shutout victory.The Lumberjacks last...
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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
Posted on 04/9/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – After three years of falling short in the state tournament, the talented Kent City girls basketball team was really...
