Area News
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Muskegon’s Tony Ferguson returns to the ring on Saturday in a featured pay-per-view UFC bout
Posted on 05/8/2020By Nich Wolak
LocalSportsJournal.comThe UFC is one of the first pro sports organizations to return from the COVID-19 shutdown, and a local fighter will be...
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Local sports community mourns the loss of Clayton Cochran, a state champion basketball player and veteran referee
Posted on 05/3/2020By Jason Goorman
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON HEIGHTS – Clayton Cochran was a basketball referee, and a very good one at that.
But he was truly passionate about the...
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R-P football coach Matt Bird feeling healthy and hopeful again, following a month-long bout with COVID-19
Posted on 04/29/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Matt Bird, like all football coaches, is certainly hoping there will be a season this fall.
But after what he’s...
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Despite the interruption, former WMC star Evan Bruinsma far from finished with European basketball career
Posted on 04/22/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNEW ERA – When his college basketball career concluded at the University of Detroit Mercy, Evan Bruinsma seemed likely to follow the...
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After leading his team to another district title, Hart’s Travis Rosema is the Division 3-4 All-LSJ Coach of the Year
Posted on 04/14/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comHART – He may be only two years into his tenure as head coach of the Hart girls’ basketball team, but Travis...
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Courtney Kemp, who coached Ravenna to a 20-0 regular season, headlines the Division 3-4 boys All-LSJ team
Posted on 04/13/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – The Ravenna boys basketball team very much needed a steadying hand going into the 2019-20 season, following several months of...
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Former football star Cody Kater is the Division 1-2 All-LSJ girls basketball Coach of the Year
Posted on 04/10/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – On Feb. 20, the Montague and Hart girls basketball teams met in the last conference game of the season, with...
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Muskegon’s Coach Guy heads up the 2019-20 Division 1-2 boys All-LSJ basketball squad
Posted on 04/9/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Keith Guy believed his team had the talent, experience and momentum to make a serious run at a state championship.
We...
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The XFL season ended just as Tyree Jackson was getting his opportunity as a pro quarterback
Posted on 04/9/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The last 15 months have been a whirlwind for former Mona Shores quarterback Tyree Jackson.
That whirlwind may be the exact...
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Muskegon Risers announce that they’ve cancelled their summer outdoor season
Posted on 04/7/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Covid-19 pandemic already took away the spring sports season in the Muskegon area, and on Monday night it started...
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West Michigan Ironmen still hoping for a chance to complete their 2020 season
Posted on 04/3/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The West Michigan Ironmen, now in their fifth season, are accustomed to winning on a regular basis.
They are also accustomed...
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R-P soccer star Jaxon Carpenter shows he has a knack for musical theater, as well
Posted on 04/2/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Jaxon Carpenter already had a reputation as a great soccer player.
Now he’s demonstrated that he can play other pressure-filled...
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Eleven area boys basketball teams left to wonder if they would have been district champions
Posted on 04/1/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Marcelo Conklin had been working toward his chance to be part of a district championship basketball team for four years.
The...
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After an up-and-down season, Lumberjacks say the talent is in place for a big 2020-21
Posted on 03/31/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks’ 2019-20 season was like an interesting movie with a twisting and turning plot – but no final...
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Joe Buck gives Norton Shores tennis whiz kids Drew and Reid Hackney national exposure
Posted on 03/30/2020By Jason Goorman and Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – At the rate they’re developing, there’s a good chance that Drew and Reid Hackney will get...
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Despite crisis, Muskegon’s Tony Ferguson may still get his shot at UFC title
Posted on 03/27/2020By Nich Wolak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The sports world has come to a halt with the outbreak of COVID-19.
Former Oakridge star Sophia Wiard learned a lot in first season at University of Toledo
Posted on 03/26/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Every athlete that goes from being a high school star to a college role player has an adjustment period, and...
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Bill Zalba stuck around after Fury playing days, to the benefit of the R-P hockey team
Posted on 03/25/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Muskegon hosted professional hockey for 50 years, before the last team folded following the 2009-10 season and gave way to...
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MCC Jayhawks men’s basketball team had amazing season, despite premature end
Posted on 03/24/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Community College men’s basketball team was having a truly historic season, with a 26-4 record, a 21-game winning...
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Sterken led Ravenna to great football and basketball seasons, despite serious hearing impairment
Posted on 03/23/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA — As the family story goes, the significance of Trevor Sterken’s hearing impairment wasn’t truly recognized until his ability to read...
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