Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake dropped an O-K Blue Conference match in volleyball to Grand Rapids West Catholic 3-1 on Thursday. The Lakers (7-12, 2-3) lost the first set 25-21, won 25-17 in the second frame and then fell 25-22 and 25-18 in the final two sets. Olivia... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores soccer team blanked Kenowa Hills 8-0 on Thursday night in OK-Black Conference play. The Sailors, who led 3-0 at halftime, were paced by Brce Stone with three goals. Julian Silva, Drew Yin, Clark Meston, Anthony Sowles, and Gavin Car... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Jose Zambrano’s two goal and two assists propelled the Muskegon Catholic boys soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Manistee in a Lakes 8 contest on Thursday night. The Crusaders pulled away from Manistee, scoring three second half goals. MCC’s Nic... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores volleyball team split a tri-match at Unity Christian on Thursday night. After losing in its first match in straight sets, Mona Shores cruised past Unity Christian 2-0 by service scores of 27-25 and 25-16. Grace Hellman and Madison D... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington soccer team picked up a non-league 6-1 win over Traverse City Christian on Thursday. The Orioles, who are now 9-1 on the season, were led by Caleb Schoon with three goals. Luke Snyder, Ben Knoer and John Lopez each found the back of... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Muskegon Lumberjacks fans were excited about the anticipated return of star forward Rem Pitlick, who led the United States Hockey League in goals and overall scoring last season. But in August Pitlick announced ... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Football games don’t get much more exciting than last year’s Montague-Whitehall showdown. Montague led by a point, but Whitehall drove to the Wildcats’ 22-yard-line with less than a minute remaining, and faced a fourth-... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Joseph “JoJo” Dowdell might not be playing in Friday’s rivalry showdown against Montague if he had not been pushed into athletics in middle school. “I started (playing football) in seventh grade,” said Dowdell... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Traditional rivalry games are a lot of fun. They’re even better when there’s something more than bragging rights on the line. That’s certainly the case with three big traditional showdowns this weekend – Whitehall at Montague, Oakridge at R... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com TWIN LAKE - For the past nine years, Mona Shores has owned the championship at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Girls City Golf Tournament. But that era has finally come to an end. The Reeths-Puffer girls golf team us... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Community College's men's soccer team chalked up three first-half goals and rolled to a 6-2 victory over Lake Michigan College on Wednesday. Finding the back of the net for the Jayhawks included freshman Jube Rodriguez with a pair, and singl... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com After a tough weekend that saw a pair of losses, the Muskegon Community College women's soccer team got back in the win column with a 5-0 win over visiting Lake Michigan College on Wednesday. Paige Swanson (Montague) started off the scoring 14 minute... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall soccer team won a double overtime thriller over Oakridge on Tuesday, 5-3. The game was tied 3-3 at halftime, but the Vikings claimed the victory by scoring in the first 25 seconds of both overtime periods. Joshua Gonzalez scored a t... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores soccer team fell to Grand Rapids Union 4-2 on Tuesday in an O-K Black game. Union started quickly, scoring three goals in the first half to take control of the contest. Mona Shores had a 2-1 edge in the second half, but it wasn’t e... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fernando Cabrera scored four goals to lead the Shelby soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Ravenna on Tuesday. Caleb Hams added two goals, Carlos Avilez had a goal and an assist, and Joe Kerises added one goal. Jake Lankfer and Mackenzie Wagner each... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL – The Montague volleyball team has been ready to face Whitehall since the end of last season. That’s because Whitehall won something that the Wildcats thought they should have won last fall. Montague, which won last... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport soccer team rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Reeths-Puffer 3-2 on Tuesday in an O-K Black Conference game. Reeths-Puffer held a 1-0 halftime lead following a goal by Ryan Bouchard. Fruitport stormed ahead in the second half w... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington volleyball team pounded Orchard View in three straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-4 and 25-8 on Tuesday night in Lakes 8 Conference action. The Orioles were led by Jenna Keson with 11 aces, 14 assists, and 12 digs while Emma Taranko add... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna volleyball team defeated Oakridge in four sets on Tuesday in West Michigan Conference action. The Bulldogs won the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-21, fell in the third frame 25-23 and then finished Oakridge off with a 25-10 win i... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont's volleyball squad picked up a conference win over Big Rapids in four sets on Tuesday. The Packers won the first set 25-16, lost in the second set 25-16 before winning the final two sets 25-17 and 25-20, respectively. Bryar Vasquez stuffed ... READ MORE