May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon girls soccer team upset Oakridge 2-1 in the second round of the West Michigan Conference tournament on Monday. The Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal from Ashley Weaver less than five minutes into the game. Summer Patricio ... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Brewers 8, Tigers 1 - The Tigers offense went cold, scoring only one run on three hits against Milwaukee on Tuesday. Anibal Sanchez gave up six third-inning runs, which included three straight home runs from Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun,... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The North Muskegon golf team is definitely considered one of the 10 best Division 4 teams in the state. But just how well do the Norse stack up against other top teams? It's hard to tell from the state rankings. ... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 By Lucas Rains LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - In high school sports, effective leadership can drive good teams to be great teams. For the Mona Shores softball team, junior team captain MacKenzie Willeke has provided that kind of leadership with her performance and ... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team defeated Muskegon 19-12 and 11-6 on Monday. Jacob Buchberger went 8 for 8 with two triples, a double and eight RBIs on the day for the Wildcats. Abram Erickson had three hits and five RBIs while Cameron Brayman scored fiv... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Montague defeated Muskegon 11-0 and 21-2 in softball on Monday. Kenadee Shugars pitched a perfect game for Montague in Game 1, striking out 10 batters. Allyssa Bobian had three hits and two RBIs. Jill Bennett pitched the win in Game 2. Montague... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Brewers 3, Tigers 2 - The Tigers drop their second straight game in the first game of their seven game home stand. Ian Kinsler and James McCann each had an RBI. Kyle Lobstein took the loss, pitching six and two thirds inning, allowing... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer softball team went 3-0 Saturday to capture the championship of the Lakewood Invitational. The Rockets beat Haslett and Pewamo-Westphalia to advance to the championship game. Then they rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Lakewood 6-... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian softball team dropped a pair of games to host Onekama on Saturday, 4-2 and 8-5. Both teams traded runs in the first inning of Game 1. Onekama added single runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings. WMC ended the scoring by p... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge baseball team won the Traverse City Central Invitational over the weekend with two qualify pitching performances and timely hitting. The Eagles rallied to defeat Petoskey in Game 1, 4-3. The Eagles trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Cardinals ,2, Tigers 1 - The Tigers failed to sweep the Cardinals, scoring only one run on seven hits. Miguel Cabrera hit an RBI double in the first inning. Alfredo Simon pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits while str... READ MORE
May 16, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Tigers 4, Cardinals 3 (10 innings) - Jose Iglesias' RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Tigers their second extra inning victory of the season. Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run, becoming the first Venezuelan to reach t... READ MORE
May 16, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Last week the Muskegon Risers played their very first game in front of a large, enthusiastic crowd in Detroit. They wondered if they could ever hope to draw that many fans back home in Muskegon. On Saturday they were pleas... READ MORE
May 16, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Maybe it was the big crowed pumping them up for their home opener. Maybe it was because they lost last week and desperately wanted their first victory. Whatever the reason, the Muskegon Risers were pretty impressive i... READ MORE
May 16, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Tigers 10, Cardinals 4 - The Tigers offense continued to roll, scoring 10 runs after a season-high 13 run game on Thursday. Yoenis Cespedes, Miguel Cabrera, and J.D. Martinez each homered for the Tigers. Shane Greene pitched five inn... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Clark Cup finals didn't go exactly the way the Muskegon Lumberjacks would have liked. But at least they didn't go down without a fight. They made the final game close by scoring two third period goals Friday, but it wasn't enough to avoid a 4-2... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven topped Mona Shores 9-7 and 12-3 Friday in a battle of area softball powers. The Buccaneers are now 17-4-1 on the season. Morgan Hill hit two home runs for Grand Haven in Game 1. Jordan Buckingham led the Buccaneers with four hits i... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team's season ended Thursday with a 4-3 loss to Owens Community College in 14 innings at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 2 regionals in Battle Creek. Kyle Vedrode started on the mound f... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Risers won't be satisfied with a loss very often, but last week was an exception. It was the first game in the Risers' existence, on the road against a pretty good Detroit City FC squad. They lost 3-1, but cam... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team used good pitching and timely bats to down Grand Rapids Union 5-1 Thursday in an O-K Black matchup. Sam Curran pitched a complete-game victory for the Sailors, scattering four hits and striking out four. Ryan Bramer led ... READ MORE