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Hart manages to sneak past Shelby for the third straight year, 16-14
SHELBY – For the third consecutive year, the Hart and Shelby football teams battled down to the wire, which is fitting for an intense rivalry...
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Montague rolls past Whitehall, wins fourth straight “Battle for the Bell”
By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – A suffocating defense that set up the offense was all Montague needed to win the “Battle for the Bell” once...
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Spring Lake holds on to beat Comstock Park, improves to 5-0 for first time since 2005
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCOMSTOCK PARK – Spring Lake football fans held their breaths near the end of the third quarter of Friday’s 37-34 victory over...
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Oakridge answers another challenge with a 48-12 win over a good Ravenna squad
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – At this point of the season, the playoff pretenders and contenders are beginning to separate themselves.
But at Oakridge, the Eagles are...
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Muskegon Big Reds maintain their momentum by plowing past Fruitport 63-6
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The Muskegon Big Reds continued to plow through their schedule with a dominating 63-6 victory over Fruitport on Friday in an O-K Black contest.
The Big...
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LSJ Spotlight games, Week 5: It’s time for the rivalry games to take center stage
By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comLocal rivalries are the backbone of high school football.
When it comes to the Greater Muskegon area, and even the state of Michigan,...
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A confident, talented Leroy Quinn is smashing defenses for undefeated Oakridge Eagles
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP – Leroy Quinn took an unconventional path to Oakridge High School.
But once he got there, the Eagles didn’t waste any...
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LSJ gridiron picks Week 5: Who do our “experts” like in the Montague-Whitehall game?
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMy birthday was on Monday the 17th. And for all of you wondering at home, I’ve hit the ripe old age of...
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Young WMC volleyball squad looks like a veteran team in 3-set sweep of MCC
By Noah Genson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Most successful high school teams tend to be led by multiple seniors, with the underclassman taking a back seat.
For the...
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Fruitport Calvary’s Zach Zehr off to solid 12-goal start to season with hopes to top a family record
By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comFruitport – Fruitport Calvary Christian senior Zach Zehr is off to a strong start to the season with 12 goals in seven...
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Montague meets Whitehall on bridge for coin toss ceremony before Friday’s “Battle for the Bell”
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The Montague Wildcats have won the coin toss.
On Sunday night, the Montague and Whitehall high school football teams and their fans met for a classic...
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Rockets drop a shootout O-K Black Conference game to Jenison, 44-28
By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Eventually the Reeths-Puffer Rockets will find a way to win when the opportunities arise.
But Friday night against Jenison was...
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Montague continues its offensive fireworks with a 62-20 win over North Muskegon
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – The Montague football team’s offense has been firing on all cylinders since its loss to Reed City in Week 1.
The...
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Oakridge Eagles celebrate Military Appreciation Night with a key win over Whitehall
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP – Coaches typically tell their squads to play for the school listed on the front of their jerseys.
On Friday, during...
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Fremont ends painful 30-game losing streak with a 26-12 win over Central Montcalm
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The long, painful losing streak is finally over for the Fremont Packers.
The Packers, who came into Friday’s game with a 30-game losing streak dating back...
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Veteran Fruitport volleyball squad rolls past Reeths-Puffer in three straight sets
By Noah Genson
LocalSportsJournal.comFRUITPORT – Trojan Strong.
You could see those words plastered all over the Fruitport gymnasium Thursday night, as the Trojan volleyball team hosted...
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New spread offense is clicking for Conner Kilbourne and his Ravenna teammates
RAVENNA – When Ravenna junior quarterback Conner Kilbourne learned that new head coach Doug Samuels was implementing a new spread offense, with a heavy focus...
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LSJ Spotlight Games Week 4: Local teams focusing on conference races, playoff hopes
By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comBelieve it or not, the high school football regular season is already one-third of the way over.
As area teams move to the...
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LSJ Gridiron Picks Week 4: Fruitport will grab first win for Coach Smith
By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comSteve Gunn’s reign of terror has come to an end.
Last week, Gunn stole the LSJ Editor’s Week 2 Picks title. He...
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Ludington breaks through with a 2-1 win over WMC in Lakes 8 soccer
By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – The players and coaches on the Ludington soccer team know that the road to a Lakes 8 Conference championship...
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