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Maranatha hosts football camp at Mona Shores with former two-time Super Bowl Champion
Posted on 07/31/2021By Craig Beilfuss
LocalSportsJournal.comYoungsters in the community survived hot temperatures this past week as they participated in a week-long football camp held by Maranatha at...
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Legendary hall of fame coach from Hesperia passes away
Posted on 07/29/2021By Craig Beilfuss
LocalSportsJournal.comLegendary, Hesperia Community Schools veteran high school coach, Dan Homan passed away on June 23. Homan was a Hesperia native. He was... -
Muskegon Clippers split doubleheader with visiting Lima on Tuesday
Posted on 07/7/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers split their doubleheader with the visiting Lima Locos at Marsh Field on Tuesday.
The Clippers dropped the opener 10-5 but answered in Game...
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Gabby Klemp debuts in goal as Muskegon Risers battle Corktown AFC for final game of inaugural season
Posted on 07/7/2021By Jason Goorman
The Muskegon Risers’ inaugural season came to a close on Tuesday night but also with a debut. Riser goalie Gabby Klemp made her first start...
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Clippers dispose of Jet Box 5-3 at Marsh Field, pull within one game of final playoff spot in Northern Division standings
Posted on 07/3/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON- With a flurry of home games coming up, the Muskegon Clippers have their best chance to move into a possible playoff...
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Former Major Leaguers share tips with youngsters about baseball, and about life, at a special camp this week at Maranatha
Posted on 07/2/2021By Craig Beilfuss
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Russ Ortiz knows how crucial it is for youngsters to have positive adult...
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Muskegon Risers womens team set to cap the home portion of its schedule by hosting Corktown AFC on Saturday night
Posted on 06/25/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Playing through an expansion season is usually tough on first-year teams, as the Muskegon Risers womens squad has learned first-hand...
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North Muskegon girls soccer team wins Division 4 state championship with an exclamation point, 5-0 over Royal Oak Shrine
Posted on 06/19/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – The North Muskegon girls soccer team was clearly tired of being just one of the best.
The Norse were ready...
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Confident North Muskegon girls soccer team ready to battle defending champion Royal Oak Shrine for state title
Posted on 06/18/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTH MUSKEGON – The North Muskegon girls soccer program has accomplished a lot of impressive things over the past few years, but...
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Spring Lake girls soccer team puts up a strong fight in first half, but loses to Bloomfield Hills Marion 3-0 in state finals
Posted on 06/18/2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – Spring Lake girls soccer coach Becky May was just being honest earlier this week when she...
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Muskegon Clippers give up five runs in another disastrous inning, fall to the Grand Lake Mariners at home, 7-3
Posted on 06/18/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers have gotten into a bad habit of allowing opponents to score a big burst of runs over...
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Cinderella Spring Lake girls soccer team hoping to beat the odds one more time in Friday’s Division 2 state title game
Posted on 06/17/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comSPRING LAKE – In the early weeks of the 2021 season, absolutely nobody considered the Spring Lake girls soccer team a candidate...
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Holton Red Devils trying to do something no Muskegon County team has ever done – win a state softball championship
Posted on 06/17/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLTON – The Holton softball team has been in hot pursuit of a state championship for several years now, and the Red...
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Clippers fall way behind again, but fail to complete the comeback this time, falling 8-4 to the Royal Oak Leprechauns
Posted on 06/17/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – They say lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place, even when conditions are highly favorable. That was certainly the...
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North Muskegon girls soccer team finally gets elusive win in the semifinals, ready for play for D4 state title on Saturday
Posted on 06/16/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCOMSTOCK PARK – The North Muskegon girls soccer team has played in three straight Division 4 state semifinal games at Comstock Park...
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Spring Lake girls soccer team wins another heart-stopper, 2-1 over Byron Center, to earn a berth in Division 2 state finals
Posted on 06/15/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLLAND – The Spring Lake girls soccer team – particularly senior Zoe Komar – certainly has a flair for the dramatic.
Last Thursday,...
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Holton softball team rolls past Portland St. Patrick 6-1 to earn another berth in the Division 4 state semifinals
Posted on 06/15/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Close is not close enough for the Holton softball team anymore.
The Red Devils advanced to the state semifinals in both 2015 and 2017, only to...
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Muskegon Risers women fall to Lansing United 5-1, but show improvement from last week’s painful 10-goal loss
Posted on 06/13/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Everything is pretty relative when you’re a new team in a tough league, regardless of the sport.
There will be losses,...
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North Muskegon baseball team’s great season ends abruptly in a 9-0 loss to top-ranked Buchanan in regional semifinals
Posted on 06/12/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND RAPIDS – As the years go by, the players on the North Muskegon baseball team will have a lot to be...
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Clippers’ winning streak comes to a halt with a painful 15-5 loss at home to the Michigan Monarchs
Posted on 06/12/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Of course all winning streaks must come to an end.
But it sure will be nice when the Muskegon Clippers, unbeaten...
