Oct 19, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com For Mona Shores junior Robyn Hunt, life is a balancing act. With swimming, cross country, a full slate of Advanced Placement courses and choir this fall, it could easily be overwhelming. As swimming coach Mick Homan said, “She never co... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA boys soccer state tournament returns to west Michigan for its second week of action as area teams battle for state championship honors. Area teams that are still in the hunt, battle in their second round games between Tuesday and Wednesday.... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com James Young’s freshman football season at North Muskegon took a hit on October 8. The 6-1 quarterback's opening year of varsity football ended on the schools’ track at the end of a run play when he was driven out of bounds by a Raven... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Finding a winning streak in the USHL is tough to do, especially when playing first-place Chicago. The Muskegon Lumberjacks looked to add to their first win of the season on Saturday after Friday's exciting 6-5 overtime win by ho... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The celebration began on the ice, continued into the hallway and ended in the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ dressing room on Friday night. And for good reason. The Lumberjacks broke into the victory column with a hard-fought 6-5 overtime victory ov... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Kameron Willer LocalSportsJournal.com Good teams figure out how to win. Muskegon Catholic football did that in its down-to-the-wire battle against defending Division 8 state champion Centreville on Friday. With the Crusaders' backs against the wall, tied 16-... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - It took a super performance by a sophomore to bring “The Bell” back to Whitehall for the first time since 2014. Sophomore quarterback Kyle Stratton put on a show for the first three quarters on Friday night - not with hi... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2021 HOLLAND -- Mona Shores bounced back from a disappointing loss last week against rival Muskegon with a blowout victory against the Holland Dutch. Sailors' quarterback Mark Konecny tossed five touchdown passes -- all in the first half -- helping the Sailors roll to a 76-24 victo... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com If you plan to make a long run in the boys state soccer tournament, sooner or later, you’re going run up against a highly talented team. For the Reeths-Puffer Rockets, it was sooner rather than later. On Wednesday night, the Rockets dispatched the state... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com At 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 10, Kyla Wiersema heard the loudest noise she had heard in her life. Her father, Tom, said it sounded like a bomb had gone off. What Kyla actually saw was chunks of wood from the ceiling of their 1970s home on... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Montague is on a mission to capture a second straight state title in girls golf. Montague took a big step over the week by winning the Division 4 regional title with 354 strokes. Orianna Bylsma led Montague with an 83, Gabriella Moreau followed with an 8... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA boys soccer tournament starts up on Wednesday at various locations throughout the area. Several Division 2 teams are poised to finish the regular season ranked in the statewide polls. Fruitport finishes the season ranked No. 7 in Division 2 wi... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central football team continued its roll through the Lakes 8 Conference as it shut out Manistee 34-0 on Friday night. Signal caller Elliot Reigler was surgical through the air, completing 4-of-5 passes for 112 yards with a touchdown ... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 Kam Willer LocalSportsJournal.com A pair of Hunter Hogan touchdowns and a Hogan field goal proved to be enough as Ravenna beat North Muskegon 17-6 in a WMC matchup on Friday night. Hogan caught a 36-yard first half touchdown pass from Kyle Beebe to give the Bulldogs a one-... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grant fell into a 14-0 hole against the visiting Big Rapids Cardinals on Friday evening and the Tigers couldn't claw back, dropping a 21-12 decision. The Tigers had some momentum going into the half, as Brady Jacobs capped a 16-play drive with a 5-yard t... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Spring Lake was either going to start reeling following a humbling first loss of the season last week or the Lakers were going to dig down and bounce back. Alex Lee and a ball-hawking secondary made sure the Lakers bounced back. Lee ran f... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com It’s hard to imagine that many of the 875 football victories in the history of Muskegon High School were much sweeter than the one on Friday night. Muskegon traveled across town to rival Mona Shores as the underdog and made a resounding s... READ MORE
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Oct 04, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic football celebrated an impressive milestone on Friday night in its win over Muskegon Heights. The Crusaders' 52-20 win over the Tigers was the school's 500th win since its 1952 inception. LSJ videographer Trent Alphenaar from Mitten Ma... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2021 By Kristi Lynn LocalSportsJournal.com They say that life can change in an instant. And when it does, in the most tragic and unexpected way, it’s difficult. Sometimes it’s so overwhelming you want to give up. But you may just discover it’s easier to tackle adversity when y... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2021 By Kameron Willer Local Sports Journal In a game that wasn't decided until the final drive, it was a senior standout who largely helped secure the final outcome. Oakridge senior Corey Vanderputte rushed 32 times for 265 yards and four touchdowns, but it was his play on def... READ MORE