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Ravenna boys basketball team turning a lot of heads with its surprising 8-0 record
Posted on 01/20/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – They’re doing it at a school with a tradition of excellence in football, but fewer success stories on the basketball...
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Reeths-Puffer wrestlers pumped after finally ending Whitehall’s 13-year city title streak
Posted on 01/19/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – The Reeths-Puffer wrestling team has been on the rise in recent seasons, winning just about everything it could win, at least at...
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Lumberjacks complete weekend sweep with a 3-2 win, extend winning streak to four games
Posted on 01/19/2020By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – As the wins keep piling up, the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ confidence keeps growing, and that’s allowing them to...
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Kelly’s shootout goal gives Lumberjacks a thrilling 3-2 victory, extends their winning streak to three games
Posted on 01/18/2020By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Some games they’ve been scoring a lot of goals.
Other games, like on Friday night, they haven’t scored...
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Big Red girls defeat Reeths-Puffer, and their former coach, 73-63 in conference play
Posted on 01/18/2020By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TWP. — Rodney Walker coached the Muskegon girls basketball team to plenty of wins in his years as head coach, including a...
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Big Reds overcome another bad first quarter and rally past Reeths-Puffer 60-43
Posted on 01/18/2020By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TWP. — One of the oldest clichés in sports says “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”
This phrase has...
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Cotner scores twice as Mona Shores hockey team comes from behind for a 3-2 win
Posted on 01/17/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Mona Shores hockey coach Chris Benedict doesn’t like his team’s slow starts, but he’s happy to take what often comes...
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Lumberjacks return home for two games this weekend after promising 3-1-1 road trip
Posted on 01/17/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a talented but young team this year, and young teams tend to be inconsistent.
The Jacks started...
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Surging Ravenna boys outlast Oakridge, move to top in West Michigan Conference
Posted on 01/16/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – In big games, big players are called upon to make big plays, and that’s exactly what the Ravenna boys basketball...
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Emcee Williams pumps in 29 for Reeths-Puffer in a 75-53 thrashing of Mona Shores
Posted on 01/15/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP — Emcee Williams and the Reeths-Puffer boys basketball team showed they could work the late shift on Tuesday against rival...
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Montague girls hold off Shelby, remain tied for first place in West Michigan Conference
Posted on 01/15/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – A slow start wasn’t going to stop the Montague girls basketball team from capturing a key West Michigan Conference victory...
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Lake Hawks blow a huge lead, fall 119-117 to Wisconsin Blaze in first game of new year
Posted on 01/13/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Huge leads were definitely not safe in the sports world on Sunday, nationally or close to home.
Of course everyone knows...
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Muskegon Risers return from long holiday break with a 15-3 win over Wanderers
Posted on 01/12/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – When the Muskegon Risers learned they would play an independent indoor schedule this winter, the concern was finding quality opponents.
That...
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A tough second half sends Grand Haven boys to their first loss, 58-45 to West Ottawa
Posted on 01/10/2020By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comPARK TWP. — The Grand Haven boys basketball team had a nice run to start the season, posting a perfect record after...
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Young Montague boys squad takes a big leap with a 61-55 victory over rival Whitehall
Posted on 01/10/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comWHITEHALL – The Montague boys basketball team is inexperienced this season, with five sophomores and two juniors on the roster.
But the young...
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Standout guard Dugener is the go-to guy for the young Muskegon Catholic Crusaders
Posted on 01/10/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Diehard Muskegon Catholic Central basketball fans may want to cover their ears.
That’s because their star senior guard, Jared Dugener, says...
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Hart girls basketball team improves to 8-1 with a 30-23 win over Whitehall
Posted on 01/9/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comWHITEHALL – It’s better to win ugly than lose pretty.
Just ask the Hart girls basketball team, which gutted out a 30-23 victory...
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Lumberjacks’ hot streak halted with a 3-1 loss to Green Bay Gamblers
Posted on 01/9/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Lumberjacks had more than their share of scoring opportunities on Thursday night, but could not capitalize.
The Green Bay Gamblers did, scoring twice in...
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After a great football career, Whitehall’s Kayleb Venema aiming for the top in wrestling
Posted on 01/9/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comWHITEHALL – When area sports fans hear the name Kayleb Venema, most automatically think football.
There’s a very good reason for that. Over...
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Montague girls show their holiday rust against Allendale, lose their first game of the season
Posted on 01/8/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – The long holiday layoff helped knock the Montague girls basketball team from the ranks of the undefeated Tuesday.
The Wildcats’ three-week...
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