Mar 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College men's basketball team opened the regional tournament with a resounding 113-78 victory over Glen Oaks on its home court Tuesday night. The Jayhawks (23-6) now advance to the regional semifinals, which will be Friday at De... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT- The Spring Lake and Fruitport girls’ basketball teams were dead even during the regular season. They split a pair of games and ended up tied with Ludington for the Lakes 8 Conference title. So something had to ... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - Brooke Larabee, Delaney Bolles and their teammates on the Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team are a bit frustrated, and determined to do something about it. While that may seem like a strange way to describe a su... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2016 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - A lot of exciting things happened at L.C. Walker Arena Saturday night, on the ice and off. For starters, the Muskegon Lumberjacks, who have made a flurry of trades lately that most assumed were to build for next... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - Richmond and Dundee have dominated Division 3 wrestling in Michigan for the past decade. Over the past 10 years, one of those teams has claimed the state title eight times. The Whitehall wrestling team managed to... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2016 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – It takes a great deal of perseverance to win a championship. The Mona Shores girls basketball team demonstrated that on Friday night. The Sailors (17-3 overall, 9-1 conference) had already captured a share of t... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – The Ludington girls basketball team knows all about winning championships in the Lakes 8 Conference. The Orioles (11-8 overall, 8-2 in league play) won at least a share of four straight titles before last season, when they ... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWSHIP – The Spring Lake boys’ basketball team clinched the Lakes 8 Conference title with an easy 74-36 win over host Orchard View on Friday. “To be able to clinch a conference championship tonight, to be able to hav... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - The situation looked bleak for the Whitehall wrestling team in Friday’s Division 3 state quarterfinals at Central Michigan University. The Vikings trailed defending state champion Richmond by 20 points with six ma... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - When a team gets deep in a tournament run, and faces quality opponents, all it can hope for is a chance to win at the end. The Hesperia wrestling team had that chance on Friday in the Division 4 state quarterfinals... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - Hesperia wrestling coach Doug Baird has obviously not lost his touch. He previously coached the Panthers for 15 seasons, and had no shortage of success. His team won a state championship in 2008 and was runner-up on five diff... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - It’s usually up to coaches to inspire and motivate their teams. But Whitehall wrestling coach Cliff Sandee said it’s been the other way around this season. Sandee’s father passed away earlier this season, and th... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - It's been 15 years since Dan Potts guided Fruitport's varsity volleyball team to the first of three straight appearances in the Class B state finals. After three runner-up finishes, the Trojans finally struck gold in 2005, winning a state ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Mardrekia Cook's eye-opening athleticism wasn't always utilized on the basketball court. Instead of skying high for rebounds in traffic or elevating for silky smooth jump shots, Cook was doing twists and flips in competiti... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington boys’ basketball team finished its home season with an exclamation point on Wednesday, overcoming a double-digit third quarter deficit and upsetting Muskegon Heights 61-57 in overtime. Ludington trailed 26-21 at halftime and was down 1... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWNSHIP - Three years is a long time, especially in the world of sports. In January of 2013, the Philadelphia 76ers were competing for the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens were starting their Super Bowl run and the San Fra... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Editor's note: The following is the cover story from this month's Local Sports Journal magazine. Click on the images below to read our exclusive profile on Deyonta Davis. You can subscribe for an email edition of the monthly magazine in a box below page ... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2016 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com EGLESTON TOWNSHIP – Oakridge basketball is flying high lately. On Saturday, the Eagles handed Spring Lake just its third loss of the season. That win was the fifth in the last six games for Oakridge, including four in the gauntle... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College men’s basketball team lost a dual for first place on Monday, falling to host Lansing Community College 115-87. The loss, the Jayhawks’ first in 12 games, dropped them to 12-3 in the Michigan Community College Athleti... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal HESPERIA - There are tough situations, and then there’s the Hesperia girls' basketball program. The Panthers entered this season with a great deal of inexperience. None of the players on the roster had completed a full varsity seaso... READ MORE