Sep 24, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Traditional rivalries are great in all sports, but they are the most special in football. That’s true for a lot of reasons. First of all in other high school sports, rivals often play each other several times each season. If yo... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com TWIN LAKE - How well did the Mona Shores girls golf team shoot on Wednesday at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association City Tournament? The Sailors had six golfers in the top 10, and only the top four scores on each team count. ... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com The annual Whitehall-Montague football game is always big, regardless of how either team happens to be doing in any given year. The two White Lake schools have a passionate neighborhood rivalry dating back decades. But this year’s ... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The bad news is that the Muskegon Community College men’s soccer team lost a 3-2 overtime thriller Wednesday to Ancilla College at Mona Shores High School. The good news is that the Jayhawks haven’t been losing very ... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE – When Fruitport and Spring Lake meet up in any sport, you can expect each team's best effort. In boys soccer, the rivals have finished the season 1-2 in the Lakes 8 Conference each of the last three years, strengthen... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - For Tommie Elliott, life is about family and football. And his family brings crucial balance to his life when the football is not going so well. Elliott, who began his second stint this season as the head varsity f... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2015 (Editor's note: The following story is an excerpt from the September edition of the Local Sports Journal magazine). By Ben Velderman LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - When Jack Schugars retired from Muskegon’s Oakridge High School in early 2011, he figured his days as a fo... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks used offense and defense in their 5-0 shutout of Team USA's Under 17 squad in Pittsburgh on Saturday. In its final preseason game of the season, Muskegon went to work late in the first period with a Carson Vance goal at the 19... READ MORE
Sep 20, 2015 LocalSportsJouranl.com Grand Haven overcame cross-river rival Spring Lake 2-1 in front of approximately 700 soccer fans on Saturday. Drew VanAndel lifted Grand Haven with the game winning goal, with an assist from David Krapohl. Grand Haven took a 1-0 halftime le... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON – In the always tough West Michigan Conference, it’s important to win early and often. Entering Friday, both North Muskegon and Ravenna had 1-2 records To get into the playoffs, each team needs six wins, and that... READ MORE
Sep 18, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com EAST GRAND RAPIDS -- It was far from a mistake-free effort by the Muskegon Big Reds Friday evening at Memorial Field, but there was enough KP and PP to provide a TKO. Muskegon junior quarterback Kalil Pimpleton ran for 203 yards and ... READ MORE
Sep 18, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com CALEDONIA - It took 11 seconds for the Mona Shores Sailors to take a lead on Friday evening. It took them four minutes to break the game open. And they weren’t slowed by an injury to their starting quarterback or the absence of his... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – On the field, Mona Shores hosted Reeths-Puffer in boys soccer Thursday night. Off the field, the teams worked together to fight cancer in a very personal way. Reeths-Puffer scored a 1-0 victory over the Sailors... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Obviously football is a team sport, but did you notice some of the impressive individual performances from local players last week? Hesperia’s Kade Witte was the latest to turn heads with his 302 yards of rushing against Kent City.... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - Coach Aaron Sims' players are running the Wing-T offense so well at Hesperia High School this season, it would make Sims' former mentor very proud. Sims learned every nook and cranny of the run-heavy offense while he was ... READ MORE
Sep 16, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com It’s only Week 4 of the high school football season, and Ravenna and North Muskegon are already facing what might be considered must-win situations. It’s not as if either team is bad at all. Both have talented lineups and should be ... READ MORE
Sep 15, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Ever since Coach Dan Potts took over the Mona Shores volleyball program in 2013, the Sailors have been on top of the O-K Black Conference. In 2013, the Sailors shared the title with two other teams, then won it outright last... READ MORE
Sep 15, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.comFRUITPORT - To become a great scorer, it helps to practice against a great defender. Fruitport’s Noah Hendricks had that opportunity right at home. Hendricks’ older brother, James, was a two-time All-State defender for the Orch... READ MORE
![Sun Sets: Lake Michigan waves find their way to North Muskegon [VIDEO]](https://localsportsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/North-Mo-surfing.jpg)
Sep 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Lake Michigan waves were rolling yesterday and North Muskegon was a good place to be for area surfers. The LSJ's Jason Goorman made it to the beach to catch video as the sun was setting on a much desired break for the area's waterman. The waves ... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - Officials at Muskegon Heights Academy have agreed to move Friday's varsity football game from their home field to the visitor’s field, due to concerns expressed by officials from the other school. That was a bi... READ MORE