Jul 04, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal What does it mean to witness a great game? Usually, it is a match up between two evenly matched squads, and most of the time there is something important on the line, like a playoff berth or a conference title or a state championship. ... READ MORE
Jul 02, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal State Farm Insurance probably could have sold some life insurance policies to its spectators during last week’s West Michigan Baseball Association Major League championship game. State Farm Insurance (John Sepeshy Agency) captured a he... READ MORE
Jun 30, 2012 From Michigan Department of Natural Resources Talk to virtually anyone who has returned from a guided, wilderness fishing trip and the conversation invariably leads to one common subject: the shore lunch. Indeed, few culinary treats are much tastier than freshly caught, fre... READ MORE
Jun 30, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Mona Shores junior golfer Reed Hrynewich had a ‘super’ season on the golf course this spring. Hrynewich was named to the Super Team by the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association. In all, eight players statewide were named to t... READ MORE
Jun 28, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks have added another experienced person to their front office staff. Patrick Day, who spent the last six seasons as the general manager of the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest Baseball League will join the front office... READ MORE
Jun 27, 2012 By Mark Lewis LocalSportsJournal.com For over three decades, Mona Shores High School coach Tom Wilson was nearly as indistinguishable from the boys golf program as were tees, balls and clubs. Wilson, who led the Sailor boys program for 35 years, while also coaching the... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2012 OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM JIM GOORMAN “I was blindsided and now will be forced to retire. I have given my entire adult life which is 44 years to WMC and feel privileged to have touched so many young lives. God has blessed me with so many great athletes and team-oriented player... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Riptide 14U team, coached by Matt Geoghan, had a solid showing last weekend in the Grand Haven Classic Tournament. Riptide finished 4-0 in the Gold Division before they fell to Elite Force 2-0 in the championship game. Ov... READ MORE
Jun 25, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com A new event for tournament fishermen is coming next month to the Lake Michigan shoreline. The first Tri-Port Challenge is scheduled for July 13-15. The new format will allow anglers to leave and return to Muskegon, Whitehall or Grand Haven... READ MORE
Jun 23, 2012 By Mark Lewis LocalSportsJournal.com Walking up to the starting line, Hart's Jennie Gottardo really didn’t know how she would do at Saturday’s 31st annual Seaway Run. That issue was cleared up as she crossed the finish line in 20: 28 to win the women’s 5k open divisi... READ MORE
Jun 23, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Five players with ties to the Muskegon Lumberjacks were drafted Saturday in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh. That group includes Adam Gilmour, Doyle Somerby, Brendan Woods, Matt DeBlouw and Jaycob Megna. Gilmour was the Jacks... READ MORE
Jun 23, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Greg Helmer’s early-morning workouts paid off on Saturday in the 31st Annual Mercy Health Seaway run. Helmer, from Muskegon, used that preparation to capture the masters division in the 5K portion of the event. “That’s what th... READ MORE
Jun 21, 2012 By Jim Moyes [email protected] The beleaguered city of Muskegon Heights took another hit recently with the death of Ed Burton on Memorial Day. Arguably this area’s greatest basketball player, “Big Ed” led Muskegon Heights to consecutive state Class A titles in 1956 ... READ MORE
Jun 21, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Matt DeBlouw has big plans to spend the weekend in Pittsburgh. Doesn’t sound all that glamorous except for the fact DeBlouw’s purpose for heading to the Steel City is to attend the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. DeBlouw, a native of Ches... READ MORE
Jun 20, 2012 ANALYSIS If you ask me, it is an all-around disaster. And if you ask a lot of other folks as well, they'll say the same thing. I'm referring, of course, to the recent goings-on in the Muskegon Heights school district. The state has decided to take over the Heights, allow... READ MORE
Jun 19, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The primary purpose of the Muskegon Lumberjacks training camp was to build a roster for the next hockey season. However, according to a formula approved by the Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the camp infused an estimated $... READ MORE
Jun 19, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Eight local high school baseball players were lauded for their efforts during the recently completed season. Orchard View infielder Josh Wieten and Oakridge infielder Patrick Giddings were named first-team all-staters by the Michigan High ... READ MORE
Jun 18, 2012 ANALYSIS The first Muskegon All Star Classic was what you might call a “feel good” kind of event. It didn’t look like it felt real good at times with some of the punishing hits delivered on the Mona Shores football field on Saturday afternoon. The “feel good�... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 Area sports fans, We know how much you love Muskegon area sports. And we loved bringing you the game stories, features, sports news, opinion columns and scores from throughout the community for many years. But something happened several months ago – a group of sportswriters ... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 By Ron Rop localsportsjournal.com Muskegon Lumberjacks’ assistant coach Dave Noel-Bernier can’t wait until Monday afternoon. That’s because the Jacks’ weeklong training camp begins at L. C. Walker Arena. The first of two phases of the camp will commence with t... READ MORE