Jan 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Despite troubles with execution and shooting, the Holton girls basketball team edged out Whitehall, 30-27, on Monday evening. “Monday games are typically a little sloppy and tonight did not disappoint,” said Holton coach Robert Jordan. �... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – It is tough to beat a good team twice and it’s especially hard to defeat a solid team when you’re without much of your firepower. The Lumberjacks were without their three top scorers due to the upcoming all-star game, bu... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks figured they had their hands full this weekend at Trinity Health Arena. Instead, Joe Connor was a handful for the Fargo Force. Connor scored four goals in the Lumberjacks' 7-3 victory over the best ... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Mason County Central's boys basketball team got back to the .500 mark with a 65-54 win over Hart Thursday night on the road. Led by the hot shooting of Cole VanderHaag, the Spartans are above .500 in the league and still tr... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - Will DeBlake put up 21 points and led the Fremont boys' basketball team to their fourth straight victory on Thursday evening. The Packers gained the lead and held off Orchard View, 58-50, in WMC-Lakes play. “We continue to improve and the boy... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Mona Shores girls basketball team earned its first OK Conference-Green win of the season on Thursday evening. The Sailors topped the Holland Dutch, 49-26. Logan Clausen led the Sailor attack with 15 points, followed by Khaleeya Cook with 10... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MORLEY - Josiah Long led the Newaygo boys' basketball team to a CSAA Conference victory over Morley Stanwood on Thursday. Long went off with a double-double of 25 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the Lions won, 71-58. The action was close througho... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – Manistee made the defensive plays at the end of the game to turn back Montague, 44-43 Wednesday night in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division girls basketball game. The game was played at Montague. Libby McCarthy knocked down the ... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Delaney Young was clutch from the free throw line, making 11 from the charity stripe to lead the North Muskegon girls’ basketball squad to a 52-49 win over Holton on Tuesday. Young finished the game with a game-high 26 points while pulling down seven re... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Brooklyn Tornes scored a game-high 28 points and had 11 steals to propel the Reeths-Puffer girls’ basketball team to a 57-31 win over Holland on Tuesday in O-K Green play. The Rockets jumped out to a 19-3 lead, led 33-14 at halftime and had a 48-23 adva... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - Fruitport Calvary Christian’s Bradley Richards had another high-scoring and high-flying night on Monday. Richards earned a double-double with 34 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-25 victory against Manistee Catholic Central. Quinn Swanson wa... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls basketball team trailed Reed City by one after the first quarter, but outscored the Coyotes in each of the last three quarters Monday night enroute to a 41-28 non-conference home win. The Coyotes gained a narrow 9-8 edge i... READ MORE
Jan 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Kal Koehler hit two free throws with 5 seconds remaining and sparked Whitehall to a 64-62 victory over the host Ludington Orioles on Friday night. David Shillinger buried a 3-point basket for the Orioles to send them bounding into the lead, 6... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Travis Ambrose continues to be a major force for the Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys' basketball team. Ambrose cut loose for 32 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the Rockets' 69-53 victory over the Mona Shores Sailors. The game was the OK-Green... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball squad’s solid second half led to a 38-33 win over Mona Shores on Friday night in an O-K Green Conference showdown. The Rockets led 11-9 at the end of the first quarter, but trailed 18-13 at halftime after the Sailors... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com PORT HURON - The Muskegon Community College Lady Jayhawks dug themselves a deep hole in the first half and fell just short after a ferocious second-half comeback. In the opening game of the Skippers New Years Classic at St. Clair Community College, the La... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Once again, the road to a WMC Rivers title will go through Hart as the Pirate girls' basketball team defeated Mason County Central on Thursday, 42-31. Both the Pirates and Spartans entered Tuesday’s contest at the top of the conference with the... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON – Holton’s girls basketball team notched its sixth win of the year on Thursday, downing Shelby 55-42. The Red Devils took a 14-11 lead early over Shelby and built upon it after each frame. When the third quarter came to a close, Holton had a 15... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2024 LocalSportJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The North Muskegon boys basketball team tacked on another win with a 55-33 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy on Wednesday. The Norse turned in a strong defensive effort and slowed WMAA standout Luke Reibel, who was limited to 13 poin... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com JENISON - Travis Ambrose became the seventh Reeths-Puffer Rocket to reach 1,000 career points in a victory over Jenison on Tuesday. The Rockets held off a third quarter scoring push from Jenison to secure a 49-42 victory. Ambrose is the second Rocket t... READ MORE