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
Dec 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pentwater opened its boys basketball season Friday night in Walkerville and came away with a 55-36 West Michigan D League win. The two teams spent the first half trading baskets, and the Falcons managed to get the last word to take a tw... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN – Grand Haven cross country coaches John Tarr and Scott Przystas can’t ask for more from their runners than to be at their best in the closing stretch of the season. That was clearly on display on Oct. 28 at Allendale Hig... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores hockey team kicked off its post-season play with a convincing 5-0 shutout of Jension at Patterson Ice Arena in Grand Rapids on Monday. The win advances the Sailors to the Division 1 regional finals on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. They will ... READ MORE
Dec 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING -The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team fell to Potter’s House on Friday evening. The Warriors came out with high energy in the opening quarter but fizzled out and fell, 48-30. “Potter's House took control of the tempo in the se... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Mona Shores hockey team set its sights on Jenison on Saturday for an O-K Baum conference opener at Lakeshore Sports Centre. The Sailors cruised to a 3-0 shutout of the Wildcats behind the steady goaltending of Carter Dethloff. T... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores football and senior running back Dahmir Farnum had different plans for Grand Rapids Union in a Week-4 matchup that was billed to be a shootout. Farnum scored four touchdowns on his first five runs of the game and finishe... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian used a strong offensive attack to top cross-town rival, Muskegon Catholic Central, 8-0 on Tuesday. Cole DeJoung led the Warriors with two goals while Ashton Leffring produced a goal and an assist. WMC built a 6-0 lead b... READ MORE
Jun 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Western Michigan Christian girls soccer team topped Muskegon Catholic Central with a score of 1-0 in district semi-finals action on Wednesday evening. Sophomore Brooklyn Watts netted the game’s only goal on a perfectly placed pass fro... READ MORE
May 28, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers women's team hosted the Detroit Nationals FC on Friday for its home opener at Oakridge High School. The Risers fell 7-1 after falling behind 6-1 in the first half. Kennedy Bearden scored the lone goal in the loss for Muskegon... READ MORE
May 16, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com It took one offensive play for the West Michigan Ironmen to walk away victorious over the Kentuckiana Kurse at Mercy Health Arena on Sunday afternoon. Fans could say the Kurse were cursed the second they stepped onto West Michigan's ... READ MORE
May 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks' dream of hoisting the Clark Cup was cut short with an 8-4 loss to Madison at Mercy Health Arena in Game 5 of Thursday's Eastern Conference Finals. The final game of the best of five series looked like Muskegon was going to pu... READ MORE
May 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Western Michigan Christian's baseball team swept a Lakes 8 Activities Conference doubleheader from Catholic Central, 6-5 and 11-4 on Thursday afternoon on their home field. Samuel VanOrman's bases clearing triple sent the Warriors racing out... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks continued their red-hot play in the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs with a 5-2 win over Madison in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday. Muskegon's win at Mercy Health Arena was its fifth straight in the postseason a... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks had all the numbers flying in Game 2 of their round-one battle with Cedar Rapids in the Clark Cup Playoffs on Tuesday. Muskegon tallied a 1-2-3 and a 4-5-6 in its 6-1 win over the Rough Riders at Mercy Health Arena. Scori... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks kicked off their 2022 Clark Cup Playoff campaign with a 6-0 shutout of visiting Cedar Rapids on Monday. The Lumberjacks offense and defense were in top shape with five players earning multi-point nights in the win. Owen M... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks closed out their regular season with a 6-5 loss to visiting Chicago on Saturday night. The Lumberjacks loss closes out a successful 33-23-3-3 season that continues on Monday's start of the USHL Clark Cup Playoffs. Muskego... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2022 By Kam Willer LocalSportsJournal.com The highly anticipated West Michigan Ironmen season opener finally arrived on Saturday night at Mercy Health Arena. With a solid crowd in tote, the Ironmen faced off against the Charlotte Thunder in a game where both teams were coming o... READ MORE
Apr 03, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers' inaugural post season in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 Playoffs, got a lot sweeter on Saturday night. Muskegon shut down the visiting Chicago Mustangs with air-tight defense for an 8-2 win. Making the historic ... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks will have to start their nine-game road trip without a four-game win streak. The Lumberjacks took a rough, 7-2 loss to Green Bay on Saturday at Mercy Health Arena, and now face a jaunting path to the conclusion of their regul... READ MORE