Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague softball squad defeated Holton 4-2 in a non-league game on Monday. The Wildcats, who won a tournament over the weekend, were paced by Emma Rupert with two hits and a run while Chloe Wynn went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Montague will travel t... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake softball team picked up a doubleheader sweep, 8-4 and 16-15, against Zeeland West on Monday. In Game 1 Lakers’ pitcher Leah Vaughan improved to 3-0 on the season after getting the win on the mound. Katie Mumby and Kileah Rymal eac... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls soccer team blanked Fruitport 3-0 in a non-league game on Monday. The Rockets’ goalkeeper Elysia Mattos stopped all four Trojan shots. Haley Ruiter paced the Rockets with a goal and an assist, while Lexi Bolles and Jayme B... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague softball team won the Red Devil Invitational at Holton High School on Saturday by posting a 3-0 record. The Wildcats beat Holton in the championship game 7-1. They led 2-1, then pulled away with a five-run sixth inning, sparked by a three... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby baseball team defeated Western Michigan Christian 11-8 in the championship game of the Extra Innings Spring Fling tournament Saturday at Marsh Field. The Tigers overcame an early deficit in the title game, scoring five runs in the fourth in... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls softball team posted a 4-0 record on Saturday to capture the title of the Lakeshore Grand Slam Softball tournament at Softball World. The Lakers defeated Zeeland West 17-7 in the championship game in five innings. The Lakers a... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College softball team scored six runs in the first inning and held on for a 9-7 victory over Kalamazoo Community College on Sunday in the opener of a doubleheader. MCC is now 28-8 overall and 14-4 in conference play. Alexis M... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com West Michigan Whitecaps pitcher Beau Burrows lived up to his advanced billing on Sunday. The Detroit Tigers’ No. 1 draft pick pitched five scoreless innings against the host Dayton Dragons in the fourth and final game of the series. But the White... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team got back on the winning track Sunday with a 17-8 victory over Schoolcraft College. The Jayhawks’ pitching, which has been struggling lately, received a boost from Brendan Kelly, who earned the victory b... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Red Wings 2, Lightning 0 – The Red Wings shutout the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the first round series on Sunday night. The Lightning lead the best of seven series 2-1, Detroit will host Game 4 of the series looking to tie the se... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls soccer team jumped out to a three-goal lead on Saturday then hung on for an exciting 3-2 victory over rival Spring Lake. Hannah Kenny scored first for Grand Haven, then Alli Keyser headed a ball into the back of the net with 38 s... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailors pulled out a thrilling 4-3 victory over Muskegon Catholic at Marsh Field on Saturday. MCC held a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning before Mona Shores’ Tyler Trovinger launched a two-out, two-run homer to tie the game. The Sai... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Three straight strong outings by starting pitchers has given the West Michigan Whitecaps a three-game winning streak. Lefty Matt Hall allowed just one base hit in 6 2/3 innings Saturday in the Whitecaps’ 3-2 victory over the host Dayton Dragons. ... READ MORE
Apr 16, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Tigers 5, Astros 3- The Tigers scored five unanswered runs to overcome an early deficit to defeat the Houston Astros on Saturday night. The Astros jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the end of the first inning before Detroit responded with a ru... READ MORE
Apr 16, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Last season West Michigan Whitecaps pitcher Fernando Perez didn’t pick up his first win until his 11th start. On Friday night Perez got it done in his first start of 2016, striking out nine to lead the Whitecaps to a 5-3 victory over the host Dayton... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Lightning 5, Red Wings 2 – The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three unanswered goals to break a 2-2 tie and defeat the Red Wings in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs on Friday night. The Lightning lead the best of seven series 2-0,... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon baseball team split a doubleheader against Coopersville on Friday. The Norse dropped the opening game 11-1 as the Broncos pulled away with five runs in the fourth inning. The Norsemen were paced by Erick Bleakley with two doubles... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Lakeview in Central State Activities Association action on Friday. In Game 1, the Red Devils held a late three-run lead before Lakeview’s Kirsten Johnson launched a game-tying 3-r... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven softball team cruised past North Muskegon in a doubleheader 21-0 and 17-0 on Friday. The Buccaneers (3-0) totaled for 28 hits, including four home runs throughout the day. Jordan Buckingham paced Grand Haven going 7-for-8 with three... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon soccer team used a strong first half to beat Montague 3-1 on Friday. The Norse scored all three of their goals during the first half. Reyna Johnson, Abby Grevel, and Kendall Hoppa each had a goal for North Muskegon. The Norse ... READ MORE