Dec 08, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – With two well-coached, evenly matched teams, one big run can put a game out of reach. North Muskegon and Muskegon Catholic are certainly a good match for each other. Both were good last season, with each team advancing... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boys basketball team opened its season with a close 46-44 victory over Grant in a non-league game on Tuesday night. Grant trail by three with no time left on the clock, but had a chance to force overtime with three free throws. But the T... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball team used a 21-point fourth quarter to maintain a second half lead and pick up a season opening 61-55 victory over Allendale. The Lakers found themselves down 15-9 after the opening quarter and responded with a 14-8 sec... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Hornets 104, Pistons 84 – The Charlotte Hornets snapped the Pistons' four-game winning streak on Monday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons with 16 points, while Ersan Ilyasova added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Steve Blak... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks crushed the Oakland County Cowboys in ABA action on Saturday, 131-57. The Lake Hawks led 29-20 after one quarter, then took control with a 31-10 run in the second quarter. Josh Langford led the Lake Hawks with 25 points... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian boys basketball team opened its season with a 65-47 non-league victory over Barry County Christian on Monday night. The Eagles finished the game strong, closing the gamewith a 26-14 fourth quarter run. Alec Cammenga ... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby girls basketball team defeated Fremont 45-27 in a non-league game on Monday night. The Tigers jumped out to a 21-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Jenny Beckman led the Tigers, who are now 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in... READ MORE
Dec 06, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Pistons 111, Lakers 91 – The Detroit Pistons gave the Los Angeles Lakers and their star guard Kobe Bryant a rude farewell in Sunday’s blowout victory. The Pistons jumped out to a 15-0 lead, their best start since April of 2006 agains... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The last time the Team USA Under-17 squad visited Muskegon, goalie Adam Scheel made an incredible 56 saves to give his team a three-goal victory over the Lumberjacks. He had a far different experience Saturday n... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Red Wings 5, Predators 4 (OT) - The Detroit Red Wings overcame a two-goal deficit midway through the third period to defeat the Nashville Predators in overtime on Saturday night. The Red Wings were down 4-2 with under 11 minutes left whe... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Iyana Brown scored 22 points while Katie Veihl added 12 as the Fruitport girls basketball team cruised to an easy 49-18 victory over Orchard View on opening night of Lakes 8 Conference play. The Cardinals (0-2, 0-1) were led by Mari Brown with 12 poin... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart girls basketball team used a 13-5 third quarter advantage to defeat North Muskegon 55-45 in the West Michigan Conference opener for both teams on Friday night. The Pirates were led by Yasmine Colon with 24 points while Baylee Draper added 14 ... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Allyson Richards piled up 27 points and 11 rebounds as Fruitport Calvary Christian downed Muskegon Heights 69-26 in non-league girls basketball on Friday. Hannah Roberts added 21 points and eight steals for the Eagles while Kelsey Richards had 14 poin... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake made pretty easy work of Muskegon Catholic on Friday night in their Lakes 8 opener. The Lakers rolled to a 62-14 win at the Crusaders. Reiko Johnson scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half for Spring Lake. The Lakers led 19-3 after th... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It looks like the Spring Lake girls basketball team is picking up right where it left off last season. The Lakers finished 2014-15 with a 20-0 regular season, the three wins in districts, before losing to Sparta in the regiona... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team improved to 2-0 with a come-from-behind 45-42 non-league victory over Greenville on Friday. The Rockets trailed 36-33 after three quarters, but outscored the Yellowjackets 12-6 in the fourth quarter to pull out ... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Pistons 102, Bucks 95 – Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris each scored 23 points to lead the Pistons over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Andre Drummond had another double-double with 17 points and 23 rebounds for Detroit, while Ers... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Red Wings 5, Coyotes 1-The Detroit Red Wings scored three unanswered first period goals in Thursday night’s victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Red Wings’ defensemen Niklas Kronwall scored the game-winning goal in his 700th career game... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Big Reds opened their girls basketball season against visiting Kent City in a barn burner that saw Kent City sneak away with a 59-58 win on Thursday. Kaitlyn Geers lifted the Eagles on a drive that went the length of the court to fin... READ MORE
Dec 03, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College men’s basketball team is off to a great start this season, posting a 7-1 record thus far. That mark has gained national notice, with the Jayhawks ranked 21st in the country in the first National Junior College Athletic... READ MORE