Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna soccer team defeated Kent City 8-0 on Wednesday night in a Division 4 district semifinals game. The Bulldogs led 6-0 at halftime. Mason Averill led the Bulldogs with three goals, while David Garcia scored two goals. Dakota Garbrecht... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings for the 2015 boys soccer district tournaments involving local teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week's regional tournaments. Regional champions will advance to the state semifinals. The state finals... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boys soccer team came away with a thrilling 1-0 overtime win over Shelby Wednesday in a Division 3 district semifinal game. After a defensive battle in regulation, Daniel Dubois found the back of the net off an assist from Lachlan Moore.... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores and Kenowa Hills tied for first place at the boys OK Black Conference Cross Country Meet on Wednesday. Both teams totaled 54 points, but Kenowa Hills won on the strength of its sixth runner. Zeeland East placed third with 59. Grand Rap... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Collin Adams is scoring goals, just like the Muskegon Lumberjacks figured he would. Now if the Jacks could just get a few more players to do the same thing. Adams, a first-year left wing from Brighton, was one of the lone ... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores captured the OK Black Conference women's cross country meet on Wednesday. The Sailors finished with 44 points to beat runner-up Kenowa Hills by ten points. Reeths-Puffer (61) placed third, Zeeland East (64) was fourth and Grand Rapids U... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores captured the OK Black Conference women's cross country meet on Wednesday. The Sailors finished with 44 points to beat runner-up Kenowa Hills by ten points. Reeths-Puffer (61) placed third, Zeeland East (64) was fourth and Grand Rapids U... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College volleyball team was victorious against Lake Michigan College in straight sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-10) Wednesday night. The Jayhawks were led by Jane Kuipers and Rachel Brown, who had 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Lindsey ... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - The football gods have not been kind to Hesperia in recent years. While the new century started out bright for the Panthers, with three straight playoff teams between 2000 and 2002, much uglier seasons followed. The wors... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – The Mona Shores volleyball team rose to the challenge when it had to on Tuesday, and as a result finds itself on the verge of winning at least a share of the O-K Black Conference championship. The Sailors overcame an e... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven volleyball team is on the verge of winning its first O-K Red Conference championship since 2012. The Buccaneers defeated Hudsonville 3-2 in a key match Tuesday on their home court. The set scores were 25-21, 29-31, 25-13, 20-25 and ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake volleyball team won one of its three matches on Tuesday at a Fremont quad. The Lakers first lost to Shelby (25-16, 16-25, 11-15), rebounded with a win over Ravenna (25-19, 16-25, 15-13), and finished the night with a loss to Fremo... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven Buccaneers clearly want a fifth straight district soccer championship, and they’re willing to earn it the hard way, if necessary. They demonstrated that Tuesday night when they lost a player due to a red ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats volleyball team went 2-0 at the Orchard View tri-meet on Tuesday evening. Montague started its evening by defeating Orchard View (25-14, 25-9) and then followed up with a victory over Mason County Central (25-6, 25-19). Allyss... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grant's varsity volleyball team wrapped up the Central State Activities Association's league championship in the Gold Division on Tuesday following the Tigers' 25-22, 25-22, 25-18 victory over Tri-County. Grant improves to 29-10-4 overall and 6-0 in c... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rockets soccer team saw their season come to an end with a 1-0 loss to Holland West Ottawa in Divisioin 1 district play on Tuesday. Holland West Ottawa scored the lone goal of the day in the first half. The Rockets were outshot by... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton Red Devils volleyball team earned a hard fought five-set victory (22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-13, 15-1) over Newaygo on Tuesday night in Central State Activities Association action. Leading Holton was Shelby Younts with seven aces, 36 assists, ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport's volleyball team continued its strong play from Saturday's GMAA city championship by cruising through three opponents in the Lakes Eight/West Michigan Conference Crossover Tournament on Tuesday. The Trojans swept past Oakridge (25-10, 25-1... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Sometimes a windy day in soccer can benefit either team, depending on which way the wind blows. On Monday it was only blowing in Western Michigan Christian’s favor. The Warriors began their latest quest for state soccer glory wi... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall soccer team defeated Newaygo 8-0 in Division 3 district quarterfinals game on Monday. The Vikings will play Shelby in the district semifinals on Wednesday at Lakeview. The Tigers advanced by defeating Big Rapids 1-0. In the other bra... READ MORE