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
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Few people would expect a freshman to have any real chance to win a high school golf state championship. Particularly when that freshman was stuck in eighth place after the first round of the two-day state finals. But Reeths-Puffer’s Karina Van... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian soccer team defeated Pentwater 8-0 on Monday in a Division 4 district quarterfinals game. The Eagles will play host Western Michigan Christian on Wednesday in the district semifinals. The Muskegon soccer team closed... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport soccer team defeated Sparta 4-2 in Division 2 district quarterfinals on Monday. Noah Hendricks led the Trojans with two goals on the day and became the all-time career point leader for Fruitport with 73 goals and 41 assists for his caree... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge soccer team's season came to an end on Monday, losing to Unity Christian 4-0 in a Division 3 district quarterfinals game. The Eagles played tough during the first half, forcing a scoreless game at halftime. Goalkeeper Ronnie Schafer st... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna soccer team advanced to the Division 4 district semi-finals on Monday with a 6-1 victory over Hope Academy of West Michigan. Mason Averill paced the Bulldogs with five goals while Sean Meeham also netted a goal. Connor Moran led the Bul... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - What a difference a year has made for the Muskegon Catholic soccer team. Last season the Crusaders went into districts with only three regular season wins, a bunch of underclassmen and little hope for any sort of postsea... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Zac Schoon’s six goals helped the Ludington soccer team beat Kingsley 8-0 on Monday in a Division 3 district quarterfinal game. Schoon also picked up an assist, while Noah Peterson and Caleb Schoon each had a goal and two assists. The Orioles are... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2015 The October edition of “Local Sports Journal the magazine” hit the newsstands this weekend and can be found at selected restaurants and retail outlets throughout the area. This month’s edition features the Muskegon High School football team, which recently recorded its h... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Lions 37, Bears 34 (OT) – Matt Prater’s 27-yard field goal with 2:29 left in overtime led the Lions to their first victory of the season on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. The Lions took a 34-31 lead with 21 seconds left in regulat... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic was no match for Detroit Country Day on Saturday as the Crusaders fell 36-6 in Detroit. Logan Helton was the lone player to break the end zone for MCC on a 23-yard touchdown run. The play put MCC behind 7-6 midway through the first... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Holton managed to win a pair of games at Saturday's GMAA city volleyball tournament. The Red Devils opened with a loss to Oakridge (25-20, 25-10) but rebounded with wins over Muskegon (19-25, 25-20, 15-2) and Muskegon Catholic (24-26, 25-19, 15-9). ... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grant volleyball went 3-2 on the day and captured the silver championship at the Jenison invite on Saturday. The Tigers beat Comstock Park (25-9, 25-17) and Grandville Calvin Christian (25-16, 26-21) in the silver bracket. In pool play, Grant top... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer couldn't manage to top Fruitport at the GMAA city volleyball tournament but it did take home the win in the silver bracket. The Rockets started the day with a victory over Muskegon Catholic (25-14, 25-12) but fell in their second ... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Caitlin Hughey delivered the lone overtime goal in Muskegon Community College's 1-0 soccer win over Delta College on Friday. Kaitlin Richardson posted the assist on the game winner while Melodie Glotzbach started the attack to set up the goal. ... READ MORE