Sep 26, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian soccer team defeated host Reeths-Puffer 2-1 on Saturday. The game was scoreless at halftime. James Sytsema opened the scoring for the Warriors early in the second half on a corner kick. WMC took a 2-0 lead 10 min... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - Mona Shores’ Koby Gossett is glad he didn’t know that his team’s hopes rested on his shoulders at Saturday’s Greater Muskegon Athletic Association City Tennis Tournament. He had enough to worry about in the No. 3... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Big Reds won their fourth straight game in easy fashion Friday, downing Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 44-0 in O-K Black Conference action at Hackley Stadium. The Big Reds, now 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in O-K Black, scored early and often to ... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2015 Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON – The Hesperia Panthers have the been the surprise football team in the area, entering Friday with a 4-0 record. As much fun as they’ve been having, the Panthers were hungry to regain the “Golden Foortball” that they lo... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWNSHIP – Everyone expected Friday’s Oakridge-Ravenna football showdown to be a high-scoring affair from start-to-finish. That was understandable, considering the two teams came in averaging a combined 94 points per game. ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The bad news for Mona Shores varsity football team on Friday was the Sailors' defense allowed an offensive touchdown. Finally. The good news: It didn't come close to spoiling a wildly successful Homecoming. Seni... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven football team was defeated 35-0 by Lowell on Friday night. Buccaneers quarterback Levi Overway went 10-for-22 passing with 128 yards, while Joey Zelenka rushed for 51 yards and had 47 receiving yards. Grand Haven is now 2-3 on its ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournall.com WHITEHALL - In front of thousands of screaming fans, under clear skies and bright lights, a rivalry game that couldn’t possibly live up to its advance hype somehow did. The Montague Wildcats (5-0) edged the Whitehall Vikings (3-2) 29... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Tigers 6, Twins 4 – Rajai Davis’ two-run home run in the eighth inning propelled the Tigers over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The Tigers scored six unanswered runs, wiping out a 4-0 deficit. Victor Martinez hit a double an... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – Fruitport won the turnover battle by a wide margin on Friday night, and that led to an easy victory. Six Ludington turnovers, four in the first half, helped the Trojans to a 56-14 victory on Homecoming and a Lakes 8 Conferenc... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake turned the ball over five times in the first half, and added a sixth in the second half, helping Muskegon Catholic to a 51-7 Lakes 8 conference victory over the Lakers on Friday night. Running back LaTommy Scott rushed for 102 yards and tw... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Nate McCrary caught a touchdown pass and rushed for three scores to lead Reeths-Puffer to a 33-6 OK Black Conference win over Grand Rapids Union on Friday night. McCrary caught a 16-yard TD pass from Ross Blake and rushed for scores of two, 10 and 31 ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Mason County Central beat Pentwater 4-3 in a nonconference soccer game on Thursday. Cody Newman led the Spartans with a goal and two assists. Tyler Marek added a goal and an assist and Joe Buswinka and Connor Willick also scored for the Spartans.... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks are coming off the best finish in their short history, winning the United States Hockey League’s Eastern Conference title and advancing to the Clark Cup finals last spring. But the vast majority of t... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 LocaSportsJournal.com Fruitport defeated Muskegon Catholic 5-1 in a Lakes 8 conference soccer game on Thursday night. Noah Hendricks scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the Trojans. Jared Cloutier, Cameron Brandow and Zack Shane added goals for the Trojans... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores and Muskegon played to a 0-0 tie in a OK Black Conference game on Thursday night. The Sailors outshot Muskegon 7-3.... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – Volleyball teams that finish strong are usually the teams that win. But finishing has been a struggle for the Western Michigan Christian squad this season. “We have been working on closing out matches,” said WMC... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com In a battle for first place in the MCCAA West Division the Muskegon Community College volleyball team defeated the visiting Lansing Community Stars 16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19 on Thursday night. With the win the Jayhawks are now tied for first place wi... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rockets defeated Muskegon in a OK Black Conference volleyball match on Thursday. The Rockets won by the scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-6. Shelbi Adams led R-P with six kills and six digs, while Cam Vanderleest had three kills and five... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven defeated No. 7 ranked East Kentwood 2-0 on Thursday night in a OK Conference Red soccer game. GH goals were scored by Cameron Jerovsek and Conner Jettner with David Villalobos tallying an assist on Jettner's goal. Garrison Mast logged t... READ MORE