Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna (3-1-1, 2-0-0) soccer team used a dominant effort on Tuesday picking up a 7-0 victory over Hart. Mikal Breiteig scored just two minutes into the game for the Bulldogs off an assist from Mason Averill, Averill also scored the second goa... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven soccer team fell short in the second half on Tuesday night in its 5-2 loss to Forest Hills Central. The Buccaneers played a strong first half and found themselves only down 1-0 going into halftime. Drew VanAndel and Damon Stielst... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Sailors of Mona Shore and Trojans of Fruitport battled to a 2-2 tie on Tuesday afternoon in boys soccer action. Mona Shores started the scoring when Eric Conley found the back of the net. However, three minutes later the Trojans tied the game ... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian soccer team dropped its second game of the season on Tuesday, falling to Forest Hills Northern, 5-2. Evan Fles found the back of the net first for Western Michigan Christian off an assist from Dylan Mines. Reece But... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven's varsity volleyball squad served up some home cooking on Tuesday, sweeping a trio of opponents during a quad at Grand Haven High School. Grand Haven, the eighth-ranked team in Division 1, swept Portage Central (25-15, 25-18), East Gra... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall soccer team used a dominating effort to get back to its winning ways on Tuesday with an 11-0 victory over Mason County Central. Jonathon Gonzalez and Brett Evans set the pace for Whitehall by each scoring two goals. Whitehall also ... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall volleyball team made quick work of West Michigan Conference foe Mason County Central on Tuesday, sweeping the Spartans in three games, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-13. Bri Copley had a balanced performance with two aces, five kills and seven di... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - As hard as it may be to believe, a Mona Shores school board member approached high school Athletic Director Ryan Portenga in 2010, to discuss the possibility of cancelling the varsity football program. A year later, Mona... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - One of the most helpless feelings standout athletes can experience is not being able to lead their teams to victory. That agony unfolded before Grand Haven's Emily Lachmann's eyes on Nov. 21, 2014, at Kellogg Arena in B... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores soccer team continued its winning ways on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Hudsonville Unity Christian. Tanner Parrett scored the Sailors' lone goal while Clark Meston picked up the assist. Tyler Lemense kept Unity Christian off the ... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2015 LocalSportsJoural.com The Newaygo soccer team defeated Reed City 5-1 on Monday afternoon in a Central States Activities Association league game. Bodi Pratt and Sean Karrip each scored two goals for the Lions, while James Warren also found the back of the net for Newaygo. ... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2 – The Toronto Blue Jays completed the sweep of the Tigers, scoring a total of 29 runs in three games over the weekend. The Tigers are now 10 games under the .500 mark for the first time since the 2008 season, wher... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com When reading Local Sports Journal’s recently published high school football preview section (which is still available for free in area Plumb’s stores and other retail outlets), it becomes clear that our area has quite a few outstanding prep quarterba... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Community College used an early offensive start and kept it up in its 6-0 men's soccer win over Lakeland Community College on Sunday. Emmitt Mikkelson opened scoring for the Jayhawks off an assist from midfielder Brandon Edwards. Two minutes... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Mustangs squared off against the Lakeshore Cougars on Saturday for the third time this season. This time the stakes were a little higher, because the Mustangs were playing for the Great Lakes Football League’s Western Division champions... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Blue Jays 15, Tigers 1 – The Toronto Blue Jays pounded the Tigers scoring 15 runs on 18 hits Saturday afternoon. Ian Kinsler knocked in Detroit’s only run. Detroit starting pitcher Buck Farmer pitched the loss, allowing five earne... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Second half goals led the Muskegon Community College men's soccer team to a 2-1 home win over Cuyahoga Community College at Mona Shores High School on Saturday. Miguel Flores lifted the Jayhawks to a 2-1 lead with seven minutes left in the game after h... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Community College's Paige Baustert and Amanda Skidmore led the women's soccer team to a 10-1 win on the road over Ancilla College on Saturday. Baustert tallied a hat trick in the opening half and totaled four goals in the match with Skidmore ... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby soccer team had a great day Saturday, posting a 2-0-1 record and winning the annual Big Rapids Crossroads tournament. The Tigers pounded Walkerville 5-0 and Big Rapids Crossroads 6-0. Shelby and Lakeview played to a 0-0 tie. Producing th... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN- The city of Grand Haven has been hosting a unique outdoor volleyball event for the past three years. And the hometown high school team has dominated the tournament every year. That trend continued Friday, with the Grand H... READ MORE