Aug 25, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – The Mona Shores soccer season ended unceremoniously in 2014, with a loss to rival Grand Haven in districts for the second straight season. And the immediate future looked even gloomier. Between losing 12 se... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington volleyball team lost 2-0 to Fremont, then bounced back with a pair of 2-0 victories over host Hart and Mason County Central on Monday night in a Lakes 8/West Michigan Conference crossover meet. Ali Plamondon and Hannah Peterson led the O... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna volleyball team won both of its matches at home, 2-1 over Orchard View and North Muskegon on Monday night in a Lakes 8/West Michigan Conference league crossover meet. Amber Jacobs led the Bulldogs with 18 kills while Madison Mundinger had ... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall volleyball team won all three of its matches 2-0 over Spring Lake, Oakridge and Muskegon Catholic on its home court Monday night in a Lakes 8/West Michigan Conference crossover meet. Bri Copley led the Vikings with 15 kills and six aces,... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Reds 12, Tigers 5 – The Tigers blew a 5-0 lead, giving up 12 unanswered runs in Monday night’s loss to the Cincinnati Reds in a makeup game. J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos each homered for Detroit, while Miguel Cabrera hit an RBI... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington soccer team exploded for a 9-0 non-league victory over Manistee on Monday. The game ended at halftime, due to the runaway score. Zac Schoon led the Orioles with four goals and one assist. Josh Cooney added three assists for the winner... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon and Orchard View played to a 2-2 tie Monday in non-league soccer action. Muskegon took a 2-0 lead at halftime, with goals from Jesus Padilla (assist by Carlos Hernandez-Sias) and Angelo Hernandez-Sias (assist by Padilla). Orchard View rall... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College volleyball team opened its season by posting a 2-2 record over the weekend at the Battle of the Dells Tournament in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. On Saturday the Jayhawks started off slow losing their first match to Carl S... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2015 Localsportsjournal.com The Muskegon Community College men's soccer team lost its season opener 4-2 to Davenport College on Monday night. Freshman Jake Rajewski scored both Jayhawk goals in the second half to cut MCC's four-goal deficit in half. Danny Mazariegos and M... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College men’s soccer team would like to put aside the bad memories of last season. Injuries, youth and some bad bounces were the norm a year ago when Coach Ben Ritsema’s squad struggled to a 4-15 record. “... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com It’s been a busy 3 months since Jeff Lohman took over as coach of the women’s soccer team at Muskegon Community College. How busy has it been? For starters, Lohman stepped into the program with no players signed for the upcoming se... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Rangers 4, Tigers 2 – The Tiger bats failed to produce runs once again, as Detroit lost its third straight game to the Texas Rangers after Sunday afternoon’s defeat. The Tigers are now five games out of a playoff spot with 39 games l... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport volleyball team opened the season with a pair of easy victories, then lost a tough three-set match in the Traverse City West Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans opened with a 25-22 victory over Forest Hills Northern and a 25-7, 25-13 w... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boys soccer team captured a big win in its opening game on Saturday, downing Grand Haven 2-1 in a non-league matchup. Tanner Parrott and Collin Vaughn scored goals for Mona Shores, while Parrott also had an assist on Vaughn’s goal. ... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer got off to a great start in boys soccer on Saturday, posting 8-1 and 4-0 victories over Sparta and Greenville, respectively, on its home field. Scoring for the Rockets in the first game were Dylon Art, Drake Fox, Noah Sorn, Brandan Sher... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake soccer team claimed the championship with a pair of wins Friday in the Hudsonville Unity Christian Crusader Cup tournament. Alec Palmer and Ryan Zietlow each made their shots in an overtime shootout to give the Lakers a 2-0 win over We... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague volleyball team opened the season in terrific fashion on Saturday, winning five matches en route to the championship at the Reeths-Puffer Invitational. The Wildcats defeated Spring Lake, Mason County Central, North Muskegon and Reeths-Puf... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport’s Noah Hendricks opened the season with a bang on Saturday, scoring five goals and assisting on four others as the Trojans downed Greenville 6-0 and Sparta 5-1. Hendricks scored all four of his goals against Greenville in the first half, g... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com Rangers 5, Tigers 3 – Ian Kinsler’s three-run home run in the ninth inning with two outs was a little too late, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Tigers Saturday night. Kinsler led the Tigers offensively with a double, home run and t... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com For those who couldn’t make the LSJ high school football kickoff party Friday night - but still want a copy of our prep football preview section - there’s no need to fret. Thousands of copies became available in area retail stores this morning, an... READ MORE