Aug 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Lake Hawks are preparing for their upcoming 2014-15 season and are hosting open tryouts. The Hawks are inviting any interested players to attend a tryout at the YMCA in Muskegon on Saturday, August 23 and Saturday, September 20th. Regi... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal Whitehall native and current outfielder of the Washington Nationals, Nate McLouth, is reported to be out for the season. McLouth looks to have his right labrum repaired under the knife after initial treatment showed his injury was much worse. Manager M... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal USA Today High School Sports has opened up a vote over the next seven days for the best boys sports program in the country. Muskegon High School is listed as one of five possible schools to be voted for out of Michigan. Over the last 10 years, Muskegon ... READ MORE
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Aug 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal Home field advantage paid off for the Muskegon Mustangs in their first game of the Great Lakes Football League playoffs on Saturday. The Mustangs rolled past the South Haven Havoc, 55-18. Muskegon didn't let a slow start hamper its success as the team ... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal John Potter's career in the NFL will continue in 2014 as the Miami Dolphins picked up the Grand Haven native. The Dolphins signed Potter on Friday and he will be with the team for a preseason matchup against Tampa Bay. Potter enters his third seaso... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal Hailey Hrynewich advanced past the Sweet 16 but was unable to reach the semifinals in the 98th Michigan Women's Amateur Championship on Thursday. In the Sweet 16, Hrynewich topped Lake Orion's Kelly Hartican in 19 holes. The quarterfinals saw Hrynewich ... READ MORE
Aug 14, 2014 From DNR reports DNR fishing guide, July 24 Muskegon area Muskegon: Catch rates were slow. Anglers are catching steelhead but fewer chinook salmon in waters up to 170 feet deep. Steelhead were found in the top 30 feet and were hitting on orange or gold spoons. Those fis... READ MORE
Aug 13, 2014 Local Sports Journal ANN ARBOR – Hailey Hrynewich faced off against fellow Muskegon golfer Aya Johnson and reached the Sweet 16 in the 98th Michigan Women's Amateur Championship on Wednesday. The Mona Shores grad and current Ohio University golfer topped Johnson, 3 and 1.... READ MORE
Aug 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Muskegon area did not get a player landing a spot in the match play portion of the 114th United States Golf Association Men's Amateur tournament Tuesday. Reed Hrynewich, of Norton Shores, finished in a 22-way tie for roughly 167th p... READ MORE
Aug 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal ANN ARBOR -- Four West Michigan players will be in the 82-player field Monday when the 98th running of the Michigan Women's Amateur Golf Tournament starts. Aya Johnson, of North Muskegon; Hailey Hrynewich and Morgan Smith, both of Norton Shores; and Ann... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal For Eric Nadel, there is one difference in his 2014 baseball season. The former Muskegon Mohawk radio announcer continues as the lead radio announcer for the Rangers in the American League, but the difference is now he holds a place in Coo... READ MORE
Aug 09, 2014 Local Sports Journal 85th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta (July 30-Aug. 2 results) WMYA Championship Regattta Course (Place, Yacht Name, Yacht Type, Owner/Skipper, City, State, Country, Results, Total Points) E Scow (One Design - 14... READ MORE
Aug 08, 2014 Local Sports Journal Photographer and friend of the Local Sports Journal, Marc Hoeksema, made it to the 85th annual Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta last weekend, July 30-August 2nd. Commodore Carl Reid (Grand Rapids Yacht Club) escorted Hoeksema a... READ MORE
Aug 07, 2014 From DNR reports DNR fishing guide, July 24 Muskegon area Muskegon: Anglers here were fishing the same depths as Grand Haven. Salmon were 40 to 85 feet down and steelhead were hitting in the top 30 feet of waters 80 to 130 feet deep. Use orange spoons for steelhead or b... READ MORE
Aug 06, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores standout quarterback Tyree Jackson will play his college football at the University of Buffalo, a Mid-American Conference foe of Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Jackson, a 6-4, 200 pound senior, said the coaches... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal Whitehall native Nate McLouth has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Washington Nationals after undergoing an MRI to determine the cause of a right shoulder problem. The shoulder issue had been kept out of the media until Monday. McLouth mos... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal Just as former Muskegon High School standout Ronald Johnson saw a new opportunity open up in the NFL, the door closed just as quickly. Johnson, who won a pair state football championships (2004, 2006) with Muskegon and played for the University of Sout... READ MORE
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Aug 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Motorcycle Club and the American Motorcyclist Association hosted their biennial hillclimb event at Mt. Garfield this past weekend. Two area riders participated in the top echelon of the event in the Unlimited Class. Grand Haven's Matt Lu... READ MORE
Aug 03, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Hockey games at L.C. Walker Arena were a highlight of Dan DeVowe's childhood. He vividly remembers the old days, attending games with his family and friends and cheering for the local teams in the 1970s, 80s and 90s - whether it wa... READ MORE
Aug 02, 2014 Local Sports Journal Kim Vincent has been named the new head women's lacrosse coach for Hope College. Vincent founded Grand Haven's girls Lacrosse program and has coached the varsity squad for the past seven seasons. The new coach of the Flying Dutch led Grand Haven to a ... READ MORE