Mar 11, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal ZEELAND - Can any doubt remain that the 2013-14 Muskegon High School boys basketball team is one of the best squads the Muskegon area has ever produced? Can there be any question the only team standing in the way of a Big Reds' Class A ho... READ MORE
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Mar 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Big Red bandwagon gathered more attention in the USA Today Super 25 boys basketball list announced Tuesday. Muskegon jumped four spaces in the poll in one week and moved up to the 23rd spot in the country. The Big Reds, who won ... READ MORE
Mar 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Big Reds played above the rim in Monday's Class A regional opener against Northview. Deyonta Davis and Joeviair Kennedy came through with some high flying dunks that came off of transition points and a consistent half court offense. Desha... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2014 By Devon Kitchen Local Sports Journal What seemed to be a close game at the beginning tip off turned out to be a 44-point blowout as Muskegon Heights Academy handled Kalamazoo Hackett, 88-44. The Class C regional semifinal win places the Tigers in the finals on Wednesday a... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal For the second time in as many games, the Spring Lake Lakers need overtime to advance in the boys state basketball tournament. This time, they snuck past Comstock Park, 62-60, for the school’s first-ever regional victory. Spring Lake... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Catholic Central fell in the Class D regional semifinals on Monday night at Big Rapids High School. Fulton-Middleton defeated the Crusaders 71-53 and advanced to the Class D regional finals where they will face Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart. The... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central will play for a Class B regional championship when they face Cadillac on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Petsoskey High School. The Spartans advanced to the regional finals with a 59-46 win over Newaygo on Monday night. MCC will fac... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal Shelby is making a return trip to the Class C regional finals as they defeated Lakeview 80-72 on Monday night in the regional semifinals at Montabella High School. The Tigers will face Pewamo-Westphalia in Wednesday's regional title game at 7 p.m. Th... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2014 Local Sports Journal Area boys basketball teams kick off regional action on Monday. Here's the listing of area teams' game times and locations: Class A Region 2 at Zeeland East Monday Muskegon vs. Grand Rapids Northview 6 p.m. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills vs Hudsonvill... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2014 By Jim Goorman Local Sports Journal “Get packed and let’s go!” For the last 15 years that was the theme for the Henry Bruinsma family as they prepared for an evening practice or weekend soccer, basketball, or volleyball games for their five talented children. All... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2014 Local Sports Journal Dramatic victories are becoming a habit for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Last weekend they came from three goals behind in the third period to beat Des Moines, then stole a 3-2 overtime shootout victory against powerful Waterloo the next night. The Jack... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2014 Davis bags an incredible triple-double in blowout performance By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The top-rated boys basketball in the state, the unbeaten Muskegon Big Reds, didn't look all that highly ranked at Wednesday's district semifinal game versus an unde... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE - The Spring Lake Lakers can sink crucial free throws under intense pressure, even with their season on the line. That proved to be a necessary skill for the Lakers Friday night, because Coopersville refused to give up. S... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong defensive first half led the Mason County Central boys basketball team over Ludington on Friday night 58-40 in the Class B district championship game. “This is our first district championship since a Class C Title in 2010.” said Coach Jef... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal The offense of Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian was too much to handle as the Kent City boys basketball team fell 75-59 in the Class C district finals. The Eagles were down 33-24 at the half and 54-39 after three quarters of play. Jake Krueger le... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Heights flashed its speed and balance on Friday night and earned a Class C district boys basketball championship. The Tigers are heading to next week’s regional tournament after a convincing 65-50 victory over the host Western Michigan ... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal A great offensive and defensive second quarter led the Shelby boys basketball team over Montague 58-41 on Friday night in the Class C district championship game. The Tigers went on a 23-5 second-quarter run to give them a 30-16 lead at halftime. Th... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong defensive performance led the Muskegon Catholic Central boys basketball team over Fruitport Calvary Christian, 54-29 in the Class D district championship game. The win puts the Crusaders at 10-10 on the season. But with the a .500 record, �... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal A Kyle Wright shot with 2.5 seconds remaining lifted Newaygo over Fremont, 52-50 in front of a packed house at Newaygo High School for the Class B district championship. Newaygo set up the shot for Wright on a play originally designed for him to go base... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal BOYS BASKETBALL District finals Class A Grand Rapids Union at Muskegon Class B Coopersville at Spring Lake Fremont at Newaygo Ludington vs. Mason County Central at Manistee Class C Muskegon Heights Academy at Western Michigan Christian Kent... READ MORE