Nov 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City volleyball had to make the painful realization that its season is no longer. The Eagles fell to Grand Rapids West Catholic in four games on Thursday in the Division 3 district finals, 25-13, 24-26, 25-13, 25-12. Leading Kent City was Ca... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The way Mike Taylor describes it, his radio broadcast partner, Matt Tjapkes, and himself are a little like the "Odd Couple." Taylor has a self-professed sense of humor that he calls “crazy and wild,” while Tjapkes is a l... READ MORE
Oct 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Whitehall volleyball team held on down the stretch against Montague in the Division 2 district opener on Monday. The Vikings battled Montague in five close sets and came out on top, 28-26, 25-18, 20-25, 17-25 and 15-11. Whitehall wa... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Muskegon Catholic Central volleyball team earned a solid win to open the Division 4 district tournament on Monday. The Crusaders topped Muskegon Heights Academy in three sets with scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-15. MCC's Molly Caughe... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SAUGATUCK - The North Muskegon volleyball team breezed through the opening round of the Division 3 district tournament on Monday. The Norse shut down Fennville in three sets, 25-13, 25-9 and 25-6. Fia Lindsay led the Norse with eight kills, six dig... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Fruitport Calvary Christian volleyball team ended its season on Monday in the opening round of Division 4 districts. The Eagles lost to Fowler in three straight sets by scores of 20-25, 19-25 and 9-25. Ella Dykman and Kara Baas each... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake volleyball team opened Division 2 district play by defeating 10th ranked Holland Christian in three straight sets. The Lakers were led by Kalli Lewkowski with 13 kills while Brooke Bolthouse and Ella Gapczynski each had seven. Kara Con... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores volleyball team cruised to a three-set sweep over Muskegon in the opening round of Division 1 district tournament. The Sailors won by service scores of 25-4, 25-11 and 25-7 to advance to the district semifinals. Jersey VanderWall ... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE - Grand Haven's Seth Norder and Valerie Beeck aren't just the best high school cross-country runners in town, they are also the best in their Division 1 region. Norder and Beeck ran away with medalist honors, turning in first-place finishes ... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE – Big Rapids just needed a sliver of hope, and unfortunately, a key injury to Spring Lake quarterback Reid Grimmer in the fourth quarter, to completely change the tide of Friday’s Division 4 playoff opener at Spring La... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It was no contest after the first Manistee offensive possession of the game as the Mariners dominated on both sides of the ball and pounded Lake City, 44-6 at home Friday night. Despite the rain that went off and on all night... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - Tomarion “Ike” Steward sure didn’t look or play like a sophomore on Friday night. Steward, a chiseled, 6-0, 214-pound sophomore running back for Mona Shores, ran over, through and around the Reeths-Puffer defen... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The dream of winning a state championship does not come without heartache. Mona Shores tennis star Drew Hackney turned in a state runner-up finish on Saturday at the Division 2 state finals, falling to Midland Dow's Austin King in the championship mat... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have shown this far how to give their fans a great time at Trinity Health Arena. Entering Saturday night’s contest, the Lumberjacks have won both of their past games on home ice and have outscored th... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets had a rather emotional evening at Rocket Stadium on Friday night. First off, the seniors were honored prior to the game for their hard work and dedication to the football program. Then, ... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Western Michigan Christian Warriors appear to be focused to make another long soccer tournament run after Thursday night's result in the Division 4 district title game. The Warriors were relentless on offense and air-tigh... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com We're heading into the final week of the regular season for high school football. Listed below are the area's leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and tackling. On Sunday, the MHSAA will release the pairings for the football playoffs, which will begin n... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Big Reds celebrated the 500th game at Hackley Stadium on Friday night with a resounding 51-6 victory over Grand Rapids Union on a cold, rainy evening. Hackley Stadium has been a staple in the community since 1927.... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Whitehall Vikings posted yet another shutout on Friday night, this time 56-0 over the visiting Fremont Packers. The Vikings (8-0) put up 35 points in the opening half and cruised to their fifth shutout victory of the season. The def... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 By Trevor Austin LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Rain or shine, the Muskegon Catholic Central football team was determined to tally a Senior Night victory to close out the home portion of its regular-season schedule. The Crusaders battled the elements, but found succes... READ MORE