Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Hesperia used a big fourth quarter to beat White Cloud 58-50 in a CSAA boys basketball game on Wednesday night. The Panthers trailed 33-31, but outscored Hesperia 27-17 in the final quarter. The Panthers were led in scoring by Traxton Gordon’s 20 p... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Coopersville used a big fourth quarter to beat host Fruitport 49-42 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Wednesday night. The Broncos led 14-12 after one quarter and 23-22 at halftime. Coopersville pulled away with a 23-12 fourth quarter scorin... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores defense and a strong first half enabled the Sailors to roll past Grand Rapids Union for a 52-16 O.K. Black girls basketball conference win. The Sailors led 30-11 at half and held Grand Rapids Union to just five second half points. Valpara... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Ludington jumped out to an early lead and en route to a 46-34 nonconference win over Cadillac on Wednesday. The Orioles led 9-0 in the first quarter and never relinquished the lead. Brandi Thomas led Ludington with 12 points and seven rebounds. "O... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Montague boys basketball team returned to form Wednesday night, improving to 3-6 overall with a 56-33 victory over nonleague foe Mansitee. Manistee led 15-11 after one, but Montague went on to hold the visitors to just six points in each of the fina... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal It was smooth sailing Wednesday night for the nationally-ranked Muskegon Big Red boys basketball team after blowing out rival Reeths-Puffer 85-42. Although the middle two quarters were relatively even, the Big Reds outscored the visiting Rockets 24-6 in... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Eight players scored for Fruitport but that wasn't enough as Coopersville topped the Trojans 49-42 in non-conference boys basketball. The Broncos scored 23 points fourth quarter points to edge out Fruitport. Fruitport took a 30-26 lead after the third q... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Big Reds moved up to the 39th spot in the weekly boys' high school basketball ratings Super 25 listing by USA Today Sports. The rating marked the fourth week in a row Muskegon has been included. The Big Reds, now 10-0, have ... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Senior Morgan Giddings made Oakridge girls basketball history on Tuesday night as the Eagles defeated Whitehall 39-35 in West Michigan Conference action. Giddings, who had 17 points and eight steals, became the all-time leading scorer in Oakridge ... READ MORE
Jan 28, 2014 Local Sports Journal Despite the crippling winter weather the Muskegon area has suffered this week, they went on with the show Tuesday night in Spring Lake, as the Lakers hosted Oakridge in non-league boys hoops action. And the Lakers took advantage of the situation, blasti... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2014 Local Sports Journal From the looks of all the snow outside, area basketball fans could be staying home Tuesday night. And if that's the case, a quick basketball highlight video may be in order. Check out Muskegon big man Deyonta Davis get up for a pair of dunks against Mon... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Mona Shores Sailors football team will be heading east to face Saline High School in Week 1 of the 2014 football season. Division 1 Saline will host all three Mona Shores squads and the varsity contest will take place on August 29. The one-year c... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Looking back, it's hard to believe Matt Iacopelli didn't score a goal in the first 11 games of the season. Twenty-eight games later he's among the top scorers in the United States Hockey League, and now owns a spot in Muske... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2014 Local Sports Journal SWIMMING Spring Lake 117, Muskegon Catholic/North Muskegon 49 MCC Results 200 Medley Relay: 3, MCC (Braxton Wallis, Logan Helton, Connor Inglat, Jack Farrell), 2:28.23. 200 Free: 4, Matt Evans, 2:19.32; 5, Christian Stone 2:29,99 6, Braxton Wa... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake defense did all it needed to do against West Michigan Christian in its 67-27 girls basketball win on Saturday. The Lakers held WMC to just nine first half points. Reiko Johnson tallied 16 points, five steals and four assists for Spring Lake ... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers raced to a double-digit lead after one quarter and cruised to a 65-40 nonleague boys basketball victory over Western Michigan Christian on Saturday. A 22-8 first-quarter run, fueled by seven points by Keegan George, pushed the... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores had all the answers for Muskegon on Friday night in its 52-47 OK Black conference. The Sailors held Muskegon to just 15 first-half points. The Sailors built their lead of the hot hand of Jasmyn Walker, who scored 15 of her 21 points in the s... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – Outside of Muskegon High School’s Raymond Potter Gymnasium, it was about as brutal as it gets during a Michigan winter. But inside, except for all the winter jackets and other snowy accoutrements, you wouldn’t have known ... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal The host Big Rapids Crossroads Academy girls looked good Thursday night versus Pentwater (4-5, 3-3), posting 20-plus points in each of the first two quarters en route to the 55-15 win over the Falcons. Crossroads led 22-2 after one quarter and 44-8 at t... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal The host Newaygo Lion girls basketball team need a big effort in the middle-two quarters en route to a 53-41 victory over Holton in Central States Activities Conference hoops action. Holton (3-7, 3-6) led early, taking a 10-8 lead after one. But the Lio... READ MORE