Oct 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport boys soccer team put the finishing touches on a perfect league season Tuesday with a 2-1 comeback victory over rival Spring Lake in the championship game of the Lakes 8 Conference tournament. Fruitport, 8-0 in league play, had already wrap... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Holton d. White Cloud 26-24, 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 15-12 Holton stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Katie Wildfong 9-2, Rachel Younts 9-1. ATTACKS-KILLS: Jacki Stone 41-16, Younts 30-15. SETS-ASSISTS: Shelby Younts 122-44. BLOCKS: R. Younts 2, S. Y... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake d. Allegan 25-5, 25-15 Spring Lake d. Hopkins 26-24, 25-14 Spring Lake results SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Kelsee Zuidema 13-5, Courtney Kyser 8-2. KILLS: Zuidema 20, Lydia Suchecki 13, Bre Burns 5. ASSISTS: Karley Engelsman 32. B... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks’ penalty killing unit struggled through the first three games of the season, and Coach Todd Krygier wasn’t happy about it. Then Mason Jobst returned to the lineup Friday night, and things got better... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – It was a big Monday night for the Muskegon Big Red volleyball after defeating Benton Harbor 3-1 in non-league action. “This was a huge team win for us where everyone made a difference,” said Big Reds coach Greg Roberts. “When you look... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal NORTH MUSKEGON - Avery Lowe has high standards for herself when she’s running cross country. There’s good reason for that. As a freshman in 2011, the North Muskegon runner finished 34th overall at the Division 4 state finals, b... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - Last year was supposed to be the big year for the Fruitport boys soccer team. With a skilled crew of upperclassmen on the roster, the Trojans had great expectations. But there were a lot of dominant teams in the area in 2012, ... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal A major contributor to the success for many of our area high school football programs has been the outstanding work provided by many of those who often remain anonymous in the background --- the assistant coaches. During my enjoyable tenure ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - All streaks must come to an end. The Muskegon Lumberjacks came into Saturday’s contest against the Fargo Force with a four-game winning streak to start the season. The Force came in with a three-game losing streak, and the... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal SCOTTVILLE – Mona Shores runners from both the girls and boys teams did well Tuesday at the Kelder Poured Walls Invitational at Mason County Central High School. The Sailor girls team finished second overall, while the Sailor boys were third. Thoug... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 GRAND RAPIDS - After a very long week of practices and Homecoming activities, the Muskegon Catholic Central/North Muskegon girls swim team co-op notched 12 personal-record swims and finished 5th at Saturday’s Ottawa Hills Invitational. The team was led by Kara Komarek (2nd�... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE – The Western Michigan Christian Warriors outlasted host Spring Lake Saturday in the finals of the Laker Invitational, with the Warriors winning 25-22, 25-22. The Lakers earned a spot in the finals with a 25-17, 25-22 victory over Ravenna ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 GRAND RAPIDS -- Tyree Jackson showed why he’s a top area quarterback and leader on the Mona Shores football field. Jackson compiled 233 yards passing including touchdown passes of 34, 15 and 11 yards against Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills on Friday. The junior QB also rushed for ... READ MORE
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Oct 05, 2013 Shelby Tigers become the first area team to earn an automatic playoff berth By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – There wasn’t one offensive category in which Shelby led Oakridge Friday night, in the clash of West Michigan Conference unbeatens at Oakridge�... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Holton Red Devils, down to only 13 players due to injuries, broke into the victory column Friday with a 54-26 homecoming win over White Cloud in Central State Athletic Conference football action. The victory did not come easy for the Red Devils, who... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal Reeths-Puffer earned one of its biggest wins in recent memory on Friday night. The Rockets knocked off unbeaten Zeeland East, the third ranked team in the state in Division 3, 46-26 in an OK Black game played at Zeeland East. The win improves Reeths-... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal KENT CITY - NorthPointe Christian scored 17 second half points to pull out a 24-18 nonconference win over host Kent City Friday night. The Eagles trailed 7-6 at halftime before giving up 10 third quarter points. Chad Brown scored on a 1-yard run to s... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE - Celebrating Homecoming, Spring Lake took advantage of six Fremont turnovers to cruise to a 28-7 Lakes 8 Conference win Friday. The Lakers reached the endzone on their opening possession, gambling on a 4-and-1 at the Packe... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal A big first half sparked Fruitport to a 44-0 football drubbing of Grant on Friday. The Trojans scored 37 first-half points. Derek White led Fruitport's ground attack with three touchdown runs and had 114 yard rushing on 16 attempts. Quarterback Luc ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal The North Muskegon football team served notice on Friday that they are definitely in the mix for the West Michigan Conference championship. The Norsemen improved to 5-1 on the season and 4-1 in the WMC with a thrilling 29-27 win over Ra... READ MORE