Sep 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont's Conor Somers and Taylor Mater showed how good the Packers' cross country program is at Saturday's Ludington Invitational at West Shore Community College. Both Somers and Mater took first place in the boys and girls big school divisions. ... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is one road leading to Ford Field for high school football teams and that journey starts tonight. The LSJ's hard-copy 2021 High School Football Preview section of the Muskegon area's 23 football teams is being delivered as you read! Fans who ... READ MORE
Jul 07, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers' inaugural season came to a close on Tuesday night but also with a debut. Riser goalie Gabby Klemp made her first start of the season and showed what she has been working on with the ... READ MORE
Jun 25, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Playing through an expansion season is usually tough on first-year teams, as the Muskegon Risers womens squad has learned first-hand this season. The Risers, who are 1-5-1, will close out the home portion of their 2021 ... READ MORE
Jun 13, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Everything is pretty relative when you’re a new team in a tough league, regardless of the sport. There will be losses, and some will be pretty ugly. What matters in the first year is how the team responds and grows from the... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – While the Muskegon Risers women's team had to be feeling good after their first ever victory last week, the Risers were reminded harshly that the program is in its inaugural season with a 10-0 loss to Detroit City FC on Sa... READ MORE
May 30, 2021 By Aaron McClorey LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Even soccer teams that muster enough offense need a goalie who can be there at crunch time. The Muskegon Risers women’s squad has had that type of goalie all season. She was just waiting for the offense to catch up and ... READ MORE
May 23, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Risers were already making history on Saturday night, with its women’s team playing its inaugural home game as a member of a league. And while the Risers came up short, losing 3-2 to Midwest United FC at ... READ MORE
May 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com By Andrew Johnson MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Risers women’s soccer team has been up and running for several weeks, and local fans will get their first look at the squad in its very first season home opener this weekend. The Risers will host Midwest FC... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Aaron Poling LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Colorado Inferno came to town with a lot to play for. After competing in seven games this season, the team was fighting for a playoff spot in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 with the regular season windin... READ MORE
Apr 03, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Risers played great defense against the Cleveland Crunch for most of Saturday night’s indoor soccer game. They led 3-2 after three quarters, and seemed capable of shutting down the Crunch the... READ MORE
Mar 21, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It’s a shame the Muskegon Risers won’t be playing a full indoor soccer season this year, because they have a fun, talented team that puts on quite a show, and a very loyal fan base that loves every minute ... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – When the Muskegon Risers take the field at Mercy Health Arena on Saturday night, it will be their first game action in 377 days. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Risers had their last scheduled indoor game cancelled la... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2020 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Usually this time of year, the Muskegon Risers indoor soccer team is in training camp, preparing for the start of the winter season. This year that’s not happening, due to a lack of opponents. Too many other teams in ... READ MORE
Apr 07, 2020 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Covid-19 pandemic already took away the spring sports season in the Muskegon area, and on Monday night it started to affect the summer, as well. Muskegon Risers President Matt Schmitt notified players and other ... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2020 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It’s interesting to imagine what the Muskegon Risers might have accomplished if they had been in a league this winter. Last season the Risers played their first season in the Major Arena Soccer Le... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2020 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – History is set to be made on Saturday at Mercy Health Arena when the Muskegon Risers take the field. That’s because it won’t be same Muskegon Risers indoor team that fans are used to seeing. Instead it will be the d... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2020 Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Risers experienced every emotion on Saturday night in a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Fort Wayne. After trailing 10-5 at the end of the third quarter, Muskegon fought all the way back and tied the game 11-11 whe... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2020 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - When the Muskegon Risers learned they would play an independent indoor schedule this winter, the concern was finding quality opponents. That issue became a little more pronounced this week when Oakland County FC, an old rival... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2019 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - After battling through a tough 3-9 season last winter, the Muskegon Risers indoor soccer club was a team in need of a confidence-builder. They certainly got that on Saturday, plowing their way to a season-o... READ MORE