May 01, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Kent City softball team went winless in a CSAA doubleheader against Big Rapids on Tuesday evening. The Eagles were edged out, 2-1, then fell 12-1. Lylah Larson gave up nine hits, two runs and struck out six batters in the opener. Laynee... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com STANTON - The Grant softball team got swept in a CSAA twin bill against Central Montcalm on Tuesday evening. The Tigers fell 10-0 and 5-1. In the opener, Reese Gragg took the loss on the mound. She allowed four hits with five strikeouts. Gragg accounted ... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY - The Kent City softball team bagged a convincing CSAA twinbill sweep over Tri-County on Thursday evening. The Eagles took the games 19-4 and 20-9, respectively. Lylah Larson took the mound in game one and gave up four hits, four runs and str... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grant softball team took two games from White Cloud on Tuesday night in doubleheader action. The Tigers won the opener 9-7, then cruised to a 10-3 victory in the second contest of the night. Reese Gragg won game one from the circle, allowing five run... READ MORE
Apr 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Kent City softball team bounced back from an opening loss to split a doubleheader against Morley-Stanwood in CSAA play on Friday. The Eagles fell in the opener, 9-7, and roared to a 19-4 victory in the second game. In the first game, Kent... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City girls' basketball captured the CSAA conference tournament title on Thursday with a 45-33 win over host Morley Stanwood. The Eagles' big win didn't come easy as they trailed 12-6 after the first quarter. By halftime, they led 22-21. Th... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - Foul trouble and physical play pushed the Grant girls' basketball team to a 64-57 overtime loss to CSAA opponent Morley Stanwood on Friday night. “We were closing in on a 20-point lead and we got our third foul on four of our key players, two ... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Kent City girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season with a solid 57-30 win over Lakeview in CSAA play on Friday evening. The Eagles, who head into CSAA tournament play next week, went up 36-17 at the half and coasted the rest o... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS - The Newaygo girls basketball team earned a solid 54-22 CSAA victory over Chippewa Hills on Friday night. The Lions led 29-10 after the first two quarters and stretched it out in the second half even further. “The team played a pretty complete g... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY - The Grant boys' basketball team struggled to score in the second half and fell to Reed City, 60-41, in the first round of the CSAA tournament on Monday night. The Tigers trailed 29-23 at the halftime break, but went on to be outscored 31-18 ov... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The White Cloud boys basketball team took a tough overtime loss to Big Rapids, 53-48, in the opening round of the CSAA tournament on Monday night. “We battled our butts off, but couldn't hold the lead in the last three minutes of regulation... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo boys basketball team opened the CSAA tournament and topped Chippewa Hills, 58-48, in a back-and-forth game on Monday evening. Blake Kerr led the Lions' attack with 16 points and Josiah Long added 15 points. Logan Klomp added eight po... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com All nine players scored for the Grant boys’ basketball team in a 62-42 victory over Kent City on Friday night in CSAA action. Lucas Swanson paced the Tigers with 10 points while Zaiden Phillips and Ethan DeLong each added eight. Oakley Obenauf and Aiden... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Newaygo boys basketball team fell to Big Rapids, 65-50, in their final regular season game of the season on Friday. Logan Klomp put up half of the Lions’ points with 25, while Caris Nelson had 11 points and five assists. Josiah Long pul... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Newaygo girls basketball team came out sluggish and fell to Big Rapids, 49-24, in CSAA play on Thursday night. “This was our third straight game where we started off slow and it cost us tonight,” said Newaygo coach Nathan Thomasma. ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The White Cloud boys basketball team shook off Grant, 77-70, in CSAA play on Wednesday evening. The Indians were down 23-18 after the first quarter, but managed to cut the deficit to go into the halftime break tied at 38-all. The momentum continue... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant girls basketball team overpowered White Cloud, 50-23, in CSAA play on Wednesday night. The Tigers didn’t quite have the spark they were looking for on offense, but adjusted to make up for it with their defense. “Our defensive rotati... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant boys basketball team grabbed the lead in the second half and bagged a 77-74 CSAA victory over Central Montcalm. Monday's game saw the Tigers trailing 36-34 at the half, but overcame Central Montcalm in the third quarter. Zaiden Phillips... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY - Lilly Holmes helped lead the Newaygo Lions to a CSAA win over Howard City Tri-County on Friday. Holmes posted a double-double of 14 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks as the Lions won, 55-25. “Slow start for the team tonight,” said New... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD - The White Cloud boys basketball team posted another victory with a 65-41 CSAA win over Morley-Stanwood on Friday. Jared Watson had a team-high 18 points and KJ Strait scored 14 points. Jayson Ruether added 12 points and Jayden Robinson chipp... READ MORE