Dec 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Kent City girls basketball team remained undefeated with a convincing 74-37 victory over previously unbeaten Holton Friday in Central States Activities Association action. The Eagles (5-0 overall, 2-0 in the conference) benefitted from 13 triples, s... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia wrestling team took advantage of Holton forfeits in six different weight classes Wednesday to gain a 42-25 Central States Activities Association dual match victory. Hesperia had one match winner - Gerrit Yates in the 130-pound matchup. Holt... READ MORE
Dec 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal The undefeated Holton Red Devils (4-0) jumped out to a 14-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back in a 42-33 victory over the Grant Tigers. Courtney Slater had 12 points and seven rebounds for Holton while Rachel Younts added 12 points and fiv... READ MORE
Dec 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong second quarter propelled Grant to a 62-46 victory over the Holton Red Devils in a CSAA Crossover contest on Tuesday night. The Tigers turned up the intensity with full-court pressure, which created numerous turnovers. In that pivotal second qua... READ MORE
Sep 03, 2014 Local Sports Journal CSAA Volleyball Kent City d. Holton 20-25; 25-19; 25-11; 25-17 Kent City Stats SERVICE/ACES: Meghan Boyd 13/1, Olivia Harrison 10/2, Kelsey Krueger 9/5, Brandi Boehm 9/1. KILLS: Justine Wolter 10, Boehm 7, Harrison 6, Kassidy Heeringa 5. ASSISTS: ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal The boys track team from Mason County Central came within a cat’s whisker of winning Saturday’s Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Div. 3 state title. In fact they came withing six points. The Spartans, led by senior dominant dist... READ MORE
May 23, 2014 Mona Shores, Grand Haven at District 1-1 tournament at Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, May 22, 2013 Team results (Top 6 teams advance to regional tourney): 1. Rockford 307, 2. Mona Shores 316, 3. Forest Hills Central 320, 4. Grandville 322, 5. Grand Haven 326, 6. Northview 338... READ MORE
May 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores senior Marquon Sargent pulled up lame at the end of his anchor leg of the Sailors winning 4x100 meter relay team at Wednesday's 32nd Annual Meijer West Michigan All-Star track and field Meet at Reeths-Puffer, preventing the speedster from going... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Below is the final entry list for tomorrow's (May 21) annual Meijer West Michigan All-Star track and field Invitational held at Reeths-Puffer High School. The meet features the best runners, jumpers and throwers along the West Michigan shoreline, i... READ MORE
May 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal Three straight singles in the seventh inning helped Fruitport to a 9-8 win in the nightcap and earn a Lakes 8 doubleheader sweep of Fremont on Friday. Lindsey Helsen’s single plated the winning run for the Trojans. “We were struggling and she mad... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Mona Shores softball team was dominant Tuesday, claiming decisive 16-0 and 15-0 victories over Muskegon in O-K Black Conference action. Pitcher Desi Parker got the win in both games for the Sailors, striking out a total of six. Saddie Vela had three... READ MORE
May 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton 10-2, Central Montcalm 0-1: Rachel Younts allowed two hits and fanned seven in earning the win in Game 1 for Holton. Kaylee Slowik was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Shelbey Younts was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Ashley Friend had two RBIs for Holton (14-2, 7... READ MORE
May 03, 2014 2014 Greater Muskegon Athletic Associaion City Track and Field Meet at Whitehall High School, May 2 Boys team results: 1. Fruitport 106 2.Mona Shores 104.33 3.Whitehall 81 4. Western Michigan Christian 51.33 5. Reeths-Puffer 44.33 6. Oakridge 42 7. Muskegon 26 8. North... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia softball team earned a doubleheader sweep of rival Big Rapids Friday afternoon, sneaking past the Cardinals 5-4 and 16-15. Hesperia controlled most of Game 1, taking a 3-1 lead after two innings, and a 7-1 lead after five. But the Cardinals... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Holton softball team improved to 4-0 in the Central States Activities Association race, and to 7-1 overall, with at two-game Friday afternoon sweep of Lakeview 12-0 and 14-3. In the opener, Rachel Younts rang up nine strikeouts while allowing no run... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal This week, the Power Hour, a local radio show hosted by John Russell and Mike Taylor, welcomes new Grant football coach Scott Keeylan. The program runs each Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. on 98.3 FM, and covers area sports news and provides interviews with loc... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal HOLTON - Holton softball coach Jeremy Hartwick had enough to be excited about with the return of three standouts this season – Rachel Younts, Ashley Friend and Jacki Stone – plus three other starters from last year’s state semifinal te... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2014 Local Sports Journal It’s finally here, the boys basketball postseason, although it seems to have started back in early January, when the Muskegon boys team downed visiting Chicago Curie while snow piled up outside old Redmond-Potter Gymnasium. Since then, seriously huge ... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton led 26-13 at halftime and went to beat Chippewa Hills 53-45 on Monday night in CSAA boys basketball game. The Red Devils led 12-7 after one quarter. Clay Mullins led Holton with 17 points and Aaron Poling added 13.... READ MORE