Feb 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Though it's not quite March, March Madness is in the air with the start of the girls high school basketball district tournament. Starting Monday (February 24), the quarterfinals get underway, with semifinal contests being played Wednesday and finals com... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Lakeview rallied from a halftime deficit to earn a 58-54 CSAA boys basketball win over Newaygo on Wednesday night. The Lions led 27-19, but were outscored 39-27 after halaftime. Kyle Wright and Ben Wolford scored 12 each for the Lions and Jake Warren... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Hesperia rallied from a first quarter deficit to earn a 45-31 CSAA boys basketball win over Holton on Wednesday night. The Panthers trailed 6-3 after one quarter, but outscored the Red Devils 42-25 over the final three quarters. Cody DeLong led Hespe... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton trailed after one quarter before rallying for a 36-33 CSAA boys basketball win over White Cloud on Tuesday night. The Red Devils trailed 5-3 after one quarter, but took a 20-15 lead into the final quarter. Jacob Bowden led the Red Devils with ... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal Rachel Younts scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had five steals to lead Holton to a 59-43 CSAA girls basketball win over White Cloud on Monday night. Jacki Stone added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Holton and Katie Wildfong added 12 points and s... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Strong defensive efforts in the second and third quarters gave the Holton girls basketball team a victory Friday night, taking the 50-36 Central State Activities Association contest to Central Montcalm. The Red Devils were led by Rachel Younts who had 1... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Newaygo held Hesperia scoreless in the opening quarter and went on to earn a 44-26 CSAA girls basketball win. The Lions outscored Hesperia 6-0 in the opening quarter and took a 19-7 lead into halftime. Shelby Boyd led Newaygo with 18 points and five ... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Reed City Coyotes used a big second quarter to hold off Newaygo 73-58 Tuesday in Central State Activities Association basketball action. Reed City outscored Newaygo by only three points in the first, third and fourth quarters, but gained its winning... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2014 Local Sports Journal A 22-10 second half allowed the Reed City girls basketball team to escape with a 39-21 victory over Newaygo Monday in a Central State Activities Association contest. Newaygo only trailed by six at halftime, but doomed itself by only scoring 10 points i... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2014 Local Sports Journal Hesperia kept up for one quarter, before the Holton girls took control and cruised to a 61-31 win Monday in Central State Activities Association basketball. Holton led 12-11 at the first buzzer, extended its advantage to eight at halftime, then lowere... READ MORE
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Feb 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal A hot start Friday night for visiting Hesperia didn’t translate into a win versus Morley-Stanwood in Central States Activities Association basketball action. The Panthers led 17-12 after one, but couldn’t keep up with the Mohawks the rest of the way... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2014 Local Sports Journal A 10-point first quarter deficit doomed the Newaygo girls basketball team Thursday in a 45-29 loss to Lakeview in Central State Activities Conference action. The Lions only managed seven points in the entire first half - two in the first quarter and fiv... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2014 Local Sports Journal Brooke Heusted had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Morley-Stanwood overcome an early deficit and pound Hesperia 58-28 Thursday in Central State conference action. The Mohawks trailed 10-6 after one quarter, then took the lead with a 15-7 second quarte... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2014 Local Sports Girls The Holton Red Devil girls basketball team let one slip away Thursday night, dropping a 48-43 decision to Central States Activities Association rival Lakeview after a poor finish. Trailing by three with two minutes left, Holton head coach Jayson Robins sa... READ MORE
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 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
Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Central Montcalm used big quarters to open and close the game in earning a 70-53 CSAA boys basketball win over Hesperia. Central Montcalm led 24-18 after one quarter and closed out the game with a 17-10 run in the final period. Joe McKeown led the Pa... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Chad Samuels scored 27 points to lead Reed City to a 84-69 CSAA boys basketball win over White Cloud on Tuesday night. Daric Paul led White Cloud with 21 points and AJ Asuncion and Tyler Sutherland scored 14 each. ... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Things were looking good for the visiting Newaygo Lions Tuesday night at Morley Stanwood. Then the fourth quarter happened. Host Morley Stanwood (8-1) outscored Newaygo 23-16 in the final frame to capture the 66-63 victory in Central States Activitie... READ MORE