Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic captured the final Lakes 8 Activities Conference football title this fall with a 3-0 mark. The league is disbanding after this school year. For their efforts, the Crusaders also reaped much of the rewards on the all-conference first te... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington's girls cross country team edged Western Michigan Christian for the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship, while the Orioles’ boys team finished second behind champion Manistee. GIRLS First team Summer Brower, Ludington; Nadia Grierson,... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal Muskegon Heights let a halftime lead slip away on Saturday in a 32-28 setback to the McBain Ramblers. The game was played in cool, rainy conditions at Phillips Field at Muskegon Heights. The Tigers, who led 20-12 at halftime, came out quic... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com In a race that came down to the wire, Ludington's girls cross country ream nosed out Western Michigan Christian at the Lakes 8 Activities Conference Championships. The meet was Tuesday at West Shore Community College campus. The Orioles took the second a... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss Local Sports Journal.com It’s here already. Week 6 of Friday night high school football has arrived and the Local Sports Journal will be covering 14 games tonight. There are some interesting matchups, rivalry games and games that could determine some confere... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com It's going to be close. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian's girls cross country team has won both Lakes 8 Activities Conference cross country jamborees this season by the narrowest of margins. Back on Sept. 21 the Warriors managed to ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com It’s a showdown on Friday night when the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders battle the Muskegon Heights Tigers with a stake of the Lakes 8 Activities Conference title on the line. Muskegon Heights head coach, Van Parker and his r... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, led by Abby and Grace VanderKooi, took the Girl’s Lakes 8 Conference Meet, held on Tuesday afternoon at Muskegon Catholic Central High School. WMC senior, Abby VanderKooi (ranked 3rd nationally... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2020 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Sunday’s West Michigan Lake Hawks game was about more than just basketball. The Lake Hawks welcomed a special guest to Muskegon High School’s Redmond-Potter Gymnasium - the Shizuoka Gymrats of Shizuoka, Japan. ... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2020 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The West Michigan Lake Hawks were short three players on Sunday evening, yet almost found a way to win against a much taller opposing team. The Lake Hawks fell behind early and trailed until late in the third quarter. They led... READ MORE
Jan 13, 2020 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Huge leads were definitely not safe in the sports world on Sunday, nationally or close to home. Of course everyone knows how the Houston Texans stunned everyone by jumping out to a 24-0 lead over the heavily-favored Kansas Ci... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks posted a 131-110 victory on the road over Team Network on Sunday to complete a split over the weekend. West Michigan trailed 32-26 after the first quarter and was behind 56-53 at halftime before going on a 33-19 run during... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Iyana Brown scored 22 points while Katie Veihl added 12 as the Fruitport girls basketball team cruised to an easy 49-18 victory over Orchard View on opening night of Lakes 8 Conference play. The Cardinals (0-2, 0-1) were led by Mari Brown with 12 poin... READ MORE
Nov 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks lost to the Grand Rapids Danger 153-146 in double overtime on Sunday night. The Danger closed out the game scoring 10 of the final 13 points to seal the victory. The Lake Hawks were led by Josh Langford with 37 points a... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington Orioles beat the Orchard View Cardinals 6-2 in Lakes Eight conference action Thursday. Zac Schoon and Ben Knoer led the orioles with two goals and one assist each. Will Flewelling had two assists for Ludington, while Josiah Bandstra a... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders shut out the Fremont Packers 3-0 on Thursday in Lakes 8 action. With only 47 second left in the first half, the Crusaders got their first goal when Duh Nguyen scored off an assist from Jose Mojica. After goi... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers used a second half goal to beat Muskegon Catholic Central 1-0 on Tuesday in a Lakes Eight conference game. Justin Taylor scored the lone goal of the game off an assist from Ryan Zietlow. Goalkeeper Bruce Boes picked up the wi... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View football team defeated Ludington 33-13 on Friday night in a Lakes 8 game. The Cardinals are now 2-4 on the season a 2-2 in conference play. Ben Rodriguez opened the scoring with a 27-yard field goal to give Orchard View 3-0 lead w... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Trojans won their ninth straight on Thursday night defeating Ludington 5-0 in a Lakes 8 Conference game. Lucas Leslie led the Trojans with two goals in the game, while Josh Krueger, Zack Shane, and Noah Hendricks all added goals of the... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake turned the ball over five times in the first half, and added a sixth in the second half, helping Muskegon Catholic to a 51-7 Lakes 8 conference victory over the Lakers on Friday night. Running back LaTommy Scott rushed for 102 yards and tw... READ MORE