Category: Lakes 8

Girls district tournament hoops action kicks off Monday

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

Grant hangs on for non-league win over Kent City boys

Feb 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grant Tigers rolled into Kent City Tuesday night in a battle of fourth-placed teams in their respective conferences. Grant (10-7, 6-4) is fourth in the Lakes 8 Conference, while Kent City (6-10, 5-4) is fourth in the OK Silver Conference. In this... READ MORE

Ludington beats Fremont in Lakes 8 girls basketball

Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong first half led to a victory for the Ludington girls to a 51-33 girls basketball win over Fremont in a Lakes 8 Conference game. The Orioles were up 21-13 at halftime and 36-20 after three quarters of play. Brandi Thomas led the Orioles with 1... READ MORE

First-place Tri-County girls top Grant 65-39

Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Tri-County girls basketball team maintained a tight grasp on its spot on top of the Lakes 8 Conference with an easy 65-39 victory Tuesday over Grant. The Vikings led by one at the first buzzer, but blew the game open by outscoring the Tigers 42-16 i... READ MORE

Grant beats Tri-County in Lakes 8 boys basketball

Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grant Tigers beat Tri-County for the second time in a week on Tuesday night as the Tigers earned a 66-49 boys Lakes 8 Conference win. The game was tied 31-31 at halftime and Grant outscored the Vikings 35-18 in the second half. Luke Brown led the... READ MORE

Ludington beats Fruitport in Lakes 8 boys basketball win

Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong defensive start gave the Ludington boys basketball team a 55-25 victory Friday night over Fruitport in a Lakes 8 Conference basketball. The Orioles jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one quarter, and coasted to a 23-9 halftime lead.  After the th... READ MORE

Ludington storms back to win over Fruitport girls

Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal After a slow start the Ludington girls basketball team stormed back Friday night over Fruitport, winning 43-25 over the Trojans in Lakes 8 Conference hoops. The Trojans started the game on a 9-0 run before the Orioles came back on a 22-5 run of their ow... READ MORE

Fremont rolls past Tri-County in boys Lakes 8 basketball

Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal A quick start helped Fremont earn an 83-58 Lakes 8 boys basketball win over host Tri-County on Friday night. The Packers jumped out to a 22-10 lead after one quarter and lead 47-19 at the half. Blake Siersema led Fremont with 20 points, 10 rebounds a... READ MORE