May 06, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Mona Shores girls tennis team defeated Zeeland East 5-3 Tuesday to claim sole possession of first place in the O-K Black Conference standings. The league title will be decided at Saturday's conference tournament. SINGLES: 1, Claire DeYoung, MS, d... READ MORE
May 03, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – The Mona Shores Sailor baseball team has struggled all season with something that is in fact out of its control. That is to say, the Sailors (6-6) haven’t been very lucky in 2014. At least that was the case until Saturd... READ MORE
May 03, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal WHITEHALL - There was a surprise on the boys side, and a return to norm for the girls at the 60th annual Greater Muskegon Athletic Association city track and field meet, held this year on the track of Whitehall High School. The Fruitpor... 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 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Bailey Wilks, Andrea Majeski, and Katie Kostrzewa all scored Thursday, pacing the Mona Shores girls soccer team to a 3-0 O-K Black Conference win over Kenowa Hills. Goalkeeper Lauren Cannon earned the shutout with 10 saves. Kennedy Potts and Katie Kostr... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Cody Gjertsen scored on an RBI single by David Rogers in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving Montague an exciting 6-5 win over Fremont Thursday in non-league baseball action. Rogers also had a big hit in the fourth inning, knocking in two runs with an... READ MORE
Apr 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Zeeland East topped Mona Shores 94-39 in an O-K Black Conference track meet on Monday. Winning events for Mona Shores were Marquon Sargent (23.1) in the 200, the Sailors 400 relay team of Sargent, Michael Grissom, Matt Schuiteman and Kobe Burse in a tim... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven girls tennis team took six of eight games to win Thursday’s OK Crossover match with Mona Shores. The Bucs looked strong from onset, as Erin Staal and Meghan Hendrickson took 1st and 2nd Singles, respectively, by a combined score of 24-... READ MORE
Apr 03, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal It isn’t often that the Reeths-Puffer Rocket baseball team has a down year, but last season’s 13-14 campaign lacked the success of previous seasons. But that fact does not dampen Reeths-Puffer’s mood heading into 2014. “(We) al... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2014 By Devon Kitchen Local Sports Journal Was last week's Class A title victory the greatest in Muskegon Big Reds boys basketball history? I'm too young to remember the great teams of Muskegon's past, the teams from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. You are too, I'd imagine. All I k... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal It never fails to amaze me, the unifying power of high school sports. While many focus on the direct benefits of competitive athletics – teamwork, leadership, goal attainment – the way sports brings together diverse people is, to me, ... READ MORE
Mar 23, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Louisiana Tech is heading the the NIT quarterfinals. And a big reason for that is Reeths-Puffer grad Chris Anderson. Anderson, who has averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game this season, busted loose for 18 points, eight re... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – It’s been a long time since the Muskegon girls basketball has laid claim to a district hoops title. Twelve years, in fact. Big Reds head coach Taushauna Burrel should know. She was there. Burrell helped lead her 2... 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 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores dropped a 62-52 OK Black Conference boys basketball game to Holland on Tuesday night. The Sailors trailed 10-9 after one quartr and 30-27 at halftime. Marcus Tumblin led the Sailors with 21 points and Kobe Burse added 10.... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Defense and a quick start led to a victory for the Mona Shores girls basketball team Friday night, as they defeated Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 53-26 to earn at least a share of the OK Black Conference title. The Sailors jumped out to 11-2 lead after the ... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Mona Shores Sailor boys basketball team used a dominating first quarter to hold off OK Black Conference rival Kenowa Hills 56-48. The visiting Sailors (13-5, 7-3) blasted out to the 15-2 lead, but the Knights battled back with 19-10 edge in the seco... READ MORE
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 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal It wasn’t easy, but the Muskegon girls basketball team found a way to get it done Friday night, erasing a nine point half-time and outscoring the Mona Shores Sailors 16-11 in the fourth quarter and win 48-45. Two clutch free throws from senior Keiarra... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – After the Muskegon Big Red boys basketball team escaped its first meeting with Mona Shores, in a 65-58 victory Jan. 24, the Sailor’s absolutely full parking lot Friday night spoke volumes as to what people expected for Round... READ MORE