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 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal Reiko Johnson’s 21 points led the Spring Lake girls basketball team to a 55-35 win over Montague Tuesday night. The Lakers (12-6, 8-2) jumped out to a 13-5 lead after the first quarter and led 40-25 after three quarters. Kelsee Zuidema added nine p... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal Whitehall stayed within striking distance of first-place Shelby, battling back from a very slow start to come away with the 58-52 victory over North Muskegon in West Michigan Conference boys basketball action. The host Norse had a fantastic start, build... READ MORE
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
Feb 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal It’s a long season. That means a team that started out slow has a chance to gain its balance in time to play some meaningful late-season games. Montague (9-9, 6-7) is one of those teams, starting slow but building momentum as things unfold. And ... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal Though it’s good to get contributions from all sorts of places on the roster, Muskegon boys head coach Keith Guy has said that you have to get production, well, where you can get it. He got plenty of production from junior center Deyonta Davis, wh... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Heights head coach Dale Stewart has said for a week that this was a critical point in the season for his Tigers. State-ranked and sitting at 13-2 overall, the Tigers seems to have made a decision as to which road they would travel. One t... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Shelby boys took a break Saturday night from West Michigan Conference action to travel to Orchard View. It was worth the trip. The Tigers (15-1, 10-1) narrowly won every quarter, and sunk 12-of-16 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to... 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
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal A second half meltdown for the Rockets led to a 48-43 victory for Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills on Friday night over Reeths-Puffer in an OK Conference Black showdown. The Rockets had a 23-18 lead at the halftime break before Kenowa Hills made a 19-10 thir... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal A scoring drought led to a 46-18 loss for the Western Michigan Christian to Grand River Prep in a girls basketball game on Friday night in a River Valley Conference game. Grand River Prep led 9-2 after the first quarter and 39-10 after the third qua... READ MORE
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
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Erica Adams' double-double lead to Ravenna’s second victory of the season on Friday night 35-34 against West Michigan Conference opponent Hart. The Bulldogs were behind at the half 21-16 before an 8-2 third quarter run helped the Pirates take a 24-2... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Madison Geers remained dominate on Friday night along with the Mason County Central girls basketball team as they defeated Montague 74-49 in a West Michigan Conference showdown. The Spartans led 42-18 at halftime and 59-29 after three quarters. Gee... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sprts Journal Reeths-Puffer fell to Kenowa Hills 56-50 in an OK Black boys Conference game on Friday night. Coach Dave Ingles said that the Rockets weren't able to bring the intensity from their win over Holland but still had a chance late against the Knights. "The... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sprts Journal Grand Haven could not recover from a slow start and dropped an OK Red Conference boys basketball game 53-45 to Rockford on Friday night. The Bucs trailed 8-3 after one quarter and 22-13 at halftime. Noah Lein led Grand Haven with 19 points.... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sprts Journal Oakridge earned a share of the girls West Michigan Conference basketball championship Friday night with a 45-26 win over Shelby. The win secured Oakridge's fifth league championship in the last six years. A big first quarter helped the Eagles earn the... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sprts Journal Spring Lake's 27 first-quarter points were enough to beat Tri-County 68-47 on Friday night in a Lakes 8 boys basketball game. The Lakers led 27-14 after one quarter and 33-26 at halftime. Nick Goeglein led the Lakers with 15 points and 13 rebounds. ... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport wresting team took a loss from Lowell, and handed a loss to Northview, at Tuesdy’s tri-match on the Trojans’ home mat. Four Trojans fininshed the evening undefeated, including Tommy Martinez (135 lbs.), Collin Butler(145 lbs.), Austin ... READ MORE