Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com It was a battle that required overtime to decide a winner. In the end, the Ravenna Bulldogs, led by a 30-point performance from Dylan May, slipped by with a 58-57 victory over Mason County Central. Wyatt Young and Blake Homoly each added nine... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The Fremont boys basketball team edged Montague, 49-42, in a WMC-Lakes match-up on Friday evening. The Packers started slowly and were outscored 26-20 in the first half and 14-10 in the third quarter. The Packers' defense buckled down and all... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Big Reds scored just 15 points in the opening half against Zeeland West. But that didn't stop the Big Reds from a second-half surge that led to a 53-44 league victory over the Dux in OK-Green action. TJ Davis paced Muskegon with 12 points. S... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Once the Whitehall Vikings get things cranked up, they are a pretty tough team to stop. Take Friday night for instance. The visiting Ludington Orioles were playing even-up with the undefeated Vikings, but a third-quarter s... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores girls basketball team cruised by Grand Rapids Union in an OK-Green game on Friday night. The Sailors took a 23-9 lead in the first half and went on to win, 55-21. Khaleeya Cook poured in 18 points for the Sailors and Katie... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Jaxson Whitaker and Travis Ambrose stuffed the stat sheet on Friday night as the Reeths-Puffer boys’ basketball cruised past Wyoming 83-70 in an O-K Green game. Whitaker paced the Rockets with 26 points, eight assists and three steals, while Ambrose... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com All nine players scored for the Grant boys’ basketball team in a 62-42 victory over Kent City on Friday night in CSAA action. Lucas Swanson paced the Tigers with 10 points while Zaiden Phillips and Ethan DeLong each added eight. Oakley Obenauf and Aiden... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Newaygo boys basketball team fell to Big Rapids, 65-50, in their final regular season game of the season on Friday. Logan Klomp put up half of the Lions’ points with 25, while Caris Nelson had 11 points and five assists. Josiah Long pul... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team got off to a fast start on Friday night, but the momentum only lasted one half. The Rockets led by 11 at the half, were outscored by 18 in the second and dropped a 51-44 OK-Green game to Wyoming. Brookly... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Down by six late in the fourth quarter, the Montague girls' basketball team went on a 9-0 run and pulled out a thrilling 36-33 victory over host Manistee Thursday night in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division game. It av... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – A battle between two girls basketball programs that are in very different places ended with Hart trouncing Hesperia, 57-8. The Pirates came into the game unbeaten in the WMC Rivers while Hesperia had yet to pick up a win in the conference. Hart ... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont girls basketball team remained undefeated in the West Michigan Conference-Lakes with a 53-37 victory over Whitehall on Thursday. The Packers opened slowly and fell behind 14-9 after the first quarter, but found a spark to outscore th... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The Ludington girls basketball team just keeps rolling along. On Thursday night, the Orioles chalked up a lopsided 52-15 victory over Orchard View at home in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division game. It was the Orioles se... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -- Playing a conference rival on the road presents a challenge, regardless of what the records are, and that's exactly what played out in Shelby on Thursday night when Mason County Central came calling. With a partisan crowd cheer... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The North Muskegon girls basketball team took down Holton, 41-31, in WMC-Rivers play on Thursday evening. The Red Devils’ Ryann Robins, a four-year starter, had a big night as she became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,011 total poi... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge boys basketball team clinched a 68-64 double overtime victory over WMC-Lakes rival Orchard View on Thursday night. Orchard View maintained control for much of the game and had the Eagles down by 14 points with less than 4 minutes t... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Newaygo girls basketball team came out sluggish and fell to Big Rapids, 49-24, in CSAA play on Thursday night. “This was our third straight game where we started off slow and it cost us tonight,” said Newaygo coach Nathan Thomasma. ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The White Cloud boys basketball team shook off Grant, 77-70, in CSAA play on Wednesday evening. The Indians were down 23-18 after the first quarter, but managed to cut the deficit to go into the halftime break tied at 38-all. The momentum continue... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant girls basketball team overpowered White Cloud, 50-23, in CSAA play on Wednesday night. The Tigers didn’t quite have the spark they were looking for on offense, but adjusted to make up for it with their defense. “Our defensive rotati... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Ludington boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first half and powered to an 80-54 win over Orchard View in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division game Wednesday night. It was a makeup game canceled earlier this season and ... READ MORE