Feb 08, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Longtime Ludington boys basketball coach Thad Shank hit a milestone Thursday night when the Orioles turned back a pesky Oakridge squad, 65-53. For Shank, it was his 400th career coaching victory. But, typically, he def... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA - The Ravenna girls basketball team upset North Muskegon with a 32-21 WMC-Rivers victory on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs set the tone with a 16-7 first half and managed to carry that lead to the final buzzer. Addison Gillard led the Bulldogs wi... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - The North Muskegon boys basketball team extended their red-hot season with a 74-32 rout against WMC-Rivers opponent Hesperia on Thursday. “It was a close game in the first quarter as Hesperia gave us all we wanted,” said North Muskegon co... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - Even with foul problems and key players forced to sit out minutes, the Grant girls' basketball team topped Central Montcalm, 43-32, to stay unbeaten in the CSAA on Wednesday. “It was another tough battle for us tonight,” said Grant coach Josh ... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont bowling team closed out the regular season with a 1-1 split against Holton at Fremont Lanes on Wednesday. The girls cruised to a 20-10 win and the boys were edged out, 17-13. Gavin Payne led with a career-high game of 243, followed ... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Ravenna bowling team breezed by Montague at Northway Lanes on Wednesday. The girls (16-1) blanked the Wildcats, 30-0, and the boys (9-8) won, 24-6. Taylor Nutt set school records with a high game of 277 and a record for a high season avera... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- It was just a two-possession game late in the fourth quarter when Ludington hit from long range to spread the margin out and successfully held off a pesky Whitehall. The Orioles defeated the Vikings 44-37 Tuesday night in th... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – A strong start to each half proved to be the difference for Montague as they closed out Shelby 50-43 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats got out to an 18-8 lead in the first quarter, capitalizing off turnovers by Shelby. The Tigers’ ball handlin... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – Shelby’s girls basketball team held nothing back in a 59-13 win over Hesperia on Tuesday. The Tigers were clicking on all cylinders early as they mounted a massive 29-point first quarter offensively. That accounted for nearly half of Shelby... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – A final score of 55-37 in favor of Hart’s girls basketball team over North Muskegon didn’t tell the whole story as the first half saw one tie and four lead changes. The Pirates got off to a good start, building a 9-2 run out the gate and smot... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Ravenna got off to a fast start, but couldn't sustain it against Mason County Central's girls basketball team Tuesday night. The Spartans rolled to a lopsided 50-26 victory at home. It was a West Michigan Conference Rivers... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The state-ranked Muskegon Big Redd boys basketball team notched another OK-Green victory on Tuesday evening. The Big Reds overpowered host Mona Shores, 69-46. The Sailors’ Jonathan Pittman posted a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebo... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven girls basketball team gave a valiant effort against the Division 1 defending state champs Rockford on Tuesday night. Rockford defeated GOK-Red contest. The Bucs started slowly and went down 20-5 midway through the first quar... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon girls’ basketball team pulled away on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in O-K Green play as they defeated Mona Shores 57-32 in league competition. The Big Reds trailed 12-11 after the first quarter before going on a 13-7 second q... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- The Mason County Central girls overcame a sluggish start and finished with an impressive 50-26 win over Ravenna in a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division game Tuesday night. Ravenna came to Scottville ready to play, kep... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont girls basketball team held it together on a cold shooting night to claim a key 55-45 WMC-Lakes win against Montague on Tuesday. “We survived a horrendous shooting night with great defense and created 30 turnovers,” said Fremont c... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Kaelinn Jozsa offered up a double-double performance to help the Oakridge girls basketball team secure a tight overtime win against rival Orchard View on Tuesday. Jozsa scored 16 points, including the basket to seal the game, and pulled down 13... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Jaxson Whitaker scored 31 points and pulled down six rebounds to propel the Reeths-Puffer boys’ basketball team to their 15th win of the season, 67-64, over Holland. The Rockets led 16-10 at the end of the opening quarter, 34-30 at halftime and 49-43 th... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team bagged a convincing 65-23 OK-Green victory over Holland on Tuesday evening. The Rockets jumped ahead 32-12 by halftime and maintained the solid pace throughout the action. Brooklyn Tornes led the Rockets ... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Still stinging from a 74-41 loss to Oakridge last Friday after a strong first half, the Manistee boys' basketball team traveled to Hesperia on Monday looking for a win to inch closer to the .500 mark. Throwing a press on the ... READ MORE