Oct 08, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders volleyball team picked up a four set 25-14, 24-26, 25-15, 25-22 victory over Tri Unity on Thursday. Caroline Price led the Crusaders with 10 kills, while Emma Vanfossen had nine kills. Zoie Price had eight di... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2015 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – As the final seconds ticked off the game clock, the best the Western Michigan Christian Warriors could hope for was a defensive stop to force the game to overtime. But, in a split second, that all changed. Jacob Ray cre... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2015 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team fell victim to a bad fourth quarter and dropped a 61-40 decision to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian Thursday in a River Valley Conference tilt. Covenant led 40-32 after three quarters, then put the ga... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2015 Local Sports Journal A strong fourth quarter propelled the Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team to a 44-34 victory over league rival Tri-Unity Christian on Thursday night. The host Warriors took a two-point lead into the final eight minutes before an 18-10 scori... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2015 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team grabbed an 11-point halftime lead en route to a 71-57 victory Friday over Grand River Prep in River Valley Conference action. Jacob Ray paced WMC with 23 points and nine rebounds. Logan Waller finished wi... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
May 31, 2014 Local Sports Journal Just two weeks ago, the only chance anyone would have given the boys 4x800 meter relay team from Western Michigan Christian at the state meet was a third-place finish. A lot can happen in 13 days. The Warriors stunned the field Saturday at the Michig... READ MORE
May 25, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Sometimes life doesn’t work out the way we want it to. While championships are one measure of team sport success, more often athletes must learn to deal with bitter loss. Exhibit A: In high school varsity athletics, only one team... READ MORE
May 23, 2014 Mona Shores, Grand Haven at District 1-1 tournament at Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, May 22, 2013 Team results (Top 6 teams advance to regional tourney): 1. Rockford 307, 2. Mona Shores 316, 3. Forest Hills Central 320, 4. Grandville 322, 5. Grand Haven 326, 6. Northview 338... READ MORE
May 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores senior Marquon Sargent pulled up lame at the end of his anchor leg of the Sailors winning 4x100 meter relay team at Wednesday's 32nd Annual Meijer West Michigan All-Star track and field Meet at Reeths-Puffer, preventing the speedster from going... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Below is the final entry list for tomorrow's (May 21) annual Meijer West Michigan All-Star track and field Invitational held at Reeths-Puffer High School. The meet features the best runners, jumpers and throwers along the West Michigan shoreline, i... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores scored a pair of runs in the first and second innings and made that stand up as they beat Grand Rapids Union 5-2 in an OK Black Conference game on Tuesday. Noah Dykstra and Julian Loera both had three hits each for the Sailors. ... READ MORE
May 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian girls soccer improved to 11-1-1 overall and 8-0 in the River Valley Conference following Thursday’s 8-1 victory over Tri-Unity Christian. With the victory, the Warriors finish as the outright conference champions. “... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Christian girls soccer team jumped all over Grand Rapids Prep 8-0 in River Valley Conference action Tuesday. Lauren Myers, Taylor Denison, Mykayla Denison, and Alexys Riksen each had two goals to lead the Warriors to the victory. ... READ MORE
May 06, 2014 Local Sports Journal Alexys Riksen and Alyssa Benedict scored two goals apiece to lead Western Michigan Christian to a 5-0 win Tuesday over Covenant Christian. Jessica Kinnucan added a single tally and Riksen also added a pair of assists. WMC goalie Lindsey Johnson made ... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Two years into his time at Ferris State University, Western Michigan Christian standout student-athlete John Waller’s hard work, talent, and good fortune have helped him make another positive change in his life. And that change will ben... 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
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 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal A strong first half led to a 47-27 victory for the Muskegon Catholic girls basketball team over Western Michigan Christian Friday night in a River Valley showdown. The Crusaders led at halftime 26-8. Zhane Harris led the Crusaders in the victory with... 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