Nov 27, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- He was playing travel ball with the Grand Rapids Storm when Ludington senior Peyton LaCombe caught the attention of Michigan Tech's men's basketball head coach Josh Buettner. Saginaw Valley State also offered him, and he als... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Trent Benedict hasn't just been hot to start the 2021-22 Mona Shores hockey season. The senior forward has been on fire. Benedict tallied his third-straight hat trick performance on Friday night in the Sailors' 9-1 win over visiting Grand Haven. ... READ MORE
Nov 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores hockey team went into the Thanksgiving break with a 9-1 win over visiting Lowell on Wednesday. From the looks of the start of the game, the Sailors were going to be challenged as the Red Arrows took a1-0 lead just four minutes into ... READ MORE
Nov 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailor’s hockey team opened up O-K Green Conference action on Wednesday night with a bang piling it on Caledonia and finishing with a 9-1 victory at home. The Sailors bombarded the Scots’ net with Trent Benedict leading the way earning... READ MORE
Nov 25, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Despite their recurring problem with penalties, especially in the second period, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team skated to their first win of the season Wednesday night, beating East Kentwood, 5-2 at West Shore C... READ MORE
Nov 24, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com Rumor has it there are some high school football games being played this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit. But without any Muskegon-area teams taking part in the festivities, it’s like Christmas without snow, Easter without eggs or the Fo... READ MORE
Nov 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com TAWAS -- Lakeshore Badgers head coach Bill Shriver expected a rough game Saturday afternoon, and that's what he got as his squad lost their second straight when Oxford skated to a 11-3 victory at the Tawas Area Ice Arena. Coming in with a 0-1 record after... READ MORE
Nov 22, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The high school hockey season kicked off this past weekend with rivals Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer facing off. Mona Shores' Trent Benedict proved he was way more than the Rockets could handle, tallying a hat trick and three assists as the Sailors c... READ MORE
Nov 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal TAWAS -- With only 11 skaters, and one goalie, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team needs to play a clean game if they hope to have any success. That didn't happen Friday night when the Badgers dropped the puck on the 2021-22 regular season with a 8-4... READ MORE
Nov 19, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal West Lafayette – The Purdue Boilermakers have a reputation in college football for their ability to knock off highly-ranked teams. It’s happened twice this season as the Boilermakers knocked off then No. 2-ranked Iowa, 24-6, and came ba... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2021 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com Cinque Moody, now known as Mr. Moody, Dean of Students within the Grand Rapids Public School District, laughs as he explains his desire to replace newspaper clippings lost over time. They detailed his prep days at Muskegon Heights. Also known... READ MORE
Nov 16, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Columbus – So, what’s it like playing for the highly-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes football team in Columbus? “It’s a dream come true,” said Cameron Martinez, the former Muskegon Big Reds quarterback and current defensive back fo... READ MORE
Nov 13, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING -- Defending state champion Montague scored first and was feeling pretty good about themselves on Saturday afternoon in its Division 6 regional championship game. But, they didn't score again until Lansing Catholic Central ha... READ MORE
Nov 13, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders had a front row seat on Friday night. What they saw was a fast, confident, yet loose, football team in the Lawton Blue Devils. Lawton put on a show to remain undefeated with a convincing 41-22 vi... READ MORE
Nov 12, 2021 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com A recent posting in one of the social medial platforms by former Muskegon grad Brad Young stoked up the fires for the ‘ole announcer’ of that classic battle at Hackley Stadium from 1971. Where in the world has 50 years gone by s... READ MORE
Nov 11, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats and Lansing Catholic Central are both on a mission. The Wildcats are looking to repeat as the Division 6 state football champions. Lansing Catholic was eliminated in the semifinals a year ago and is looking to t... READ MORE
Nov 10, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Last week was the first step on what Muskegon Catholic Central's football team hopes is the path to a 14th state championship in program history. The next step comes Friday night when the Crusaders (10-1), who last won a di... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2021 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com Advancing past districts has been the norm for the Muskegon Big Reds, winners of nine straight district football championships. The Cedar Springs Red Hawks played spoilers, snapping that streak with a 21-14 victory at Hackley Stadium. ... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont boys cross country team ended its season with an appearance in the Divison 2 state final, and a 11th place finish Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Spring Lake was 24th. It was Otsego winning the stat... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys cross country team finished seventh in the Division 1 state final at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon. Grand Haven scored 253 points. Brighton took home the state title trophy wih 141 points, easi... READ MORE