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
Jan 30, 2014 Local Sports Journal Walkerville cruised past Baldwin, 46-25, in a West Michigan D conference girls basketball matchup on Thursday. Mandy Achterhoff scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for Walkervile who led 25-9 by halftime. Melanie Drum also stepped up for Walkerv... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal The brand new high school basketball season is underway, and teams throughout the area are hitting the court with dreams of conference, district and state championships dancing in their heads. Local Sports Journal is ready to guide you into the new seas... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal PENTWATER – The host Falcons dominated the boards Friday night and three players finished with double-digit scoring on their way toward the 69-14 West Michigan D League victory over Baldwin. The Falcons’ Taylor Wilkinson finished with a game-high 16... READ MORE
Nov 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal WALKERVILLE – Brethern will take on Pentwater at Wednesday’s district semifinal match after dispatching host Walkerville at Monday’s district opener. Brethern defeated the Wildcats 3-1. Pentwater, which had an opening-round bye, will face Breth... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2013 Local Sports Journal For the second straight season Fowler knocked Baldwin out of the Division 8 playoffs. Last year Fowler rolled to a 42-0 win over Baldwin. This season the Panthers kept things interesting before falling 19-7 to the Eagles. Fowler took a 7-0 halftim... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal HART – Hart head coach Steve Hlady said this past summer that it was his team’s goal to take a close game into the fourth quarter. “Hey,” Hlady told his kids, “keep the game close in the third quarter and then anything can happen.” At Fri... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Can anyone believe it’s Week 9 already? It seems like yesterday we were planning our football tab for area pigskin fanatics. How many memories were made this season and how many more are right on the edge of becoming a dream come tru... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Daily newspapers have downsized, and their coverage of local sports has decreased. That has left many of our local athletes - particularly high school kids - without the full recognition they deserve. The reporters at Local Sports Journal are dedicated ... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal How I wish I were back in the Port City this week to see who wins the big game Friday night at Mona Shores. There appears to be a number of area teams that are playoff bound this year, creating some interesting district clashes in a couple of w... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This ‘ole’ announcer is so upset with his picks for the last couple of weeks that I’ve decided to head back home this weekend to get this problem fixed. After meeting with many of my ‘bird dog snoops’ in some of my favorite ‘water... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2013 Local Sports Journal Brandon Childress completed 20-of-31 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns on Friday night and led Baldwin to a 40-14 victory over Brethren. Childress also scored on a 36-yard run. Damon Nichols was the leading receiver for the Panthers with eight ... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2013 By Jim Moyes [email protected] Local Sports Journal Just when I was about to truly believe I have become a ‘gifted’ predictor of local high school football games, I got a real slap in the face with my mediocre record from week 4. If I don’t show a vast improvement with ... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal Brandon Childress scored four touchdowns to lead Baldwin to a 39-13 win over Manistee Catholic on Friday night. Childress scored on runs of 70, 55, 42 and 80 yards. Daekwon Fisher caught a 65-yard pass from Childress and scored on a 73-yard run. C... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This week’s slate of games is loaded with some blockbuster lineups that will certainly challenge the prognosticating abilities of this ‘ole announcer. My only blip with my fearless picks last week was not picking those playoff bound Sai... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2013 [email protected] Local Sports Journal Now that my copy of the localsportsjournal Football Preview Edition has finally arrived down here in North Florida, I feel much more confident with these fearless picks for week No. 3. What a great job the staff did in putting the publica... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Maybe we can blame the weather. After all, last weekend the temperatures were in the high 80s and everyone was in a summer mood. Who was thinking about football? Apparently not Local Sports Journal writers Ron Rop, Dave Tomczak and... READ MORE
Sep 05, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal I’m glad I’m sequestered down here in the Sunshine State so I don’t have to show my self in shame for some of my misguided picks in week one. I again see some extremely tough games to find a winner for week 2 but how bout giving the �... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal The legendary Jimmy Moyes kicks off yet another gridiron season with his bold picks. Enjoy. Muskegon over Grand Haven: Big Reds win victory No. 775 in a rivalry that goes all the way back to 1895. Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic: ... READ MORE
May 23, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart split its two games with Baldwin, falling 12-8 in the opener and winning 5-4 in Game 2. Baldwin scored all 12 of its runs in the first three innings. Aaron Hepworth and Connor Boundy each had a single and two RBI for Hart. Hart won the nightc... READ MORE