Sep 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -The Fruitport and Montague volleyball teams competed in the Grand Haven Invitational on Friday. Fruitport played to a 2-2 split on the day. The Trojans opened pool play with a win against Livonia Churchill (25-17, 25-16) and Grand Rapids Cat... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL—The Montague Wildcats came up six shots short at the Whitehall Golf Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at White Lake Golf Club. The Wildcats finished runner-up to the Sparta Spartans, who took top team honors with a round of 375. Montague sho... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Ludington's girls volleyball team went 2-1 at a quad meet at Reeths-Puffer Tuesday night, defeating Fruitport (34-32, 15-25, 15-8) and Ravenna (25-10, 25-12) while losing to Reeths-Puffer (18-25, 23-25). Ludington's leaders in... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -The Fruitport boys soccer team made light work of visiting Coldwater on Saturday. The Trojans topped Coldwater by a score of 5-0. Jackson Rebone captured a hat trick on the day, while Isaac Vandermolen and Elijah Aldridge each added a single s... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--The Under the Lights Invite took place at Grand Rapids South Christian High School on Friday evening. The meet was broken up into three races. Mona Shores competed in the Midnight Race. The boys' squad for the Sailors tallied 147 points fo... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - It was a beautiful day for volleyball by the water as teams competed in the Battle of the Boardwalk on Friday, hosted by Grand Haven. Mona Shores, Spring Lake and Fruitport also competed. The Sailors did their thing and captured their third... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS—The Fruitport Trojans opened up the football season with a 32-20 non-conference victory on the road at Kenowa Hills on Thursday evening. Fruitport gained 335 yards on the ground, led by junior Paschal Jolman, who rushed for 194 yards on 16 ... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--The Fruitport boys soccer team cruised past the Whitehall Vikings 7-0 on Wednesday evening. The Trojans went up 4-0 at halftime and never let off the gas. The attack was a team effort for the Trojans. Bode Anspach led the attack with a pair o... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT—The Grand Haven Buccaneers made it a clean sweep as they took top honors (Division 1) in both the boys and girls Eagle Invitational cross country meet on Tuesday. The meet was at held Fruitport Calvary Christian. Grand Haven ran away with the... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2022 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The summer is winding down and that can mean just one thing - high school football is on the horizon. Area teams have been through conditioning, two-a-days, hitting and practicing their offensive and defensive schemes they hope will ... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Muskegon Catholic Central's boys cross country team took top honors in the Green Division at its own invite on Saturday morning. MCC finished with team a score of 22 points followed by Ravenna with 37 points. Roger Hernandez (Holland Black... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Six different players scored goals on Saturday as the Ludington boys soccer team defeated Fruitport, 2-0 and Gaylord, 5-1 to win its own invitational to kick off the 2022 season. Orioles longtime head coach Kris Anderson was especially happy ... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -The Reeths-Puffer boys tennis team opened up the season on a strong note with a win over Fruitport, North Muskegon and Western Michigan Christian on Thursday evening. The Rockets finished with a score of 17 points followed by Western Michigan C... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -The Mona Shores boys soccer team opened the season with a solid game over Fruitport on Wednesday night. The Sailors shut out the Trojans, 2-0. Dan Vanderploeg and Kaden Pulaski each scored a goal for the Sailors. The Sailors’ Dylan Brady an... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2022 By Ron Pesch Local Sports Journal.com FRUITPORT--“Mike Teeter stood by a mirror. Blood was coming out of a large gash on his forehead. His arm was heavily bandaged. There was a weariness about his eyes. ‘It’s pretty tough,’” he told Booth newspapers in November 1989.�... READ MORE
Jul 23, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--It has been a roller coaster ride to say the least for former longtime Fruitport coach and athletic director Ken Erny. Erny stepped down from coaching 2 years ago after being diagnosed with ALS. The Michigan High School Socc... READ MORE
Jun 30, 2022 By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--Dan Butler bleeds Fruitport blue. And, in his profession, he wears "the blue." Butler, a 1994 graduate of Fruitport High School, has combined his experience in his profession to assisting his local community through sports. Bu... READ MORE
Jun 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The state's top players compete in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) East vs. West All Star Game at Lawrence Tech University. The game will feature 70 of the state's best football players. Four area players will com... READ MORE
Jun 22, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame had their annual banquet at Trinity Health Arena in downtown Muskegon on June 18. The area hall of fame inducted five new members and recognized two student-athlete honorees. Inducted we... READ MORE
Jun 16, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Before a near capacity crowd, the 2022 Greater Muskegon All Star Classic saw the Red Team defeat the Blue Team, 7-2. The game took place Wednesday night at historic Marsh Field. The game was originally scheduled for Monday e... READ MORE