Mar 27, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com What a great high school basketball season that was! Local Sports Journal salutes all the players on all the teams who provided the lakeshore area with so much excitement this season. Special shout-outs go to Jordan Walker of Mona Shores, who was s... READ MORE
Mar 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport girls soccer team opened up its season on Wednesday with a 4-1 non-conference victory over Grand Haven. Haley Beyer opened the scoring for Fruitport in the first half, with an assist from Isabelle Raven. Grand Haven tied the game ... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View boys basketball team overcame a small halftime deficit and defeated Fruitport 47-39 in the first round of the Class B district tournament at Spring Lake High School on Monday. The Cardinals led 11-10 after one quarter, trailed 21-20 a... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2017 By Andrew Johnson and Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com You can likely count Gerrit Yates as someone who believes in the old saying “third time is the charm” after finally winning a state championship on Saturday evening. Yates, a junior at Hesperia, pinned Zack M... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna boy’s basketball team celebrated Senior Night by defeating Wellspring Prep 52-41 in non-league action on Tuesday. Ravenna led 24-17 at halftime and used a 19-point fourth quarter to pull out the win. Two seniors led the way for the Bu... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2017 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The one-two punch of Sophia Wiard and Hannah Reinhold powered the Oakridge girls basketball team throughout the regular season, and the star guards are keeping it going in the postseason. Wiard, a sophomore, scored 19 poi... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer boys basketball squad cruised to a 71-42 win against Fruitport in an O-K Black Conference game on Friday night. The Rockets are now 3-15 on the season and 1-7 in league play. Gary Humphrey paced Reeths-Puffer with 14 points while ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team closed out its season with a 51-39 win over Fruitport in an O-K Black Conference contest on Friday night. The Rockets, who were 14-for-17 from the free throw line on the night, were led by Delaney Bolles with 14... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Delaney Bolles scored 23 points and Brooke Larabee added 16 to give the Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team a big 54-31 win over Muskegon on Tuesday in O-K Black action. The Rockets, now 13-4 overall and 7-2 in the conference, avenged an earlier loss ... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com A solid second quarter propelled the Oakridge boys basketball team to a 52-46 non-league victory over Fruitport on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored Fruitport by a 19-7 margin during the second stanza to take a 27-17 lead at the half. The Trojans... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls basketball team managed to come away with a 46-41 victory over Coopersville on Friday despite having All-State guard Reiko Johnson playing limited time due to an injury and foul trouble. Johnson still managed to contribute with s... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Three local high school wrestling squads wrapped up the team portion of their seasons on Wednesday with losses at regional tournaments. In Division 1 regional semifinal action, Grand Haven lost 45-19 to Grandville. Picking up wins for Grand Haven ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake held Allendale to 12 second-half points on Tuesday night to pick up an O-K Blue conference victory, 67-39. Reiko Johnson led the Lakers (11-7 overall, 6-2 O-K Blue) with 24 points while Madelyn Nelson added 11 points, including three 3-poi... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Daz’sha Day’s 22-point performance led Muskegon to a 31-25 victory over Kenowa Hills on Friday night in an O-K Black contest. The Big Reds improved their record to 9-7 on the season and 7-2 in league play. Muskegon outscored the Knights by an 1... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport wrestling squad won the Division 2 district title on Wednesday night as the host of the tournament. The Trojans defeated Kenowa Hills in the district semifinals by a 47-21 margin, then cruised past Coopersville 54-24 to claim their first... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Jordan Walker and Alyza Winston combined for 54 points to power the Mona Shores girls basketball tam to a 66-57 victory over Jenison on Tuesday. The Sailors posted a 24-point second quarter which allowed them to gain a 36-27 halftime lead. The Wild... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys basketball team overcame a four-point third quarter deficit, defeating East Kentwood 60-54 on Tuesday night in an OK Red Conference game. The Bucs trailed 29-28 at halftime and 41-37 heading into the fourth quarter before outscor... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer wrestling team won the O-K Black Conference tournament on Saturday, and in the process locked up the overall league championship. Reeths-Puffer finished first in the conference in regular season team duals, earning six points in the ... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls basketball team recorded its 10th victory of the season with a 43-27 win over Caledonia on Friday in O-K Red action. Alli Keyser recorded 18 points and four assists for Grand Haven, which improved to 10-5 overall and 4-3 in the c... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport’s varsity girls bowling team romped past Jenison in an O-K Black Conference match on Wednesday, 27-2. It was the Wildcats first loss this season. After the Trojans won the Baker-format by a final score of 354-261, they continued to do... READ MORE