Oct 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – Kenowa Hills logged two first-half goals, and added four more in the second half to turn back the Big Reds 6-3 at Thursday’s Div. 2 district semifinal match. Muskegon’s Daniel Sischo scored twice, and teammate Adrian Briseno added a th... 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 17, 2013 FRUITPORT – The Lakes 8 Conference cross country meet went down-right geographic Tuesday night, as the league’s most-southern school, Fremont, took the girls meet title, while the league’s most-northern school, Ludington, took the boys title. The Spring Lake girls domina... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2013 Local Sports Journal They say it's tough to beat a good team three times in one season. The Fruitport boys soccer team will try to pull it off Thursday when it meets conference rival Spring Lake in the semifinals of the Division 2 district tournament. The Trojans be... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport Trojans grabbed their fifth football victory of the season with a wild 69-27 victory over Orchard View Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. Trojan quarterback Luc Kostamo had a big night for the Trojans, completing 9-of-13 passes for 126 y... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport soccer team wrapped up a successful regular season Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Hudsonville in non-league action. Zach Gilson scored in the first half to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead. Hudsonville tied the game in the second half before... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2013 Local Sports Journal CEDAR SPRINGS – Spring Lake won the regional title Thursday, being second-place Forest Hills Eastern by five strokes to advance to next weekend’s state meet at Grand Valley State University’s The Meadows Golf Course. Spring Lake, which compiled a ... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport boys soccer team put the finishing touches on a perfect league season Tuesday with a 2-1 comeback victory over rival Spring Lake in the championship game of the Lakes 8 Conference tournament. Fruitport, 8-0 in league play, had already wrap... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - Last year was supposed to be the big year for the Fruitport boys soccer team. With a skilled crew of upperclassmen on the roster, the Trojans had great expectations. But there were a lot of dominant teams in the area in 2012, ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal A big first half sparked Fruitport to a 44-0 football drubbing of Grant on Friday. The Trojans scored 37 first-half points. Derek White led Fruitport's ground attack with three touchdown runs and had 114 yard rushing on 16 attempts. Quarterback Luc ... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal Fruitport edged out a tough Reeths-Puffer defense for a 1-0 boys soccer win on Friday. Zach Gilson struck for the Trojans early in the second half off of a Andrew Frost assist. "It was a classic goal for us," said Fruitport coach Greg Kobylak. "Be... 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
Oct 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal For the fourth time this season, the Fruitport Trojan boys soccer squad outlasted a team in overtime. The difference Wednesday night, however, was that a dramatic win sealed the Trojans’ sole claim to the Lakes 8 title, as Fruitport maintained its per... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal GIRLS GOLF at White Lake Golf Club 1, Mona Shores 192; 2, Fruitport 210; 3, Whitehall 251 MEDALIST: Rylee George 40. MONA SHORES: George 40, Darian Smith 46, Kendall McKinley 49, Amy gillings 57. Record: 16-1. FRUITPORT: Alexis Jackel 46, Taylor... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2013 Local Sports Journal Moan Shores didn’t let a second half deficit hold it back in its 4-3 boys soccer win over Fruitport on Saturday. The Sailors tallied three goals in the last ten minutes of action to top the Trojans. Christian Zurchauer started the late scoring ... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2013 Trojan offense rolls to 50-10 victory behind Derek White’s 252 rushing yards and Mitchell Reyes’ four-TD performance By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – What better way to celebrate 50 years of Fruitport Trojan football than to beat a conference opponent... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – It was one for the ages Thursday night as the Fruitport Trojans defeated Lakes 8 rival Spring Lake 5-4 in double overtime to remain undefeated in the league. Fruitport’s Zack Gilson finished with four goals in the victory. “A classi... READ MORE
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Sep 26, 2013 Potential Big Ten college recruit stays focused on what matters in Trojan country By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – Just talking to him, Fruitport senior left tackle Chris Hendricks doesn’t immediately strike one as the monosyllabic stereotype linemen are... 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 25, 2013 The Sailors take GMAA city title for sixth-straight time Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – It was the same old story at Wednesday’s Greater Muskegon Athletic Association (GMAA) girls golf city tournament title. And for the Mona Shores golf squad, it’s one great story... READ MORE