Aug 24, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – Former Fruitport coach Steve Wilson was all smiles before the Reeths-Puffer football game Thursday night. And his successor Greg Vargas was all smiles afterwards. The changing of the guard went off almost like it had be... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2012 FOOTBALL SUMMARIES Thursday SPRING LAKE 14, COOPERSVILLE 12 Coopersville 0 - 6 - 0 - 6 --- 12 Spring Lake 0 - 0 - 7 - 7 --- 14 C - Dan Sherman 7 run (run failed) SL - Cody Berkobien 1 run (Carter Bench kick) C - Justin Howe 5 run (pass failed) SL - Charlie Warbe... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2012 Local Sports Journal Chalk up another shutout for the Fruitport boys soccer team. On Wednesday, the host Trojans earned a 3-0 victory over the Coopersville Broncos in a boys nonleague soccer game. Fruitport opened scoring early when Zach Gilson scored on a well-place... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 GRAND RAPIDS NORTHVIEW TOURNAMENT Mona Shores results Pool play Mona Shores d. Byron Center, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13 Mona Shores d. Jenison: 25-22, 25-17. Power pool Mona Shores d. GR South Christian, 26-20, 25-21 Mona Shores d. Forest Hills Central, 25-16, 14-25, 15-10 ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 Fruitport Invitational Tournament Kenowa Hills 18; Reeths-Puffer 9; Fruitport 8; Western Michigan Christian 8. Championship match results Singles 1, Alex Bowen, Frpt, d. Chad Beisel, WMC. 2, Kipp Kurdelski, KH, d. Noah Pirotta, WMC. 3, Jason Falling, KH, d. Jacob Churchil... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY FRUITPORT Coach: Randy Johnson BOYS Senior Zach Jones and junior Dom Flores will lead the the Trojans this season. Also returning for Fruitport this season are senior Luke Meeusen and sophomores Codey Moore, Nic Potter and Austin Campbell. N... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2012 BOYS SOCCER FRUITPORT TROJANS Coach: Greg Kobylak. Last year: 12-6-1, 7-3 in the Lakes 8. The Trojans return 13 players from last season, including eight starters. That group includes goalkeeper Loghan Stong, who set a school record with a 0.85 goals-against-averag... READ MORE
Aug 14, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport standout athlete Lauren Hazekamp will be heading to Hope College in the fall to play volleyball. Hazekamp, who was named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame, led the Trojans to back-to-back state volleyball ... READ MORE
Aug 08, 2012 Local Sports Journal Adam Poel is taking his pitching talents to Grand Valley State University starting with the 2013-14 school year. Poel, a 6-foot-3 right handed pitcher who played at Grand Haven High School, has verbally committed to the Laker program after a highly succ... READ MORE
Jul 30, 2012 Are you ready for some high school football? Counting the days until your favorite high school football team takes the field? Wondering how your team will stack up against other teams in the area? Today, Local Sports Journal announced it will be publishing a 24-page foot... READ MORE
Jul 26, 2012 By Conner Marks Local Sports Journal Mona Shores plans to host a first-of-its-kind outdoor volleyball quad on Sept. 5 under the lights at Sailor Stadium. Dubbed 'Girls Night Out', the event also will include Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Fruitport. Each visiting school ... READ MORE
Jul 26, 2012 Local Sports Journal Two Fruitport Trojan volleyball players have been chosen to play in the Mizuno USA/Michigan High School Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star Tournament. The tournament will be played Friday in Battle Creek. Both Lauren Hazekamp and Amber Carmean w... READ MORE
Jul 22, 2012 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal A recent request from Local Sports Journal columnist Mark Lewis grabbed my attention. He wanted his fellow contributors to this desperately needed website to list their top football games witnessed over the years. I have to put my think... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Six area high school football players will be participating in Saturday’s Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Bahlke Field at Alma College. The game pits the East vs. the W... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2012 By Mike Mattson LocalSportsJournal.com Newaygo’s baseball run toward a Division 3 state title came to a shocking end Tuesday against Mancelona. The Ironmen rallied from a 1-0 deficit by scoring a run in the sixth inning and adding the game-winning unearned run in the bot... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2012 By Tom Kendra localsportsjournal.com Legendary Muskegon hockey player and coach Moose Lallo used to tell fans tongue-in-cheek: “Don’t clap, throw money.” Moose uttered that line once again Saturday night as the 1962 Muskegon Zephyrs, the team he served as player... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 Area sports fans, We know how much you love Muskegon area sports. And we loved bringing you the game stories, features, sports news, opinion columns and scores from throughout the community for many years. But something happened several months ago – a group of sportswriters ... READ MORE