Oct 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 6 high school football is on the books. Here are the headlines from Friday night's games. Oakridge hangs on over North Muskegon, Vanderputte leads Eagle ground game with 265 yards (+PHOTO GALLERY) Muskegon Catholic Central breaks int... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE -- In its search for its fourth win of the season, Grand Haven will have to wait at least another week. The Bucs ran into a high-powered offense from Grandville on Friday and suffered a 50-7 setback. The loss drops Grand Haven to 3-3 overal... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2021 *Today's story can be found in hard-copy print in the LocalSportsJournal.com September magazine at area outlets in west Michigan. By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.comSpring Lake football is having a ton of fun this fall, racking up wins behind a raucous student section and ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week-5 high school football came through with surprising wins and challenging losses on all sides of the ball. Take a look at the LSJ's Friday high school football headlines for September 25. The Ludington Orioles disrupt Lakes 8 race,... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven did not have any answers for host Caledonia’s ground attack in the Bucs’ 42-12 O-K Red loss on Friday night. Grand Haven (3-2, 2-1) allowed the Scots to rush for 411 yards in the contest and Caledonia was 8 for 8 on third down. The... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores soccer pulled out an exciting 3-2 win on the road at Grand Haven on Saturday. An Easton Lopez goal with just a minute remaining lifted the Sailors. Dan Vanderploeg assisted on the play. Alex Eckerman tallied a pair of goals for the Sai... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Quarterback Owen Worthington ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns while running back Ryan Francis ran for two in the fourth quarter to lead Grand Haven to a 28-7 win over West Ottawa. In its second O-K Red matchup, the Buccaneers' defense held ... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven Buccaneer football team opened the OK Red conference slate on Friday night with a narrow 28-26 victory over the visiting Jenison Wildcats. The host Bucs rolled up 319 yards in total offense, including 284 on the ground. Leading th... READ MORE
Sep 03, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven football team traveled to Traverse City West High School on Friday for a mid-afternoon matchup and fell 33-7. The Bucs offense managed just 137 total yards to TC West's 320. Grand Haven fell behind early, trailing 20-0 after ... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is one road leading to Ford Field for high school football teams and that journey starts tonight. The LSJ's hard-copy 2021 High School Football Preview section of the Muskegon area's 23 football teams is being delivered as you read! Fans who ... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven boys tennis had its way with North Muskegon on Tuesday, defeating the Norse 7-1. Isaac Postema led Grand Haven at No. 1 singles, winning 6-1, 6-1. Luke Hall was the lone Norse capturing a victory at No. 3 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0. G... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area football players have been butting heads with their teammates for several weeks. Now it’s time to see just how they stack up against other squads. Beginning Wednesday and continuing through Friday, area teams will be hitting the gridiron f... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2021 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com PARK TWP. — Heading into Saturday’s regional semifinal game against state-ranked Grandville, Grand Haven softball coach John Hall just wanted his young team to compete. The Buccaneers, with no seniors on the roster, were... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TWP. — A young Grand Haven softball team made an impressive statement on Saturday by winning the Division 1 district championship at Reeths-Puffer in dominant fashion. Grand Haven opened the day with a 16-6 win over Mona ... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven softball team posted an 11-2 victory over Reeths-Puffer on Wednesday in a Division 1 pre-district contest. Veda Vargas went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Buccaneers, who had 12 hits in the game. Hannah Aldred pitched a compl... READ MORE
May 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores girls soccer team opened D1 district play with a 2-0 win over Grand Haven on Friday night. Mia Brown scored both goals for the Sailors, while Lydia Sowels and Riley Rosenthal each notched an assist a piece. Mona Shores’ goalkeeper... READ MORE
May 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls soccer team defeated Grandville 1-0 on Monday night in a highly competitive conference clash. Leah Huyler had the lone goal of the game while Lindsey Smeyers picked up the win in net for Grand Haven. With the victory, Grand Ha... READ MORE
May 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge softball team swept a double header with Hart to improve to 29-1, including 12-1 in the West Michigan Conference, on the season Thursday night. The Eagles won by scores of 13-0 and 10-0. Kaelinn Jozsa ran her pitching record to 14-0 on th... READ MORE
May 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores soccer team edged Zeeland West to advance to the O-K Green Conference Tournament Finals. The Sailors topped the Dux 2-1 Thursday, advancing to face Zeeland East in the finals. Riley Rosenthal and Sophia Fisher both scored a goal for Mo... READ MORE
May 18, 2021 LocaLSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores girls soccer team beat Muskegon 9-0 on Tuesday in the first round of the O-K Green conference tournament. Stacy Norden had a big night for Shores, netting a three-goal hat trick. Also scoring were Mia Brown, Riley Rosenthal, Lauren Dav... READ MORE