Apr 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Sarah Mikesell scored her second goal of the game with five minutes remaining, giving the Mona Shores girls soccer team an exciting 3-2 victory over Grand Haven on Saturday in non-conference action. Grand Haven started the scoring off with a goal by A... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2017 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - Two of the better girls’ softball teams in the area squared off on Friday, and to nobody’s surprise, they ended up splitting a non-league doubleheader. The Fruitport Trojans drew first blood in Game 1, holding off ... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven baseball team fell short against Hudsonville 7-4 on Thursday night. The Buccaneers were led offensively by Ryan Mattson, Jake Hansen and Kyle Hoover with two hits apiece. Hansen and Brandon Tuuk each knocked in one run for Grand Hav... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls soccer team suffered a tough defeat on Thursday night to West Ottawa in a defensive showdown. The Buccaneers lost 1-0 on a free kick in overtime. ... READ MORE
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 11, 2017 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Big Reds continue to make winning look easy. The Big Reds entered Friday's Class A district championship game against Grand Haven with a great deal of momentum. They outscored their opponents 142-67 in the... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2017 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSIKEGON - The Grand Haven boys’ basketball team got past a pretty good Grand Rapids Union squad on Wednesday. Now the Bucs will have to deal with a really good Muskegon team. Grand Haven used a balanced scoring attack to defeat U... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys basketball team opened Class A districts with a 57-38 win over Mona Shores on Monday night. The Buccaneers were led by Casey Constant with 12 points while Clay Landsman added 11. Ross Koella grabbed eight rebounds for Grand Hav... 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
Mar 02, 2017 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - Sometimes life’s small decisions can lead to really big things. Grand Haven wrestler Drake Morley knows all about that. Morley is a three-sport athlete, but he almost dropped down to two sports when he arrived at ... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2017 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - Now comes the showdown. Some were wondering if the Reeths-Puffer and Mona Shores girls basketball teams would get the chance to play a third time this season, in the Class A district finals, after splitting their... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys basketball team used a big fourth quarter to defeat Forest Hills Central 68-46 in non-league action on Tuesday. Forest Hills Central jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first quarter before Grand Haven tied the score at 18-18. The B... 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 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart girls basketball team battled back from a five-point halftime deficit and defeated Mason County Eastern 51-43 in a non-league game on Tuesday. The Pirates trailed 21-16 at the break before dominating the second half 35-22. Yasmine Colon le... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2017 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com ROCKFORD - It was a game that sometimes resembled a battle in the trenches between the Grand Haven and Rockford football teams. When that style of play translates to the basketball court, the end product isn’t always pleasing to th... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2017 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - A heartbreaking four-point loss to Muskegon in the 2016 Class A district finals was all the motivation the Grand Haven basketball team needed coming into this season. The Bucs would very much like another shot at the p... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Alli Keyser’s 29-point performance led the Grand Haven girls basketball team over Hudsonville 42-40 on Friday night in an O-K Red Conference game. The Buccaneers, who are now 12-6 on the season and 6-4 in league play, trailed 12-7 after the first qu... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven boys’ basketball team trailed for most of its game on Friday, before a trio of seniors stepped up late to give the Bucs an exciting 60-55 win over Hudsonville in O-K Red action. Clay Landsman hit an important 3-pointer to give Grand ... 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