Sep 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven Buccaneers shut out Hudsonville in their 4-0 victory on Tuesday afternoon. After a 0-0 halftime score, Grand Haven scored in the first minute of the second half when Jake Swiftney found the back of the net on an assist from Bryan Villa... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Reeths-Puffer Rockets stayed grounded and the Grand Haven Buccaneers held their fire for the majority of the game on Friday evening. Then the action broke out in the fourth quarter and the visitors escaped with an excit... READ MORE
Sep 10, 2015 Localsportsjournal.com Grand Haven earned a 3-2 win on Thursday over Traverse City West. Drew VanAndel paced the Bucs with two goals and Connor Jettner added a single tally. Mac Mahacek, VanAndel, and David Krapohl each tallied an assist for the Bucs. Goalkeepers Garr... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - History is repeating itself for the Reeths-Puffer and Grand Haven football teams. But neither team wants a complete repeat of the 2014 season. For the second year in a row, Reeths-Puffer is 2-0 following victories over H... READ MORE
Sep 04, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The third quarter cost the Grand Haven football team on Thursday night in its 39-19 loss to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. The Buccaneers scored 13 unanswered points after falling behind 13-0 to head into the half tied 13-13. Grand Haven could ... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven soccer team fell short in the second half on Tuesday night in its 5-2 loss to Forest Hills Central. The Buccaneers played a strong first half and found themselves only down 1-0 going into halftime. Drew VanAndel and Damon Stielst... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven's varsity volleyball squad served up some home cooking on Tuesday, sweeping a trio of opponents during a quad at Grand Haven High School. Grand Haven, the eighth-ranked team in Division 1, swept Portage Central (25-15, 25-18), East Gra... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - One of the most helpless feelings standout athletes can experience is not being able to lead their teams to victory. That agony unfolded before Grand Haven's Emily Lachmann's eyes on Nov. 21, 2014, at Kellogg Arena in B... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN- The city of Grand Haven has been hosting a unique outdoor volleyball event for the past three years. And the hometown high school team has dominated the tournament every year. That trend continued Friday, with the Grand H... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven soccer team used a strong second half to come away with a 3-1 victory over Hudsonville Unity Christian on Friday afternoon. After a goalless first half, Mason Harloff wasted no time in finding the back of the net off a cross from Jak... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - One of Grand Haven Coach Jason Duram's goals this year was to fix an offense that was far too reliant on the run game a season ago. The Bucs accomplished that goal, at least for one week, spearheaded by the dual-threat ... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Two weekends, four nights of prep football. What a great early season treat for area high school football fans. I’m not sure why - I thought I heard someone say it’s because Labor Day is late this year - but there will be game... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven volleyball team fell short of winning its own invitational tournament on Tuesday night, losing to Mattawan in the finals. The Buccaneers won all three of their pool matches defeating Haslett, Milford and East Grand Rapids 2-0, then bea... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven soccer team broke into the victory column on Tuesday with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over visiting Eau Claire Memorial, a team from Wisconsin. The visitors opened the scoring midway through the first half. But Grand Haven’s Ma... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boys soccer team captured a big win in its opening game on Saturday, downing Grand Haven 2-1 in a non-league matchup. Tanner Parrott and Collin Vaughn scored goals for Mona Shores, while Parrott also had an assist on Vaughn’s goal. ... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Wow, what a great party! Local Sports Journal, along with our terrific partners from WLCS 98.3 FM, Tatra Hall and Sport Clips, hosted the first annual LSJ high school football preview section release party on Friday night. We were crossing our fing... READ MORE
Aug 06, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com It’s the time of year when area sports fans start wondering when they can get their copy of the annual Local Sports Journal high school football preview section. This year they can get their copy at a football party! On Friday, August 21, Local S... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven's varsity softball team is right where it expected it to be. However, it’s a position few imagined after what transpired just three seasons ago. With Monday's 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Reeths-Puffer in the Division 1 district c... READ MORE
May 29, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Nobody is taking the Grand Haven softball team for granted any more. A good example of how the Buccaneers go about their business these days came on May 20 in the second game of a doubleheader against conference rival ... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com 2015 GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS Division 1 Grand Haven Tuesday Jenison 2, Mona Shores 1 Holland West Ottawa 2, Grand Haven 1 Grandville 11, Grand Rapids Union 0 Division 2 Fruitport Tuesday Spring Lake 1, Reeths-Puffer 0 Fruitport 3, Coopers... READ MORE