Oct 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Grand Haven volleyball team held off O-K Red foe West Ottawa on Tuesday evening. The Bucs came out on top in four sets: 25-15, 25-23, 19-25 and 25-14. Mallory Woiteshek led with 15 kills, 10 digs and four blocks, while Izzy Whittaker ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE - The Grand Haven girls cross country team ran away from the field in Saturday's Allendale Falcon Invitational. The Bucs' top runners finished 1-2-3 and finished with 36 points, 46 points ahead of runner-up Rockford. Reeths-Puffer finishe... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The high school football season is heading into Week 6. Here are the area leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and tackling as compiled by the Local Sports Journal. ... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team hosted a highly competitive quad match on Saturday. The Bucs went 2-1 with wins against Lake Orion (24-26, 32-30, 25-20, 25-18) and Lowell (20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-9). The only loss came in a five-set b... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - It was a special night for Grand Haven volleyball on Thursday night. For starters, the Bucs honored Kabel Sheehan, who passed away in April from brain cancer. She coached volleyball in the Grand Haven program. On the court, the Bucs defeate... READ MORE
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Sep 16, 2023 By Trevor Austin LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - A stout defense proved not to be enough for the Grand Haven football team to hand Hudsonville their first loss of the season on Friday night. The Bucs battled, but fell in the OK Conference-Red matchup, 17-10. To open the... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE - The Grand Haven volleyball team fell behind Hudsonville in OK Conference-Red action on Thursday and could not battle back. The Bucs were side by side with the Eagles early on before losing in three sets, 21-25, 16-25 and 16-25. Jacksonvill... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Here is the area leaderboard for high school football teams through three weeks of the season. ... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Western Michigan Christian boys' soccer coach Ben Buursma had two things on his wish list when he took over the Warriors' soccer program. Win a state title, which his team did last year, and rekindle the rivalry with his alma ma... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH BRANCH - The Grand Haven volleyball team earned a runner-up finish at the North Branch Invitational on Saturday. The Bucs swept pool play with wins against Dewitt (25-18, 25-21), Flint Powers (25-14, 25-18) and Lansing Catholic (27-25, 23-25, 15-... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Grand Haven junior Valerie Beeck has been selected as the Local Sports Journal's Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Month for August. Beeck won the only race she has run this season (Aug. 25) when she won the 2023 Under the... READ MORE
Sep 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com TRAVERSE CITY - Grand Haven quarterback Xzavier Rodriguez had himself a day on Friday in leading the Bucs to a 27-14 victory over Traverse City West. Not only did Rodriguez pass for 163 yards (14-for-19 passing), but he rushed 19 times for another 120 yar... READ MORE
Sep 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven volleyball team breezed through their own End of Summer Bash on Friday. The Bucs went 5-0 and finished atop the standings. In pool play, the Bucs took down Fremont (25-14, 25-16), Montague (25-14, 25-10) and East Grand Ra... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN – Shelby faced some stiff competition when it traveled to Grand Haven for a Friday tournament. The Tigers faced Ludington, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Leland and Fremont and walked away with a 1-3 record. Facing talented teams is one th... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS – Cross country athletes from nine area schools didn’t mind staying up late Friday as South Christian High School hosted its annual 2023 Under the Lights Invite. Grand Haven’s boys got the best results of those nine schools and earned a... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -The Mona Shores volleyball team claimed their spot as the champions of the boardwalk for the fourth year in a row with a perfect outing on Friday. The Sailors finished 3-0 with wins against Fruitport (25-15, 25-16), Spring Lake (2... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - So much for easing basketball stars Travis Ambrose (6-7) and Jaxson Whitaker (6-3) into the Reeths-Puffer football attack. The two giant wideouts, college basketball prospects who were recruited to play football their senior y... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven boys soccer team shut out Mona Shores, 3-0, in non-conference play on Tuesday Goalkeeper Dylan Brady had six saves in the first half for the Sailors while Kaden Semlow had seven saves in the second half. The Sailors managed... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2023 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Longtime Grand Haven track and field coach John Tarr has seen drastic improvements in time and performance from numerous athletes in the past. But likely nothing compares to the rapid rise of junior distance runner Seth No... READ MORE