Sep 02, 2014 Local Sports Journal Ben Mast scored twice in the second half, giving the Western Michigan Christian soccer team a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Northpointe Christian Tuesday in a non-league soccer matchup. Eli VanderVelde opened the scoring about 10 seconds into the match f... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven boys cross country team took first place in the Kenowa Hills Cross Country Invitational Thursday with 79 points in the Black Division 5000 meter run. Grand Haven Freshman Nicholson Jack took third place individually with a time of 16:50.... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT -- Rookie Grand Haven Buccaneer football coach Jason Duram didn't have to wait very long for his first victory. Duram's Buccaneers rallied for 10 points in the fourth quarter and came away with a 17-14 non-league victory... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2014 Local Sports Journal HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Battle of the Boardwalk Grand Haven d. Fruitport 25-14, 25-9 Fruitport d. Spring Lake 25-13, 25-19 Mona Shores d. Spring Lake 27-25, 25-22 Mona Shores d. Fruitport 28-26, 27-25 Grand Haven d. Spring Lake 28-30, 25-7, 15-8 ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
Aug 02, 2014 Local Sports Journal Kim Vincent has been named the new head women's lacrosse coach for Hope College. Vincent founded Grand Haven's girls Lacrosse program and has coached the varsity squad for the past seven seasons. The new coach of the Flying Dutch led Grand Haven to a ... READ MORE
Jul 30, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven High School sorted out its options and ended up hiring an old Buccaneer player as its interim boys' varsity basketball coach. Bob Eidson, the girls' varsity basketball coach at one time and for many years the b... READ MORE
Jun 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal Taylor Craymer and Will Roberson showed just how tough basketball players are along the lakeshore. Craymer, a Grand Haven graduate, scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the D&W All Stars defeated the Family Fare All Stars 41-40 on Wednesd... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven High School has hired assistant coach Jason Duram as its new varsity football coach on an interim basis for the Buccaneers. Duram has served as an assistant at Grand Haven for 11 years. He replaces Mike Farley who resigned re... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2014 Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN’S DIVISION 1 ALL-DISTRICT SOFTBALL TEAM SELECTIONS Mikayla Gronback, Catcher: As a freshmen led Grand Haven with a .472 batting average. She led all catchers in the OK RED in batting average (.413) and was the only player nominated for a ... READ MORE
May 31, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven's softball team dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker to Grand Rapid Kenowa Hills in the Division 1 district semifinals on Saturday. The Bucs fell 7-6 in nine innings. Aftering taking a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth, Kenowa was able to ral... READ MORE
May 31, 2014 Local Sports Journal At Rockford High School, the Muskegon area earned two individual All-State place finishers at Saturday’s Division 1 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state track and field meet. And both were high jumpers. Mona Shores senior Adreon ... READ MORE
May 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grace Bubin's hat trick helped Rockford earn a 4-0 Division 1 district semifinal win over Grand Haven on Thursday. Rockford will now face Hudsonville in the district title game on Saturday. Grand Haven goalies Veronica Booth and Faith Platz combined ... READ MORE
May 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores failed to advance to the Division 1 state golf finals after tying for fifth at the regional hosted by Eldorado Golf Course in Mason on Thursday. The Sailros carded a 310 team and tied with Mattawan, which was three shots behind third-place f... READ MORE
May 29, 2014 Here are the boys area qualifiers for the MHSAA state finals track meet on Saturday. Division 1 Long jump: Brentton Smith, Grand Haven. High jump: Adreon Billips, Mona Shores Pole vault: Brandt Gruizinga, Grand Haven. 100: Marquon Sargent, Mona Shores. 100 hurdles: Coll... READ MORE
May 29, 2014 Here are the girls area qualifiers for the MHSAA state finals track meet on Saturday. Division 1 High jump: Amy Kober, Grand Haven; Chloe Fox, Reeths-Puffer. Long jump: Jasmine Gulley, Mona Shores. 100: Kynihay Brown, Muskegon. Division 2 Pole vault: Amy Grace Shoop... READ MORE
May 28, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven's rally fell short as it dropped a 5-4 OK Red Conference game to East Kentwood on Wednesday. East Kentwod jumped out to a 4-0 after one inning and led 5-0 after two innings. The Bucs scored a pair of runs in the third and seventh innings.... READ MORE
May 27, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven earned a 2-0 Division 1 district soccer win over West Ottawa on Tuesday. The Bucs advance to play Rockford on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Hudsonville High School. Sawyer Overway scored both goals for Grand Haven and Claire Borchers earned a ... READ MORE
May 24, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven trounced on its cross-river rival Spring Lake in softball on Friday. The Bucs won 14-1 in Game 1 and beat the Lakers 9-4 in Game 2. Kaylee Hartwell pitched a 5-hitter with six strikeouts in the opener for Grand Haven. Kylie Masko had thre... READ MORE
May 24, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven football coach Mike Farley has called it quits after eight seasons at the helm of the Buccaneer program. Farley finishes his stint with a 44-32 record overall with three post-season berths and an OK Red championship. Naming his former colleg... READ MORE