May 22, 2014 MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2013-14 MALE STUDENT ATHLETES THE WINNER Name: Deshaun Thrower School: Muskegon High School Academics: 2.8 gpa Athletics: Basketball (4 years), Football (4 years), Track (3 years). All-state, all-area, all-conference in football. Mr. Bask... READ MORE
May 22, 2014 MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2013-14 FEMALE STUDENT ATHETE AWARD THE WINNER Name: Morgan Giddings School: Oakridge High School Academics: 3.83 gpa Athletics: Softball (4 years), Basketball (4 years), Volleyball (1 year). Four-time all-conference, three-time all-are... READ MORE
May 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Amy Gillings had three hits and Sarah Jones knocked in four runs, helping the Mona Shores softball team pull out a 5-2 victory over Wyoming Wednesday in non-league action. Pitcher Desi Parker collected the win for the Sailors, who are 16-15 on the seaso... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Below is the final entry list for tomorrow's (May 21) annual Meijer West Michigan All-Star track and field Invitational held at Reeths-Puffer High School. The meet features the best runners, jumpers and throwers along the West Michigan shoreline, i... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Katie Hendrickson picked up pitching wins in both games as North Muskegon swept Shelby 6-1, 6-0 in a West Michigan Conference doubleheader on Tuesday. Hendrickson tossed 14 innings allowing eights hits, one earned run and fanning 21 in the doubleheader.... READ MORE
May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores scored a pair of runs in the first and second innings and made that stand up as they beat Grand Rapids Union 5-2 in an OK Black Conference game on Tuesday. Noah Dykstra and Julian Loera both had three hits each for the Sailors. ... READ MORE
May 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven softball team defeated Whitehall, Ludington, and Montague on Saturday to win the 2014 White Lake Invitational. In the championship game, the Buccaneers overcame a 2-1 deficit with a three-run homer by Kaylee Hartwell in the second inning... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven split its softball doubleheader with East Kentwood on Wednesday. The Bucs fell 6-5 in the opener and won 6-1 in Game 2. After a back and fourth battle in Game 1, East Kentwood scored the go ahead run in the top of the seventh off a Megan Smi... READ MORE
May 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Hudsonville scored three first inning runs and that was enough in a 5-3 OK Red Conference win over Grand Haven on Monday. Hudsonville added single runs in the second and third inning to take a 5-0 lead. The Bucs managed a single run in the ... READ MORE
May 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal A run-scoring hit by Kylie Maskjo plated the eventual game-winning run as Grand Haven topped Hudsonville 3-2 in an OK Red Conference game on Monday. It had been over 30 since the Bucs had beaten Hudsonville, which came into the game ranked eighth in Div... READ MORE
May 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge scored a pair of second half goals as the Eagles beat Hart 2-0 on Monday in a West Michigan Conference match. Shelbe Wilde scored a minute into the second half for Oakridge with an assist to Aliza Olsen. Nicole Karel scored Oakridge's second... READ MORE
May 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven Bucs varsity softball squad jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in Saturday’s title game of the Byron Center Tournament, before the host Bulldogs batted back to score five straight runs to take the title 6-4. The Bulldogs used a walk, a ... READ MORE
May 08, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal There is a reason the 100 meter dash is one of the most enduring and exciting spectacles in all of sports. Obviously, while raw speed is important, other factors also determine how well a potential 100 meter sprinter is going to do. T... READ MORE
May 05, 2014 Holland Christian 6, Grand Haven 0: The Bucs only mustered two hits in the loss. Holland Christian was sparked in the first inning with a two-run home run. Mikayla Gronback and Jordan Buckingham had Grand Haven's only base hits.... READ MORE
May 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven didn’t have any answers for Holland West Ottawa in its 9-1 loss in softball on Thursday. Bucs pitching struggled with seven walks in a rain soaked game. Jordan Buckingham scored the Bucs’ lone run on a solo home run while Maddie Barshaw ... READ MORE
May 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal Kylie Masko scored in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Morgan Hill, giving Grand Haven an exciting 6-5 victory over Fruitport Wednesday in the first game of a non-league softball doubleheader. Mikayla Gronback paced the Bucs with four hits, two RB... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN: For the first 18 minutes of Saturday night's conclusion to LaxFest 2014, Grand Haven looked like it was going to succumb to Spring Lake. The Bucs had fallen behind 3-0 to a gritty Laker squad who was getting good bounces a... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven Lady Buccaneer girls track team came away with its first dual meet victory of the season Tuesday by beating Holland West Ottawa 87-50. Grand Haven swept the discus, pole vault and 100-meter dash events and won three of the four relay... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton pitcher Rachel Younts was the winner in both games Tuesday as the Red Devils swept a softball doubleheader from Newaygo, 10-0 and 13-0 in Central State Activities Conference action. Younts only allowed to hits in the opening game. Alexis Younts h... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven girls tennis team took six of eight games to win Thursday’s OK Crossover match with Mona Shores. The Bucs looked strong from onset, as Erin Staal and Meghan Hendrickson took 1st and 2nd Singles, respectively, by a combined score of 24-... READ MORE