Dec 11, 2013 Local Sports Journal Several local athletes have been named to the 2013 Muskegon All-Area high school girls swimming and diving team. Winning first team honors were Stephanie Shantz of Grand Haven in the 100 fly, Paige Rubleski of Spring Lake in diving, Jennifer Meulenbelt ... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2013 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- An inconsistent effort hurt the Grand Haven Buccaneer boys' basketball team Friday night in a 56-47 non-league loss to the visiting Holland Dutch.Grand Haven started out with six turnovers in its first 10 possessions but still... READ MORE
Dec 10, 2013 Local Sports JournalIt's too early to tell whether the Grand Haven girls basketball team is headed for another magical season. But the two-time defending Class A state champions are off to a great start, following a 41-26 victory over defending Lakes 8 champion Ludington Tuesd... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven girls basketball team came into Friday night's game with Traverse City Central riding a 52-game win streak. And after the Bucs' 44-19 thrashing of the Trojans, that streak is now up to 53. Grand Haven secured a 43-31 win... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2013 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - Grand Haven's effective 2-3 zone defense set the tone on Thursday night in the Bucs' 43-31 victory over Traverse City West. The Bucs forced the Titans into plenty of long range shots throughout the game, but particularly in the... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2013 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal HOLLAND - An opening season loss to Grand Rapids Christian was only a bump in the road according to Mona Shores hockey coach, Pat Rabbitt. "I wasn't really too worried about how that opener went," Rabbitt said. "Win, lose, or whatever,... READ MORE
Nov 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake volleyball team must be getting pretty tired. But it's probably a good sort of tired, since they keep playing long matches in the state tournament and keep winning. The Lakers had to play the maximum five games to defeat Coopersville... READ MORE
Nov 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven took one step closer to its goal on Thursday with a district championship win over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills. The Bucs won in three games, 27-25, 25-10, 25-20 and advance to the Class A Regional where they face Rockford. The semifinal match ... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven faced off against Mona Shores on Wednesday in the Class A district semifinals. The Bucs swept the Sailors in three games and kept their post season drive alive. Check out a few highlights below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN9PbdGwq... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - Teams that don’t manage to win their conference aren’t usually contenders for a state championship. But the Grand Haven volleyball team doesn’t play in just any old conference. But Bucs compete in the very tough... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2013 Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN – Kenowa Hills had no trouble versus Muskegon at Wednesday’s Class A district semifinal match between the two teams, with the Knights defeating the Big Reds in three-straight sets, 25-8, 25-9, 25-8. Kenowa Hills moves on to face Grand ... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal BROOKLYN – The Spring Lake girls cross country team finished Saturday’s Div. 2 state cross country meet as close to the top without taking the state title. The Lakers outlasted a tight race for second, as Grand Rapids Christian took the team ... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- The Grand Haven Buccaneers saved the best game of the football season for the last one for Friday night. The Buccaneers played hard again and came away with a 38-0 victory over the Grandville Bulldogs in the Bucs' Pride Game t... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Can anyone believe it’s Week 9 already? It seems like yesterday we were planning our football tab for area pigskin fanatics. How many memories were made this season and how many more are right on the edge of becoming a dream come tru... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2013 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven's tournament run fell short in Tuesday's regional soccer semifinals, falling 2-1 in a shootout to Okemos. Grand Haven looked as though it was going to have a strong offensive effort by getting a goal within the first 60 seconds of the match.... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Daily newspapers have downsized, and their coverage of local sports has decreased. That has left many of our local athletes - particularly high school kids - without the full recognition they deserve. The reporters at Local Sports Journal are dedicated ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2013 BOYS SOCCER REGIONALS DIVISION 1 at Caledonia Tuesday Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Caledonia, 5:30 p.m. Okemos vs. Grand Haven, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Finals, 6 p.m. DIVISION 2 at Spring Lake Tuesday East Grand Rapids vs. Spring Lake, 5 p.m. Forest Hills Northern ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal Nick Scarpino scored midway through the second half Saturday, giving Grand Haven a dramatic 2-1 victory over Jenison in the championship match of he Division 1 district soccer tournament. Zac Thomas scored the lone goal of the first half, giving Grand H... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2013 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven's Buccaneers came away with another tough O-K Conference Red Division football loss on Friday by falling to Rockford 17-7. Rockford clinched at least a share of its 10th O-K Red title in a row after going into halftime tied 7-7, against a ... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT – Kenowa Hills logged two first-half goals, and added four more in the second half to turn back the Big Reds 6-3 at Thursday’s Div. 2 district semifinal match. Muskegon’s Daniel Sischo scored twice, and teammate Adrian Briseno added a th... READ MORE