Sep 17, 2012 TENNIS Grand Haven 5, Rockford 3 SINGLES: 1, Korey Searle, GH, d. Tyler Kowalk, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2. 2, Ryan Korlewitz, R, d. Finn Heins, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1. 3, Luke VanFleet, R, d. Varun Biddanda, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1. 4, Mark Veitengruber, R, d. Jeff Stevens, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES: 1, Cam R... READ MORE
Sep 15, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - It was an evening filled with passion, both on and off the field, as host Grand Haven took on Mona Shores Friday night in the final nonleague contest for both squads. While the visiting Sailors outlasted the Bucs 21-14 on ... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Kent City d. Hopkins 25-16, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12 Kent City stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Janae Atwood 11-3, Justine Wolter 11-1. KILLS: Wolter 9, Kassie Wylie 9. ASSISTS: Aleah Holcomb 24. DIGS: Holcomb 21, Wolter 16. BLOCKS: Wolter 2, Kendra Dreyer 2. Rec... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2012 BOYS TENNIS GRANDVILLE 5, GRAND HAVEN 3 SINGLES – 1, Matt Hamilton, GV d. Korey Searle 6-0, 6-1. 2, Chase Simsa, GV d. Finn Heins 6-3, 6-2. 3, Zach Rabitoy, GV d. Varun Biddanda 6-1, 6-0. 4, Alex Mize, GV d. Jeff Stevens 6-2, 6-4. DOUBLES – 1, Cam Rickard-DJ Thielbar, GH... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven's John Potter had five kickoffs in Sunday's NFL opener for the Buffalo Bills, who lost 48-28 to the New York Jets. Potter, who is a kickoff specialist for the Bills, kicked four ball into the end zone, three of which resulted in touchbacks. ... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2012 Last month, the Local Sports Journal published a 24-page high school football preview section. Here is the preview story on the Grand Haven Buccaneers. If you would like to purchase a copy of the football section, send an email to [email protected] By David Tom... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2012 TENNIS Buccaneer Fall Classic 1, Grand Haven 19. 2, Zeeland East 17. 3, Grand Rapids Catholic 11. 4, Fruitport 1. ... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven hung around at Lowell before finally falling to the host Red Arrows, 29-12, in nonconference action Friday. The Bucs trailed 14-12 after two quarters, but Lowell scored 15 fourth-quarter points to pull away. Trailing 7-0 after one quarter... READ MORE
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Sep 05, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Everybody involved in executing Wednesday night's outdoor volleyball quad at Mona Shores ought to get a nice pat on the back. It was an incredible event that for once put some of the area's best female student-athletes front and center. Nove... READ MORE
Sep 05, 2012 VOLLEYBALL MONA SHORES QUAD Mona Shores d. Spring Lake 25-18, 25-13 Fruitport d. Spring Lake 25-22, 25-22, 15-4 Grand Haven d. Spring Lake 25-14, 25-10 Mona Shores d. Fruitport 23-25, 27-25, 15-5 Grand Haven d. Fruitport 26-24, 25-19 Spring Lake stats SERVICE PO... READ MORE
Sep 05, 2012 VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS (Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association) Week of Sept. 3 Class A 1, Mattawan 2. Richland-Gull Lake 3, Macomb Dakota 4, Lake Orion 5, Novi 6, Livonia Churchill 7, Bloomfield Hills Marian 8, Clarkston 9, Portage Cen... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven native John Potter is now a member of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills. Potter, who played collegiately at Western Michigan University, was named to the Bills’ 53-man roster after surviving Friday’s final cuts. He was the B... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2012 BOYS TENNIS GRAND HAVEN Coach: Jeremy Case. With nine players returning, the Bucs hope to make waves in the tough OK Red Conference with the likes of Holland West Ottawa and Grandville. The Bucs return three-year varsity player Korey Searle, a junior, along with junior ... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2012 Local Sports Journal Traverse City West's Grant Balino scored on a 2-yard run midway through the final quarter as TCW rallied for the win over Grand Haven. The Bucs took a 7-0 first quarter lead on Isaak Newhouse's 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penland. Travers... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal Hudsonville's boys and Calvin Christian girls teams won titles at the Don Anderson Cross Country Invitational at Grand Haven on Tuesday. Calvin Christian's Zac Nowicki was the overall winner in a time of 15:53. Grand Haven's Justin Pippel (16:52) pla... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - With as many as 17 players starting for the first time for Grand Haven's varsity football squad, the host Buccaneers were an unknown commodity entering the 2012 season. After Friday night, at least, Bucs Nation knows the team ... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES Mona Shores 42, Muskegon Catholic 6 M. Catholic 0 – 0 – 6 – 0 – 6 M. Shores 0 – 14 –14–14–42 MS - Chris Bradford 59 pass from Tyree Jackson (Jared Karnitz kick) MS -Bradford 21 run (Karnitz kick) MS -Asantay... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2012 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY GRAND HAVEN Coach: John Tarr. Last year: 6-1, second place in OK Red and 12th place at Division 1 state finals.. The Bucs lost five of their top seven runners from last season, but return three talented runners and five sophomores who lettered last seas... READ MORE
Aug 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Former Grand Haven standout kicker John Potter made an impression in his first NFL preseason game for the Buffalo Bills. Potter, who played collegiately at Western Michigan University, boomed a kickoff out of the back of the end zone to start the game. ... READ MORE
Aug 09, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon area will be well represented in Saturday’s Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan 33rd All-Star Festival at The Palace of Auburn Hills. North Muskegon’s Spencer Krannitz and Muskegon Catholic Central’s Jason Ribecky will compete ... READ MORE