Jan 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Newaygo's girls basketball team enjoyed home cooking Friday night when the Lions defeated the Grant Tigers, 48-24 for a CSAA Gold win. The Lions built a substantial 28-9 lead at the end of the first half, and rolled into the fourth quarter wi... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Grant bombed away from beyond the 3-point line to take an early lead on Fremont, and kept the Packers at arm's length the rest of the game in forging a 67-48 win at Fremont Tuesday night. The Packers played a solid first quarter offensively, ... READ MORE
Dec 25, 2021 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR – Following his senior season of football at North Muskegon, Noah Stewart knew he wanted to play the sport at the next level, but he felt his limit was at a Division 2 or 3 school, such as Michigan Tech University. And wh... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Bouncing back from a tough loss to Montague last week, the Oakridge boys basketball team took down the visiting Grant Tigers, 66-45 on Tuesday night. The Eagles pulled out front early by building a 32-27 lead at halftime and stretched their lead all t... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com High School basketball has returned! The 2021-22 girls basketball season kicked off on Tuesday night and area fans were thrilled to be back in the stands. Here are your headlines from Tuesday night's girls basketball matchups: Kent City girl... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA state volleyball tournament kicks off today around the state of Michigan. Teams from around west Michigan will be "setting up" in district tournaments and fighting for a coveted state championship. Fruitport was the last area team to... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The 2021 high school football playoffs are back and they are in action. Mona Shores returned to the post-season field to defend its back-to-back state championship honors. Most fans knew the Sailors had a chance to win, while most were also surprised... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com After a fast start, the Grant Tigers sputtered on offense and Howard City Tri-County went on a roll to finish with a 36-14 victory in a MHSAA district semifinal football game Friday night at Tri-County. The Tigers appeared poised to advance to the distric... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area cross country teams will be hitting three courses over the next three days with the intent on qualifying for the state finals. Several area teams and individuals will be looking to make headlines at regionals. The action begins Thursday with a Divis... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grant and Fremont walked away co-champs at Hesperia volleyball's annual Lori Vargas Volley Against Violence Tournament where 15 teams competed in the 12-hour awareness event. Hesperia, Newaygo, White Cloud, Fremont, Grant, Marion, Cedar Springs, Pen... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 Local SportsJournal.com The Michigan High School Athletic Association released the dates and start times for the first-round games in the high school football playoffs. A total of 13 area high school football teams qualified for the post-season. Teams hosting opening-round game... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com BOYS Fremont's boys cross country team came away with the CSAA Gold championship this season, with Newaygo finishing eighth overall. Final standings 1, Fremont. 2, tie Big Rapids and Reed City. 4, Chippewa Hills. 5, Tri-County. 6, Central Montcalm. 7,... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 Local SportsJournal.com Ludington's girls cross country team had four runners finish in the top 10 and cruised to an overwhelming victory at the Late Season Warrior Invitational at Remus Chippewa Hills on Saturday. A total of 15 girls teams competed. The Orioles with 62 ... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com It was a great night to be a senior at Grant as the Tigers ran past Kent City with a 19-0 shutout at home on Senior Night. Grant quarterback Brady Jacobs showed up and showed out on both sides of the ball for his last game of the season. The sen... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 9 football, is in the books. The 2021 high school football season started back on Aug. 25 and continued to entertain fans around west Michigan each Friday night. Big Reds fans have once again been treated to another conference title, as M... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regular season concludes this weekend. With strength of schedule now entering into the picture, a few teams with 5-4 records, or even... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Home course advantage put the Fremont Packers boys’ cross country team in its comfort zone on Tuesday. That, and a pack of solid runners, led the Packers to an easy 33-85 victory over Big Rapids in the CSAA Gold Cross Country Championship. Fremo... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats captured their second straight Division 4 state title in girls golf on Saturday. The Wildcats and Lansing Catholic actually tied for the lead with a two-day total of 675. However, the tiebreaker favored the Wildcats as the team’s f... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grant Tigers football team lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds to CSAA-Gold foe Central Montcalm on Friday. The Hornets found the end zone in the final 53 seconds, caping a 25-21 win over Grant. The Tigers fell into an early hole as the Ho... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is plenty at stake as area teams head into Week 8 of the high school football season. There are conference championships to be won, there are bragging rights on the line and there is positioning for the playoffs, which being in two weeks. No area ga... READ MORE