Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Cardinals defense was stellar on Tuesday night as they defeated Grant 46-21 in a Lakes 8 conference girls basketball showdown. Orchard View jumped out to a 21-12 lead at halftime and 36-15 lead after the third quarter. The Cardinals' defense di... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grant boys basketball team hit 11 of 16 free throws down the stretch to seal a 56-48 victory over Orchard View Tuesday in a Lakes 8 Conference matchup. Andy Echeavarria was key for the Tigers by hitting five free throws down the stretch. Nick Bro... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Fremont boys basketball team remained perfect in Lakes 8 Conference play with a 57-44 victory Friday over Grant. The Packers, now 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference, won their fifth straight game. They led from the opening tipoff, grabbing a 32-1... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal In comeback fashion, the Fremont girls basketball team defeated Grant Friday night 33-26 in a Lakes 8 conference game. The Packers (2-6) were down at halftime 14-8 and evened the score 20-20 after the third quarter before pulling away with a strong fo... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grant girls basketball team is going to get a win this season. It just wasn’t going to happen Tuesday night versus Tri-Unity Christian (3-5). The Tigers (0-8) outscored the host Defenders 19-18 in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough. Tri-Un... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grant used good defense to earn a 41-30 nonconference boys basketball win over visiting Wyoming Tri-unity Christian on Tuesday night. The Tigers never let Tri-unity score over nine points in any quarter and led 30-13 at halftime. Nick Brown led the T... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake's girls basketball team cruised to a 57-27 Lakes 8 win over Grant. The Lakers jumped out to a 21-7 first quarter lead. Reiko Johnson led Spring Lake with 22 points and Kelsee Zuidema had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Remi French grabbed 15 rebo... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake held on to a 47-45 win over Lakes 8 conference foe Grant in boys basketball. Kyle Zietlow's late 3-pointer lifted Spring Lake in the victory. The Lakers held Grant to seven fourth quarter points and managed to overcome a six-point second qua... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Riley Foster's driving layup as the clock expired allowed Grant to complete a stunning fourth quarter comeback and claim a 52-50 victory over Fruitport Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. The Tigers faced a big task after three quarters, trailing Frui... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Fruitport had continued success Friday night versus Lakes 8 rival Grant, dispatching the Tigers 49-37 in girls basketball action. The visting Trojans (5-1) pounded Grant with a 20-1 opening quarter. That’s all Fruitport needed, even as Grant (0-6) out... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Tri-County girls basketball team raced to an 18-point lead after three quarters and cruised to a 66-30 victory over Grant Wednesday in Lakes 8 Conference action. Kaylie Caverley led Tri-County with 18 points. Kelsy Hackbardt added 17 points while A... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2014 Local Sports Journal GRANT – Though not conference foes, Friday night’s ‘proximity’ rivalry game between Newaygo and host Grant (2-2) came down to the wire, with the visiting Lions coming away with the 60-53 win. Newaygo (2-1) led most of the way, grabbing an early ... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal BELDING – The Grant girls basketball team fell to 0-4 Tuesday night with a 65-27 loss to non-league foe Belding. Grant’s Preslee Deater led the way with seven points and seven boards, while Cheyanna Freeman and Ashley Herin added six points each, an... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal Belding outscored Grant 15-13 in the final quarter to earn a 50-48 win ober the visiting Tigers on Tuesday night. Grant led 15-5 after one quarter, but the teams were tied 21-21 at halftime. Riley Foster led the Tigers with 18 points, Nick Brown scor... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Grant boys basketball team beat the Ludington Orioles in Lakes 8 action Friday night 57-49. Grant improved to 2-0 on the season with the victory. The Tigers overcame a 12-8 deficit after the first quarter by outscoring Ludington 22-14 in the seco... READ MORE
Dec 13, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Ludington girls basketball team raced to a 17-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a 66-30 win over Grant Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. Madelyn Shank led a balanced Ludington scoring attack with 12 points. Brandi Thomas and Ali Plamondon added... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal The brand new high school basketball season is underway, and teams throughout the area are hitting the court with dreams of conference, district and state championships dancing in their heads. Local Sports Journal is ready to guide you into the new seas... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - The Fruitport Trojans dominated the field Saturday, going 5-0 at their own invite. The Trojans downed Forest Hills Eastern 49-20, Buchanan 53-21, Fennville 58-6, Grant 48-24 and Kelloggsville 64-18. Fruitport's Dalton Pope (130 lbs.), Ale... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal GRANT – After leading by just one, 13-12, over Grant, the visiting Orchard View girls basketball team outscored the Tigers 35-10 over the next two quarters to run away with the 55-28 victory. The Lakes 8 Conference win, added to Tuesday’s season ope... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2013 Local Sports JournalKENOSHA, Wisc. -- Seven runners from west Michigan high schools ended up participating in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional Saturday in Kenosha, Wisc. Mason County Central, from the West Michigan Conference, had the two top finish... READ MORE