Oct 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LAKEVIEW--Kent City junior Sam Martini and Eagles sophomore Lila Volkers continued their winning ways on Tuesday afternoon at the CSAA Jamboree held at Lakeview as each of the runners claimed the top individual spots in their respective meets. In the girl... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Grant Tigers defense didn't have any answers for the explosive Big Rapids Cardinals offense on Friday evening. The Tigers dropped a 47-0 decision in Big Rapids homecoming game. Big Rapids got off to a slow start with just a 25-yard field ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2022 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--New coach, new attitude, renewed hope … but how long does that euphoria last? The Muskegon area boasts eight first-year head varsity football coaches this fall and, for some, the excitement of August continues on as the nights t... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -The Grant boys soccer team had a hard night against Kenowa Hills on Monday evening. The Tigers failed to find the net and were shut out, 6-0. Grant (6-7) will host Reed City on Wednesday in CSAA Conference play.... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- The Newaygo Lions celebrated homecoming in grand style on Friday night with a 25-12 victory over the Grant Tigers. Lions' quarterback Grant Harkness led the Lions' attack with 77 yards rushing and 76 yards passing, including a touchdown. That t... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MORLEY STANWOOD—The Kent City girls cross country team finished runner-up at the CSAA (Central State Athletics Association) Conference cross country meet on Thursday. The meet was run at Morley-Stanwood High School. Kent City finished with a 77 points.... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -The Grant boys soccer team topped Newaygo in a CSAA Conference showdown on Wednesday evening. The Tigers claimed the win by a score of 3-1. Grant (6-6, 4-1) is set to travel to Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills on Monday. Newaygo (5-6, 2-2) will also t... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD -The Grant volleyball team defeated White Cloud in three competitive sets on Monday evening. The Tigers came away with the win, 25-15, 25-22, 25-17. Chloee Chase had 24 assists, 10 digs and five kills, while Julie Ashbaugh added 10 kills, 10 ... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -The Whitehall boys tennis team routed the Grant Tigers on Monday. The Vikings stumped the Tigers with an 8-0 shutout. Whitehall will travel to North Muskegon on Wednesday. Grant will visit the Orioles of Ludington on Wednesday. GRANT - 0, WH... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2022 LocalSportJournal.com SPARTA—A number of local boys and girls cross country teams participated in the Sparta Invitational on Saturday. In the boys' Silver Division, Western Michigan Christian finished in third place with a score of 76 while Kent City finished in fourth place ... READ MORE
Sep 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT-- Justin Dirheimer rushed for 296 yards and two touchdowns and led the Fremont Packers to a 30-8 victory over the Grant Tigers on Friday night. Dirheimer's yardage came on a whopping 37 carries. The Packers got off to an 8-0 first quarter star... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT -- Hart's boys soccer team bounced back from Monday's 3-2 loss to Manistee with a convincing 8-1 victory over Grant on the road Wednesday night in non-conference action. Adan Cruz buried a shot in the left side of the goal off a cut-back pass from B... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant volleyball team took down neighboring Newaygo in five sets on Tuesday evening. The Tigers won 3-2 with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23 and 15-7. Jayci Hance led the way with 41 digs, five aces and three assists, while Payton B... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT -The North Muskegon boys tennis team took down the Grant Tigers on Monday. The Norse claimed victory by a score of 5-3. North Muskegon (3-16-1) will compete in a tri-match hosted by Wyoming Kelloggsville on Thursday. Grant will travel to Whitehall... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT—The Whitehall Vikings took both the boys and girls (Red Division) cross country championships at the 2022 Hill and Bale Invitational held in Fremont on Saturday. In the boys division, Whitehall finished with a team score of 44, while Fremont cam... READ MORE
Sep 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- For the second consecutive game the 15th ranked Ludington boys soccer team had two players score three goals apiece as the Orioles ran over Grant, 9-1 in a non-conference home game Friday night. The Orioles didn't take long to assert their do... READ MORE
Sep 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT--The Grant Tigers found themselves on the short end of a 42-0 defeat at the hands of Howard City Tri-County on Friday evening in a game played at Grant. Grant falls 1-2 overall on the season and is 1-1 in Central State Activities Association-Gold pl... READ MORE
Sep 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT--The Grant Tigers got their first win of the season under new head coach Jason Hill on Thursday evening as beat the Chippewa Hills Warriors 30-20 at Grant. With the win, the Tigers get off to a 1-0 start the Central State Activities Associatio... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -The Fremont boys soccer team had a tough go of things in a tournament hosted by Kenowa Hills on Saturday. The Packers opened with a hard 4-3 loss to Grant despite battling back from a 3-0 deficit early in the second half. John Vissia scored... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2022 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The summer is winding down and that can mean just one thing - high school football is on the horizon. Area teams have been through conditioning, two-a-days, hitting and practicing their offensive and defensive schemes they hope will ... READ MORE