Mar 04, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HART--The Hart Pirates relied on their bench for some key minutes down the stretch on Friday night and defeated upset-minded Mason County Central for the Division 3 district title. Hart advanced to the regionals with a 43-34 victory ove... READ MORE
Mar 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--The Hart Pirates joined a select group of boys' high school basketball teams in the state of Michigan that completed the regular season with a 22-0 record under the new MHSAA format. Hart (22-0, 12-0) cruised past Holton (1-21, 1-11) in a West Mic... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - Hart’s “Special 7” competitive cheerleaders finished fourth in the entire state on Thursday. The Pirates, who had the smallest roster in the field at Thursday’s Division 4 Competitive Cheer state finals at Centr... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart's Bryce Jorissen picked up his 100th career wrestling victory in a triangular at Fremont back on Feb. 2, and he's not done yet. Confidence has been where Jorrison (34-16) has improved the most, says first-year Pir... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart senior Zane Thomas finished second at the regional and qualified for the state finals for the second year in a row, but despite not taking an individual title. Thomas, who wrestles at 175 pounds, is one of two ... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HART--The Hart Pirates turned in a dominating performance on Wednesday night against the archrival Shelby Tigers. Hart won the Division 3 district semifinal 70-37. The Pirates will face Mason County Central at 7 p.m. Friday for the di... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--It took a quarter for the Hart Pirates offense to get rolling on Tuesday evening, but in the end, they cruised to a 72-22 victory over Hesperia. The key was a 47-12 scoring advantage in the middle two quarters. With the win, Hart moves to 21-... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART--In a makeup non-conference game on Saturday afternoon, the Hart Pirates boys' basketball team improved to 20-0 overall with a 65-46 win over the Newaygo Lions. Newaygo was able to control the tempo during the first half as Hart only had a 26-23 lead... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--For the fourth straight year, the Hart wrestling team earned a spot in the Division 3 team state quarterfinals and fell short of advancing to the semifinal round. The weekend meet at the Wings Event Center in Ka... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--The Hart Pirates capped off a 12-0 league mark on Friday night with a 55-28 victory over the host Holton Red Devils. Hart finishes the season with a 19-3 overall record while Holton ends its regular season with an 11-11 overall record and a 6-6 le... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HART--The Hart Pirates clinched the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division title on Thursday with a 63-45 win over the Mason County Spartans. The game was played before a jammed-packed crowd at Hart High School on Senior Night. Senio... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2023 By Tom Westerholm LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Perhaps better than any other player in the region, Caleb Bitely knows how difficult it can be to guard Parker Hovey. After all, Bitely spends more time guarding the Pirates’ star senior in practice than any other Hart play... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--The Hart girls basketball team secured the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division title on Thursday evening with a win over Hesperia, 64-7. Addi Hovey led Hart with 20 points, seven rebounds, seven steals and three assists. Abby Hicks tossed i... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS -- Hart's wrestling team earned its fourth straight Division 3 regional championship Wednesday night with a convincing 54-13 victory over Clare in the finals at Chippewa Hills. Clare defeated Beaverton, 40-33, in the other semifinal.... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2023 By Tom Westerholm LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Undefeated Hart boys basketball will take on North Muskegon in a showdown between two teams at the top of the West Michigan Conference - Rivers Division on Friday. Here’s everything you need to know. DATE & TIME Frid... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Parker Hovey record yet another triple-double for the Hart Pirates on Tuesday night. Hovey scored 20 points, hauled down 20 rebounds, dished out 12 assists and blocked three shots and led the 17-0 Pirates to a 73-31 victory over Ravenna's Bulldogs. ... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--The Hart Pirates girls basketball team had no letdown after Friday's huge conference win over Mason County Central. The Pirates raced out to a 14-0 lead over Western Michigan Christian and never looked back in a 58-24 ... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART--In a highly anticipated rematch between the top two teams in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division, Hart topped Mason County Central on Friday, 51-32. With the win, Hart has won 12 straight games and has clinched a share of the league title. ... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON -- Hart girls basketball easily won its 10th straight game on Tuesday. The Pirates rolled past North Muskegon for a lopsided, 80-25, WMC Rivers victory. The Pirates played Monday night, but showed no signs of fatigue as they took comm... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Four players scored in double figures for the Hart boys basketball team as the Pirates dominated Western Michigan Christian, 67-48 at home Tuesday night. The Pirates (16-0) opened a 20-11 lead on the Warriors at the end of the first quarte... READ MORE