Feb 02, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA – The Pirates could do no wrong in Ravenna as Hart’s girls basketball team dispatched the Bulldogs 66-25 on Thursday. The first half went exactly how Hart wanted as full-court pressure led to easy, transition buckets that put them on top 19-4 ... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND – It truly came down to the wire for Hart’s girls basketball team on Tuesday as they fell 54-51 to Holland Christian. After allowing the Maroons to get out to an 11-4 lead early in the first, the Pirates battle back to take a 13-11 lead headin... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague boys’ basketball team closed out Tuesday night’s contest strong in a 51-46 West Michigan Conference win over Hart. The Wildcats led 12-8 at the end of the first quarter and 26-23 at halftime before the game was tied 38-38 heading into the... READ MORE
Jan 29, 2024 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com HART - Abby Hicks has seen a lot in her four years on the Hart varsity girls basketball team, from her varsity promotion late in her freshman year to last year’s trip to the Division 3 state finals. One thing she soaked in was the leade... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Hart’s girls basketball team moved 5-0 in the WMC Rivers with a 55-36 win over Shelby on Tuesday night, though the night wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Pirates. “History has shown us that records do not matter and anything can happen i... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY – Eight wrestlers from Hart competed in the Reed City Invitational on Saturday, finishing eighth as a team in the tough tournament. Top placers for the Pirates included Kole Thomas (113 pounds), Ty Thomas (132) and Chico Salgado (157) in third... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Hart’s boys basketball team turned in an impressive performance on Monday and downed Muskegon Catholic, 69-40. The Pirates dominated the game for nearly the entirety of Monday night’s action with the Crusaders. After grabbing a 19-5 lead in... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON – Hart’s boys basketball team traveled to Holton on Friday and defeated the Red Devils handedly in a 76-28 affair. The Pirates controlled the game from the start, bursting out to a 42-15 lead by halftime. Holton was able to break Hart’s fu... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It would have been reasonable to assume that the Hart girls basketball team would have trouble getting started in Saturday afternoon's makeup game at Manistee. After the regularly scheduled game weathered out Jan. 15, t... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – Hart’s girls basketball team rode a strong first half to a 58-32 win over Montague on Thursday night. The Pirates showed no signs of rust after having two games canceled in the eight days prior. Great defense in the first half helped Har... READ MORE
Jan 18, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Whitehall came out on top at a tri meet in Hart on Wednesday, defeating both Hesperia and Hart in dominant fashion. The Vikings started out their night with a 50-18 win over the Panthers. Scoring victories by pin were Gavin Craner, Trenton TenBro... READ MORE
Jan 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – In what Hesperia boys basketball head coach Scott Warsaw called “a heavyweight fight,” the Panthers fell to Hart 60-57 on Tuesday night. A big share of the credit for Hart was the 33-point performance by Blake Weirich. Hart jumped out to... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Mason County Central's boys basketball team got back to the .500 mark with a 65-54 win over Hart Thursday night on the road. Led by the hot shooting of Cole VanderHaag, the Spartans are above .500 in the league and still tr... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- The Hart Pirates captured the first competitive cheer jamboree for the West Michigan Conference season Wednesday night in Fremont. Hart finished with 654.24 points, just ahead of runner-up Mason County Central's 651.34. Ludington took third, ... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – There was simply no stopping Hart’s girls basketball team on Tuesday as the Pirates ran through Hesperia, 97-8. Hesperia couldn’t find a solution for Hart’s offense as the Pirates set a new school record, scoring 97 points in a game. Th... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – North Muskegon’s boys basketball team won their ninth straight on Friday in a 72-34 win over Hart thanks to the explosive scoring from Lamarkis Graham and Jaxson Lisinski. The Norse had it going from beyond the arc from the opening tip as they ... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Wrestlers from Hart, Shelby and Montague competed at a tri-meet hosted by the Tigers. The Pirates came away with wins over both teams while Montague went 1-1 and Shelby 0-2. Hart started their dominant day with a 69-6 win over Shelby, taking vi... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Once again, the road to a WMC Rivers title will go through Hart as the Pirate girls' basketball team defeated Mason County Central on Thursday, 42-31. Both the Pirates and Spartans entered Tuesday’s contest at the top of the conference with the... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2024 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com NILES – Hart’s girls basketball team started 2024 out with a tough road trip, going to the southern border of Michigan to take on No. 10 ranked Niles-Brandywine on Tuesday. The Pirates fell to the Bobcats 62-52 in a game that was m... READ MORE
Dec 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Momentum seemed to swing back and forth on Tuesday when Hart downed Ravenna 53-50 in a WMC Rivers meeting. The Bulldogs got off on the right foot as senior Carter Schullo connected on the game’s first two baskets, netting Ravenna a quick 5-0 le... READ MORE