Apr 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal Off-season workouts by a number of players has Coach Meghan Scott encouraged about the upcoming softball season at Hart High School. However, the last of returning players with experience is rather short. Anastasia Shellhouse is a junior catcher, Theres... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hart Pirates have a young girls track team, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking to make some noise in the West Michigan Conference. Coach Mindy Whitney has a solid group of returning athletes as well as a lot of newcomers. Leading the g... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Being competitive in the West Michigan Conference race is the main goal of Coach Mindy Whitney and the boys track team at Hart High School. To do that, the Pirates will be relying on a solid group of returning performers from last year. That group in... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hart Pirates are going to focus on making plays and throwing strikes this upcoming baseball season. That’s fundamental baseball, but it’s easier said than done at every level of the game. “Our goal is to compete in every game by making the ... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal A total of 14 Shelby Tigers scored on Friday night in a 69-33 victory over the Hart Pirates. The Class C district final was played at Hesperia High School. The victory moves the Tigers into Monday's regional semifinal game at Traverse City West. Coac... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart will play for a Class C district championship with a 42-32 win over Holton on Wednesday night. The Pirates will play Shelby for the district title on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Holton High School. Hart led 13-10 after one quarter and 27-18 at hal... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal Holton advanced to the Class C district semifinals with a 47-29 win over Hesperia on Monday night. The Red Devils will face Hart on Wednesday in the semifinals at 6 p.m. at Holton High School. Holton led 10-6 after one quarter and held Hesperia score... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Shelby Tigers are heading to the Class C regional tournament after posting a 55-47 victory over league rival Hart on Friday night. The Tigers led 28-14 at the half and 44-26 after three quarters before the Pirates stormed back with 12 points in the ... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart raced to a fast start and beat Hesperia 54-37 in a Class C district semifinal game on Wednesday night. Hart advances to play Shelby in Friday’s 6 p.m. championship game at Montague High School. The Pirates led 15-1 after one quarter and 24-11 ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart jumped out to a 14-2 lead after one quarter and went for a 44-29 Class C district win over Montague on Monday night. Hart advances to play Hesperia on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at Montague High School. The Pirates increased their lead to 28-1... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2013 WRESTLING Here is a list of area wrestlers competing at the Individual State Finals and their first-round matches, which begin on Thursday at 2 p.m. at The Palace of Auburn Hills. DIVISION 1 112: Camden Bertucci, Grand Haven, (40-1) vs. Parker O’Brien, Detroit Catholic (... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2013 Local Sports Journal Shelby held Hart to single digits in each quarter and cruised to a 62-16 victory on Saturday. Shane Kajtazi led Shelby with 16 points and Andrew Beckman scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Jason Beckman had five assists for the Tigers. Toria... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal Shelby received balanced scoring in a 73-46 West Michigan Conference win over Hart on Wednesday night. The Tigers, who built a 33-18 halftime lead, had four players score in double figures led by Sydney Czurak’s 16 points. Abby Rodriguez, Michelle Br... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hesperia had five regional champions and advanced 11 wrestlers to the state finals Saturday at the Division 4 individual wrestling regional at Rogers City. The top-four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the Individual State Finals Feb... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart’s fast start led to a 63-48 West Michigan win over Ravenna on Friday night. The Pirates led 18-11 after one quarter and increased the lead to 37-19 at halftime. Landyn Lorenz paced Hart with 23 points and Macayla Greiner added 13 points, nine ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2013 Here is a list of regional qualifiers and the sites for Saturday’s Individual Wrestling Regionals. DIVISION 1 At Grand Haven GRAND HAVEN: Dakota Juarez (160) Connor Moynihan (171), Matthew Mulcahy (215), Camden Bertucci (112), Chase VanHoef (285), Luke Averill (140) and Aa... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2013 Local Sports Journal Madison Geers and Holly Olenchak each turned in a double-double on Tuesday night in Mason County Central's 44-43 WMC girls basketball victory over Hart. Geers scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Olenchak had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Landyn... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hesperia dominated the Division 4 individual wrestling district on Saturday at Manton High School. Hesperia advanced all 14 of its wrestlers to regionals, which is the third time in school history that has ever happened. The top four wrestlers in eac... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central outscored host Hart 34-12 in the second quarter en route to a 65-32 West Michigan Conference win Friday. The Spartans went to the half with 31-20 lead and pulled away from the Pirates (0-12) with a 20-4 scoring advantage in the th... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2013 Local Sports Journal Oakridge outscored Hart 41-11 in the middle two quarters and went on to defeat the Pirates 62-28 on Tuesday night. Mike Eacker led the way for Oakridge with 18 points. Joey Warren added eight points. Francis Decker had eight rebounds. Connor Boundy l... READ MORE