Jun 03, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY – For the second year in a row, Hart’s girls track team climbed the podium – necks heavy with individual medals – and hoisted the Division 3 championship trophy into the sky. The Pirates were dominant all day, never s... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT – After its first game with Grant was cut short after five innings in a 10-0 loss, Hart baseball battled back for a 4-4 tie in the evening finale. The Pirates recorded just four hits in the loss to the Tigers. Grant plated seven runs in the third ... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2023 LocalSports Journal.com SHELBY--Local Sports Journal is excited to announce the addition of local sportswriter Brendan Samuels to its staff as a contributing writer. Samuels has been writing for publications in some capacity for the past 7 years. Starting out his career in th... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD--Hart softball struggled to wake up the bats when they traveled to White Cloud on Wednesday, coming away on the wrong end of a series sweep, 12-5 and 13-10. The first game saw the Pirates’ first three hitters get sat down in back-to-back inn... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com EAST TAWAS--The Manistee Chippewas are advancing to the Division 3 boys state golf finals after a second-place finish Tuesday in regional competition. The Chippewas shot a 331, four shots behind regional champion Traverse City St. Francis (327). Tawas f... READ MORE
May 29, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--After watching the horrifying footage of the 911 attack on the television, then-seventh grader Jake Tufts knew he wanted to one day join the military and serve his country. Originally, he desired to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corp... READ MORE
May 27, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Hart put up a good fight, but just couldn't get in any solid punches against Manistee in a 3-0 loss in a Division 3 girls' soccer district quarterfinal Friday in Manistee. With a young starting lineup, Hart coach Joe Gilbert ... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The North Muskegon Norsemen wrapped up the league title in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division with a victory on Thursday in the league's final golf jamboree. The meet was played at Bent Pine Course. North Muskegon shot a 168, which ... READ MORE
May 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's girls softball team swept a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division doubleheader Wednesday from Hart, 15-0 in four innings and 10-0 in six innings. Emma Gillard was the winning pitcher in the first game. She gave up just two hits ... READ MORE
May 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SILVER LAKE -- The Pentwater Falcons ran away with the title in the Oceana Cup. The event was at Golden Sands Golf Club at Silver Lake. The Falcons shot a 299, followed by Shelby with 389. Hart finished with 403. Hesperia finished at 428. Shelby was led... READ MORE
May 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- The Montague Wildcats posted a 3-0 victory over Hart on Monday, the Pirates final game at home. The last time the Pirates played Montague they dropped a mercy 8-0 decision in a game that did not get into the second half. Montague had 13 sho... READ MORE
May 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- A big 9-7 win in the nightcap gave the Hart baseball team a split of Monday's doubleheader with Western Michigan Christian. The Warriors won the opener, 10-0. The Pirates bats were silent in the first game, but came to life in the second co... READ MORE
May 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- A depleted band of Hart Pirates faced long odds against Muskegon Catholic in a baseball doubleheader. Already missing their clean-up hitter, the Pirates lost another starter then lost both ends of the twinbill. Muskegon Catholic won the opener, 1... READ MORE
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANTON--The Hart boys track team came up just short of a MHSAA Division 3 regional title on Saturday. Benzie Central racked up 112 points to Hart's 101. Senior Kellen Kimes led the way for the Pirates by winning both the shot put and discus. The Hart 4 x... READ MORE
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANTON--Hart sophomore Jessica Jazwinski led the Hart girls track team to a Division 3 regional title on Saturday. She claimed titles in the 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter races as the Pirates racked up 137.2 points. Her junior teammate, Alyson Enns fi... READ MORE
May 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Flexing its offensive muscle at the plate, the Hart girls' softball team overwhelmed Orchard View in a convincing doubleheader sweep Thursday night, 19-2 and 26-18. Gabby Quijas picked up the win on the mound in the opener, giving up four hi... READ MORE
May 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Looking to break a six-game losing streak, the Hart girls soccer team traveled to take on the Muskegon Big Reds in a non-conference match Wednesday night. It took some time for the Pirates to adjust to Muskegon's physical play, but once they... READ MORE
May 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Mason County Central's baseball team hosted Hart in a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division doubleheader Tuesday and came away with a sweep, 7-0 and 13-8. Will Chye started on the hill in the first game and pitched a complete game, scat... READ MORE
May 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Orchard View snapped a three-game losing streak Monday afternoon by beating Hart's girls soccer team 3-1 in a West Michigan Conference game at OV. The Pirates scored first when Sandy Salgado found the back of the net two minutes into the game ... READ MORE
May 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon Norse took care of business on the softball diamond on Friday by sweeping the Hart Pirates. North Muskegon won the first game, 12-1, and the nightcap, 6-4. The Norse pulled away in the opener with five runs in the sixth inning. Baila L... READ MORE