May 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Kent City's baseball team swept a Central State Activities Association-Silver doubleheader with Hesperia, 14-2 and 14-5 on the road Wednesday afternoon. Webb Longcore picked up the win on the hill for the Eagles in the opener, throwing 3 1/3 i... READ MORE
May 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Montague vs. North Muskegon MONTAGUE -- Montague's baseball team swept a West Michigan Conference doubleheader with North Muskegon, 1-0 and 16-4 at home Monday afternoon. Kade Johnson was the winning pitcher in the opener, going the distance and giving u... READ MORE
May 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Hesperia vs. Holton HESPERIA -- Hitting the road for a Central State Activities Association-Silver girls softball doubleheader at Hesperia, the Holton Red Devils rolled to a convincing sweep of the Panthers, 13-1 and 22-3 on Monday. In the first game Rya... READ MORE
May 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Hesperia vs. Morley-Stanwood MORLEY -- Hesperia's girls softball team swept a doubleheader with Morley Stanwood in the Central States Activities Association-Silver, 10-2 and 17-2 on the road Friday afternoon. Emma Joppich went the distance to earn the vi... READ MORE
May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LEROY—The Mason County Central boys track and field team competed in the Pine River Invitational and placed 1st on Saturday. The Spartans finished with a team total score of 157. Pine River finished second with a score of 126. Other team scores included... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Spring Lake's girls softball team captured the championship of the Ken Smith Memorial tournament in Hesperia on Saturday with an 11-1 victory over Shelby. Picking up the win in the circle for the Lakers was Avery Flynn, who struck out 12 batte... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's baseball team went 2-0 to win its own Ken Smith Memorial tournament on Saturday, defeating Manistee in the championship game 6-5 on a walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh. The Panthers trailed the Chippewas, 5-4 in their last... READ MORE
May 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's girls softball team swept a Central State Activities Association-Silver doubleheader with Lakeview, 10-6 and 17-10 at home Friday afternoon. Emma Joppich was the winning pitcher for the Panthers, allowing only two earned runs, strik... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BRETHREN -- Pentwater's girls softball team competed in the 11th annual Brethren Invitational on Saturday, defeating Brethren 17-0 and Hesperia 11-1. Pentwater scored seven runs in the first inning against the Bobcats, and had 17 by the third. Mikaylyn K... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--Holton's girls softball team swept a doubleheader from rival Hesperia, 16-1 in four innings and 4-1 on Friday night. Ryann Robins earned the victory in the circle in Game 1, giving up just one hit and striking out eight. Abby Fowler led the off... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--Hesperia's baseball team lost a doubleheader to Holton, 10-0 and 5-2 on Friday. Steven Kersting went six innings for Holton in the opener, striking out four and giving up only two hits. Leading hitters for the Red Devils were Jason Hibbs who wen... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LAKEVIEW -- Hesperia's girls softball team made the bus ride to Lakeview for a Central States Activities Conference Silver doubleheader and won both games, 18-12 and 16-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Emma Joppich was the winning pitcher in the first game, throwi... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's girls softball team managed to outscore Morley-Stanwood to sweep a pair of games, 20-14 and 17-9 at home Tuesday afternoon. Adriana Slater finished the first game as the Panthers' leading hitter, knocking out three safeties, includi... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls softball team hosted a tournamnet Saturday at Oriole Field, losing to Hesperia 9-4 and Benzie Central 15-0. In game one the Orioles were led in hitting by Sabrina Ramirez and Maddie Enbody, who each went 2-for-3. Mya Bryan... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD--Hesperia's girls softball team swept a doubleheader with White Cloud on Thursday afternoon, winning the first game 21-1 and winning the nightcap 21-7. In the first game Emmi Tinkham led the way at the plate with four hits, five runs batted in... READ MORE
Apr 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS--Hesperia swept a doubleheader from Chippewa Hills on Tuesday night, 8-4 and 17-5. In the first game Travis Kurtz led the hitting attack, going 2-for-3 with a triple and double with two runs batted in. Blake Sayer went 2-for-3 as well. Kohen Heckma... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The Hart Pirates made quick work of the Hesperia Panthers on Monday evening in the opening round of the Division 4 boys district basketball tournament being held at Western Michigan Christian by a score of 63-36. Hart jumped ... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT -- Nothing like facing the biggest challenge in the biggest match of the year in the MHSAA individual state wrestling finals at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday. Which is what Mason County Central senior Andrew Quinn did. Quinn, who eclipsed 100... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com It's time for the big show in Michigan high school wrestling, the MHSAA individual state finals, and once again the area has a bulging contingent of wrestlers vying for titles in all four divisions at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday and Saturday. A to... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -- Getting off to a fast start, the Shelby boys basketball team rode that momentum to a 66-20 victory over Hesperia at home Thursday night in the final regular season game for both teams. The Tigers busted loose for a 19-5 advantage in th... READ MORE