Feb 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- With the offense clicking on all cylinders, the Hart boys basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 60-50 non-conference win over Hesperia on the road Monday night. The Pirate offense performed smartly, as everyone found the ope... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--Hesperia’s loss to Lakeview did not come without a fight to the final buzzer as they lost 44-35 on Friday evening. Lakeview led at the end of the first quarter 12-10 before shutting Hesperia out in the second quarter to take a halftime lead of... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--The Hesperia girls basketball team nearly got their first CSAA-Silver win of the season but fell flat after leading for the entire first half only to lose 39-27 on Friday evening to the Lakeview Wildcats. The Panthers found a quick start takin... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Fighting the COVID bug has kept the Hesperia girls basketball team from establishing any consistency, and the Panthers showed just how much they are still struggling with it Tuesday night in a non-conference game at Manist... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Mason County Eastern's boys basketball team won its fifth straight game Tuesday night when it turned back Hesperia, 76-33 in non-conference home game. The Cardinals exploded out of the gate for a 20-5 first quarter, and then outscored the Panthe... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Snapping a three-game losing streak, the Muskegon Catholic Central girls basketball team made light work of the Hesperia Panthers on Tuesday night with a 36-15 win. It didn’t take long for the Crusaders to jump out front as they ripped off a w... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are your Tuesday night, boys and girls varsity basketball lineups. Area teams are facing off for another solid evening of competition. Check in at LocalSportsJournal.com for game reports on the on the outcomes from tonight. Take a look at p... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Only one girl scored in double figures, but Holton had solid offensive balance in dispatching Hesperia, 47-21 in girls basketball action Friday night. The Red Devils forged a 24-point lead by halftime, 28-14, and kept control of the game thr... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON -- Jumping on Hesperia for a 32-0 first quarter, Holton cruised to a 75-32 boys basketball victory at home Friday night in the Central State Activities Association Silver in a makeup game. The Red Devils had a 60-13 lead at the half, and went into ... READ MORE
Jan 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- A slow start doomed the Pentwater girls basketball team in Tuesday night's non-conference home game with Hesperia as the visitors claimed a tight, 39-33 victory. Hesperia took a 10-point lead, 13-3 at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons... READ MORE
Jan 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- It took the Mason County Central boys basketball team time to warm up in Tuesday night's non-conference game against Hesperia on the road. But, once the Spartans finally got its offense operating more smoothly midway through the first qua... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's boys basketball team fell into catch up mode early, and dropped a 71-53 loss to Morley-Stanwood at home Friday night in the Central States Activities Association-Silver. The Panthers dug themselves a big hole in the first quarter wh... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Excelling in every fact of the game, including shooting from long range, the Kent City boys basketball team rolled to a 72-18 victory over Hesperia in the Central State Activities Association-Silver on Friday night at Kent City. The Eagles so... READ MORE
Jan 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Hesperia's girls basketball team's struggles on offense continued Friday night when the Panthers faced Kent City on the road in the Central State Activities Association Silver Division. The Panthers remained winless on the season, while Kent ... READ MORE
Dec 25, 2021 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR – Following his senior season of football at North Muskegon, Noah Stewart knew he wanted to play the sport at the next level, but he felt his limit was at a Division 2 or 3 school, such as Michigan Tech University. And wh... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian boys basketball team rolled into its Chrstimas break with a 70-19 stomping of Hesperia on Tuesday. Catching fire right out of the gate, the Eagles outscored the Panthers 25-5 in both the first and second quarters to t... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia girls basketball team struggled to find their groove in its 38-22 loss to to White Cloud. The Panthers trailed 30-18 after three quarters of play and could not find the bottom of the basket in the fourth. Putting up points for Hesperia... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Lighting up the scoreboard with 25 points was Hesperia's Maverick McKinnon as he helped lead the Panthers to a tight, 51-47 victory over Walkerville on Tuesday. The Panthers built a solid 38-29 lead after three quarters off a 15-8 first quarter start.... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com High School basketball has returned! The 2021-22 girls basketball season kicked off on Tuesday night and area fans were thrilled to be back in the stands. Here are your headlines from Tuesday night's girls basketball matchups: Kent City girl... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - Holton suffered from a case of nerves to start Monday night's MHSAA Division 3 district quarterfinal match against Mason County Central and trailed 11-1 in the first set. But the Red Devils quickly recovered, overcame that deficit and rolled on... READ MORE