Oct 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is plenty at stake as area teams head into Week 8 of the high school football season. There are conference championships to be won, there are bragging rights on the line and there is positioning for the playoffs, which being in two weeks. No area ga... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Hart's girls cross country team came away with a dominating victory8 in the Division 3 portion of the Portage Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Hart finished with 83 points, while runner-up Jackson Lumen Christi had 102. Kent City finished third. T... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com An explosive finish to the end of the first half powered Holton over Hesperia in a CSAA-Silver matchup on Friday. In the 56-12 victory over Hesperia, Holton quarterback Austin Fowler connected with Bret Hosmer on three straight touchdowns before the half,... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss Local Sports Journal.com It’s here already. Week 6 of Friday night high school football has arrived and the Local Sports Journal will be covering 14 games tonight. There are some interesting matchups, rivalry games and games that could determine some confere... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk Local SportsJournal.com It's often said in sports that there's nothing better than home cooking. You won't find the White Cloud boys cross country team arguing with that premise after it gobbled up the third CSAA Conference cross country jamboree that it hosted... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 6 high school football is on the books. Here are the headlines from Friday night's games. Oakridge hangs on over North Muskegon, Vanderputte leads Eagle ground game with 265 yards (+PHOTO GALLERY) Muskegon Catholic Central breaks int... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2021 *Today's story can be found in hard-copy print in the LocalSportsJournal.com September magazine at area outlets in west Michigan. By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.comSpring Lake football is having a ton of fun this fall, racking up wins behind a raucous student section and ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week-5 high school football came through with surprising wins and challenging losses on all sides of the ball. Take a look at the LSJ's Friday high school football headlines for September 25. The Ludington Orioles disrupt Lakes 8 race,... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Friday evening’s Kent City vs. Hesperia CSAA Silver football game has been cancelled for Covid related reasons. It will mark the second consecutive week that Kent City will not be in action, as they forfeited to Morley-St... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com With five girl’s finishing in the top ten, the Kent City Eagles, easily took top team honors at the CSAA Silver Jamboree at Baker Woods (Hesperia) on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles, ranked 10th in the latest LP Girl’s, Division ... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia Panthers volleyball team went 2-1 in a quad against Onekema, Mason County Central and Muskegon Catholic last Thursday, September 16. The Panthers' day started with a win against Onekema with set scores of 25-18 and 25-19. Rolling into a... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com They needed overtime to decide a winner in Friday night’s football game between the Hesperia Panthers and the White Cloud Indians. When the dust cleared, the Indians walked off the field with a 30-27 victory over the winless Panthers. Hesperia’... READ MORE
Sep 03, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia football team had its chances to break into the win column, but late mistakes caused the Panthers to fall 39-18 to St. Louis on Thursday. The Panthers trailed 20-18 entering the fourth quarter, but miscues and turnovers swung the gam... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is one road leading to Ford Field for high school football teams and that journey starts tonight. The LSJ's hard-copy 2021 High School Football Preview section of the Muskegon area's 23 football teams is being delivered as you read! Fans who ... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Hesperia received strong serving from Lacey McCallum in a volleyball victory over the White Cloud Indians on Wednesday. McCallum served seven points in a row at one point in the match, including four aces. That gave the Panthers the momentum they need... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area football players have been butting heads with their teammates for several weeks. Now it’s time to see just how they stack up against other squads. Beginning Wednesday and continuing through Friday, area teams will be hitting the gridiron f... READ MORE
Jul 29, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.comLegendary, Hesperia Community Schools veteran high school coach, Dan Homan passed away on June 23. Homan was a Hesperia native. He was a Hesperia graduate and an educator for over thirty years in Hesperia, teaching science at Hesperia Hi... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart softball team defeated Hesperia 6-2 on Saturday in the finals of a Division 3 district tournament on its home field. The victory gave the Pirates the first district title in the history of their program. Pitcher Finley Kistler got the win ... READ MORE
May 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna softball team swept a doubleheader with Hesperia on Monday, winning 7-1 and 11-9. In Game 1, Laney Mabrito had four hits including two doubles while Liberty Willick had two hits. Emma Gillard picked up the Game 1 win, allowing one run o... READ MORE
May 19, 2021 By Aaron Poling LocaSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – A year away from competition did nothing to slow down the Holton softball program. The Red Devils won every CSAA Silver Conference championship between 2015 and 2019, before the 2020 season was wiped out. But on Tuesday Ho... READ MORE