May 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna baseball team posted a doubleheader sweep of Hesperia on Thursday, 14-4 and 3-0. In Game 1, Nick Castenholz led the Bulldogs with two hits and five RBIs while Austin Sied added two hits, two RBIs and five stolen bases. Nolan Liszewski p... READ MORE
May 04, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City's varsity baseball team slugged their way to a doubleheader sweep of Hesperia on Tuesday, 10-6 and 9-8, keeping the Eagles undefeated in the Central State Activities Association's Silver Division at 12-0. Kent City is 12-2 overall. In th... READ MORE
May 04, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City softball team improved its conference record to 8-4 with a doubleheader sweep of Hesperia on Tuesday. The Eagles won the first game 6-5 and the second 10-8. In Game 1, Kent City scored three in the third inning and two in the fourth a... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Mikayla Hutchison’s game-winning hit in the ninth inning gave the Holton softball squad a 7-6 victory Friday over archrival Hesperia in the second game of a doubleheader. The Red Devils were down 5-3, tied the score 5-5 in the seventh inning, then p... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia and Montague softball teams each took a win in a non-league twin bill on Thursday. Hesperia won the first game 15-12 and the Wildcats bounced back with a 14-3 win in Game 2. In Game 1 the Panthers were led by Alyssa Meyers with three h... READ MORE
Apr 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team used a potent offense and dominant pitching to sweep a doubleheader from Hesperia – 13-0 and 12-2 - on Thursday. In Game 1, Dylan Stever dominated on the mound, throwing a complete-game shutout and striking out five. Jacob... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City baseball team took two games from Hesperia, 10-0 and 8-1, in a doubleheader on Wednesday. Quinn Koomen picked up the win in game one for the Eagles, pitching five innings and striking out seven batters. Colton Atwood paced the Eagles ... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2016 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – The Hesperia boy’s basketball team had to start the district tournament without its 1,000-point career scorer, Traxton Gordon, on Monday night. But the Panthers made up for it with a balanced attack and pulled out a ... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com AUBURN HILLS - Whitehall’s Reilly Brown is now a two-time state wrestling champion. But he had to earn his second consecutive title the hard way on Saturday, sneaking past Matt Santos of Saginaw Swan Valley in four overtimes in ... READ MORE
Mar 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon boys basketball team appears ready for districts. The Norse wrapped up their regular season with a 93-59 victory over Hesperia Thursday night in non-league action. North Muskegon, which finished the regular season 14-6, led 26-2... READ MORE
Feb 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball team defeated Hesperia 64-13 in a Class C district quarterfinal game at Mason County Central on Monday. The Wildcats jumped out to a 16-0 lead after the first quarter and led 39-8 at halftime. Claudia Rumsey paced Montag... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven started off hot, outscoring West Ottawa 22-14 in the first quarter, to lead them to a key 61-51 home win over rival West Ottawa Friday night. With the victory, the Buccaneers clinched a share of the O-K Red Conference title. Forward Jas... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - When a team gets deep in a tournament run, and faces quality opponents, all it can hope for is a chance to win at the end. The Hesperia wrestling team had that chance on Friday in the Division 4 state quarterfinals... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - Hesperia wrestling coach Doug Baird has obviously not lost his touch. He previously coached the Panthers for 15 seasons, and had no shortage of success. His team won a state championship in 2008 and was runner-up on five diff... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Baylee Draper's huge double-double propelled Hart's varsity girls basketball team to a 63-43 win over Mason County Eastern on Tuesday. Hart is now 13-6 overall, including 8-6 in the West Michigan Conference. Draper was a force throughout for Hart, t... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal HESPERIA - There are tough situations, and then there’s the Hesperia girls' basketball program. The Panthers entered this season with a great deal of inexperience. None of the players on the roster had completed a full varsity seaso... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia wrestling team is headed to the state quarterfinals after capturing a Division 4 regional championship on Wednesday in its own gym. The Panthers defeated Kent City 54-21 in the regional semifinals and St. Louis 43-27 in the finals. The... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City was red-hot from 3-point land on Tuesday, as they connected on 16 3-pointers in a 76-35 blowout victory over Allendale. Paige Mortensen and McKenna Carlson combined to hit 13 triples, as Mortensen hit seven and finished with 23, while Carlso... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are matchups for Wednesday’s high school wrestling team regional tournaments involving area teams. Grand Haven, Reeths-Puffer, Whitehall, Grant, Hesperia, and Kent City all qualified for regionals by winning district championships las... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Nineteen area high school wrestles claimed championships in individual district tournaments at various locations on Saturday. Dozens of other wrestlers also qualified for next week’s individual regional round, which is the final step before the stat... READ MORE