Apr 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The Hart baseball team, led by the no-hit pitching of Blake Weirich, split a doubleheader with Holton on Monday. Hart won the opener 11-1 and the Red Devils came back to win the second game, 4-1. The Pirates opened hot off strong pitching to tak... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the results from the girls' division of Friday's Newaygo Track Invitational. Local teams competing in the meet included host Newaygo, Hesperia, Holton, Kent City, Mason County Central, Ravenna and Whitehall. Here are the results for local athlet... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the results from the boys division of Friday's Newaygo Track Invitational. Local teams competing included host Newaygo, Hesperia, Holton, Kent City, Mason County Central, Ravenna and Whitehall. Here are the local athletes who finished in the top... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The Ravenna softball team swept Holton in a doubleheader on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs won the opening game, 6-2. Addison Gillard struck out five batters and gave up two runs, three hits and a walk. Natalie Rosel came on in relief, striking o... READ MORE
Mar 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The Holton softball team opened the season in dominating fashion against Montague on Monday. In game one, Kenzie Greene threw a no-hitter and struck out seven batters to help lead the Red Devils to a 15-0 win. Greene earned three RBI and a doubl... READ MORE
Mar 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Holton girls basketball team’s solid season came to a close with a tough 45-30 loss in the Division 3 regional semifinals to Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian on Monday evening. The teams were tied at 9-all after the first quar... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com It's a quick turnaround for the five remaining girls' basketball teams that captured district titles on Friday night. On Monday night, Ludington, Spring Lake, Fremont, Holton and Muskegon Catholic will be taking the court for regional semifinal action. H... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Holton girls basketball team claimed their second Division 3 district title in school history with a thrilling, 41-39, double-overtime victory over Shelby on Friday night. The Red Devils hadn’t won a district title in nine years. The Red D... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Holton girls basketball team cruised by Hesperia, 48-24, in the Division 3 district semifinal on Wednesday evening. The Red Devils led 30-12 after the first two quarters and continued to grow their lead with a 15-2 advantage in the third quar... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2024 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It was an exciting ride for Ravenna's Taylor Nutt, who completed her freshman bowling season on Saturday at the Division 4 state finals. Nutt, one of the area's top bowlers whose season average was nearly 190, qualified for match pla... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Nine area bowling teams competed in the MHSAA state final team event on Friday at various sites around the state. Eight state champions were crowned after Friday's event. On Saturday, state titles in singles will be contested. Division 1 The G... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Next week, the girls will be hitting the court in the MHSAA district basketball tournament. The action starts on Monday with opening-round games, followed by the district semifinals on Wednesday and district finals on Friday. Area teams will be competing... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Ryann Robins 25-point performance propelled the Holton girls’ basketball team to a 57-46 win over Ravenna in the regular-season finale on Tuesday night. The Red Devils led 14-11 after the opening quarter, 32-20 at halftime and 51-36 through three quarte... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – For the second time in the span of a week, Shelby’s boys basketball team dominated Holton by a large margin of victory, winning a 55-31 contest on Monday. Shelby opened up the game moving the ball around well and finding open guys all over ... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the scores from Monday night's boys district basketball games. This post will be updated throughout the evening as more scores come available. Boys' districts will continue on Wednesday with district semifinal games and Friday with district fina... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Area boys' basketball teams are gearing up for March Madness (even though we're still in February). Boys' districts will be played Monday, Wednesday and Friday at eight sites throughout the area. Please note that start times at Orchard View tonight and W... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.co HART – In front of their home crowd, Hart’s girls basketball team secured the WMC Rivers title with a convincing 79-24 win over Holton on Friday. The Pirates moved the ball with ease, finding open teammates the entire night. Holton’s zone defense was... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The area will be sending 23 bowlers to next weekend's MHSAA Singles State Finals. Those bowlers each finished among the top 7 finishers in their respective regional tournaments on Saturday. Each bowler rolled six games. Leading the way is Division 4 with... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – On Senior Night, Shelby’s boys basketball team posted a lopsided victory over Holton, 55-19 on Tuesday. The Tigers dominated the boards, leading to plenty of second chance opportunities and keeping Holton off the scoreboard. The Tigers scored... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The area will be well represented at the Division 4 bowling state finals after regional competition on Thursday. The boys and girls from Holton and Ravenna finished first and second in Thursday's regional at Northway Lanes. In the boys' divisio... READ MORE