Apr 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Holton’s varsity softball team swept Hesperia in a Central State Activities Association doubleheader Tuesday evening, winning 7-0 and 11-2. The Red Devils remain undefeated at 9-0 overall and 4-0 in league play. In the opener, Kaylie Piper went... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton baseball team went 1-1 on Saturday, losing to Mason County Central 4-3, but defeating Montabella 16-1 in the Holton Invitational. In Game 1, Brandon Epplett paced the Red Devil offense with two hits while Jacob Tanner pitched two innings in... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The state-ranked Holton softball team plowed its way to a championship in its own invitational tournament on Saturday. The Red Devils defeated Montabella 12-2 and Benzie Central 4-3 in preliminary action, then downed Three Oaks River Valley, another s... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton softball team maintained its perfect start with a doubleheader sweep over Kent City on Friday. The Red Devils cruised past Kent City 10-1 in the opening game, then defeated the Eagles 11-5 in the nightcap. In Game 1 Holton was led by Emi... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton baseball team cruised past Kent City in a doubleheader sweep on Friday evening. The Red Devils blanked the Eagles 10-0 in the opening game, then cruised past Kent City 17-1 during the nightcap. Holton had a total of 34 hits combined in b... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton softball team swept Fremont on Tuesday, 16-5 and 18-0 in CSAA conference action. In Game 1, Holton (2-0) was led by Kaylie Piper and Morgan Murat with three hits apiece. Mikaela Baker got the win in the circle by tossing six innings and r... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com What a great high school basketball season that was! Local Sports Journal salutes all the players on all the teams who provided the lakeshore area with so much excitement this season. Special shout-outs go to Jordan Walker of Mona Shores, who was s... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mason County Central boys basketball squad cruised past Holton 46-33 on Friday night to capture a Class C district title. The Spartans outrebounded Holton by a 28-14 margin and led 32-17 at halftime. Ryan Mount paced MCC with 16 points and nine... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton boys’ basketball team used a balanced scoring effort to pick up a 56-49 Class C district semifinal victory over rival Hesperia on Wednesday night at Mason County Central High School. Jake Tanner paced the Red Devils (11-10) with 20 points... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton boy’s basketball team beat Ravenna 45-33 on Thursday and clinched its first .500 regular season in 10 years. The Red Devils finished with a 10-10 overall record. Kyle Wildfong led Holton with 16 points while Kevin Slowik added 11 point... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton girls basketball team ended its season on Monday night in the Class C district quarterfinals. The Red Devils fell short of a comeback win, falling to Mason County Central 40-37. Holton (14-7) fell behind 12-9 after the first quarter and ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Frasier Wilson nailed six 3-pointers in the first half, propelling the Kent City boys basketball team to a 66-33 victory over Hesperia in CSAA action on Friday. The Eagles led 39-7 at halftime and never looked back. They improved to 13-5 overall and 8... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team closed out its season with a 51-39 win over Fruitport in an O-K Black Conference contest on Friday night. The Rockets, who were 14-for-17 from the free throw line on the night, were led by Delaney Bolles with 14... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Spencer Brown's 25 point and 10 rebound double-double led Shelby to a 65-57 comeback victory over Orchard View on Tuesday night in non-league action in boys basketball. Orchard View led 19-11 at the end of the first quarter and 30-28 going into the se... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Ryan Geeting poured in 25 points to lead Fremont to a 65-56 victory over Newaygo in CSAA Conference basketball on Friday night. After leading 5-2 in a low-scoring first quarter, the Packers (12-5, 9-3) took over in the second quarter. Geeting scored 1... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls basketball team managed to come away with a 46-41 victory over Coopersville on Friday despite having All-State guard Reiko Johnson playing limited time due to an injury and foul trouble. Johnson still managed to contribute with s... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton girls basketball squad cruised past Orchard View 56-28 on Monday night in a non-league game. The Red Devils, who improved their record to 12-6 on the season and 4-4 in league play, had two players with double-double figures. Courtney Sla... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian basketball team overcame an early 11-point deficit and defeated Muskegon Catholic 53-48 on Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. The Warriors, how 5-11 overall and 4-4 in the conference, trailed 17-6 after one quarter bef... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington girls basketball squad outscored Muskegon Heights by a 22-14 margin during the fourth quarter that led to a 56-53 Lakes 8 Conference win on Friday night. The Orioles (12-3, 6-0) used a balance effort with Courtney Edwards and Jenna Keson... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2017 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - Winning a district championship is difficult enough. Winning a championship for the first time since 1992, by beating a defending state semifinalist, and then your archrival, is even more difficult. But that’s exactly ... READ MORE