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
Feb 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby girls basketball squad cruised past Holton 47-24 in a Class C district quarterfinal game on Monday. The Tigers jumped out to an 11-6 lead after the first quarter, led 23-7 at halftime and had a 30-15 advantage after three quarters. Jenny... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 Fruitport Calvary Christian trailed Montague entering the fourth quarter, but the Eagles surged into the lead and made critical free throws in the clutch to hold off the Wildcats, 46-44, in a non-conference showdown. The Eagles finished the regular season with a 17-3 record, ... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Sean Karrit scored 20 points to lead Newaygo past Holton 73-51 in boys basketball on Wednesday. Cam Fisk added 16 points while James Warren had 15 for Newaygo, which improved to 8-10 on the season. Kevin Slowik had 11 points for Holton, which dropp... 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 13, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores girl’s basketball team took sole possession of first place in the O-K Black Conference race with a 62-22 victory over Grand Rapids Union on Friday. The Sailors, now 14-3 overall and 6-1 in the conference, slipped into first after Mus... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia boy’s basketball team used a nine-point first quarter advantage to hang on for a 51-47 victory over neighborhood rival Holton Friday in CSAA Silver Division action. The Panthers led 18-9 after the first quarter. Holton had a 16-12 edge ... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – The real test for the Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team came this season, following the graduation of All-State scoring machine Taylor Richards. Thus far the outcome has been very good. Calvary, now 13-2, i... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boys basketball team used balanced scoring to top Holton 69-48 at home on Monday night. The Vikings jumped out to a 20-11 first quarter lead with five different players scoring buckets. Holton's Kevin Slowik started out hot, as well, ... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team remained undefeated in Alliance League play with a 45-42 victory over Holland Black River on Friday night. The Eagles, who improved to 12-2 on the season and 6-0 in the league, closed out the game ... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian boys basketball team defeated Holland Black River 54-49 in an Alliance league game on Friday night. The Eagles, who improved to 5-9 on the season and 3-5 in league play, were led by Will Dukes with 23 points. Alec Ca... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport's varsity boys basketball team fell victim to a late-game dagger from Comstock Park in the Trojans' heartbreaking 48-47 loss. The Panthers held a lead throughout the first three quarters, taking a 41-31 advantage into the fourth. Fruitport d... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton boys basketball team picked up a come from behind victory over Lakeview 55-43 on Friday night. The Red Devils outscored the Lakeview 27-7 during the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit. Holton made 10 of 12 free throws during ... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central wrestling squad split its two matches, defeating Holton 51-6 and falling to Ravenna 51-18 on Saturday. The wrestlers who picked up wins against the Red Devils were Glen Kuhareyicz (119), Hoan LamNguyen (130), Kameron Will... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon girls basketball team toyed with Grand Rapids Union for a little while on Friday before pulling away for a 72-27 victory in O-K Black Conference action. The Big Reds led 19-10 at the first buzzer, then outscored Union 53-17 over the final... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores varsity girls basketball team was unable to take advantage of multiple chances to win or tie the game in the final minute Tuesday and fell in heartbreaking fashion at Rockford, 58-54. The Sailors (7-3, 1-1) cut the lead to two points befor... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague wrestling team had the best day among local squads, taking fourth place at Saturday’s 2016 Lloyd Cogswell Memorial Invitational at Ravenna High School. East Kentwood won the tournament with 129.5 points. Montague had 110.5. Ravenna f... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton girls basketball team jumped out to a quick start and defeated North Muskegon 39-31 in a non-league game on Monday night. The Red Devils had a 23-9 halftime lead and survived a 14-8 fourth quarter run by the Norse. Makayla Hutchison pace... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Tyler Wiedemann scored six fourth-quarter points on three consecutive possessions to help the Grand Haven boys basketball team nip previously unbeaten Hudsonville 60-54 in O-K Red Conference action on Friday. Ross Koella led the Buccaneers with 16 poi... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton girls basketball squad hung on to beat Whitehall 35-34 in a non-league game on Tuesday. The Red Devils (3-4) took a three-point lead on a three-point basket from Savannah Cressman with nine second left in the game. Whitehall got a bucket as... READ MORE