Apr 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY - The Kent City softball team bagged a convincing CSAA twinbill sweep over Tri-County on Thursday evening. The Eagles took the games 19-4 and 20-9, respectively. Lylah Larson took the mound in game one and gave up four hits, four runs and str... READ MORE
Apr 21, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - Derek Rodenburg broke a 2-all tie with an RBI double in the fifth inning and the Kent City Eagles made it hold up in a 3-2 baseball victory over the visiting Shelby Tigers. The fast-moving game on Thursday took just 75 minutes to complete. Ry... READ MORE
Apr 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Kent City softball team bounced back from an opening loss to split a doubleheader against Morley-Stanwood in CSAA play on Friday. The Eagles fell in the opener, 9-7, and roared to a 19-4 victory in the second game. In the first game, Kent... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Shelby girls soccer team blanked Kent City, 4-0, in a non-conference game on Friday evening. The first score came from an 'own goal' by the Eagles. Alyse Erickson had a goal and an assist, while Michelle Nuevo and Hanna Frees each added... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City softball team settled for a split in its doubleheader Thursday against Sparta. The Eagles lost the opener 14-7, before winning the second contest 14-4. Lylah Larson suffered the loss in game one, allowing six earned runs on 15 hits. The Ea... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City Eagles split their two games in the Kubasiak Neighborhood softball tournament on Saturday. The Eagles dropped a 9-0 decision to Cedar Springs and defeated Fremont 11-1. Against Cedar Springs, the Eagles mustered just two singles, both by La... 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 LAKEVIEW - In a game that lasted four innings, Lylah Larson tossed a no-hitter and led Kent City to a 15-0 softball victory over Lakeview on Tuesday. Larson had eight strikeouts. Leading hitters were Laynee Hoffman with four hits, Cailynn Hartzell with t... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - Madelyn Geers scored 15 points and led the Kent City girls’ basketball team to a 57-22 victory over Ravenna on Wednesday in a Division 3 district semifinal contest. The Eagles led 14-0 after the opening quarter, 28-6 at halftime and 46-14 he... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City girls' basketball captured the CSAA conference tournament title on Thursday with a 45-33 win over host Morley Stanwood. The Eagles' big win didn't come easy as they trailed 12-6 after the first quarter. By halftime, they led 22-21. Th... 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 KENT CITY - A solid shooting night from Maddie Geers helped push the Kent City girls' basketball team past Grant, 46-35, on Tuesday night. Free throws were key in the win and Geers went 17-of-24 from the line and accumulated 28 points. The Eagles held a ... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont boys basketball team earned a 65-43 Division 2 district victory over Kent City to open the tournament on Monday night. “I thought we did a good job of moving the ball against Kent City’s zone,” said Fremont coach Adam Bowen. �... 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.com KENT CITY - The Kent City girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season with a solid 57-30 win over Lakeview in CSAA play on Friday evening. The Eagles, who head into CSAA tournament play next week, went up 36-17 at the half and coasted the rest o... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Three area bowling teams qualified for the state finals on Thursday in the Division 3 regional at Sherman Bowling Center. The Oakridge boys and girls both finished first in the region while the girls from Orchard View finished second. The top t... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Area boys and girls bowling teams will be vying for team and individual championships later this week when the MHSAA bowling regional take place at various bowling centers throughout the area. The action kicks off Thursday with team events. On Friday, ind... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2024 The Local Sports Journal hosted its first-ever Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on Saturday night at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the top area athlete in... READ MORE