Nov 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal MANISTEE – The Ludington Orioles served up an incredible evening Monday, defeating host Manistee in three sets of their opening round district volleyball match. In the process, Ludington’s Maddie Brockelbank set a state record, serving 17 aces in th... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal BROOKLYN – The Spring Lake girls cross country team finished Saturday’s Div. 2 state cross country meet as close to the top without taking the state title. The Lakers outlasted a tight race for second, as Grand Rapids Christian took the team ... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Can anyone believe it’s Week 9 already? It seems like yesterday we were planning our football tab for area pigskin fanatics. How many memories were made this season and how many more are right on the edge of becoming a dream come tru... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Daily newspapers have downsized, and their coverage of local sports has decreased. That has left many of our local athletes - particularly high school kids - without the full recognition they deserve. The reporters at Local Sports Journal are dedicated ... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2013 Local Sports Journal Oakridge rolled to a 49-26 West Michigan Conference win over Mason County Central on Friday night. James Abriatis scored three times and Jerick Wambaugh and Alex Torrenga added a pair of touchdowns each to lead the Eagles. Wambaugh scored on a 5-yard... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal How I wish I were back in the Port City this week to see who wins the big game Friday night at Mona Shores. There appears to be a number of area teams that are playoff bound this year, creating some interesting district clashes in a couple of w... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Whitehall d. Mason County Central 25-10, 225-20, 25-12 MCC stats SERVICE-POINTS ACES: Dria Striker 4-2. KILLS: Madison Geers 12. ASSISTS: Abbie Berringer 12. DIGS: Geers 17, Berringer 12, Ashley Pyke 10, Kylie Mount 6. Record: 8-19-7, 2-... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal SCOTTVILLE – Montague traveled north Friday night with hopes of notching its fourth win of the season. As they say, mission accomplished. The visiting Wildcats (4-2, 2-2) dominated West Michigan Conference foe Mason County Central, ringing up the f... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal SCOTTVILLE – The Holton Red Devil volleyball team notched two wins Thursday over squads from bigger schools, defeating Manistee and host Mason County Central, both in two games. The Red Devils downed Manistee 25-15, 25-23 and the Spartans 25-23, 25-18... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This ‘ole’ announcer is so upset with his picks for the last couple of weeks that I’ve decided to head back home this weekend to get this problem fixed. After meeting with many of my ‘bird dog snoops’ in some of my favorite ‘water... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central let a close volleyball match against Shelby slip through its hands. The Spartans fell in five games to the Tigers. Shelby fell behind 1-0 after MCC won 25-22. But the Tigers were able to rally games two, four and five. Game Four ... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2013 Local Sports Journal ZEELAND – The Spring Lake Lakers competed hard Saturday at the Zeeland East tournament, finishing the day with a 3-2-1 record and falling in the semifinal. In pool play, the Lakers defeated Zeeland West 25-15, 25-18, fell to Greenville 21-25, 20-25, d... READ MORE
Sep 27, 2013 Local Sports Journal North Muskegon used a pair of second quarter touchdowns to earn a 14-0 West Michigan Conference win over host Mason County Central on Friday night. NM’s score came on a 22-yard pass from Brody Scott to Riley Fairfield and Mitch Edick’s 5-yard run.... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2013 By Jim Moyes [email protected] Local Sports Journal Just when I was about to truly believe I have become a ‘gifted’ predictor of local high school football games, I got a real slap in the face with my mediocre record from week 4. If I don’t show a vast improvement with ... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Lakeview Invitational Mason County Central results Ionia d. Mason County Central 25-20, 25-22, 25-14 Howard City Tri-County d. Mason County Central 25-22, 25-22, 25-22 Mason County Central d. Lakeview 25-21, 25-21, 6-15 MCC stats SE... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This week’s slate of games is loaded with some blockbuster lineups that will certainly challenge the prognosticating abilities of this ‘ole announcer. My only blip with my fearless picks last week was not picking those playoff bound Sai... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake d. Fruitport 25-16, 25-16, 25-22 Spring Lake stats ACES: Kelsee Zuidema 7, Rachel Penning 4. KILLS: Zuidema 14, Lydia Suchecki 6, Courtney Kyser 5. ASSISTS: Karley Engelsman 29. BLOCKS: Kyser 5. DIGS: Pennington 16, Emma Suche... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2013 [email protected] Local Sports Journal Now that my copy of the localsportsjournal Football Preview Edition has finally arrived down here in North Florida, I feel much more confident with these fearless picks for week No. 3. What a great job the staff did in putting the publica... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal RAVENNA - Maybe it was the old guys from the 1988 state runner-up team who made the difference for Ravenna. A bunch of former players from that great squad reunited for their 25thanniversary at Citizen’s Field on Friday. Their presen... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Maybe we can blame the weather. After all, last weekend the temperatures were in the high 80s and everyone was in a summer mood. Who was thinking about football? Apparently not Local Sports Journal writers Ron Rop, Dave Tomczak and... READ MORE