Nov 24, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com Rumor has it there are some high school football games being played this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit. But without any Muskegon-area teams taking part in the festivities, it’s like Christmas without snow, Easter without eggs or the Fo... READ MORE
Nov 13, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING -- Defending state champion Montague scored first and was feeling pretty good about themselves on Saturday afternoon in its Division 6 regional championship game. But, they didn't score again until Lansing Catholic Central ha... READ MORE
Nov 11, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats and Lansing Catholic Central are both on a mission. The Wildcats are looking to repeat as the Division 6 state football champions. Lansing Catholic was eliminated in the semifinals a year ago and is looking to t... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY – The defending Division 6 state champion Montague Wildcats set the tone from the beginning in their district final matchup with Reed City on Friday. The Wildcats jumped out of the gate fast to come away with a key road... READ MORE
Nov 04, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com The players names may change, but Reed City's offense never does. It's the Wing T and it's brought the Coyotes a lot of success. Montague's challenge on defense is clear for Friday night's Division 6 district championship game at 7 p.m. ... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA state volleyball tournament kicks off today around the state of Michigan. Teams from around west Michigan will be "setting up" in district tournaments and fighting for a coveted state championship. Fruitport was the last area team to... READ MORE
Oct 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Allendale - Kent City's girls cross country team has been looking up at Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in the state rankings for much of the season. However, when the teams faced off during the season, the Eagles typically came out on top. They went hea... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The 2021 high school football playoffs are back and they are in action. Mona Shores returned to the post-season field to defend its back-to-back state championship honors. Most fans knew the Sailors had a chance to win, while most were also surprised... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal Montague punched its ticket into the Division 6 district championship game next week with a resounding 41-7 victory over Central Montcalm on Friday night at Montague. While it was close early, with Central Montcalm actually tying the score at 7-7, the Wildc... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Volleyball team went 2-1 on Wednesday at a home quad match against North Muskegon, Ludington and Grandville Calvin Christian. The Wildcats opened against North Muskegon but fell 25-17, 18-25, and 25-18. In the second match they faced Ludi... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area cross country teams will be hitting three courses over the next three days with the intent on qualifying for the state finals. Several area teams and individuals will be looking to make headlines at regionals. The action begins Thursday with a Divis... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 Local SportsJournal.com The Michigan High School Athletic Association released the dates and start times for the first-round games in the high school football playoffs. A total of 13 area high school football teams qualified for the post-season. Teams hosting opening-round game... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 9 football, is in the books. The 2021 high school football season started back on Aug. 25 and continued to entertain fans around west Michigan each Friday night. Big Reds fans have once again been treated to another conference title, as M... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regular season concludes this weekend. With strength of schedule now entering into the picture, a few teams with 5-4 records, or even... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com One of the more hotly contested football races in recent memory produced tri-champions in the West Michigan Conference. Montague, Oakridge and Whitehall all finished atop the standings with 6-1 records. And to the victors go the spoils, namely on the West... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats captured their second straight Division 4 state title in girls golf on Saturday. The Wildcats and Lansing Catholic actually tied for the lead with a two-day total of 675. However, the tiebreaker favored the Wildcats as the team’s f... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com It was what you might call a photo finish in the boys portion of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association cross country meet. The Whitehall Vikings edged the Fruitport Trojans by the narrowest of margins on Saturday, winning 63-64. In the girls race, Mo... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - It took a super performance by a sophomore to bring “The Bell” back to Whitehall for the first time since 2014. Sophomore quarterback Kyle Stratton put on a show for the first three quarters on Friday night - not with hi... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon Athletic Association cross country meet is set for Saturday at Oak Ridge Golf Course, located at 513 W. Pontaluna Road in Norton Shores. Reeths-Puffer comes as the defending champions in both the boys and girls races. The boys bring a... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com At least a share of the West Michigan Conference title will be riding on the outcome of Friday’s game between the Montague Wildcats and the host Whitehall Vikings. Gametime is 7 p.m. The visiting Wildcats enter this week leading the... READ MORE