Jan 07, 2017 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – The Montague boys basketball team had several good reasons to play well on Friday. The most obvious was to continue their perfect start in the West Michigan Conference race. The second was to avenge a season-ending los... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com In a game that seemed like no one wanted to win, after two overtimes, Montague’s varsity girls basketball team finally stepped up and grabbed the victory over rival Whitehall on Thursday, 43-42. Sydney Stine’s clutch drive and score in the second... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2017 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Merritt Hamann has always been a guard stuck inside a post player’s body. He was one of the tallest players in his class, so his youth and middle school basketball coaches wanted him to post up and operate in the paint, ... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com A 30-point fourth quarter helped the Montague boys basketball team come from behind and defeat Oakridge 70-59 on Tuesday night in West Michigan Conference play. Facing a 44-40 deficit at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Wildcats outscored the ... READ MORE
Jan 01, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com A bad second quarter haunted the Montague girls basketball team in a 48-42 non-league loss to Tri-Unity Christian on Friday. The Wildcats trailed 14-13 after one quarter, but fell behind for good in the second quarter when they were outscored 12-2. ... READ MORE
Dec 16, 2016 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE – Results are unpredictable when cats and dogs square off in nature, and the same is true on the hardwood. The Ravenna Bulldogs traveled north to face the Montague Wildcats in a game that figured to be pretty competitive... READ MORE
Dec 13, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge girls basketball team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 46-32 West Michigan Conference win over Montague on Tuesday. The Eagles were led by Sophia Wiard and Hannah Reinhold, who both had double-doubles. Wiard had 14 points, 16 rebounds... READ MORE
Dec 10, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna boys basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to gain a big victory on Friday, 45-36 over Shelby in West Michigan Conference action. The Bulldogs, now 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the league, trailed 15-13 at halftime before pulling ... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball team improved its record to 3-0 with an impressive 53-14 win over Ravenna on Thursday in West Michigan Conference action. The Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs 16-5 in the first quarter and 27-8 in the second to take contro... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Three Montague wrestlers defeated both of their opponents and came away with 2-0 records on the first night of the high school wrestling season. Matt Lipka, Jose Hernandez and Jordan Aguliara defeated both of their opponents from Orchard View and Gran... READ MORE
Dec 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball team opened its season with a 76-43 victory over Montague on Tuesday. The Lakers led 42-18 at halftime and never looked back. Spring Lake had five players in double figures, with Cameron Ball leading the way with 15.... READ MORE
Dec 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball squad picked up a West Michigan Conference win over Hart 63-27 on Friday night. The Wildcats scored atleast 13 points in each of the quarters. Sydney Stine led Montague with 17 points, five steals, four rebounds and fo... READ MORE
Nov 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball team defeated Orchard View 56-25 in a season opening game on Tuesday night. Sydney Stine led the way for the Wildcats totaling 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. Montague’s McKenna Lohman added 11 points a... READ MORE
Nov 05, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - The Fruitport volleyball squad has been one of the better teams in the area for years. But the Trojans hadn’t won a district championship since 2011, when they made a run all the way to the state finals. Fruitpo... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague volleyball team advanced to the Class B district finals after its 3-0 win over Whitehall on Thursday evening in the semifinals at Orchard View High School. The Wildcats won by service scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-22. Emma Flagstead le... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – The Montague volleyball team opened its Class B district title defense against a familiar foe on Tuesday night, and once again continued its head-to-head success. The Wildcats, who won all three regular-season match... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Montague’s Emma Flagstead has earned many individual honors on the volleyball court – but the biggest one may still be on its way. Flagstead is one of 10 finalists for Michigan’s Miss Volleyball award, given annual... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2016 By Mitch Ashcraft LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Kent City football team had not experienced a playoff game since 2001, and had never won a postseason game at all. Montague, on the other hand, has reached the postseason 15 of the last 16 years and won two state ... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague football team ended its regular season with a 75-7 blowout win over Fremont in a non-league game on Friday night. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 7-2 overall record and will now head into the state playoffs. Bryce Stark... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Orchard View's soccer team downed Montague 8-0 in the first round of Division 3 district tournament play on Monday. The Cardinals grabbed a 6-0 lead in the first half, and scored twice more in the first five minutes of the second half to end the game... READ MORE