Oct 16, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Montague d. Hesperia 25-22, 25-20 Manistee d. Hesperia 25-23, 25-22 Hesperia stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Deborah Santiago 13-8, Ashlee Henderson 11-4, Mikaila Workman 7-6. SETS-ASSISTS: Santiago 35-13, Workman 24-7. ATTACKS-KILLS: Henderson 13-7, Darbi Baykows... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall scored four goals in each half on Monday and blanked Montague 8-0 in Division 3 boys soccer action. That result sets up a battle of state-ranked teams on Wednesday. The Vikings will take on Orchard View in the semifinals at 4 p.m. at Montague.... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal MONTAGUE – There was no arguing what decided Friday night’s game between the Montague Wildcats and the North Muskegon Norsemen. It was the second quarter. The host Wildcats rolled up 37 points, yes 37 points, in the second quarter and... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2012 VOLLEYBALL River Valley Conference Western Michigan Christian d. Hudsonville Freedom Christian 25-10, 25- 16, 25-18. Western Michigan Christian stats KILLS – Rachel Bruinsma 12, Vanessa Eekhoff 8, Maria Ma 7, Julia Merz 3, Julianna Carter 1. ASSISTS: Merz 25, Ma 3. ACES: ... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal The last two seasons, Shelby and Montague have played a pair of close games with Shelby winning both times. So, it was no surprise that Friday night's West Michigan Conference showdown was another nail biter. This time, however, h... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES FRUITPORT 21, GRANT 14 Grant 0 - 0 - 0 - 14 -- 14 Fruitport 6 - 8 - 7 - 0 -- 21 F - Tyler Fehler 3 run (pass failed) F - Aaron Veihl 19 pass from Fehler (Mitchell Reyes from Fehler) F - Reyes 8 pass from Fehler (Matt Boroff kick) G - Br... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal MONTAGUE - It wasn't perfect and it wasn't pretty Friday night as Montague challenged across-the-bridge rival Whitehall. But even so, it was a win. Montague jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the visiting Vikings, and then held on... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2012 HESPERIA 26, HOLTON 8 – Host Hesperia overcame an 8-7 halftime deficit to pick up the victory. The Panthers took a 7-0 lead in the first after Brett Salisbury scored on a 17-yard run, but Holton answered with a Chase Smith touchdown and a Brad Epplett 2-point conversion to take... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES Muskegon 36, Lowell 21 Lowell 0 – 14- 7- 0 – 21 Muskegon 7 – 13- 13 – 3 – 36 M – Marcus Smith 15 run (Adrian Briseno kick) M – Javontae Langston 27 run (Briseno kick) L – Kyler Shurlow 16 pass from Titan Anderson (Austin Bi... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2012 Last month, the Local Sports Journal published a 24-page high school football preview section. Here is the preview story on the Montague Wildcats. If you would like to purchase a copy of the football section, send an email to [email protected] By Mark Lewis Local Sp... READ MORE
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Sep 08, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal I’ll say it again, the West Michigan Conference football championship goes through Oakridge. Yeah, there are the Shelby’s, Ravenna’s, Whitehall’s and Montague’s in the mix, but the title again goes through Oakridge. The Eag... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES MUSKEGON HEIGHTS 25, MIO 18 Mio 0-0-12-6 -18 M. Heights 7-12-6-0-25 MH-Maleek Briggs 23 run (John Stewart kick) MH-Donnell Covington 7 run (kick failed) MH-Quincy Parker 7 run (kick blocked) MIO-Aaron Wood 91 kick return (pass failed) ... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal Montague fans - no need to worry. The Wildcats offense is in great hands if one game is any indication. First-year quarterback Brandon Moore led a quick- strike Montague offense that blanked host Orchard View 49-0 in the season op... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2012 FOOTBALL SUMMARIES Thursday SPRING LAKE 14, COOPERSVILLE 12 Coopersville 0 - 6 - 0 - 6 --- 12 Spring Lake 0 - 0 - 7 - 7 --- 14 C - Dan Sherman 7 run (run failed) SL - Cody Berkobien 1 run (Carter Bench kick) C - Justin Howe 5 run (pass failed) SL - Charlie Warbe... READ MORE
Jul 30, 2012 Are you ready for some high school football? Counting the days until your favorite high school football team takes the field? Wondering how your team will stack up against other teams in the area? Today, Local Sports Journal announced it will be publishing a 24-page foot... READ MORE
Jul 22, 2012 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal A recent request from Local Sports Journal columnist Mark Lewis grabbed my attention. He wanted his fellow contributors to this desperately needed website to list their top football games witnessed over the years. I have to put my think... READ MORE
Jul 04, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal What does it mean to witness a great game? Usually, it is a match up between two evenly matched squads, and most of the time there is something important on the line, like a playoff berth or a conference title or a state championship. ... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2012 By Mike Mattson LocalSportsJournal.com Newaygo’s baseball run toward a Division 3 state title came to a shocking end Tuesday against Mancelona. The Ironmen rallied from a 1-0 deficit by scoring a run in the sixth inning and adding the game-winning unearned run in the bot... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2012 Mona Shores captured the 8th grade baseball league championship Sunday with a 6-3 victory over Montague. The game was played at historic Marsh Field. Coach James Cooper’s team scored two runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to capture the title. Montague countered ... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 Area sports fans, We know how much you love Muskegon area sports. And we loved bringing you the game stories, features, sports news, opinion columns and scores from throughout the community for many years. But something happened several months ago – a group of sportswriters ... READ MORE