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 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington put three girls on the Lakes 8 All-Conference team. League champion Ludington All-Conference First team Emma McKinley, sophomore, Ludington; Mackenzie Sarto, senior, Ludington; Sophia Sarto, junior, Ludington; Zoe Vanderstelt, Muskegon Catho... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic captured the final Lakes 8 Activities Conference football title this fall with a 3-0 mark. The league is disbanding after this school year. For their efforts, the Crusaders also reaped much of the rewards on the all-conference first te... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington's girls cross country team edged Western Michigan Christian for the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship, while the Orioles’ boys team finished second behind champion Manistee. GIRLS First team Summer Brower, Ludington; Nadia Grierson,... 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 23, 2021 By John Karafa and Greg Wickstrom LocalSportsJournal.com For the second consecutive week, Muskegon Catholic pulled a rabbit out of its hat with a last minute win against formidable foes. This time the victory came in a 30-28 win over Oakridge in the final regular-season game.... 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 19, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com In a race that came down to the wire, Ludington's girls cross country ream nosed out Western Michigan Christian at the Lakes 8 Activities Conference Championships. The meet was Tuesday at West Shore Community College campus. The Orioles took the second a... 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 Kameron Willer LocalSportsJournal.com Good teams figure out how to win. Muskegon Catholic football did that in its down-to-the-wire battle against defending Division 8 state champion Centreville on Friday. With the Crusaders' backs against the wall, tied 16-... 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 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is plenty at stake as area teams head into Week 8 of the high school football season. There are conference championships to be won, there are bragging rights on the line and there is positioning for the playoffs, which being in two weeks. No area ga... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic Central volleyball fell to Lakes 8 foe Ludington in three games on Monday. The Crusaders lost 25-12, 25-20 and 25-20. Leading MCC was Ella Muskovin with two aces, Erin LaVigne made nine kills and seven digs, Elaina LaGuire got fi... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon Athletic Association volleyball is set for Saturday at two sites, Mona Shores High School and Orchard View High School. The teams are seeded 1-8 with Western Michigan Christian being the top seed. WMC is followed by Oakridge, Reeths-P... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central football team continued its roll through the Lakes 8 Conference as it shut out Manistee 34-0 on Friday night. Signal caller Elliot Reigler was surgical through the air, completing 4-of-5 passes for 112 yards with a touchdown ... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss Local Sports Journal.com It’s here already. Week 6 of Friday night high school football has arrived and the Local Sports Journal will be covering 14 games tonight. There are some interesting matchups, rivalry games and games that could determine some confere... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com On Tuesday the Muskegon Catholic Central volleyball team stumped Lakes 8 Conference foe Orchard View, 25-12, 25-12 and 25-13. Leading for the Crusaders was Natalie Rich with seven aces and Ella Muskovin posted three. Erin LaVigne made 16 kills, Cara B... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com It's going to be close. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian's girls cross country team has won both Lakes 8 Activities Conference cross country jamborees this season by the narrowest of margins. Back on Sept. 21 the Warriors managed to ... READ MORE
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Oct 04, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic football celebrated an impressive milestone on Friday night in its win over Muskegon Heights. The Crusaders' 52-20 win over the Tigers was the school's 500th win since its 1952 inception. LSJ videographer Trent Alphenaar from Mitten Ma... READ MORE