Aug 15, 2012 Boys tennis Nonleague North Muskegon 7, Muskegon Catholic 1 SINGLES: 1, Josh Parra, MCC, d. Stephen Pallante 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-0. 2, Brock Dobb, NM, d. Christian Stone, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. 3, Ryan Compeau, NM, d. Jeremy Joyce 6-2, 6-4. 4, Wil Mierz, NM, won by default. DOUBLES: 1... READ MORE
Aug 09, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon area will be well represented in Saturday’s Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan 33rd All-Star Festival at The Palace of Auburn Hills. North Muskegon’s Spencer Krannitz and Muskegon Catholic Central’s Jason Ribecky will compete ... 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 28, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Muskegon’s Aya Johnson soared to the 34th Girls Junior State Amateur at Muskegon Country Club on Thursday. Johnson, playing on her home course, eagled the very first hole used that momentum to defeat Julia Montgomery 4 and 3 in the champio... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Six area high school football players will be participating in Saturday’s Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Bahlke Field at Alma College. The game pits the East vs. the W... READ MORE
Jun 20, 2012 ANALYSIS If you ask me, it is an all-around disaster. And if you ask a lot of other folks as well, they'll say the same thing. I'm referring, of course, to the recent goings-on in the Muskegon Heights school district. The state has decided to take over the Heights, allow... READ MORE
Jun 19, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Eight local high school baseball players were lauded for their efforts during the recently completed season. Orchard View infielder Josh Wieten and Oakridge infielder Patrick Giddings were named first-team all-staters by the Michigan High ... READ MORE
Jun 15, 2012 By Mike Mattson LocalSportsJournal.com BATTLE CREEK – Muskegon Catholic freshman pitcher Nick Holt didn’t make many mistakes Friday in the Division 4 state semifinal against Decatur. But the Raiders made Holt and the Crusaders pay for a couple miscues in the top of the... 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 12, 2012 By Mike Mattson LocalSportsJournal.com Dom DeTorres wanted the baseball Tuesday in Muskegon Catholic Central’s Division 4 state quarterfinal game against Harbor Beach. So MCC coach Steve Schuitema gave the ball to DeTorres, who pitched six solid innings in the Crusader... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2012 By Mike Mattson LocalSportsJournal.com Newaygo senior Ben Milbourne believes there’s no reason for the varsity baseball season to end at this point. The Lions will face Mancelona Tuesday at noon in the Division 3 state quarterfinals at Traverse City West. The goal is to ... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2012 By David Tomczak LocalSportsJournal.com Just months after its most successful season in school history, Muskegon Catholic Central's boys basketball program found itself looking for a new head coach. Fortunately for the Crusaders, they didn't have to look too far. Last w... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2012 By Tom Kendra localsportsjournal.com Legendary Muskegon hockey player and coach Moose Lallo used to tell fans tongue-in-cheek: “Don’t clap, throw money.” Moose uttered that line once again Saturday night as the 1962 Muskegon Zephyrs, the team he served as player... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 By Jason Goorman localsportsjournal.com Muskegon Catholic Central kept its baseball season alive Saturday, topping Saugatuck 10-4 for the Division 4 regional championship. Falling behind 3-0 after a rough first inning, it didn't take long for the Crusaders to respond. MCC ... 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