Nov 17, 2021 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com Cinque Moody, now known as Mr. Moody, Dean of Students within the Grand Rapids Public School District, laughs as he explains his desire to replace newspaper clippings lost over time. They detailed his prep days at Muskegon Heights. Also known... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2021 Alex Freeman [email protected] CARSON CITY — Friday night was a special night in the history of Carson City-Crystal football. It was the first time they were hosting a district championship game and it would turn out to be the final game at Community Field before next... READ MORE
Nov 04, 2021 By Trevor Austin LocalSportsJournal.com It has been a long road for the Muskegon Heights football team to get to where they currently find themselves. The Tigers suffered a winless record of 0-9 in 2018, then went 1-8 in 2019 and the missed out on the 2020 season. This yea... 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
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Oct 30, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalsportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights - The Muskegon Heights Tigers won their first home football playoff game in school history on Saturday afternoon with a high-scoring 66-42 victory over the Holton Red Devils. The game was played at Phillips Field. “I... 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 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 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal Muskegon Heights let a halftime lead slip away on Saturday in a 32-28 setback to the McBain Ramblers. The game was played in cool, rainy conditions at Phillips Field at Muskegon Heights. The Tigers, who led 20-12 at halftime, came out quic... 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 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 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights football team dropped a tough 41-14 decision to host Carson City-Crystal in a non-conference matchup on Friday. The Tigers fell behind 6-0 after the first quarter and trailed 19-0 by halftime. Muskegon Heights' ground game st... 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 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 The No. 1 ranked Western Michigan Christian volleyball team travelled to Muskegon Heights for their fourth Lakes 8 Conference match of the season, dominating in three sets 25-8, 25-1 and 25-9. Emily Fett led for the Warriors, scoring ten aces with Abby Le... 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