Apr 01, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights Academy teammates Ty’veonna Davis and Aniea Johnson were named honorable mention on the The Associated Press Division 4 all-state girls basketball team. Davis and Johnson led the Heights to a 9-9 overall record. The T... READ MORE
Mar 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights girls' Cinderella run in the MHSAA state basketball tournament came to a close at the hands of Adrian Lenawee Christian on Tuesday night. The Tigers fell, 69-38 in the Division 4 quarterfinals at Gull Lake High School. "You k... READ MORE
Mar 14, 2022 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Heights Tigers picked the best time of the year to get on its best roll of the season. The Tigers are heading to the Division 4 quarterfinals in girls basketball after dispatching four straight teams in the district and ... READ MORE
Mar 11, 2022 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - On an evening when Muskegon Heights needed an offensive spark, the Tigers turned to a pair of their most experienced players. Senior JaKari Edwards scored 21 points and junior JaQuan Matthews scored 12 to lead Muskegon Heights to a... READ MORE
Mar 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights girls basketball team is regional champions for the first time in school history. The Tigers withstood Gobles for an incredible, 43-41 win in Thursday night's Division 4 regional final at Martin. The narrow win came from Aniea ... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--Muskegon Catholic shot 19% from the floor in a 44-26 loss in the District Semifinals to Muskegon Heights on Wednesday evening. The Tigers jumped out to an early 12-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Crusaders couldn’t catch up with ... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MARTIN--The Tigers came back from down 15 at halftime to win by three, 43-40 over Martin on Tuesday evening in regional semifinal action. Leading Muskegon Heights in scoring was Ta’Neshia Nolen with 18 points. A’Neira Johnson contributed with 13 point... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The field of area girls basketball teams has been pared to seven after last week's district action. Those seven teams all face formidable opponents when the regional semifinal games tip off on Tuesday night. In Division 1 Mona Shores is the lone represen... READ MORE
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Mar 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights and Muskegon Catholic Central had an epic overtime clash in Friday's Division 4 girls basketball district finals. The Tigers topped MCC 62-58 for the win and videographer Clinton Walker was on had to catch the video highlights. ... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights girls basketball team is district champs. The Tigers pulled out a gutsy 62-58 overtime win over host Muskegon Catholic to win the Division 4 title on Friday night. Ty'Veonna Davis came through for Muskegon Heights in the clut... READ MORE
Mar 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Muskegon Heights varsity girls basketball team punched its ticket to Friday’s Division 4 district championship game following the Tigers’ 64-49 victory over Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian on Wednesday at Muskegon Catholic Central High School.... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Ludington's girls basketball team roared out to a 20-point halftime lead on Muskegon Heights, and cruised to a 62-26 victory Friday night to earn a share of the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship. It's the 12th conference title... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A dominant first quarter propelled the Ludington boys basketball team past Heights, 59-36 on Friday night at home in the Lakes 8 Activities Conference. The Orioles led by 11 points, 19-8 at the end of the first quarter. Heights came back fo... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon area’s wild success in football has been celebrated on many occasions. But what about basketball? On 166 occasions, between 1917 and 2021, boys teams from schools in the Greater Muskegon area have advanced to the fina... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com We've reached the final week of the girls high school basketball season and that can mean just one thing. The Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament is right around the corner. Area teams will be vying for district titles beginning on Monda... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Catholic Central lost its second straight game, dropping a 66-61 Lakes 8 Activities Conference contest to Heights at the Tigers' lair Tuesday night in a makeup game. The Crusaders took a 17-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, but then saw... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- It was a one possession game with 30 seconds left in regulation for Muskegon Catholic Central's boys basketball team, but the Crusaders couldn't get a 3-point shot to fall in a 51-44 loss to Muskegon Heights. Muskegon Heights jumped out to a... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The 2022 Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Bowling Tournament will get underway at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Northway Lanes, 1751 Evanston Ave. in Muskegon. The Whitehall Vikings captured the 2021 girls championship while the Fruitport Trojans cl... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Muskegon Heights outlasted Muskegon Catholic 57-47 with 21 fourth quarter points on Friday evening in a game played at MCC. The Tigers led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, but a strong second quarter pushed the Crusaders ahead 24-22 at hal... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights topped Muskegon Catholic in a 43-38 nail biter on Friday in a Lakes 8 boys basketball matchup. The two teams battled through 10 lead changes in the second half and MCC nearly came through with a game-tying shot in the waning moments o... READ MORE