Mar 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The Local Sports Journal hosted its Second Annual Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on March 8 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MT. PLEASANT - The Muskegon Heights boys basketball team’s postseason run came to an end with a 76-35 loss to Fowler in the Division 4 regional final on Thursday. “They couldn't miss, we couldn't do anything right,” said Muskegon Heights coach Dalre... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2025 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MOUNT PLEASANT - D’Marion Buchanan and Marcus Bradford are the two “big men” for the Muskegon Heights basketball team, even though they are both only about 6-feet tall. But what they lack in length, the senior duo makes up for in girt... READ MORE
Mar 03, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the pairings for this week's boys regional basketball tournament involving area teams. Regional semifinals are set for Tuesday night and the regional finals will be played on Thursday night. DIVISION 2 (At Grand Rapids Christian) Tuesday Spri... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2025 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Muskegon Heights Tigers are heading to the Division 4 regional basketball tournament after a 59-46 victory over Muskegon Catholic on Friday night. The Tigers' quickness, aggressiveness and in-your-face defense caused the Crusad... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 boys basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVI... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights squeaked out a 61-58 win over Montague on Wednesday night. The Tigers pulled out the win on a total team effort as all eight players scored on the night. Trailing 16-14 after the first quarter and 29-28 at the half, Muskegon Heig... READ MORE
Jan 16, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Fremont boys' basketball team finished on top in a thrilling 57-51 double-overtime win over Muskegon Heights on Wednesday. The Packers opened with a 9-0 run but slowed down significantly to edge out the Tigers 11-9 in the first quarter. Th... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com After a thrilling overtime win on Tuesday, Muskegon Heights returned home to defeat Wellspring Prep 77-51 in a boys' basketball match-up on Friday night. The Tigers had an offensive explosion in the first quarter, scoring 26 points while holding the W... READ MORE
Dec 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights Tigers pulled off quite a feat on Tuesday night. The foul-ravaged Tigers captured a 75-73 overtime victory over Wyoming Lee with just four players remaining on the floor. With three players fouling out, the Tigers gritty remaining... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Fruitport boys' basketball team came out on top in a 66-65 overtime win against Muskegon Heights to open the season on Tuesday. The Trojans’ DayDay Williams shook off the rust early and finished the night with a double-double of 12 p... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FENNVILLE - The Muskegon Heights Academy football team held off Fennville, 34-30, to finish the 2024 regular season on Friday. After being outscored in the first quarter 8-0, the Tigers began to find the end zone and rolled into halftime with a 22-14 lead... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Mona Shores volleyball team collected their third straight GMAA title at Reeths-Puffer on Saturday. The Sailors went five sets with Fruitport after dropping the first two in the championship round and battled back to win, 15-25, 20-25, 25-1... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MIDDLETON - The Muskegon Heights Academy football team struggled to find the end zone in a 56-0 loss to Middleton-Fulton on Friday night. The Tigers found themselves down 24-0 after the first two quarters. Ja’Marion Taylor led the Tigers with 102 yards... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian boys' cross country team captured the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title on Saturday. In the race at Rycenga Park, the Warriors finished atop the leaderboard with 48 points. Runner-up Whitehall had 55, followed by M... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian girls cross country team had never won a Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title until last year. Now, they've won two in a row. On Saturday at Rycenga Park, the Warriors captured the team title with 40 points, 29 ahead... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BRIDGMAN - The Muskegon Heights Tigers' trip south to Bridgman did not go as planned on Friday night. The Tigers were blanked 54-0 in their 8-man football game. Muskegon Heights trailed 8-0 after one quarter and 40-0 at the half. The Tigers were led by ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - An 8-man football game turned into a track meet on Saturday at Muskegon Heights. The host Tigers dropped a 52-40 decision to Britton Deerfield in a game played at Phillips Field. The Tigers led 26-22 at the half, but allowed 22 unanswe... READ MORE
Sep 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Heights 8-man football team was edged out by visiting Eau Claire, 14-12, on Friday night. The Tigers were scoreless in the first half and trailed 8-0 at halftime. After the break, the Tigers’ Cardi Vance rushed into the end zone ... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - The Muskegon Heights Tigers suffered their first loss in 8-man football on Friday night on its home field. The Tiger dropped a 34-8 decision to Grand Rapids Sacred Heart. A defensive first half saw the Tigers trailing, 6-0. Heights di... READ MORE