Nov 19, 2012 FOOTBALL MHSAA STATE FINALS Friday-Saturday Ford Field, Detroit Friday, Nov. 23 Division 8 - 10 am Beal City (13-0) vs. Harbor Beach (12-1) Division 2 - 1 pm Muskegon (12-1) vs. Birmingham Brother Rice (11-2) Division 6 - 4:30 pm Ithaca (13-0) vs. Constanti... READ MORE
Nov 18, 2012 Muskegon athletic director Keith Guy said tickets will be sold Monday and Tuesday for the Big Reds' Division 2 state championship football game at Ford Field. Fans can purchase the tickets ($10) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hackley Stadium box office. Muskegon will fa... READ MORE
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Nov 18, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Big Reds are going to Ford Field next Friday and they are looking to do what the Big Red tradition works for every year: winning a state championship. Jason Goorman was on hand to witness the Muskegon football tradition. The test of willpow... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal HUDSONILLE – Some critics weren’t fond of the decision to hire Shane Fairfield as head football coach at Muskegon High School. They thought he hadn’t really paid his dues to take control of the state’s winningest football progra... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2012 FOOTBALL Division 2 Muskegon 34, Caledonia 21 Caledonia 0 - 0 - 14 - 7 -- 21 Muskegon 7 - 7 - 7 - 13 -- 34 M - E'monte Briggs 7 run (Adrian Briseno kick) M - Marcus Smith 30 run (Briseno kick) M - Sherman Hodges 79 kickoff return (Briseno kick) C - Ryan Zoet 10 ... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal HUDSONVILLE – Big plays helped the Muskegon Big Reds keep Caledonia at bay on Saturday afternoon. Those huge plays were enough to push the Big Reds to a 34-21 victory and into the Division 2 state football finals. Saturday’s win over the... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2012 FOOTBALL State semifinals Division 1 Detroit Catholic Central 35, Rockford 6 Detroit Cass Tech 34, Lake Orion 27 Division 2 Muskegon 34, Caledonia 21 Birmingham Brother Rice 31, Wyandotte Roosevelt 3 Division 3 Grand Rapids Christian 52, DeWitt 28 Orchard ... READ MORE
Nov 16, 2012 FOOTBALL State semifinals (all games Saturday) Division 1 Rockford (10-2) vs. Detroit Catholic Central (8-4), 1 p.m. at Battle Creek Central Detroit Cass Tech (10-2) vs. Lake Orion (11-1), 1 p.m. at Troy Athens Division 2 Muskegon (11-1) vs. Caledonia (9-3), 1 p.m. at... READ MORE
Nov 11, 2012 FOOTBALL State semifinals (all games Saturday) Division 1 Rockford (10-2) vs. Detroit Catholic Central (8-4), 1 p.m. at Battle Creek Central Detroit Cass Tech (10-2) vs. Lake Orion (11-1), 1 p.m. at Troy Athens Division 2 Muskegon (11-1) vs. Caledonia (9-3), 1 p.m. at... READ MORE
Nov 10, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal After accepting the regional championship trophy on Saturday, Muskegon head coach Shane Fairfield addressed his team and told his seniors one thing. “Well, guys you are stuck with me for one more week,” Fairfield said. That br... READ MORE
Nov 08, 2012 We've made it to the regionals of the high school football playoffs and four area teams are still standing. All four are taking to the road in hopes of advancing. Muskegon heads across the state to Midland, Newaygo is going to Grand Rapids, Shelby heads north to the Upper Peni... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2012 Local Sports Journal Broadcasters Jon Russell and Cal VanSingel agreed to take the longest road trip to provide the best community service for area football fans. That's why those road warriors are heading to the Upper Peninsula this weekend for the Division 6 playoff game ... READ MORE
Nov 05, 2012 MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Regionals DIVISION 3 Muskegon (10-1) at Midland (11-0), 1 p.m. Saturday. DIVISION 5 Newaygo (9-2) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday. DIVISION 6 Shelby (9-2) at Negaunee (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday DIVISION 8 Muskegon Catholi... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Muskegon faced off against Lowell for the second time this season, meeting the Red Arrows in the Division 2 district finals. The Big Reds downed Lowell at Hackley Stadium in their first meeting and did it again on Friday night, topping Lowell 15-13. Des... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal All Muskegon kicker Adrian Briseno wanted was a third chance in Friday’s playoff rematch against Lowell. After missing two previous extra points, Briseno redeemed himself by booting a 27-yard field goal with 1:46 left to lift the Big ... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2012 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION 2 MUSKEGON 15, LOWELL 13 Lowell 0-7-6-0-13 Muskegon 6 -0-0-9-15 M-John King 12 run (kick failed) L-Jacob Stephens 47 pass from Kyler Shurlow (Austin Bieri kick) L-Kanon Dean 1 run (kick blocked) M-Marcus Smith 46 pass from Deshaun Thro... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS DISTRICT FINALS (Nov. 2-3) Division 3 Region 1 Lowell at Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday Division 5 Region 2 Newaygo at Reed City, 7 p.m. Friday GR West Catholic at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Friday Division 6 Maple City Glen Lake at Shelby, 7 p.m. Frida... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Big Reds came into Friday night's first-round playoff game against Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills with several things on their minds. Most prominently, the Big Reds were still smarting after last week's one-point loss to Zeeland... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Class A at Cedar Springs Monday Muskegon vs. Cedar Springs Reeths-Puffer vs. Grand Haven GR Kenowa Hills vs. Mona Shores Tuesday Muskegon-Cedar Springs winner vs. Reeths-Puffer-Grand Haven winner, 5 p.m. Kenowa Hills-Mona Shores winner vs. Frutport, 6:30... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2012 Local Sports Journal Here are capsules on the area’s high school football playoff games for this week. DIVISION 2 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (5-4) at Muskegon (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday. These teams met in Week 8 at Kenowa Hills with the Big Reds running away with a 45-7 vic... READ MORE