Aug 23, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington and Whitehall played to a 2-2 deadlock in non-league soccer on Wednesday. Noah Peterson and Ben Knoer scored goals for Ludington while Brayden Porter registered an assist. Ludington goalkeeper Kyle Wendt stopped three shots. The Oriole... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia volleyball team dropped a three-set decision to Morley-Stanwood in its season opener on Wednesday. Morley-Stanwood won 25-18, 27-25, 25-14. Emily Bayle and Ally Bayle led Hesperia with seven and six kills, respectively. Cara Frees had ... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton volleyball team downed Kent City in straight sets on Wednesday night in CSAA Silver Division action. Holton won by scores of 25-14, 25-23, and 25-16. Madi Baker led the Red Devils with 10 kills. Haylee Brant and Paige Byrnes added had 12... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2017 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com It’s the opening weekend of the 2017 high school football season, and that means three straight days of exciting action, beginning Thursday night. Local Sports Journal (LocalSportsJournal.com) will have full reports on all the games i... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com For the past few years, Local Sports Journal has been making its weekly picks for high school football games. But there was one projected winner for every game, based on one writer's opinion. That's no fun. So this season we're giving more LSJ staf... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – The Mona Shores soccer team is banking on experience this year, with 13 seniors on the squad. But on Tuesday it was a freshman who stole the show in the Sailors'3-1 non-league victory over Spring Lake on their hom... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic volleyball squad posted a 1-1 record at the North Muskegon tri-match on Tuesday. The Crusaders cruised past Muskegon with a two-set sweep with match scores of 25-13 and 25-4 and then fell short against North Muskegon in a three-... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven soccer team defeated Traverse City West 4-1 on Tuesday in non-conference action. The Bucs opened the scoring in the first half when Jack DeKlyen chipped a free kick off the head of Trent Perkins and into the goal. TC West tied the g... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven volleyball team posted a 3-2 record on Tuesday at their annual Early Season invitational. The Buccaneers went 1-2 in pool play after defeating Portage Northern and falling to Lapeer and Mona Shores. Grand Haven closed out the tourna... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary boys soccer team's strong second half led to a 7-1 victory over Saugatuck on Tuesday night. The Eagles led 2-0 at halftime, then scored five second half goals to secure the win. Ben Zelenka paced Fruitport Calvary with four go... READ MORE
Aug 22, 2017 *Note, the following article appeared in the LSJ's football preview section, which is available at local stores and restaurants. By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Four of five years ago, Muskegon Coach Shane Fairfield had reason to believe that his team woul... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby boys soccer team earned a 5-4 non-conference win over Fremont Monday. The Tigers overcame a sluggish start to earn the win, scoring four second half goals to overcome a 2-1 halftime deficit. No scoring details or statistics were availabl... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holland Christian girls cross country team finished with 35 points to capture the Cardinal Invitational at Orchard View Monday. Reeths-Puffer finished second with 64 points, followed by Spring Lake (66), Whitehall (119) and Manistee (150). West... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys cross country team captured the Cardinal Invitational at Orchard View Monday, easily outdistancing runner-up Sparta. The Lakers finished with 38 points, Sparta had 85, followed by Jenison (94), Montague (100) and Reeths-Puffer (11... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View boys soccer team rolled past host Muskegon in non-conference action Monday, 7-1. The Cardinals outshot the Big Reds 14-3. Muskegon's Marcos Cuevas recorded the home team's lone goal.... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington boys soccer team took it on the road Monday, picking up a 2-0 non-conference win over host Big Rapids. Ben Knoer scored twice for the Orioles, while Caleb Schoon contributed to the offense with two assists. Kyle Wendt was strong in ne... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer and Mona Shores girls golf teams competed in the Forest Hills Central Invitational at the Meadows Monday. The Rockets shot a team total of 348 to finish fourth, while the Sailors finished fifth with a 377. Forest Hills Northern wo... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2017 *Note, the following article appeared in the LSJ's football preview section, which is available at local stores and restaurants. By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Ask Mike Ribecky how many state football championship teams he’s coached at Muskegon Catholic... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grant volleyball squad took second place in the Allendale Invitational on Saturday, its second tournament in two days. In pool play, the Tigers defeated Holland (25-21, 26-24) and Allegan (25-9, 25-10) and lost to Kingsley (13-25, 19-25). In brack... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores volleyball team posted a 5-1 record on Saturday and rolled to the championship at the Reeths-Puffer Invitational. In pool play, the Sailors rolled to straight set victories over Fremont, North Muskegon and Reeths-Puffer, and beat Whi... READ MORE