Aug 31, 2012 SWIMMING Manistee 102, Muskegon Catholic 75 MCC winners 200 IM: 1, Kara Komarek, 2:34.09. 100 butterfly: 1, Komarek, 1:09.43. 400 freestyle relay: 1, MCC (Komarek, Erin Carpenter, Alexa Meier, Jenn Vanderlinde), 4:15.30. 100 backstroke: 1, Kyra Pikowitz, 1:15.23. &... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2012 Local Sports Journal Oakridge put it all together Thursday night in a 48-0 West Michigan Conference victory against host Mason County Central. Up next is another blockbuster matchup on Friday night against Montague. “It’s our first home game and it’s a big test f... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2012 Local Sports Journal Traverse City West's Grant Balino scored on a 2-yard run midway through the final quarter as TCW rallied for the win over Grand Haven. The Bucs took a 7-0 first quarter lead on Isaak Newhouse's 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penland. Travers... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 By Tom Kendra Local Sports Journal Muskegon Catholic has won more than 400 football games since the school opened in 1953, including eight state championships, so therefore it has never bothered to keep track of moral victories. But it might have to start after the effort... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal Imagine being the president of a company and getting laid off from your job. Imagine your best workers fleeing the company and going to work for other rivals in the area. And imagine being asked months later to come back as president... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal On a night when Tyler Fehler passed for 121 yards and rushed for another 40, only a bum ankle could slow down the Fruitport quarterback. And for visiting Fremont, by then, it was too late. Fehler ran for a touchdown and passed for tw... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grant running back Brandon Bouwkamp scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 4 seconds remaining and the Tigers defeated the host Ludington Orioles 20-14 on Thursday night. Ludington had the ball in the latter stages of the fourth quarter, but a fumble... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES MUSKEGON HEIGHTS 25, MIO 18 Mio 0-0-12-6 -18 M. Heights 7-12-6-0-25 MH-Maleek Briggs 23 run (John Stewart kick) MH-Donnell Covington 7 run (kick failed) MH-Quincy Parker 7 run (kick blocked) MIO-Aaron Wood 91 kick return (pass failed) ... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL Holton d. Newaygo 25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-11 Holton statistics SERVICE POINTS/ACES: Morgan Sundberg 16-5, Rachel Younts 11-1; Jacki Stone 7-4. SETS/ASSISTS: Megan Latsch 93-28. ATTACKS/KILLS: Younts 30-13, Cassidy VanBlargan 27-10, Stone 27-7. DIGS: Younts 14... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport came away with a 1-1 boys soccer standoff with Hudsonville on Thursday. Hudsonville scored on a penalty kick in the opening, but Fruitport came right back. Dalton Mullenix took a pass from Taylor McLaughlin, dribbled past a Hudsonville defe... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2012 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores senior Morgan Smith shot a nine-hole score of 35 to set a new school record on Wednesday in the first OK Jamboree at Gracewill Golf Course. Not only did Smith break a record, but the four-person team shattered the nine-hole school record... READ MORE
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Aug 30, 2012 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Big Reds coach Shane Fairfield talks with the Local Sports Journal's Mike Mattson about last week's gridiron action and a week 2 football trip down to Ohio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McOXUatgd-4... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Crossover 2 Spring Lake d. Hart 25-19, 25-19 Spring Lake d. Tri-County 25-20, 25-16 Mason County Central d. Spring Lake 20-25, 25-14, 15-4. ACES: Lydia Suchecki 7, Kelsee Zuidema 6. KILLS: Zuidema 16, Suchecki 12, Courtney Kyser 12. ASSISTS: Emily Blahnik 37. DIGS... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2012 BOYS TENNIS Ludington 8, Muskegon Catholic 0 SINGLES: 1, Jake Perez, Lud, d. Josh Parra, 6-1, 6-1. 2, Spencer Knudsen, Lud, d. Christian Stone, 6-0, 6-1. 2, Ludington won by forfeit. 4, Ludington won by forfeit. DOUBLES: 1, Mitchell Johnson-Kyle Abrahamson, Lud, d. Eli F... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal Mark your calendar for next week’s “Bayou Battle” – an old football rivalry with a new cause. Fruitport and Spring Lake will play their annual rivalry game Sept. 7 and two local charities will benefit. The winning team also will... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport's boys soccer team isn't ducking any of the heavy hitters this season. On Tuesday, the Trojans dropped a 3-0 decision to Jenison, which improved to 5-0-1. Fruitport fell to 3-2-1. "The Trojans scheduled many top teams early in the season to... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Shoreline Sport and Spine Power Hour will feature special guest Jim Brandstatter this week. The show, hosted by Jon Russell and Mike Taylor, airs 5-6 p.m. Wednesday. Brandstatter, a University of Michigan alum, has been broadcasting Michiga... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal Hudsonville's boys and Calvin Christian girls teams won titles at the Don Anderson Cross Country Invitational at Grand Haven on Tuesday. Calvin Christian's Zac Nowicki was the overall winner in a time of 15:53. Grand Haven's Justin Pippel (16:52) pla... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL MASON COUNTY CENTRAL TOURNAMENT Pool play Mason County Central d. Holton 25-19, 25-19. Holton d. Manistee 26-24, 25-17 Shelby d. Holton 25-17, 25-19 Ludington d. Holton 25-21, 25-12 Kingsley d. Mason County Central 27-25, 25-14 Mason County Cent... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal John Leonard and Jimmy Hendricks each scored two goals and led the Orchard View Cardinals to a 7-0 nonleague boys soccer victory over the Hart Pirates on Monday night. In all, the Cardinals scored six first-goals goals. Leonard scored two while Ca... READ MORE