Schools (G – L)
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Oakridge falls to defending state champion Grand Rapids Catholic 58-7 in Division 4 regional championship game
Posted on 01/9/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND RAPIDS – The Oakridge football team, like other district champions throughout the state, got its wish to finish out its season,...
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Oakridge renewing its state playoff drive with a regional final against powerful Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Posted on 01/7/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP – In a season full of constant challenges, it’s sort of fitting that the Oakridge football team will face perhaps...
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Finishing what they started: Four area football playoff teams resume daily practices after the long, unexpected layoff
Posted on 12/21/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – A lot of players and coaches from Muskegon County’s four remaining teams in the state high school football playoffs had...
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Get your LSJ November magazine download now! Montague’s Pat and Drew Collins discuss the real value of prep football
Posted on 11/30/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The LSJ’s November magazine hit stores this past Thanksgiving weekend and now fans can download the issue on to mobile devices. Just click right here...
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LocalSportsJournal.com magazine: Montague’s Pat and Drew Collins discuss the real value of prep football
Posted on 11/27/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Pat Collins has been coaching the Montague football team to local and statewide success for 17 years. His son, senior quarterback Drew Collins, has been...
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Coaches of area playoff teams proud of their players, wonder if prep football could really start up again
Posted on 11/16/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – There are four Muskegon County teams still standing in the 2020 high school football state playoffs.
But if conditions don’t improve...
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Oakridge finally gets a district championship with a 50-12 pounding of Tri County in Division 5 action
Posted on 11/14/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP – The Oakridge football program got a bit of redemption on Friday night in a 50-12 Division 5 district championship...
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Whitehall’s impressive turnaround season ends with a 41-13 loss to FH Eastern in district finals
Posted on 11/13/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comWHITEHALL – It was quite the turnaround season for the Whitehall football team, despite the way it ended.
The Vikings, who finished the...
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Corey Vanderputte putting up big yards for Oakridge as he fills the very big shoes left by Quinn
Posted on 11/12/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP — You could say there are two people in Corey Vanderputte’s life who motivate him to be the best he...
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Whitehall volleyball team falls in three sets to Grand Rapids Christian in D2 regional semifinals
Posted on 11/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall volleyball team ran into a very powerful Grand Rapids Christian squad on Tuesday in a Division 2 regional semifinal match and lost 3-0.
The...
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North Muskegon volleyball squad bows out of D3 regionals with a four-set loss to Calvin Christian
Posted on 11/10/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comSHELBY – The North Muskegon volleyball squad had a very good 2020 season, winning its first district title since 2018 and finishing...
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North Muskegon football team puts a scare into Pewamo-Westphalia, but falls 18-17 in playoff thriller
Posted on 11/7/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The North Muskegon football team was a huge underdog to defending state champion Pewamo-Westphalia in a Division 7 playoff game on Saturday, but very nearly...
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Spring Lake pushes Forest Hills Eastern to the limit before falling 28-21 in a Division 4 playoff thriller
Posted on 11/7/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comSPRING LAKE – The Spring Lake football team tasted heartbreak on Friday night, losing 28-21 in overtime to Forest Hills Eastern in...
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Vanderputte scores four times, leads Oakridge to 41-20 win over Big Rapids
Posted on 11/6/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Corey Vanderputte ran for 227 yards and four touchdowns in the Oakridge’s 41-20 victory over Big Rapids in a Division 5 district semifinal Friday night.
The...
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Ravenna’s football season comes to an end in a 41-0 loss to powerful Ithaca in the district semifinals
Posted on 11/6/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna Bulldogs’ football season ended on Friday night with a 41-0 loss to perennial power Ithaca in a Division 7 district semifinal playoff game...
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Whitehall overcomes halftime deficit, beats Coopersville 27-10 to advance to district championship game
Posted on 11/6/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall football team survived a first-half scare on Friday and defeated Coopersville 27-10 in a Division 4 district semifinal playoff game on its home...
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After learning from some smart mentors, Coach Dan Start has Spring Lake football on the rise
Posted on 11/6/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comSPRING LAKE – Dan Start has been exposed to some pretty smart coaches throughout his football career, and paid close attention so...
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North Muskegon volleyball cruises to a surprisingly easy sweep of WMC in D4 district title match
Posted on 11/5/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comKENT CITY – When the fourth-ranked team in the state meets the seventh-ranked team with a district trophy on the line, a...
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Whitehall volleyball team rises up and stuns state-ranked Montague 3-1 in Division 2 district finals
Posted on 11/5/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comEGELSTON TOWNSHIP – There’s something very unpredictable about the Whitehall-Montague neighborhood rivalry, regardless of the sport or the circumstances.
One team might be...
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Montague handles Oakridge in a three-set district semifinal contest
Posted on 11/4/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague volleyball team took down conference rival Oakridge in straight sets in the Division 2 district semifinals by scores of 25-8, 25-19 and 25-11...
