Schools (G – L)
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R-P football coach Matt Bird feeling healthy and hopeful again, following a month-long bout with COVID-19
Posted on 04/29/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Matt Bird, like all football coaches, is certainly hoping there will be a season this fall.
But after what he’s...
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Despite the interruption, former WMC star Evan Bruinsma far from finished with European basketball career
Posted on 04/22/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNEW ERA – When his college basketball career concluded at the University of Detroit Mercy, Evan Bruinsma seemed likely to follow the...
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LSJ podcast: An interview with Shelby’s Fred Inglis, who spent years as a sports journalist, covering California’s top stars
Posted on 04/18/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Fred Inglis grew up in Shelby, and a lot of people around Oceana County know him and love him.
But relatively few folks have a full...
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After leading his team to another district title, Hart’s Travis Rosema is the Division 3-4 All-LSJ Coach of the Year
Posted on 04/14/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comHART – He may be only two years into his tenure as head coach of the Hart girls’ basketball team, but Travis...
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Courtney Kemp, who coached Ravenna to a 20-0 regular season, headlines the Division 3-4 boys All-LSJ team
Posted on 04/13/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – The Ravenna boys basketball team very much needed a steadying hand going into the 2019-20 season, following several months of...
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Former football star Cody Kater is the Division 1-2 All-LSJ girls basketball Coach of the Year
Posted on 04/10/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – On Feb. 20, the Montague and Hart girls basketball teams met in the last conference game of the season, with...
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Muskegon’s Coach Guy heads up the 2019-20 Division 1-2 boys All-LSJ basketball squad
Posted on 04/9/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Keith Guy believed his team had the talent, experience and momentum to make a serious run at a state championship.
We...
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Legendary WMC soccer coach Dave Hulings retires a few months earlier than planned
Posted on 04/6/2020By Jason Goorman and Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – What high school coach doesn’t dream of having his final game be a victory in the...
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R-P soccer star Jaxon Carpenter shows he has a knack for musical theater, as well
Posted on 04/2/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Jaxon Carpenter already had a reputation as a great soccer player.
Now he’s demonstrated that he can play other pressure-filled...
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Joe Buck gives Norton Shores tennis whiz kids Drew and Reid Hackney national exposure
Posted on 03/30/2020By Jason Goorman and Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – At the rate they’re developing, there’s a good chance that Drew and Reid Hackney will get...
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Former Oakridge star Sophia Wiard learned a lot in first season at University of Toledo
Posted on 03/26/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Every athlete that goes from being a high school star to a college role player has an adjustment period, and...
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Bill Zalba stuck around after Fury playing days, to the benefit of the R-P hockey team
Posted on 03/25/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Muskegon hosted professional hockey for 50 years, before the last team folded following the 2009-10 season and gave way to...
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Sterken led Ravenna to great football and basketball seasons, despite serious hearing impairment
Posted on 03/23/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA — As the family story goes, the significance of Trevor Sterken’s hearing impairment wasn’t truly recognized until his ability to read...
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Wednesday boys district hoops roundup: Fremont advances to D2 district finals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fremont boys basketball squad advanced to the Division 2 district finals after beating Coopersville 65-52 on Wednesday.
The Packers jumped out to a 18-6 lead...
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Spring Lake boys race past Montague, setting up a showdown with Fruitport in finals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake boys basketball team set up a championship showdown with neighboring rival Fruitport, after beating Montague 63-40 in the on Wednesday semfinal round...
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Ravenna’s perfect season comes to an end with a 47-37 loss to Kent City in D3 semifinals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna boys basketball teams’ perfect season came to a painful end in a 47-37 loss to Kent City on Wednesday in a Division 3...
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Reeths-Puffer girls shut down by East Grand Rapids 49-35 in D1 regional semifinals
Posted on 03/11/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLLAND – The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team’s dream season came to a halt in the Division 1 regional semifinals on Tuesday.
Making their...
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Young WMC girls squad bows out of tournament with a loss to Ithaca in regional semis
Posted on 03/11/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMORLEY – The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team, talented but young, learned two fundamental lessons on Tuesday about playing good teams...
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Spring Lake falls to GR West Catholic in D2 girls regional semifinal action
Posted on 03/10/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake girls basketball squad ended its season with a 62-37 loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic on Tuesday in Division 2 regional semifinals.
The...
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R-P’s Hunter McCall fulfilled a lot of dreams by winning a state wrestling title on Saturday
Posted on 03/10/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – When Hunter McCall won a Division 2 state wrestling championship on Saturday at Detroit’s Ford Field, he accomplished a...
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