Schools (G – L)
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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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Grand Haven shoots the lights out in a 73-56 win over Reeths-Puffer in boys districts
Posted on 03/10/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN – All coaches hope that their team is playing its best basketball when tournament time rolls around.
It’s a dream scenario...
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Undefeated Ravenna rolls into the Division 3 districts with a 59-41 victory over the Norse
Posted on 03/9/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA – The Ravenna boys basketball team made school history last week by completing a 20-0 regular season.
But that means nothing now...
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Monday boys hoops district roundup: Spring Lake opens postseason with D2 win over OV
Posted on 03/9/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake boys basketball team opened Division 2 district play with a 62-48 win over Orchard View on Monday.
The Lakers wasted no time on...
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R-P’s Emcee Williams and teammates ready to test themselves in tough D1 districts
Posted on 03/8/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Four years ago, Emcee Williams got his chance to play varsity basketball at Reeths-Puffer, purely out of necessity.
The previous...
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Lauren Ross nets 37 points, leading Reeths-Puffer past Muskegon in D1 district title game
Posted on 03/7/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – It’s unclear how much high school basketball is left in the career of Reeths-Puffer senior Lauren Ross, before she...
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WMC girls basketball team downs Saugatuck 59-40, wins Division 3 district championship
Posted on 03/7/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team refers to itself as the “Great 8.”
That’s because only eight girls went out for the varsity squad this...
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Spring Lake girls hang on to their lead this time, beat Montague and win D2 district title
Posted on 03/7/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Spring Lake girls basketball players still felt the sting of their first meeting with Montague in December, when they...
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Thursday boys hoops roundup: Whitehall finishes regular season with a victory
Posted on 03/5/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall boys basketball team ended its regular season with a 44-36 win over Fruitport on Thursday in non-league play.
The Vikings led 8-6 after the...
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Reeths-Puffer hockey team rallies past TC West to win Division 1 regional championship
Posted on 03/5/2020By Alex Plough
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It’s one thing to lose a hockey game.
It’s quite another to lose on your home ice to close out an...
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