Mar 26, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge girls soccer team used a balanced attack to take down Newaygo 3-1 on Tuesday evening. Jayvion Johnson led the Eagles with a goal and an assist. Nana Raap and Cami Guenthardt each scored a goal, while Destiny Bowen and Amaya Anderso... READ MORE
Mar 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The Local Sports Journal hosted its Second Annual Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on March 8 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - Riley Chase scored 22 points and had a strong defensive game with seven steals and led the Fremont girls’ basketball team to a 51-37 victory over Newaygo on Wednesday night. Fremont (21-2) will take on Big Rapids with a Division 2 district tit... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 girls basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVIS... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo girls basketball team made a late fourth-quarter push, but couldn’t get ahead in a 46-39 loss to Cedar Springs on Thursday night. The Lions were down by 11 points going into the fourth quarter and managed to cut the deficit to thre... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO – The Newaygo girls’ basketball team finished a successful regular season with a 50-31 win over Coopersville on Tuesday night. The Lions finished the season with an 18-3 overall record. Ruby Hughes led Newaygo with 12 points, 10 rebounds and... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo boys basketball team was handed a tough 74-42 loss to Big Rapids in the Division 2 district opener on Monday evening. The Lions’ Hunter Yearsovich scored 13 points and Isaiah Miedema chipped in 10. Newaygo wrapped up the season wi... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 boys basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVI... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo girls' basketball team held on for a thrilling 43-41 victory over Central Montcalm on Wednesday evening. The action was tied at 18 by the half and both teams fought back-and-forth through most of the second half. The Lions led with... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD – The Newaygo boys’ basketball team finished strong on Tuesday, resulting in a 69-54 victory over White Cloud. The Lions trailed 19-16 after the first quarter but came alive in the second quarter, taking a 34-25 lead at halftime. Hunter... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO – A strong second half led the Newaygo girls’ basketball team to a 50-30 win over White Cloud on Tuesday. Kija Schultz had 11 points, seven steals and six rebounds, while Amaya Lathrop chipped in with 10 points, five steals, five assists an... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com STANTON - The Newaygo boys' basketball team dropped a non-conference game 73-64 to Central Montcalm on Monday. The Lions’ Hunter Yearsovich put up 21 points and Blake Kerr scored 18 points. Ethan Reyburn added eight points. Newaygo (7-13 overall, 4-5... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo boys basketball team was handed a 75-51 CSAA-Red loss by Big Rapids on Thursday evening. Big Rapids took the lead early and held off any scoring push by the Lions. Isaiah Miedema led the Lions with 13 points, while Blake Kerr and ... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com A rough night of shooting spelled doom for the Newaygo Lions' girls basketball team on Thursday night. And while the Lions were struggling, Big Rapids was able to make shots and dominate on the boards. The result was a Big Rapids 42-21 victory over Newayg... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The Newaygo boys’ basketball team fell short against Orchard View 70-66 on Tuesday night. The Lions were led by Hunter Yearsovich with 23 points while Isaiah Miedema scored 15 and Ethan Reyburn had 14. The largest lead of the night was by just eight po... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Blake Kerr had the hot hand Newaygo needed in its 78-69 win over Howard City Tri-County on Friday. Kerr finished with a game-high 28 points as Newaygo used an early run to hold the lead from start to finish. Hunter Yearsovich tallied 17 points ... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY - The visiting Newaygo Lions raced out to a double-digit lead in the first half and cruised to a 57-24 victory over the Tri-County Vikings. "Good team win by the girls tonight," said Newaygo coach Nate Thomasma. "We had 12 out of our 14 player... READ MORE
Feb 04, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com HART - The Hart Pirates boys' basketball team got off to a strong start and used it to cruise to a non-league victory over the Newaygo Lions. Hart earned a 67-44 victory over the Lions on Monday night. The host Pirates led 19-13 after one quarter and gre... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the pairings for this week's team wrestling districts. Districts are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at various locations throughout the area. The individual wrestling tournaments are slated for Saturday. DIVISION 1 (At Grand Haven) Thursd... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO - The Newaygo girls basketball team grew their winning streak to six with a 47-40 win over Shelby at the Newaygo County Showcase on Saturday. “Great effort from the girls this evening. Shelby is a well-coached and talented team,” said Newayg... READ MORE