May 12, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO—Emmerson Goodin made it official on Wednesday afternoon as she signed her national letter of intent to continue her basketball career next season at Muskegon Community College During her senior season, she helped lead the Lion... READ MORE
May 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT—The Fremont girls track and field team had a great home track meet on Wednesday. The girls continued to improve and perform above expectations. They defeated Newaygo and Tri-County to secure second place in the CSAA-Gold conference and tied with... READ MORE
May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Fremont's girls softball team dropped both ends of a Central State Activities Association-Gold doubleheader to Newaygo, 12-1 and 12-10 in Fremont on Monday afternoon. The Packers didn't bring their bats with them in the first game, and some... READ MORE
May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--The Lowell Red Arrows took home the winning trophy on Friday over the Whitehall Vikings and Montague Wildcats at the Montague Golf Invitational. Lowell finished the day with a team round of 327, while Whitehall shot a round of 349 and the Wildca... READ MORE
May 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Shelby Girls Soccer SHELBY -The Shelby girls soccer team played to a 2-2 draw against Reed City on Monday evening. The Tigers held a 2-1 lead through the second half before Reed City bagged the tying goal with 14 minutes left to play. Aubrey Klotz opene... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO—Kayla Fisk of Newaygo will take her basketball talents to Muskegon Community College next fall and play for the Jayhawks and head coach Jason Cooper. Fisk signed her national letter of intent to continue her basketball career ... READ MORE
Apr 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Ravenna's girls softball team won both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday over Newaygo, winning the first game 10-0 in five innings and taking a 13-6 win in the nightcap. Emma Herremans was in the circle for the Bulldogs in the first game and was c... READ MORE
Apr 01, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Newaygo’s Jaxi Long was named a Division 2 girls basketball first-team all-stater by The Associated Press. Long was among a strong contingent of area players to be honored by the AP. Another Newaygo standout, senior Emmerson Goodin, ... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Newaygo's quest at reaching Michigan State University's Breslin Center in back-to-back seasons came up a couple wins short. The Lions, last season's state runner-up, ran into an outstanding Grand Rapids West Catholic squad in Thursday's Divis... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SPARTA --Fremont's boys basketball team defeated Newaygo, 70-40 in a MHSAA Division 2 district semifinal Wednesday night at Sparta. The Packers got off to a hot start, outscoring the Lions, 17-4 in the first quarter. The Lions just kept going, with a 20-1... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--There are no style points awarded when it comes to tournament basketball. You survive and advance or you lose and see your season come to an end. Such was the case on Tuesday night when the highly ranked Newaygo Lions survived an up... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The field of area girls basketball teams has been pared to seven after last week's district action. Those seven teams all face formidable opponents when the regional semifinal games tip off on Tuesday night. In Division 1 Mona Shores is the lone represen... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK--Newaygo defeated Sparta 61-49 as the Lions outscored the Spartans by 12 in the fourth quarter. Jaxi Long and Emmerson Goodin played inspired basketball with terrific performances. Long led the Lions in scoring with 25 points, four rebounds,... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK--Emmerson Goodin provided a dominate performance for the Lions en route to a 51-17 win over the Fremont Packers on Wednesday evening. Newaygo powered out to a 27-11 halftime lead. The Lions used a 20-1 third quarter to officially put the gam... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com By Craig Beilfuss REMUS—As has been the case all season, the sixth ranked Newaygo Lions girls basketball team relied on four year varsity seniors Emmerson Goodin and Jaxi Long to finish the 2021-2022 regular season with a solid 63-39 win over Chippewa H... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon area’s wild success in football has been celebrated on many occasions. But what about basketball? On 166 occasions, between 1917 and 2021, boys teams from schools in the Greater Muskegon area have advanced to the fina... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO—The sixth-ranked Newaygo Lions struggled offensively in the first half against Reed City. However, a strong second half on the defensive end helped the Lions post a 40-24 league victory over the Coyotes on Wednesday. The Lions... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com We've reached the final week of the girls high school basketball season and that can mean just one thing. The Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament is right around the corner. Area teams will be vying for district titles beginning on Monda... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Due to poor weather conditions a few boys and girls basketball contests have been postponed this evening. The West Michigan Conference game between the Mason County Central Spartan girls and North Muskegon scheduled for this evening has been postponed unt... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Newaygo girls basketball team grew its win streak to 13 and clinched the CSAA-Gold using a strong second-half performance to put away the Grant Tigers, 53-42 on Friday evening. It was a neck and neck battle with the Lions holding just a 26-25 lead... READ MORE