Nov 08, 2012 We've made it to the regionals of the high school football playoffs and four area teams are still standing. All four are taking to the road in hopes of advancing. Muskegon heads across the state to Midland, Newaygo is going to Grand Rapids, Shelby heads north to the Upper Peni... READ MORE
Nov 05, 2012 MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Regionals DIVISION 3 Muskegon (10-1) at Midland (11-0), 1 p.m. Saturday. DIVISION 5 Newaygo (9-2) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday. DIVISION 6 Shelby (9-2) at Negaunee (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday DIVISION 8 Muskegon Catholi... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 3 GIRLS STATE FINALS RESULTS 1, Jackson Lumen Christi 167; 2, Calvin Christian 171; 3, Caro 201; 4, Benzie Central 204; 5, Lansing Catholic 237; 6, Hanover-Horton 241; 7, Macomb Lutheran North 275; 8, Bath 288; 9, Shepherd 299; 10, Mason County Central 332; 11, Newaygo ... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central and Newaygo placed 10th and 11th place, respectively, at the Division 3 girls state finals cross country race on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Spartans finished with 332 points and Newaygo totaled 340.... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 3 BOYS STATE FINALS RESULTS 1, Jackson Lumen Christi 129; 2, Marlette 137; 3, Calvin Christian 147; 4, Benzie Central 187; 5, Freeland 196; 7, Mason County Central 223; 8, Watervliet 250; 9, Stockbridge 261; 10, Lansing Catholic 312; 11, Hemlock 324; 12, Saranac 338; 13... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central's Chase Barnett finished third overall to lead the Mason County Central Spartans to a seventh-place finish at the Division 3 boys state cross country finals at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday. Mason Count... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal REED CITY - Newaygo scored with 3:12 left in the game and gambled on a 2-point conversion to decide the game. The Lions only needed the extra point to send the Division 5 district final game into overtime, but instead, converted the 2-point conversion a... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2012 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION 2 MUSKEGON 15, LOWELL 13 Lowell 0-7-6-0-13 Muskegon 6 -0-0-9-15 M-John King 12 run (kick failed) L-Jacob Stephens 47 pass from Kyler Shurlow (Austin Bieri kick) L-Kanon Dean 1 run (kick blocked) M-Marcus Smith 46 pass from Deshaun Thro... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2012 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS QUALIFIERS DIVISION 1 GRAND HAVEN TEAM: Claire Borchers, Roxy Glasser, Hannah Kenny, Mikayla Rowden, Mikayla Takas, Malea Teerman, Lindy Vallier. MONA SHORES: Serena Gale-Butto. DIVISION 2 FREMONT: Katy Ferris, Colleen Hall, Sandy Kunne... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2012 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS QUALIFIERS DIVISION 1 GRAND HAVEN TEAM: Jordan Diephouse, Nick Johnson, Justin Pippel, Turner Sale, Will Swain, Andrew Tafelski, Ashkii Wilson. MONA SHORES: Jacob Baker. DIVISION 2 WHITEHALL TEAM: Brayden Berson, Mitch Boyce, Reiley Br... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 Local Sports Journal Newaygo's girls cross country team had three runners finish in the top 10. That was good enough to qualify for the Division 3 state finals meet after finishing second at the Division 3 regional at Allendale on Saturday. The Lions finished with 82 poi... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 Local Sports Journal Newaygo placed third at the Division 3 boys cross country regional at Allendale on Saturday and qualified for the state finals meet. The Lions finished with 130 points to place third, while Calvin Christian took team honors with 42. Grant (145) finis... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS DISTRICT FINALS (Nov. 2-3) Division 3 Region 1 Lowell at Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday Division 5 Region 2 Newaygo at Reed City, 7 p.m. Friday GR West Catholic at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Friday Division 6 Maple City Glen Lake at Shelby, 7 p.m. Frida... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Newaygo Lions earned a trip to the Division 5 football finals on Friday night with a 20-7 victory over neighboring Grant. The victory sends the Lions into next week's game against undefeated Reed City, which defeated Manistee 48-14 in its predistric... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2012 Local Sports Journal Here are capsules on the area’s high school football playoff games for this week. DIVISION 2 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (5-4) at Muskegon (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday. These teams met in Week 8 at Kenowa Hills with the Big Reds running away with a 45-7 vic... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2012 Local Sports Journal Newaygo used its first-half momentum to top Morley-Stanwood 18-12 on Friday night. The Lions scored all 18 of their points in the first half while Morley-Stanwood scored all of its points in the fourth quarter. Max Harrington led Newaygo with 102 yar... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Brit Giese, Dakota Davis and Peter Sepinski scored one goal each in Newaygo's 5-3 loss to Tri-County in a Division 3 boys soccer district game. Tri-County moves on to the district semifinals to take on Grant, a 4-2 winner over LeRoy Pine River. Wed... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2012 Local Sports Journal Big Rapids scored late to defeat Newaygo 34-27 in Central States Athletic Association action Friday at Top Taggart Field at Ferris State University. The Cardinals’ Eric Boyd scored on a 71-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left in the game for the wi... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2012 BOYS SOCCER Division 3 at LeRoy Pine River Monday, Oct. 15 Grant at LeRoy Pine River, 5 p.m. Tri-County vs. Newaygo Lakeview vs. Reed City Belding vs. Comstock Park Wednesday, Oct. 17 Grant-LeRoy Pine River winner vs. Tri-County-Newaygo winner, 3 p.m. at LeRoy Pine ... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2012 Local Sports Journal Newaygo clinched its first playoff appearance since 2007 Friday, earning a 41-6 Central States Athletic Association win over White Cloud. The host Lions built a 35-0 lead by halftime en route to improving to 6-1 on the season. Max Harrington rushed ... READ MORE