Jun 16, 2023 Feature photo information: Front Row L-R: Devin Garbow (Morley Stanwood), Russell Toth (Newaygo), Mason Ruether (White Cloud), Brody Sleeper (Big Rapids), Cameron Bracy (Central Montcalm), Oakley Obenauf (Grant), Troy Atwood (Kent City), Mayson McNeilly (Big Rapids) ... READ MORE
Jun 16, 2023 Feature photo information: Front row L-R: Lauren Alexander (Central Montcalm), Emma Bliss (Grant), Gracie Stamp (Newaygo), Savannah Miller (Kent City), Jayci Hance (Grant), Jacee Hoffman (Kent City), Josie Cornell (Big Rapids), Hannah Stellini (Kent City), Kaitlyn ... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Spring Lake jumped out early and were never threatened on Wednesday in a 10-3 Division 2 regional baseball victory over the host Newaygo Lions. The Lakers scored three in the first, one in the fourth and four insurance runs in the sixth to adva... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CLARE -- The tournament road ended for the Newaygo Lions on Tuesday night in the Division 3 regional semifinal game. The Lions dropped a 5-0 decision to the Elk Rapids Elks. Both teams came into the game without a loss on the season. Newaygo finished with... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Montague nearly pulled off a soccer upset of undefeated Newaygo Lions in Friday night's girls districts title game. It came down to penalty shots to decide the outcome, and it was the Lions who emerged victorious at the end of the maratho... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Seven local boys golf teams saw their season to come to a close at the Division 3 golf regional at The Falls at Barber Creek in Kent City on Tuesday. Grand Rapids Catholic Central took home the regional title with a round of 317. They were foll... READ MORE
May 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna Bulldogs used solid hitting and good pitching to post two softball shutouts on Friday. The Bulldogs defeated Newaygo, 16-0, in the first game and 11-0 in the nightcap. In the first game, Emma Gillard had three hits, including two home runs. E... READ MORE
May 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Spring Lake Lakers girls track team fell just short of claiming the Division 2 regional title on Thursday. The Lakers finished second with 99 points in the meet at Allendale High School. Hudsonville Unity Christian captured the title with ... READ MORE
May 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Whitehall Viking's boys track team ran away from the field on Thursday and took home a Division 2 regional title. The meet was at Allendale High School. Whitehall claimed the top with 168.5 points. They were followed by Hamilton with 103.5... READ MORE
May 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall Vikings earned a pair of non-conference baseball victories over the Newaygo Lions on Thursday. The Vikings won the opener, 7-2, and the nightcap, 11-1. In Game 1, Landon Howe had two hits, both doubles, and Kyle Stratton had a pair of hits ... READ MORE
May 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont and Newaygo took turns routing one another in a softball doubleheader on Friday. Fremont won the first game 15-5 while Newaygo turned the tables in the nightcap for a 17-6 rout. Fremont had 11 hits in the opener, led by Elise Pfeiffer and Rainee... READ MORE
May 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY-- The Hart Pirates captured the title in the Kent City Elite Invitational track meet on Friday. A total of 22 teams competed in the eighth annual event. Hart amassed 176 points to take home the trophy. The Pirates were followed by Berrien Sprin... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Three goals in the second half lifted the Newaygo Lions to a 3-2 soccer victory over Shelby on Friday. The Lions got on the board eight minutes into the second half. Later, Grace Painter and Connelly Hefferan scored goals for the Lions. Heffera... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Grant Tigers used hot hitting in both games on Friday and swept the Newaygo Lions in a Central State Activities Association softball doubleheader. In the opener Grant pounded out 15 hits en route to a 12-10 win. The Tigers won the sec... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT-- The Sparta Spartans swept the boys and girls divisions in Friday's Rick Tompkins Packer Relays. The track meet was run at Pine Street Athletic Field in Fremont. In the boys' division, Sparta took the top spot with 131.5 points while White Cloud... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2023 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Newaygo varsity softball team traveled down M-37 to take on Kent City and earned two victories, 8-4 and 13-12. The games were played in the CSAA conference. Kent City kicked off the scoring in the opener by putting up... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2023 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Kent City baseball team pulled out a 5-4 extra inning victory over Newaygo on Tuesday afternoon in CSAA conference action. The host Eagles won in a 12-inning thriller in the first game of the doubleheader and made it th... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge Eagles plated seven runs in the second inning on Thursday and cruised to a 13-3 softball victory over Newaygo in nonconference play. The Eagles (4-0) added three more runs in the third and three in the fourth to turn the game into a rout. Ka... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--Newaygo hosted the first Central State Activities Association track and field meet of the season on Tuesday afternoon. The field consisted of Big Rapids, Grant, Newaygo and White Cloud. Big Rapids' boys and girls won all their matchups while Whit... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON---Two teams - representing two different sports, two different genders and two completely different eras - highlight this year’s Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame induction class. The Mona Shores girls golf dynasty of the 2000s, ... READ MORE