Dec 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Montague boys basketball team came from behind in its season opener on Monday evening. The Wildcats went on the road and earned a 62-54 victory over Newaygo in a non-league battle. The teams played to a 11-11 tie after the first quarter. Th... READ MORE
Dec 03, 2022 LocalSports Journal.com DOWAGIAC--The Muskegon Community College women's basketball team had another rough start as they struggled offensively to get a lead against Southwestern Michigan College on Saturday afternoon and eventually came up on the wrong end of a 67-59 score to th... READ MORE
Dec 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Newaygo Lions girls basketball team got by the Chippewa Hills Warriors on Thursday evening, 35-29, in a CSAA battle played at Newaygo. Newaygo led at halftime 13-11 and increased its lead to 27-13 by the end of the third quarter and hung on f... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Community College Lady Jayhawks dug themselves a big hole in the first quarter against Kalamazoo Valley Community College on Wednesday evening. However, a huge second quarter led MCC to 61-52 win over the Cougars. The Cougars jumpe... READ MORE
Nov 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -- Molli Schultz scored 16 points to lead the Shelby girls basketball team as the Tigers opened the season wtih a 42-28 victory over Newaygo at home Tuesday night. Kendall Zaveri also was in double figures with 12 points and she added four steals o... READ MORE
Nov 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Community College women's basketball team lost a close one Wednesday evening as they fell to the Calvin College JV team, 59-57. The game was played at MCC. The Jayhawks struggled from the free-throw line, but the game remained tigh... READ MORE
Nov 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Community College Lady Jayhawks got by the Flying Dutch of Hope College (JV team) by a score of 73-56 on Thursday evening in a game played at MCC. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 22-13 lead after the first quarter of action a... READ MORE
Nov 05, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN--The Spring Lake Lakers girls cross country team had a successful day at the MHSAA Division 2 cross country state finals on Saturday afternoon. The Lakers finished in sixth place. Otsego won the title with 87 points while Ea... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS--The Fremont boys cross country team and Ludington girls' team will both be competing next week in the Division 2 state meet. Both finished in the runner-up position on Friday afternoon at the regionals at Chippewa Hills High School. In the boys' d... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Newaygo Lions brought the curtain down on the 2022 football season on Friday evening with a loss to the Comstock Park Panthers, 43-12. The game was played in Newaygo. Under first-year coach Scott Force, Newaygo finished the season 2-7 overal... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Samuel Martini and Lila Volkers took top individual honors in the boys and girls Central States Conference Championship Meet on Tuesday afternoon in an event held at Kent City High School. Martini finished with a time of 16:40.11 wh... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com EDMORE--The Newaygo Lions traveled to Central Montcalm Friday and came home with a 21-17 setback. The game was played in the Central States Athletic Association-Gold league. The host Hornets jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 4:13 left in the opening quarter ... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Newaygo Lions came up a little short on Friday evening in a 32-19 loss to Chippewa Hills. The CSAA-Gold game was played at Newaygo. Grant Harkness completed 13-of-18 for 219 yards and two touchdown passes. Harkness also added a t... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -The North Muskegon volleyball team overtook Newaygo in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. The Norse wore down the Lions and won in four sets (25-20, 22-25, 25-11, 25-12). Allie Jensen led the way with nine kills and five aces, while Jos... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA--Mackenzie Goudreau and her Montague golf teammate Natalie Kellogg advanced as individuals to the Division 4 MHSAA golf state finals on Tuesday afternoon. Both qualified after qualifying in the Division 4 regionals at Moss Ridge Golf Club in Raven... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LAKEVIEW--Kent City junior Sam Martini and Eagles sophomore Lila Volkers continued their winning ways on Tuesday afternoon at the CSAA Jamboree held at Lakeview as each of the runners claimed the top individual spots in their respective meets. In the girl... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Grand Haven Buccaneers boys and girls' cross country teams swept the Allendale Falcon Invite Scarlet Division (big school) races on Saturday. The meet was run at Allendale High School. In the boys' division, local team scores included Gran... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY--The Newaygo Lions were no match for the Reed City Coyotes on Friday evening. The Coyotes routed the Lions 62-17 in a CSAA Gold game at Reed City. The Coyotes jumped out to a 48-10 halftime lead and never looked back enroute to the 45-point win... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2022 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--New coach, new attitude, renewed hope … but how long does that euphoria last? The Muskegon area boasts eight first-year head varsity football coaches this fall and, for some, the excitement of August continues on as the nights t... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Kent City varsity soccer team took on the Lions of Newaygo in a league matchup on Wednesday. The Eagles came away with the 4-0 victory to clinch a share of the CSAA Bronze title, their first in school history. Newaygo took the opening k... READ MORE