Apr 02, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian Pre-Spring Break Invitational (at WMC) Girls results 1, Spring Lake 260 2, Fruitport 149 3, Western Michigan Christian 62 4, Ravenna 57.5 5, Grandville Calvin Christian 49.5 6, Oakridge 20 7, Muskegon Catholic Centra... READ MORE
Apr 02, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian Pre-Spring Break Invitational Boys team results 1, Spring Lake 144.6 2, Fruitport 96.2 3, Orchard View 86 4, Oakridge 75.95 5, Ravenna 63.75 6, Western Michigan Christian 58 7, Grandville Calvin Christian 53.5 8,... READ MORE
Apr 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - After trading leads throughout the game, the Reeths-Puffer baseball team came away with a 5-2 win over Oakridge on Tuesday. The Eagles led 1-0 in the top of the second until the Rockets’ Brendan Guikema doubled for a 2-1 lead in the bottom of... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge Eagles' baseball team opened the season with a dominating 13-2 victory over Holton on Wednesday. The Eagles' high-octane offense scored 13 runs on just seven hits. Michael Wambaugh took the win on the mound for the Eagles, while L... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge softball team swept Mona Shores in a doubleheader on Wednesday. The Eagles edged the Sailors 4-2 in game one and took the nightcap 10-5. Kylee Willea secured the first win for the Eagles with nine strikeouts, while giving up 10 h... READ MORE
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 22, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge girls soccer team opened the 2025 season on a strong note with a convincing 5-1 victory over Grant on Friday. The Eagles’ Nana Raap set the tone early with a first-half hat trick. Sienna Eacker wrapped up the scoring in the secon... 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 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
Mar 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com A talented group of area bowlers took to the lanes on Saturday for the MHSAA state finals in singles. Mona Shores' Derek Kern and Ravenna sophomore Taylor Nutt had the most success in their respective divisions. Kern bowled a 300 during the six-game quali... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Five area bowling teams competed in the MHSAA team state finals on Friday at various locations in the state. Besides the state champion Ravenna girls in Division 4, the area had the Oakridge boys, Orchard View girls, Ravenna boys and Holton girls competin... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Spring Lake has relied on its defense all year, and Friday’s Division 2 district basketball final game against Oakridge was no different. Despite falling behind early, the Lakers’ defense kept the Eagles’ of... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant girls basketball team finished the regular season with a double-digit victory as they took down Oakridge, 60-33, on Thursday. The Tigers led 13-7 after the first quarter and outscored the Eagles, 15-6, in the second quarter for a 28-13 l... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - In a high-intensity game, Oakridge locked down on the defensive end in the fourth quarter and used a 12-0 run to pull away from Fruitport for a 60-47 Division 2 district semifinal win Wednesday. Three Eagles finishe... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Catholic Central girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season with a convincing 52-39 win over Oakridge on Tuesday evening. The Crusaders quickly pulled ahead with a 19-4 first-quarter scoring advantage and led 3... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com Three area girls' bowling teams will be making the trek to the MHSAA state finals this weekend. Along with the three teams, 11 individuals qualified for state based on their performances at the regional tournaments. The girls from Orchard View claimed a ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The area will be well represented this weekend when the MHSAA boys' bowling state finals are contested at four sites throughout the state. The boys from Oakridge qualified as a team after winning the Division 3 regional tournament at Northway Lanes in Mus... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - After a sluggish first half, Oakridge found its rhythm offensively and ratcheted up the defensive pressure in the second half to knock off Montague 57-41 in a Division 2 boys basketball quarterfinal on Monday. The E... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com After expanding to 14 schools and two divisions at the start of the 2022-23 school year, the West Michigan Conference will realign in 2026-27. Based on enrollment numbers this year, Hart will move up to the bigger Lakes Divisio... 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