By Mike Mattson
Local Sports Journal
Oakridge football players can’t help but like Beka Shepherd.
She’s the junior placekicker on the team. She’s competitive and mentally tough....
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),...
VOLLEYBALL
GMAA City Tournament
Finals
Mona Shores d. Whitehall 25-20, 25-13, 25-12
Semi finals
Mona Shores d. Western Michigan Christian 25-17, 26-24
Whitehall d....
Local Sports Journal
The battle of Hall Road wasn’t really much of a battle afterall.
The Oakridge Eagles roughed up the Orchard View Cardinals 42-0 to finish...
Local Sports Journal
The Ludington Orioles surged into the Division 3 district semifinals with a 9-1 victory over the Oakridge Eagles on Monday night.
Andrew Yankee scored...
By Shawn Liverance
Local Sports Journal
Jacob Shepherd has been a member of two straight Oakridge football teams that have shared the West Michigan Conference championship.
The...
By Ron Rop
Local Sports Journal
SHELBY – A quarterback sneak may go down as one of the bigger plays of the season for the Oakridge...
Local Sports Journal
Oakridge secured a state playoff spot and kept its West Michigan Conference lead Friday night with a 27-6 win against visiting North Muskegon.
Dan...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
FRUITPORT 21, GRANT 14
Grant 0 – 0 – 0 – 14 — 14
Fruitport 6 – 8 – 7 – 0 —...
VOLLEYBALL
Kent City d. Wyoming Lee 25-10 25-21 25-18
SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Hannah Miller 13-4, Janae Atwood 8-1. ASSISTS: Aleah Holcomb 35. KILLS:
Kendra Dreyer 19, Justine Wolter...
VOLLEYBALL
Oakridge Invitational
Pool play
Kent City d. Oakridge 25-11 25-15
Kent City d. Godwin Heights 25-18 25-21
Kent City d. Orchard View 25-20 25-21
Kent City d....
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Muskegon 56, Reeths-Puffer 18
Muskegon 14 13 22 7 – 56
Reeths-Puffer 6 6 6 0 – 18
M – John King 33 run (Adrian Briseno...
By Ron Rop
Local Sports Journal
RAVENNA – You could look at Oakridge’s 41-7 victory over the Ravenna Bulldogs and start heaping all the praise on...
HESPERIA 26, HOLTON 8 – Host Hesperia overcame an 8-7 halftime deficit to pick up the victory. The Panthers took a 7-0 lead in the...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Muskegon 36, Lowell 21
Lowell 0 – 14- 7- 0 – 21
Muskegon 7 – 13- 13 – 3 – 36
M –...
Last month, the Local Sports Journal published a 24-page high school football preview section. Here is the preview story on the Oakridge Eagles. If you...
By Mike Mattson
Local Sports Journal
I’ll say it again, the West Michigan Conference football championship goes through Oakridge.
Yeah, there are the Shelby’s, Ravenna’s, Whitehall’s and...
Local Sports Journal
Oakridge put it all together Thursday night in a 48-0 West Michigan Conference victory against host Mason County Central.
Up next is another blockbuster...
Local Sports Journal
GRAND RAPIDS – Dan Shoop saw to it that the Oakridge Eagles kicked off the football season in grand style on Friday night...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Mona Shores 42, Muskegon Catholic 6
M. Catholic 0 – 0 – 6 – 0 – 6
M. Shores 0 – 14 –14–14–42
MS – Chris Bradford 59 pass from Tyree Jackson (Jared...