Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com North Muskegon soccer nabbed its second win of the season with a 4-1 decision over Oakridge on Monday. Max Lasser led the way for the Norse, netting three goals to help improve the Norse to 2-5-3 overall and 2-0-1 in West Michigan Conference action. ... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Oakridge held the lead twice, including late in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles were dealt a stunning blow when the Manistee Mariners rallied for a 20-15 victory Friday night at Oakridge. Beginning their final possession of the game 80 yard... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -The Oakridge boys' soccer team earned a convincing 6-1 West Michigan Conference victory over Ravenna on Wednesday evening. Arturo Romero-Serrano had another strong scoring performance with four goals. Dallas Meyers and Landon Meacher ea... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Whitehall volleyball team opened up West Michigan Conference play with a victory on Tuesday evening. The Vikings got by Oakridge in three straight sets, 25-15, 25-16, 25-14. Arianna Black led the way with 14 digs, 12 kills, f... READ MORE
Aug 31, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Trever Jones and his Oakridge teammates made a statement on Thursday night in a losing effort. Jones carried 37 times for 225 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough against a visiting Hudsonville Unity Christian team whi... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Fremont scored the tying goal with 8 minutes remaining and forged a 2-all tie with Oakridge in boys' soccer on Wednesday. Fremont came into the game with a five-game winning streak. The Packers received a late goal by Joey Mansfield that tied ... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished second to Lowell in Wednesday's Whitehall Invitational at White Lake Golf Course. Lowell finished first with a 340, followed by the Rockets with 363 and Whitehall at 369. Other area teams included Frem... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge boys' soccer team opened West Michigan Conference play with a strong 6-1 victory over Orchard View on Monday. Arturo Romero-Serrano led the Eagles with a pair of goals while Cole Wigger, Landon Meacher, Dallas Meyers and Isaac Wil... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS – Cross country athletes from nine area schools didn’t mind staying up late Friday as South Christian High School hosted its annual 2023 Under the Lights Invite. Grand Haven’s boys got the best results of those nine schools and earned a... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPARTA -- In a game that started on Thursday and ended on Friday, the Oakridge Eagles opened the football season with a 27-15 victory over the Sparta Spartans. Bad weather forced the game to be postponed on Thursday and continued on Friday. The Eagles ru... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPARTA--The Oakridge at Sparta football game got underway on Thursday evening, but came to a halt with 6:32 remaining in the first quarter with the score tied at 0-0 due to weather conditions. The game will resume at 7 p.m. Friday at Sparta.... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -The Reeths-Puffer volleyball team split the day in a home tri-match on Wednesday. The Rockets got past Holton (25-18, 25-16), but lost to Oakridge (20-25, 25-18, 15-17). “Credit to Oakridge for being a scrappy team on defense,” said Rocket ... READ MORE
Jun 24, 2023 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Folks have played baseball at Conklin Park in Ravenna since at least 1909. Once comprised of some 28 acres, the park property was originally acquired by brothers Oscar F. and William P. Conklin, merchants of a large general store in... READ MORE
Jun 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL-- League champion North Muskegon placed five players on the first-team all-league soccer team in the West Michigan Conference. North Muskegon finished 10-0 in league play. Fremont and Montague finished tied for second with a confere... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--The Montague and Oakridge baseball teams each contributed three players to the West Michigan Conference-Lakes Division all-league team. Montague and Oakridge rounded out the conference season at 9-3 followed by Whitehall at 7-5. Manistee and F... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--The Oakridge girls softball season came to an end on Saturday morning as the Eagles dropped a 5-4 decision to Coopersville. The Division 2 regional semifinal game was played at Spring Lake. With three outs remaining, Oakridge led 4-1, but th... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com OAKRIDGE -- The Spring Lake Lakers earned their spot in the Division 2 regional baseball tournament after claiming two district victories on Saturday. The district title was the first for the Lakers since 2018. The Lakers defeated host Oakridge 5-1 in the... READ MORE
Jun 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- After earning a tight win in the Division 2 girls softball district semifinal game Saturday, the Oakridge Eagles cruised to a 26-4 victory in five innings over Whitehall in the championship game in Fremont. Kaelin Jozsa earned... 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 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -- The Oakridge Eagles' offense just keeps scoring runs and it happened again on Thursday in a pair of routs of Kenowa Hills in non-league softball action. The Eagles won the opener, 15-1, and the nightcap, 19-0. In the opener, Kaelinn Jozsa... READ MORE