Dec 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal Orchard View used a big first quarter to pull away from Montague in a season opening 58-41 on Tuesday night. The Cardinals outscored Montague 14-5 in the opening quarter and increased their lead to 32-15 at halftime. Jayshonna Blackshire led OV with ... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Oakridge scored 39 first-half points and rolled to a 46-0 win over host Orchard View Friday night in nonconference football action. The Eagles, who improved to 8-1 and are headed for the state playoffs, led 15-0 after one quarter as Austin Wright sc... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2013 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Can anyone believe it’s Week 9 already? It seems like yesterday we were planning our football tab for area pigskin fanatics. How many memories were made this season and how many more are right on the edge of becoming a dream come tru... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Daily newspapers have downsized, and their coverage of local sports has decreased. That has left many of our local athletes - particularly high school kids - without the full recognition they deserve. The reporters at Local Sports Journal are dedicated ... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2013 Local Sports Journal It's been seven years since Orchard View won on homecoming. It's been eight years since the Cardinals beat Grant. Both of those cold spells came to an end Friday with Orchard View's 49-6 thumping of Grant in Lakes 8 Conference football action. Th... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal How I wish I were back in the Port City this week to see who wins the big game Friday night at Mona Shores. There appears to be a number of area teams that are playoff bound this year, creating some interesting district clashes in a couple of w... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2013 FRUITPORT – The Lakes 8 Conference cross country meet went down-right geographic Tuesday night, as the league’s most-southern school, Fremont, took the girls meet title, while the league’s most-northern school, Ludington, took the boys title. The Spring Lake girls domina... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fruitport Trojans grabbed their fifth football victory of the season with a wild 69-27 victory over Orchard View Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. Trojan quarterback Luc Kostamo had a big night for the Trojans, completing 9-of-13 passes for 126 y... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – After an 0-2 start, some Muskegon Catholic Central fans may have started to get nervous. Since then, however, the Crusaders have rolled to four-straight victories, including Friday night’s 55-6 win over Orchard View, and now sit two wins ... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This ‘ole’ announcer is so upset with his picks for the last couple of weeks that I’ve decided to head back home this weekend to get this problem fixed. After meeting with many of my ‘bird dog snoops’ in some of my favorite ‘water... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal For the fourth time this season, the Fruitport Trojan boys soccer squad outlasted a team in overtime. The difference Wednesday night, however, was that a dramatic win sealed the Trojans’ sole claim to the Lakes 8 title, as Fruitport maintained its per... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal WHITEHALL - Mona Shores’ Sam Kling has learned that it pays to remain patient in a challenging game like tennis. He remained patient each of the last two years, as he watched many of his teammates win individual city championships while... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers broke the game open with a second-quarter surge and went on to defeat Orchard View 52-17 on Friday night. The Lakers scored 24 points in the second quarter. Jake Frederick had 16 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Charli... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2013 By Jim Moyes [email protected] Local Sports Journal Just when I was about to truly believe I have become a ‘gifted’ predictor of local high school football games, I got a real slap in the face with my mediocre record from week 4. If I don’t show a vast improvement with ... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - Orchard View goaltender Diego Valdes nearly ruined Fruitport's perfect league record Tuesday night, and he's not even a real goaltender. But it takes more than a hot hand in goal to shut down the Trojan's potent offensive a... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal Fremont sent the Orchard View Cardinals “packing” as they responded to a first half deficit and won going away 38-23. Trailing 16-12 at half time highlighted by a Cardinal 59-yard scoring pass play, the Packers reeled off four touchdowns in the seco... READ MORE
Sep 19, 2013 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal This week’s slate of games is loaded with some blockbuster lineups that will certainly challenge the prognosticating abilities of this ‘ole announcer. My only blip with my fearless picks last week was not picking those playoff bound Sai... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Ludington Orioles began the season with three road games and now you can make it three straight victories after a 31-8 over the host Orchard View Cardinals on Friday night. Quarterback Chad Large completed 17-of-24 passes for 236 yards and three tou... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal Staff reports Carlos Nunez blasted four goals in Orchard View’s convincing 8-2 win over Fremont. Nunez struck twice in each half as the Cardinals led 4-0 at halftime. Brandon Edwards scored two goals and had an assist and Steve Malecki added a goa... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2013 [email protected] Local Sports Journal Now that my copy of the localsportsjournal Football Preview Edition has finally arrived down here in North Florida, I feel much more confident with these fearless picks for week No. 3. What a great job the staff did in putting the publica... READ MORE