Aug 30, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com A three touchdown performance from quarterback Gavin Shafer helped propel the Whitehall football team to a 46-16 victory over Mason County Central in the West Michigan Conference opener for both teams on Thursday. The Vikings started the scoring off e... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Rough weather forced the Oakridge boys soccer team to settle for a 2-2 tie in its West Michigan Conference opener against Whitehall on Tuesday. The Eagles jumped ahead of the Vikings with a corner-kick goal from Mason Wever midway through the first ha... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven Volleyball team nearly captured the "Grand Haven End of Summer Bash" it hosted on Wednesday. The Bucs fell to Lakeview in the championship match, 25-20 and 25-22. Grand Haven reached the finals with a three-set win over Hamilton (25-10... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2018 LocalsportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys tennis squad dropped its match against NorthPointe Christian on Wednesday but did grab a pair of wins in the loss. The Lakers split the four singles matches, but dropped all four doubles matches to finish 2-6 on the day. ... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2018 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com The second week of the 2018 football season is almost here, meaning another two days of exciting action are right ahead of us. This week’s matchups are split between Thursday and Friday, with LocalSportsJournal.com providing covera... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2018 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com I must admit, I was pretty disappointed in myself last season. I take pride in my high school football projections, so when I managed to win just one week last season, it came as a jolt to the system. Was my retention of various a... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge volleyball team opened West Michigan Conference play by defeating Shelby in three straight sets on Tuesday. The Eagles won the match by service scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-18 margins. Halle Jennings paced Oakridge with nine kills, wh... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian boys soccer team blanked Fruitport 1-0 on Tuesday in a non-league game. The game was shorten by 16 minutes due to lightning in the area. Charlie Alfree scored the lone goal for WMC that was assisted by Hayden Hubers. ... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake volleyball team finished in second place at the Grand Haven Invitational on Monday. The Lakers fell to host Grand Haven in the finals by service scores of 25-21, 16-25 and 13-15 after defeating Traverse City Central in the semifinals i... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2018 The Spring Lake girls golf team scored the lowest of three teams at the Muskegon Country Club on Monday, with a total score of 189, defeating Mona Shores and North Muskegon. Hannah Klein led the way for the Lakers with a nine hole score of 40, followed by Phoebe Saunders with... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls swim team lost an extremely tight meet against Grandville. Spring Lake had first place finishes in the 200 Meter Medley Relay, 200 Meter Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 Meter Breaststroke, 50 Meter Freestyle, 100 Meter Freestyle and 500 M... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake tennis team fell to Calvin Christian High School 6-2 on Monday evening. Snagging wins for the Lakers were Callum Saxe (No.3 singles) who won his match with scores of 6-4 and 6-3, along with the team of Connor Saxe and Jack Lauinger (No... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Christian volleyball team went 5-1 on Saturday, taking second at their home Warrior showdown showcase. The Warriors defeated Ravenna 25-21, 25-19, Laingsburg 25-18, 27-25, Traverse City St. Francis 25-19, 25-22, Covenant Christian 25... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitechall volleyball team used a strong second place finish at the Coopersville tournament on Thursday to improve their record to 9-2-2. The Vikings defeated Orchard View, Zeeland West, Wayland and Montague before falling to Coopersville in the f... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall football team pulled away late on Friday against Kelloggsville by a 23-12 margin after scoring three fourth quarter touchdowns in a non-league season opening contest. The game was scoreless until Kelloggsville scored a late second quarte... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2018 By Dave Tomczak LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - North Muskegon's offense did a lot with a little in its season opener on Friday. The host Norse ran only 21 plays on the night, but managed to total 330 yards and roll past Hesperia 41-6 in non-conference action. A... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon boys soccer team came away with a 2-1 victory Friday night against Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in a non-league contest. Trevor Schultz put the Norseman on the board first with an assist from Brody Hoffman. North Muskegon led ... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna Bulldogs entered Thursday's football opener against Hopkins with optimism and a new offensive scheme following newly hired head coach Doug Samuels. The positive outlook produced offensive numbers for Ravenna, but a slow offensive start bu... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2018 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - The Grand Haven football team had to wait until the final week of the season last year to taste victory. Apparently the Bucs liked the feeling, because they picked up where they left off with an impressive opening-nig... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2018 By Dave Tomczak LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - Last season, Spring Lake played nine weeks of football, looking for a victory that never came. The Lakers won't be waiting this season. Spring Lake fell behind early, then exploded for 35 unanswered second-half points... READ MORE