May 17, 2017 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - Spring Lake sophomore Leah Vaughan has had an exciting two days. After pitching – and winning – both games of a softball doubleheader on Tuesday, Vaughan threw a complete-game shutout on Wednesday against a very ... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com North Muskegon routed Hart 9-0 in the opening round of the West Michigan Conference tournament on Wednesday. Gwenna Pitts recorded a hat trick, while Grace Berends added two goals, and Madi Grevel, Abby Grevel, Marion Eacker and Kendal Hoppa fired in... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian’s girls soccer team clinched at least a share of the Lakes Eight Conference title on Wednesday, following the Warriors’ 8-1 victory over rival Muskegon Catholic Central. The Crusaders scored just 2 minutes into the cont... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake’s varsity girls lacrosse program wasted little time establishing itself in the O-K Conference. In its first season competing in Tier 2 in the conference -- and just its second varsity season overall -- Spring Lake captured a league titl... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Lauren Baustert fired in four goals, leading Whitehall’s varsity girls soccer team to a lopsided 10-0 victory over Mason County Central on Wednesday. Whitehall improves to 11-5 overall and 8-1 in the West Michigan Conference. Hanna Evans contri... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake allowed four runs in the opening inning and four more in the fourth, creating too deep of a hole for the Lakers to crawl out of on Wednesday against Grand Rapids West Catholic. West Catholic went on to defeat the Lakers in the O-K Blue Co... READ MORE
May 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon girls tennis team won the Coastal Conference tournament last weekend, besting second-place Ludington by five points. The Norse won individual titles in six flights, including all four doubles flights. The Norse finished with 50 ... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 By Dave Tomczak LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWSHIP - The Ravenna baseball team’s West Michigan Conference title hopes are still alive, but just barely. The Bulldogs rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring three runs, to grab an exciting 8-7 win over con... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer baseball team relied on solid pitching in its double header sweep of Fruitport on Tuesday in O-K Black action. Rocket pitcher Noel Sheffer threw a perfect game in the nightcap to lead his team's 3-0 shutout of Fruitport. Cole Ae... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team swept its doubleheader with North Muskegon on Tuesday in West Michigan Conference action. The Wildcats won the opening game in shutout fashion 3-0, then defeated the Norse in the nightcap 9-7. Luke Marsh won Game 1 for Mo... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls soccer team blanked Grand Rapids Union 8-0 on Tuesday in an O-K Black Conference game. The Rockets were paced by Karlee Hallberg and Morgan Szost with two goals each while Kendall Jones and Becca Bride each added a goal and an ... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View baseball team dropped both games of its doubleheader with Muskegon Catholic on Tuesday. The Cardinals dropped the opening game 8-1, then lost the nightcap by an 8-6 margin. Kris Veen led the Cardinals with three hits while Brady Bo... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall softball team clinched second place in the West Michigan Conference behind Oakridge with a doubleheader sweep of Hart on Tuesday. The Vikings (22-9 overall, 10-2 WMC) won by scores of 7-2 and 15-0. Ella Lyvere picked up the win in bo... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake softball team picked up a pair of wins in the O-K Blue Conference on Tuesday behind two strong performances from Leah Vaughan. The Lakers won 7-0 and 8-1 over Grand Rapids West Catholic. Vaughan earned the win in both games. She al... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer softball team took both games of an O-K Black Conference doubleheader against Fruitport on Tuesday. The Rockets cruised to a 6-0 win in the opener, but had to sweat out a back-and-forth second game, 5-4. Makayla Thompson pitched ... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Morgan Kinnucan’s overtime goal gave WMC a 2-1 victory over Ludington on Monday night, while also securing a share of the Lakes 8 Conference title. Molly Patton came in from the flank to notch the game’s first goal in regulation. Grace Johnson wen... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake baseball team fell 4-1 to Grand Rapids West Catholic on Tuesday in an O-K Blue game. Brenden Bectel and Josh Holden led the Lakers with one hit each while Ryan Peets suffered a tough luck loss. Peets allowed two runs on six hits ove... READ MORE
May 16, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge girls soccer team found the back of the net once in each half on its way to a 2-0 win over Ravenna in a West Michigan Conference game. The Eagles were led by Lanessa Meyers and Alexis Florez with a goal each while Camri Florez and Karina ... READ MORE
May 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon girls soccer squad cruised past Mason County Central 8-0 on Monday in a West Michigan Conference contest. The Norse improved to 12-3-1 on the season and are a perfect 7-0 in league play. Gwenna Pitts, Kendal Hoppa and Grace Beren... READ MORE
May 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer baseball squad swept its non-league doubleheader with North Muskegon on Monday. The Rockets won a close opening game 3-2, then cruised past the Norse 13-1 in the nightcap. Reeths-Puffer is now 10-16 on the season while the Norse a... READ MORE