Apr 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Oakridge’s varsity softball team remained undefeated at 8-0 on Tuesday with a hard-fought sweep of Whitehall in a West Michigan Conference double header. The Eagles pulled out a 2-1 victory in the opener, thanks to the stellar pitching of Kayla Fess... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington baseball team swept its doubleheader with Western Michigan Christian on Tuesday in Lakes 8 action. The Orioles defeated WMC in the opening game 12-5, then blanked the Warriors 3-0 in the nightcap. In Game 1, Luke Middlebrook led the O... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake baseball squad dropped two close games in its doubleheader on Tuesday against Grand Rapids Catholic Central in O-K Blue Conference action. The Lakers fell 7-6 in the opening game, then lost 3-2 in the nightcap. In Game 1 Spring Lake... READ MORE
Apr 18, 2017 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com Coaching a high school varsity sport is challenging – particularly a spring sport like baseball. Some of the players are three-season athletes, and experience a little burnout by the time the spring arrives. Some are seniors quickly app... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls soccer team rolled past Whitehall 8-0 in non-conference action on Monday. Laney Peasley and Phoebe Saunders each scored twice for the Lakers while Becca Rush, Kaley George, Keara Fritsche and Sara Gray each scored once. Emily ... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com After being tied 1-1 at halftime, the Muskegon Catholic soccer team used a strong second half to defeat Shelby 4-1 in non-conference action Tuesday. Lilli Conroy led the Muskegon Catholic attack with two goals while Caitlyn Fedrocy and Kyra Tyler each... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge soccer team mustered just enough offense to defeat Orchard View 2-0 in non-conference action on Monday. Alexis Florez and Lanessa Meyers each found the back of the net for the Eagles in the first half. There were no goals in the second... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake softball team finished second on Saturday in the Lakeshore Grand Slam tournament at Softball World. After opening up with a 5-2 loss to Forest Hills Eastern, the Lakers defeated Alma 2-1 and Zeeland West 11-0 in pool play. In the ch... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View girls soccer team fell short against Fennville 1-0 on Friday in a non-league game. The contest was 0-0 at halftime. Kamryn VanDyke scored the lone goal for Fennville, which improved to 4-0 on the season. The Cardinals dropped th... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View softball team cruised past Shelby in both of its games of a doubleheader on Friday night. The Cardinals blanked Shelby 14-0 during the opening contest, then beat the Tigers 14-4 in the nightcap. In Game 1 Cassidee White and Jaelynn... READ MORE
Apr 15, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer softball squad blanked Unity Christian 1-0 on Saturday in a non-league contest. The Rockets were led by Brooklynn Duffy with a hit and an RBI. MaKayla Thompson tossed the victory for Reeths-Puffer, allowing two hits while striking... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - Brandon Bard said his Mona Shores varsity baseball team has a lot to learn, but he's slowly seeing progress. Maybe after a doubleheader sweep of visiting Whitehall on Friday at Mona Shores High School, the lightbulb i... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls soccer team blanked Ravenna 2-0 on Friday in a West Michigan Conference game. The Vikings led 2-0 at halftime. Hanna Evans and Lauren Baustert each scored a goal for Whitehall while Breanna Pascavis chipped in with an assist. ... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls lacrosse team blanked Lowell 14-0 on Friday in a non-league contest. The Lakers were led by Meg Ready with four goals while Josie Brown, McKenzie Ely, Reiko Johnson, Audrey Van Linn and Kate Vinkemulder added a goal. Spring La... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com An 11 run seventh inning propelled the North Muskegon baseball team to a 13-4 win over Cedar Springs in a non-league game on Friday evening. The victory was the 750th all-time win for the Norse varsity baseball team. The Norse were led by Brighton ... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon girls soccer team blanked Montague 2-0 on Friday in a West Michigan Conference game. The Norse led 1-0 at halftime. North Muskegon’s Reyna Johnson and Sophie Mueller each scored a goal while Megan Sroka and Sophie Stewart chipp... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com Alexis Florez scored a three-goal hat trick to propel the Oakridge girls soccer team to a 5-2 win over Hart in a West Michigan Conference game. The Eagles, who improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 in league play, led 2-1 at halftime, then scored thre... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge baseball cruised past Ludington in a non-league doubleheader on Thursday. The Eagles (4-1) won the opening game by a 7-1 margin, then continued their success with a 15-3 victory during the nightcap. In Game 1 Blake Masterman opened the... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna baseball team fell short in both of its games against Coopersville on Thursday in a non-league doubleheader. The Bulldogs lost the opening game 3-2, then were blanked by the Broncos 6-0 during the nightcap. In Game 1 Austin Sied paced R... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2017 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON –Going into the season, the Reeths-Puffer girls’ soccer team planned to focus its offense around junior standout Haley Ruiter. That all changed when, a week before the first game, Ruiter tore her ACL and was forced out... READ MORE