May 30, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington and North Muskegon girls tennis teams both turned in strong performances Saturday at the Division 4 state finals in Holland. Ludington finished in third place in the team competition with 18 points while North Muskegon took seventh with ... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Madisyn Brockelbank scored with 7:20 left in regulation to lead the Ludington girls’ soccer team over Whitehall 1-0 on Thursday night in Division 3 district semifinals. Jacquelyn Lynch was credited with the assist on the Oriole goal while goalkeeper... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com 2015 GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS Division 1 Grand Haven Tuesday Jenison 2, Mona Shores 1 Holland West Ottawa 2, Grand Haven 1 Grandville 11, Grand Rapids Union 0 Division 2 Fruitport Tuesday Spring Lake 1, Reeths-Puffer 0 Fruitport 3, Coopers... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian girls’ soccer team defeated Kent City Algoma Christian 6-0 on Thursday in Division 4 distict semifinals. Kaylee Collins and Cassie Kingma each scored two goals for the Warriors while Alexys Riksen and Jessica Kinnucan... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls soccer team advanced to the Division 2 district finals on Thursday night by defeating Fruitport 2-1. All three goals were scored in the second half. Spring Lake’s Nora Adkins opened the scoring at the 30 minute mark to give ... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Brandy Weaver broke a scoreless tie with a goal early in the overtime period, giving the Oakridge girls soccer team an exciting 1-0 victory over Grant Thursday in a Division 3 district semifinal contest. Weaver actually had a penalty shot which was st... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Dan Bylsma will be the next head coach of the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres. Bylsma, from Grand Haven and a graduate of Western Michigan Christian High School, is returning to the NHL after taking a year off from coaching. He was fired by... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall and Montague baseball teams finished their regular seasons with doubleheader sweeps, and ended up as co-champions of the West Michigan Conference. The Vikings and Wildcats each finished with 12-2 conference records. Oakridge finished one... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Ravenna pitcher Madi Broton struck out 13 batters and scored the winning run, leading the Ravenna softball team to a 3-2 victory over Oakridge Wednesday in a Division 3 pre-district game. Broton pitched a four-hit complete game for Ravenna. She also h... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team defeated a scrappy Grand Rapids Union squad 2-1 Wednesday in a Division 1 pre-district contest. Noah Dykstra pitched a complete game gem for the Sailors, allowing six hits and striking out eight. He also contributed with... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge girls soccer team used a strong second half to defeat Lakeview 3-0 on Tuesday in Division 3 district tournament action. The game was scoreless at halftime, then Lanessa Meyers, Helena Kaim and Nicole Karel each scored second half goals fo... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com A late first half goal and strong defense helped the Spring Lake girls soccer team down Reeths-Puffer 1-0 Tuesday in Division 2 district soccer action. Nora Adkins scored the lone goal for the Lakers (15-1-2) with eight minutes left in the first half ... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic girls soccer team earned a spot in the Division 4 district semifinals with a hard fought 3-2 victory over North Muskegon on Tuesday. The Norse jumped out to an early lead with a goal by Summer Patricio. The Crusaders responded wi... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall Vikings, led by Hanna Evans, earned a 5-2 Division 3 district tournament victory over Manistee Tuesday evening. Evans scored two goals and added an assist in the win. Also scoring for Whitehall were Alex Fleener, Alexis Snyder and Ellie ... READ MORE
May 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com There’s nothing quite like waiting until the last race to pull out a team state championship. But that’s exactly what the boys track team from Western Michigan Christian High School did on Saturday in winning the MITCA state title, which was held ... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge baseball team ended the regular season by taking two from Grant on Friday night, 10-2 and 7-0. The Eagles head into next week's districts with a 26-5 overall record. Morgan Meinders picked up the win on the mound in Game 1. Kolin Chaho... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View baseball team snuck past Western Michigan Christian 7-6 in non-league action on Friday. Orchard View's Nick Pilieci was the hero in the victory, pitching the win on the mound while adding a single, a triple and two RBIs at the plate. ... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven softball team grabbed a pair of wins over rival Spring Lake on Friday, 13-7 and 1-0. In Game 1, the Bucs used a six-run first inning to take control of the contest. Game 2 was a pitching dual, with Grand Haven's Kaylee Hartwell gett... READ MORE
May 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls soccer team rallied to beat Kenowa Hills 2-1 on Thursday and capture its second straight O-K Black Conference championship. The Rockets wrapped up the regular season with an 11-4-3 overall record and a 7-2-1 conference mark. ... READ MORE
May 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer split its softball doubleheader with Holland on Thursday. The Rockets won 5-3 in the opener but fell 9-8 in Game 2. Pitcher Emily French led Reeths-Puffer (18-12), going all seven innings with seven strikeouts. Joanna Skuse had three ... READ MORE