May 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores scored a pair of runs in the first and second innings and made that stand up as they beat Grand Rapids Union 5-2 in an OK Black Conference game on Tuesday. Noah Dykstra and Julian Loera both had three hits each for the Sailors. ... READ MORE
May 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Montague baseball team overcame a one-run deficit by scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth en route to a 6-5 victory over North Muskegon Monday in West Michigan Conference action. The Wildcats (8-15, 3-7) trailed 5-4 in the sixth when Abram... READ MORE
May 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian girls soccer team showed off its skills against a tough opponent Monday, downing Holland Black River 3-1. Both WMC and Black River are highly ranked in the state. WMC improved to 13-1-1 on the season. Alyssa Benedict op... READ MORE
May 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores took home a tight 4-3 softball win over state-ranked North Muskegon in non-league action Monday. Senior Katelyn Boes tripled in the sixth and scored the game-winning run for the Sailors. Sophomore pitcher Desi Parker struck out six to collec... READ MORE
May 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal Pitcher Rachel Younts showed off her stamina Saturday, tossing 18 innings to lead the Holton softball team to the championship of the Titan Invitational at Traverse City West High school. The Red Devils downed Reed City 9-0, Spring Lake 3-2 and Travers... READ MORE
May 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grand Haven softball team defeated Whitehall, Ludington, and Montague on Saturday to win the 2014 White Lake Invitational. In the championship game, the Buccaneers overcame a 2-1 deficit with a three-run homer by Kaylee Hartwell in the second inning... READ MORE
May 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal Brody Vanderlinde gave up a run in the first inning then blanked Zeeland East the rest of the way, leading the Reeths-Puffer baseball team to a 2-1 victory over Zeeland East Friday in O-K Black Conference action. The Rockets did not give up the l... READ MORE
May 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge scored a pair of first-half goals as they beat Ludington 3-1 on Friday. Emily Jacoutot scored a pair of first-half goals for the Eagles. Shelbe Wilde scored a minute into the second half for Eagles. Oakridge outshot Ludingtono 4... READ MORE
May 16, 2014 Reeths-Puffer 2, Zeeland East 1: Brody VanderLine scattered six hits in seven innings to pick up the win. R-P scored single runs in the third and fourth innings. Joe Champoux had four hits for R-P and Trevor Mosher had a pair of hits.... READ MORE
May 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal Three straight singles in the seventh inning helped Fruitport to a 9-8 win in the nightcap and earn a Lakes 8 doubleheader sweep of Fremont on Friday. Lindsey Helsen’s single plated the winning run for the Trojans. “We were struggling and she mad... READ MORE
May 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian girls soccer improved to 11-1-1 overall and 8-0 in the River Valley Conference following Thursday’s 8-1 victory over Tri-Unity Christian. With the victory, the Warriors finish as the outright conference champions. “... READ MORE
May 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Whitehall Vikings are on a roll. Posting their second shutout win in as many games, the Vikings mercied Mason County Central 8-0 Thursday afternoon in girls West Michigan Conference girls soccer action. Whitehall, which led 6-0 at the halftime br... READ MORE
May 15, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Track and field is different from other sports in that competitors stand face-to-face, toe-to-toe and wish the entire field, with complete sincerity, “Good luck.” And then they run their tails off trying to beat each other. The... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal NEWAYGO -- Hesperia, White Cloud and Newaygo all had entrants win championships Tuesday in the Central States Athletic Association league track meets. White Cloud finished second in the girls' meet while Hesperia came in third in the boys' meet. He... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge advanced past the first round the West Michigan Conference soccer tournament on Wednesday with a 6-0 win over Shelby. The Eagles led 5-0 by halftime as Shelbe Wilde tallied the first two goals of her hat trick to put her team up 2-0. Aliza Olse... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 By Local Sports Journal SHELBY - The Whitehall Vikings and Mason County Central Spartans slugged away at each other Tuesday, but it was Whitehall which came away as the boys' track champions in the West Michigan Conference league meet. Whitehall turned back Mason Central... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal SHELBY - The Whitehall Vikings showed its team depth in winning the West Michigan Conference girls' league meet Tuesday night. Whitehall scored 130 points to turn back runner-up Montague. Montague ended with 104 points. It was Whitehall's balance that... READ MORE
May 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Christian girls soccer team jumped all over Grand Rapids Prep 8-0 in River Valley Conference action Tuesday. Lauren Myers, Taylor Denison, Mykayla Denison, and Alexys Riksen each had two goals to lead the Warriors to the victory. ... READ MORE
May 13, 2014 Local Sports Journal Trevor Mosher pitched a complete game shutout and knocked in the winning run in the fifth inning, giving Reeths-Puffer a 3-0 victory Tuesday over Zeeland East in the first game of an O-K Black Conference doubleheader. Mosher scattered three hits while s... READ MORE
May 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal A run-scoring hit by Kylie Maskjo plated the eventual game-winning run as Grand Haven topped Hudsonville 3-2 in an OK Red Conference game on Monday. It had been over 30 since the Bucs had beaten Hudsonville, which came into the game ranked eighth in Div... READ MORE