Oct 16, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport advanced Tuesday night to the semifinal round of its Division 2 district tournament with a 5-0 victory over Coopersville. The Trojans improve to 12-7-2 overall while the Broncos’ season ends at 6-12-1. Against Coopersville, Fruitport got ... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Jared Tinkham scored a first-half goal to give the Fremont Providence Christian Storm a 1-0 halftime lead. However, Pentwater netted a pair of second-half goals and captured a 2-1 victory in an opening-round game of the Division 4 districts. Pentwate... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall scored four goals in each half on Monday and blanked Montague 8-0 in Division 3 boys soccer action. That result sets up a battle of state-ranked teams on Wednesday. The Vikings will take on Orchard View in the semifinals at 4 p.m. at Montague.... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Brit Giese, Dakota Davis and Peter Sepinski scored one goal each in Newaygo's 5-3 loss to Tri-County in a Division 3 boys soccer district game. Tri-County moves on to the district semifinals to take on Grant, a 4-2 winner over LeRoy Pine River. Wed... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Ludington Orioles surged into the Division 3 district semifinals with a 9-1 victory over the Oakridge Eagles on Monday night. Andrew Yankee scored three goals while Miguel Munoz and Alex Polodski had two each for the Orioles, who will take on Shelby... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal Rene Figuarora scored three goals and Sergio Jaramillo scored two to lead the Shelby Tigers to a 5-3 victory over Manistee in the opening soccer game in the Division 3 boys soccer tournament. Shelby scored three goals in the second half to break a 2-all... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2012 The Orchard View Cardinals outshot visiting Mason County Central 15-0 Monday night en route to an 8-0 mercy shortened Division 3 boys district soccer win. Cameron Stafford and John Leonard both scored two goals in the opening half. Leonard also added two assists. Carlos Nunez ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers took one step closer to the playoffs Friday night with a 40-0 victory over Lakes 8 foe Tri-County. Spring Lake will need a victory over visiting Shelby this coming Friday to earn its sixth win and become playoff eligible.... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2012 Local Sports Journal Big Rapids scored late to defeat Newaygo 34-27 in Central States Athletic Association action Friday at Top Taggart Field at Ferris State University. The Cardinals’ Eric Boyd scored on a 71-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left in the game for the wi... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal Jacob Shepherd has been a member of two straight Oakridge football teams that have shared the West Michigan Conference championship. The senior lineman and co-captain didn't want any part of sharing another WMC title this season. ... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Johndries Betts-Render rushed for 220 yards and five touchdowns as Reeths-Puffer rolled on the road, earning a 55-8 OK Black Conference win at Grand Rapids Union on Friday. The Rockets built a 41-0 lead by halftime as Betts-Render scored on runs of 60, ... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grant outscored Orchard View 17-0 in the second half to earn a 31-6 Lakes 8 Conference win at home on Friday. The Tigers took a 14-0 first-half lead after a 3-yard Kyle Russell run and a 53-yard touchdown pass from Garrett Bomay to Brandon Bouwkamp. ... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Nathan Lentz scored five times as host Shelby cruised passed Ravenna 49-14 Friday in West Michigan Conference action. Tied 7-all after the first quarter, Lentz rushed for three straight touchdowns (6 yards, 6, 1) and caught a 78-yard TD pass from Spence... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal MONTAGUE – There was no arguing what decided Friday night’s game between the Montague Wildcats and the North Muskegon Norsemen. It was the second quarter. The host Wildcats rolled up 37 points, yes 37 points, in the second quarter and... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 Shelby 49, Ravenna 14 Ravenna 7 – 7 – 0 – 0 – 14 Shelby 7 – 35 – 7 – 0 – 49 S – Brody Lee 44 pass from Spencer Peters (Andy Fortier kick) R – Nick Timlin 1 run (Alejandro Ponce kick) S – Nathan Lentz 6 run (Fortier kick) S – Lentz 6 run (Fortier ki... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 DIVISION 2 REGIONAL FINALS At Forest Hills Northern 1, Forest Hills Central 29. 2, Forest Hills Northern 26. 3, Jenison 15. 4, Grand Rapids Northview 14. 5, Mona Shores 7. 6, Lowell 6. 7, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 4. 8, Grand Rapids Union 2. 9, Greenville 1. 10, Reeths-Puffe... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 BOYS TENNIS REGIONALS Division 3 Spring Lake State qualifiers Singles: 1, Ryan Fedewa; 2, Stuart Velarde; 3, Erik Johnson; 4, Craig Pratt. Doubles: 1, Mitch Davis-Kasey Panyard; 2, Josh Cole-Brenden Peel; 3, Patrick Wang-Trevor Zenas; 4, Jonah Yoshonis-Griffin Wagasky. ... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 GIRLS GOLF Regionals Division 4 at Milham Park (Kalamazoo) 1, GR NorthPointe Christian 357; 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 358; 3, Grandville Calvin Christian 406; 4, Comstock 421; 5, Portland 422; 6, GR West Catholic 423; Dowagiac 427; 8, South Haven 440; 9, Paw Paw 441; 10, We... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores continued its hot season on a rainy Thursday night with a 4-1 OK Black Conference boys’ soccer victory. The Sailors (16-1-1) won their 16th straight game and finished 10-0 in the league. Shores led 1-0 after Jacob Carlson’s goal on an... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2012 Local Sports Journal There’s nothing like a quality win to get a soccer team ready for the state tournament. Fruitport put together that quality win on a rainy Thursday night by defeating Western Michigan Christian 3-1. “We are playing the best soccer of the season a... READ MORE