Oct 05, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal SHELBY - A quarterback sneak may go down as one of the bigger plays of the season for the Oakridge Eagles. Needing a foot for a first down at its own 32, Oakridge coach Cary Harger called for the sneak. Instead of getting a foot, the Eagl... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2012 North Muskegon 29, Ravenna 8 North Muskegon 15 7 0 7 - 29 Ravenna 0 8 0 0 - 8 NM – Logan Waller 56 run (Nick Duplissis pass from Adrian Anderson) NM – Mitch Edick 41 run (Anders... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2012 GIRLS SWIMMING Muskegon Catholic/North Muskegon 104, GR Ottawa Hills 64 GR Creston 105, Muskegon Catholic/North Muskegon 77 200 IM: 1, Kara Komarek, 2:32.95 200 Freestyle Relay: 1, MCC/NM (Pikowitz, Meier, McKenna, Komarek), 1:55.01.... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2012 Local Sports Journal Reeths-Puffer needed the second half to tie Zeeland East 1-1 in Zeeland on Thursday. Brandon Billikin’s second half goal gave the Rockets a 1-1 tie. The Rockets were outshot 9-6 as goalie Troy Gilmore posted eight saves.... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2012 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian senior Alec Breit scored the game's only goal 54 seconds into the game on Thursday night. From there, the Warriors' defense withstood some heavy pressure and hung on for a 1-0 River Valley Conference victory over rival Muskego... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Holton d. Pentwater 25-8, 25-12, 25-7 Holton stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Jacki Stone 21-4 Morgan Sundberg 7-5, Felicia Santos 7-3. ATTACKS-KILLS: Rachel Younts 21-12, Cassidy VanBlargan 14-8, Stone 9-6. SETS-ASSISTS: Megan Latsch 53-27. DIGS: younts 5, Morgan Sundb... READ MORE
Oct 03, 2012 Local Sport Journal Ryan Craker scored on a breakaway in the first overtime on Wednesday night and led the Fruitport Trojans to a 2-1 Lakes 8 soccer victory over state-ranked Orchard View. Craker's goal was assisted by Colin Sparks with 5:12 left in the first overtime. F... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys soccer team's offense picked up an early goal Tuesday night and the Rocket defense held on for a shutout in a 1-0 victory over O-K Black rival Kenowa Hills. Rocket Brandon Gillikin notched the lone score midway through the fi... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2012 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian dropped a 2-1 decision to Covenant Christian on Tuesday night at Warrior Field. The loss was painful enough since the Chargers now own the t0p sport in the River Valley Conference at 5-0-1, but for the Warriors, the pain went ... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2012 VOLLEYBALL River Valley Conference Western Michigan Christian d. Hudsonville Freedom Christian 25-10, 25- 16, 25-18. Western Michigan Christian stats KILLS – Rachel Bruinsma 12, Vanessa Eekhoff 8, Maria Ma 7, Julia Merz 3, Julianna Carter 1. ASSISTS: Merz 25, Ma 3. ACES: ... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Reeths-Puffer Rockets surrendered the game's first goal then came back with two second-half goals and defeated Fruitport 2-1 on Monday. Ryan Craker, with assistance from Taylor McLaughlin, gave the Trojans a 1-0 lead 10 minutes into the game. But... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake d. Muskegon 25-6, 25-10, 25-14 Spring Lake stats ACES: Emily Blahnik 5, Brooke TenBrink 4. KILLS: Kelsee Zuidema 12, Lydia Suchecki 11. BLOCKS: Courtney Kyser 3. SETS: Blahnik 22. DIGS: TenBrink 16. Record: Spring Lake 10-12. He... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2012 Here are the results of the Division 4 boys district soccer draw that was conducted Monday morning at Western Michigan Christian High School. Tuesday, Oct. 16 Muskegon Catholic at Western Michigan Christian, 7 p.m. Ravenna at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 Nort... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Elk Rapids Elks brought their 'A' game to Muskegon on Saturday afternoon for a soccer match. The state-ranked Elks scored four second-half goals and defeated the Western Michigan Christian Warriors 4-2 in a game played at Warrior Field. "I though... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal Oakridge secured a state playoff spot and kept its West Michigan Conference lead Friday night with a 27-6 win against visiting North Muskegon. Dan Shoop rushed for 128 yards and one touchdown and Francis Decker added a pair of rushing TDs to spark the E... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal The visiting Spring Lake Lakers evened their record at 3-3 with a 28-14 victory over the Fremont Packers on Friday night. Fremont dropped to 2-4. ... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal The last two seasons, Shelby and Montague have played a pair of close games with Shelby winning both times. So, it was no surprise that Friday night's West Michigan Conference showdown was another nail biter. This time, however, h... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Catholic Central rolled up 351 total yards and scored six times in the first half in a 56-6 nonconference win over host Orchard View on Friday. The Crusaders led 42-0 by halftime, getting rushing touchdowns from Jessie Anderson (3 and 7 yards),... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal Newaygo moved to within one victory of clinching an automatic playoff berth with a 38-16 victory over Central Montcalm on Friday night. The Lions improved to 5-1 while Central Montcalm dipped to 2-4. ... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal The host Knights rolled up the game's first 26 points and cruised to a 47-26 victory over Reeths-Puffer. Kenowa Hills' quarterback Cody Ritsema passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more. Kenowa Hills had a 47-7 lead in the third quarter. Jh... READ MORE