Aug 21, 2012 GRAND RAPIDS NORTHVIEW TOURNAMENT Mona Shores results Pool play Mona Shores d. Byron Center, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13 Mona Shores d. Jenison: 25-22, 25-17. Power pool Mona Shores d. GR South Christian, 26-20, 25-21 Mona Shores d. Forest Hills Central, 25-16, 14-25, 15-10 ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal There was no wiping the smile off the face of Wayne Mast on Tuesday night. Mast was in all his glory watching three of his grandsons compete on the soccer field at Orchard View High School. Mast was cheering for grandson John Leonard,... READ MORE
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Aug 21, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Coach David Hulings was pleased his Western Michigan Christian Warriors posted a 3-1 season-opening victory over Orchard View in boys soccer action on Tuesday. But that was about the extent of Hulings' approval of his team’s perfor... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 Fruitport Invitational Tournament Kenowa Hills 18; Reeths-Puffer 9; Fruitport 8; Western Michigan Christian 8. Championship match results Singles 1, Alex Bowen, Frpt, d. Chad Beisel, WMC. 2, Kipp Kurdelski, KH, d. Noah Pirotta, WMC. 3, Jason Falling, KH, d. Jacob Churchil... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 SOCCER RAVENNA Coach: Frank Lauryssens A handful of seniors, mixed in with plenty of underclassmen, will take the field for the Bulldogs this season. Senior goalkeeper Stephon Barrette will be a leader along with seniors Ben Helsen, Joe Moran and Daniel Wagner. Travis Hel... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY REETHS-PUFFER Coach: Dee Richardson. Last year: City meet champions, OK Black Conference champs. All conference runners senior Shy Archer and sophomore Micah Peel will lead the Rockets this season. Honorable mention all-conference runner junior McKenzi... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY SPRING LAKE Coach: Aaron Andres. Last year: Tied for first in Lakes 8 Senior and two-time all-state runner Brittany Beeler leads a strong Lakers team this season. Other key returnees will be juniors Ashley Warner and Jamie Kossuth and sophomores Carlyn... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2012 BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY OAKRIDGE Coach: Randall Green BOYS The Eagles lost several key runners from last year’s team, but look to rebound with several surprising newcomers and a core of experienced runners led by sophomore Ryan Ruel, senior Blair Thompson and junio... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2012 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian had a solid day on Saturday at the Reeths-Puffer Volleyball Invitational. The only team the Warriors could not beat that day was Zeeland East, which ran the table with a 6-0 record. That included a 25-23, 25-17 victory over WM... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall native Nate McLouth delivered a key two-run triple Sunday in the top of the fourth inning and led the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the host Detroit Tigers. McLouth tripled to deep right center that turned a 5-4 deficit into a 6-... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2012 GIRLS SWIMMING Coastal Conference Relays at Ludington 1, Manistee 112. 2, Spring Lake 104. 3, Muskegon Catholic/North Muskegon 76. 4, Ludington 66. 5, South Haven 38. 6, Fremont 22. 400 medley relay: 1, Manistee (Urban, Kurtchke, Wehrmeister, Dobis), 4:38.13; 2, MCC/N... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2012 Localsportsjournal.com John Leonard and Jeff Dixon scored two goals each to lead the Orchard View Cardinals soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Oakridge in the season opener on Friday. Carlos Nunez, Kevin Hodge, Joey Powles and Jake Jett also scored goals for OV. Junio... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 GIRLS GOLF WHITEHALL Coaches: Deanna and Chris Cullen Graduation took a heavy toll on the Vikings as six of 10 players from a year ago graduated. The only returning regular is senior Nikki Borgman. Needless to say, there are high expectations for her as a four-year var... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 SOCCER OAKRIDGE Coach: Greg Fleener, first year. Last year: 2-10. The Eagles are young and developing this season. Mike Purvis is the lone senior among a group of eight key returnees. The remaining seven are juniors and sophomores. Key junior returnees include ... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 BOYS SOCCER WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Coach: David Hulings Last year: 19-5-1 (State runner-up in Division 4) It’s a new season, but the goals remain the same for the Warrior soccer team. Develop young men into not only good soccer players, but also as Christians... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 VOLLEYBALL WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Coach: Ed Bailey There’s a new coach leading the Warriors this year in veteran Ed Bailey. But the Warriors also have some veterans on their roster, led by 6-foot-1 senior Rachel Bruinsma and 6-foot-1 senior Vanessa Eekhoff. Brui... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2012 BOYS SOCCER ORCHARD VIEW Coach: Kyle Skodack. Last year: 15-3-1, 8-2 in the Lakes 8. First-year coach Kyle Skodack has a solid group of seniors to work with in his rookie season. Andrew Edwards, Brandon Rowell, James Hendricks, John Leonard, Jeff Dixon and Kevin Hodg... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2012 BOYS TENNIS WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Coach: Ron Maycroft. The Warriors have some experienced players in the singles slots, but doubles is a totally different story. Junior Chad Beisel (No. 1 singles), Noah Pirotta, Cord Sutter, Derrick Holt, Cedric DeVries, Nick Lun... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2012 Boys tennis Nonleague North Muskegon 7, Muskegon Catholic 1 SINGLES: 1, Josh Parra, MCC, d. Stephen Pallante 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-0. 2, Brock Dobb, NM, d. Christian Stone, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. 3, Ryan Compeau, NM, d. Jeremy Joyce 6-2, 6-4. 4, Wil Mierz, NM, won by default. DOUBLES: 1... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal Greg Russell has been hired as the new athletic director at Whitehall High School, replacing Steve Guy. Russell, who is entering his 26th school year as a Whitehall Schools employee, takes over for Guy, who worked for the Shelby sc... READ MORE