Apr 10, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - Juliet Gonzalez scored the game's only goal with less than four minutes remaining and lifted the Grant Tigers to a 1-0 soccer victory over the host Shelby Tigers on Thursday. Grant made the most of their shots as Shelby outshot them, 10-5. Gran... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Shelby baseball team opened the season with a sweep over Hesperia on Wednesday. The Tigers took game one 6-2 and shut out the Panthers, 8-0, in game two. Dayday Garcia gave up four hits, two walks and struck out 11 batters in the opening gam... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Shelby softball team took the field for the first time this season and had no problem scoring runs in a doubleheader sweep of Hesperia on Wednesday. The Tigers won 16-1 and 15-0. Jayna Burmeister got the start in the circle and gave up just ... READ MORE
Mar 20, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Shelby girls soccer team faced less than ideal conditions for the season opener on a wet Wednesday evening. The Tigers went down 2-1 by halftime and fell further behind in the second half to lose to visiting Tri-County, 6-3. Kylie Brown led ... READ MORE
Mar 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The Local Sports Journal hosted its Second Annual Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on March 8 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE - Hart extended its winning streak to 20 games behind a smothering defense to knock off a depleted Shelby squad 41-27 to claim a Division 3 district girls basketball title. The Tigers were without their starting poin... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2025 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com Longevity is a staple in Shelby. With the recent announcement that current Muskegon Community College coach Gene Gifford has now reached the half century mark in his successful profession of mentoring our young athletes for many decades... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE - A fast start and 26 points from freshman Jayna Burmeister led Shelby past host Mason County Central for the third time this season to a Division 3 girls basketball district semifinal win on Wednesday. The Tigers go... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 girls basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVIS... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Jayna Burmeister put together a double-double to help the Shelby girls' basketball team wrap up their regular season with a 63-35 rout over Orchard View on Thursday. Burmeister led the Tigers with 21 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and a block... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The White Cloud boys basketball team cruised into to the second round of Division 3 district play with a 53-43 victory over Shelby on Monday. The Indians had a 13-9 edge after the first quarter and led 23-16 at halftime. The teams battled in the... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com After expanding to 14 schools and two divisions at the start of the 2022-23 school year, the West Michigan Conference will realign in 2026-27. Based on enrollment numbers this year, Hart will move up to the bigger Lakes Divisio... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 boys basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVI... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Orchard View boys' basketball team held off Shelby to wrap up the regular season with a 60-55 WMC-Lakes victory on Friday night. The Cardinals led 16-15 in the first quarter but pulled ahead for a 32-26 lead by halftime. The Tigers had 13 tu... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Jayna Burmeister had a strong performance to help the Shelby girls' basketball team secure a 50-34 victory over Montague on Saturday. Burmeister posted a double-double of 17 points, 20 rebounds and five steals. The Tigers took a slight 9-8 le... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER – The Pentwater boys' basketball team secured a hard-fought non-conference 70-57 win over Shelby on Tuesday night. After a back-and-forth first half, the Falcons gained control of the game in the third quarter. Pentwater led by two, 16-1... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY - The Shelby girls' basketball team took off early and never gave up the lead in a convincing 57-24 WMC-Rivers victory over North Muskegon on Tuesday evening. The Tigers opened the game with a 17-2 scoring run in the first quarter and pushed the ... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2025 *This article originally appeared in Local Sports Journal's February magazine. To view the February magazine edition, click here. By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com If there is a spot to hunt something unique in the world, there’s a good chance Mark Peterson has been the... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Cole VanderHaag and Jaxon Munoz accounted for 39 points as the Mason County Central boys basketball team topped Shelby, 63-40 in a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division game Friday night. The victory snapped the Spartans' three-game losi... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--- Hitting seven 3-pointers in the first half, the Shelby girls basketball team handed Mason County Central a 47-35 loss Thursday in a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division matchup. Leading that long range blitz by the Tigers was t... READ MORE