Oct 12, 2021 LocalSportsJournal Nothing like a clean sweep and that's what the Hart Pirates accomplished a soggy West Michigan Conference cross country championship. The meet was run at Shelby. Both the girls and the boys came away with first-place finishes and both victories came in convi... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss Local Sports Journal.com It’s here already. Week 6 of Friday night high school football has arrived and the Local Sports Journal will be covering 14 games tonight. There are some interesting matchups, rivalry games and games that could determine some confere... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington Oriole’s boys soccer team shutout the visiting Shelby Tigers 2-0 in non-conference action on Monday. Leading for the Orioles was Spencer Holmes with a goal and an assist. Ultan Ryan also offered up a goal for the Orioles while Matthew ... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart Pirates swept the third West Michigan Conference Jamboree on Tuesday afternoon by outdistancing the Whitehall Vikings in both races. Hart slipped by Whitehall with 35 points to Whitehall’s 44. Mason County Central was third w... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com It was another long night for the young Shelby Tigers, as the Montague Wildcats rolled into town and spoiled the Shelby Homecoming festivities by shutting out the Tigers on their home field, 70-0. Montague would find the end zone for fo... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 6 high school football is on the books. Here are the headlines from Friday night's games. Oakridge hangs on over North Muskegon, Vanderputte leads Eagle ground game with 265 yards (+PHOTO GALLERY) Muskegon Catholic Central breaks int... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2021 *Today's story can be found in hard-copy print in the LocalSportsJournal.com September magazine at area outlets in west Michigan. By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.comSpring Lake football is having a ton of fun this fall, racking up wins behind a raucous student section and ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats have come a long way since their 35-0 loss to Edwardsburg in the season opener last month. Since then, the Wildcat defense has been nearly flawless. During their four-game winning streak, that includes two shut... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week-5 high school football came through with surprising wins and challenging losses on all sides of the ball. Take a look at the LSJ's Friday high school football headlines for September 25. The Ludington Orioles disrupt Lakes 8 race,... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.comMason County Central and Shelby both entered Week 5 seeking their first wins of the season. The Spartans walked away more than satisfied, topping the Tigers 50-0. MCC took advantage of four second-quarter Shelby turnovers and made quic... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall and Shelby volleyball battled against each other in a West Michigan Conference match up Tuesday. The Vikings pulled out the win after battling Shelby in five games. Whitehall fell in the opener 25-13, won Games two and three with score... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby Tigers shutout Montague on Tuesday with a 3-0 West Michigan Conference victory. The Tigers passed the ball well and created several opportunities to score. Ryan Jenkins gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead, controlling from a centering pass and ... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart Pirates swept there second consecutive West Michigan Conference Cross Country Meet on Tuesday afternoon, held at Montague High School. The Pirate girl’s, ranked #1 in the Lower Pennisula, Division 3, Associated Press Poll... READ MORE
Sep 17, 2021 by Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall jumped to a three-score first-quarter lead on its way to making it a long night for the young Shelby Tigers in a 68-0 Whitehall win on Friday in Shelby. The Vikings (3-1, 2-1 West Michigan Conference) didn’t let up a... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com North Muskegon throttled Shelby in a battle of winless teams on Friday night in a West Michigan Conference matchup. The Norsemen’s dominant 34-point first quarter fueled a 67-0 victory over the Tigers. North Muskegon totaled 350 rushing yards... READ MORE
Sep 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ravenna opened up West Michigan Conference football action with a 63-6 runaway win over Shelby on Thursday. The Bulldogs led 49-0 by halftime and had 257 total yards. Ravenna executed 15 plays for a total time of possession of just 8:05 for the... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is one road leading to Ford Field for high school football teams and that journey starts tonight. The LSJ's hard-copy 2021 High School Football Preview section of the Muskegon area's 23 football teams is being delivered as you read! Fans who ... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com High school football fans were in the house and ready for a Thursday-night football dress rehearsal leading up to the 2021 season with a scrimmage at Montague. The Wildcats played host to four west Michigan high school teams: Ravenna... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area football players have been butting heads with their teammates for several weeks. Now it’s time to see just how they stack up against other squads. Beginning Wednesday and continuing through Friday, area teams will be hitting the gridiron f... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The legendary 1971-72 Shelby boys basketball teams gathered together this past Saturday for a reunion of their incredible back-to-back Class C state championship runs. Led by cousins Paul Griffin and Kim Griffin, the 71-72 Tigers converted Shelby into... READ MORE