Nov 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Trent Benedict hasn't just been hot to start the 2021-22 Mona Shores hockey season. The senior forward has been on fire. Benedict tallied his third-straight hat trick performance on Friday night in the Sailors' 9-1 win over visiting Grand Haven. ... READ MORE
Nov 15, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake football Coach Dan Start has stepped down as the leader of the Lakers. The six-year Laker coach called it quits on Sunday evening in an announcement to his players. "The reason for me stepping down as the head coach centers around ... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont boys cross country team ended its season with an appearance in the Divison 2 state final, and a 11th place finish Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Spring Lake was 24th. It was Otsego winning the stat... READ MORE
Nov 04, 2021 *This story was corrected. Originally, headline and story had Spring Lake defeating Whitehall. LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall volleyball team continued on its post-season push with a victory over Spring Lake on Wednesday in the Division 2 district semifinals. The V... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com Anything can happen once you get to the state championship meet. At least that’s what several area cross country teams are counting on Saturday when the regional champions, and other top finisher, convene for the final meet of the se... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA state volleyball tournament kicks off today around the state of Michigan. Teams from around west Michigan will be "setting up" in district tournaments and fighting for a coveted state championship. Fruitport was the last area team to... READ MORE
Oct 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal Allendale - Spring Lake's girls and boys cross country teams are going to the state meet based on their runner-up finishes on Saturday. The meet was hosted by Allendale. In the boys’ race, Grand Rapids Christian ran away from the field with a score of 30 p... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The 2021 high school football playoffs are back and they are in action. Mona Shores returned to the post-season field to defend its back-to-back state championship honors. Most fans knew the Sailors had a chance to win, while most were also surprised... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake football team looked like it was well in control of its Division 4 football matchup with Grand Rapids Christian. The Lakers led 21-0 at halftime. But the Eagles rose up against Spring Lake in the second half and mounted an incredi... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2021 Spring Lake Volleyball The Spring Lake volleyball team battled Hamilton in the final round of the O-K Blue conference tournament on Tuesday. The Lakers battled in four tight games but fell, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 29-27. Kyla Kobylak led for the Lakers with 41 assists and... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area cross country teams will be hitting three courses over the next three days with the intent on qualifying for the state finals. Several area teams and individuals will be looking to make headlines at regionals. The action begins Thursday with a Divis... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 Local SportsJournal.com The Michigan High School Athletic Association released the dates and start times for the first-round games in the high school football playoffs. A total of 13 area high school football teams qualified for the post-season. Teams hosting opening-round game... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's girls golf team finished second in the OK Blue this season and were rewarded with five players on the all-conference first team. Final standings 1, Coopersville. 2, Spring Lake. 3, tie, Holland Christian and Unity Christian. 5, GR West Cath... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven, Spring Lake and North Muskegon are the three local boys soccer teams left standing as regionals commence this week. All three will be in action Tuesday night in regional semifinal. In Division 1, Grand Haven will travel to Kentwood to ... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's girls cross country team placed three runners in the top 10 and claimed the Mel Hall Invitational on Saturday. Those high finished helped the Lakers overtake Hart, which had the top two finishers in the race. Spring Lake won the event 47-57... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 9 football, is in the books. The 2021 high school football season started back on Aug. 25 and continued to entertain fans around west Michigan each Friday night. Big Reds fans have once again been treated to another conference title, as M... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake football team made up some lost ground after facing a 21-point deficit at halftime but fell 35-28 in an intense showdown with Allendale. The Lakers rallied back, finding the end zone three consecutive times with scores from Andrew Vonw... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regular season concludes this weekend. With strength of schedule now entering into the picture, a few teams with 5-4 records, or even... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's boys and girls cross country teams made it a clean sweep at the OK Blue Conference Championships on Wednesday afternoon. The meet was hosted by Holland Christian. The Lakers featured the individual winner in both races. Senior Ian Hill won ... READ MORE
Oct 20, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com In a thrilling five-set showdown, Spring Lake volleyball topped rival Fruitport on Tuesday. The Lakers won with set scores of 25-21, 29-31, 25-23, 28-30 and 15-13. Kyla Kobylak led the Lakers with 54 assists and 14 digs while sophomore Kalli Lewko... READ MORE