Jan 24, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team swam to a 2-1 finish in a quad meet at Holland Aquatic Center on Tuesday. The Lakers topped host Holland (114-46) and Mona Shores (118-58), but fell to Zeeland (124-59). “Overall, I thought we swam okay,” ... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys’ basketball team needed overtime to earn their sixth win of the season on Tuesday night. The Lakers outscored Hamilton 10-2 during the extra period and beat the Hawkeyes, 55-47. Spring Lake started the game cold offensively as the ... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls’ basketball team woke up offensively in the second half to overcome a slow start on Tuesday night. That resulted in a 45-30 O-K Blue Conference victory over Hamilton. The Lakers trailed 10-8 at the end of the first quarter and 14-... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team finally got back in the pool after Mother Nature put schedules on pause due to snow. The Lakers finished in fourth place amongst talented teams at the Division 3 invitational on Saturday. The Lakers posted 63 p... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - Spring Lake had three solid quarters, but a disastrous third quarter spelled doom for the Lakers in a 62-58 loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic. In the pivotal third quarter, the Lakers were outscored 19-7 in the OK-Blue contest. The Lakers... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls’ basketball struggled early on and dropped a 58-21 decision to Grand Rapids West Catholic in an O-K Blue clash on Friday night. The game was a battle of state-ranked teams in Division 2. Spring Lake trailed 21-8 at the end of the ... READ MORE
Jan 18, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Mona Shores wrestling team fought to a 1-1 split at a double-dual on Wednesday. The Sailors took down host Spring Lake, 45-28, but fell to Reeths-Puffer, 52-24. Peyton Peterson (285), Mario Curiel (113) and Erik Davidson (144) posted 2-... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com COOPERSVILLE - The Spring Lake girls basketball team, supported by 22 points from Alexa Carter, tallied an OK-Blue win on Tuesday. The Lakers outdid Coopersville, 52-44. Carter also added six rebounds. The Lakers used a 19-7 second-quarter scoring run to... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Spring Lake boys basketball team fell short in a low-scoring battle against OK-Blue foe Coopersville on Tuesday. The Lakers were edged out by the Broncos, 36-34. The Broncos claimed a small lead early and left the Lakers battling a defi... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Several swimmers were either second or third for the Ludington Orioles in Saturday's Spring Lake Invitational, enough for them to wind up third overall in the competition. The host Lakers won the event, scoring 422 points. Holt came in seco... READ MORE
Jan 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - Karson George had a career-high 19 points as the Spring Lake boys' basketball team opened the OK Conference-Blue season with a win on Friday. The Lakers claimed a rivalry win over Fruitport, 63-42. The Lakers held a small 31-26 lead after t... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls’ basketball team was ready for the tip off as they cruised to a 58-13 victory over Fruitport on Friday in an O-K Blue Conference contest. The Lakers jumped out to a commanding 19-2 lead after the opening quarter, led 37-6 at halfti... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - The Spring Lake boys basketball team went 2-0 at the Lake Michigan Cup at Grand Haven. On Friday, the Lakers bounced back from a cold second quarter to rally and take down Petoskey, 46-45. The Lakers were down 25-18 at the halftime break, b... READ MORE
Dec 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN - the Spring Lake boys basketball team turned a first-quarter deficit into a 13-point halftime lead and a 54-32 win over Traverse City St. Francis at the West Michigan Cup tournament. The Lakers were down 10-9 after one quarter of play but tur... READ MORE
Dec 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Grand Haven boys basketball team held off crosstown rival Spring Lake to claim this year's Drawbridge Classic trophy on Friday. The Bucs earned an exciting 68-62 victory over a pesky Laker squad. The Bucs led through the half as they we... READ MORE
Dec 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Grand Haven girls basketball team earned bragging rights over neighboring Spring Lake on Friday. The Bucs came out on top of the Drawbridge Classic, 42-21, and handed the Lakers their first loss of the season. With a quick 20-4 firs... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Spring Lake girls basketball team scored 47 points over the second and third quarter to put away Grant, 62-37, on Wednesday. Alexa Carter scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while a sharpshooting Ella Andree had 17 points, inclu... READ MORE
Dec 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE - The Spring Lake boys basketball dropped a 58-40 decision against an athletic and towering Grandville Bulldog team on Tuesday. The Lakers fell behind when Grandville canned nine 3-point baskets in the first half. Grandville scored the game's f... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys’ basketball team got off to a hot start and did not look back in a 69-43 victory over Grand Rapids Union on Tuesday night. The Lakers led 18-9 at the end of the first quarter, 36-22 at halftime and 54-36 through three quarters. Eli... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls’ basketball team earned a huge non-league win over Reeths-Puffer, 42-35, on Tuesday night. The Lakers led 14-7 after the first quarter, 23-14 at halftime and 33-28 heading into the final stanza. Ella Andree and Alexa Carter paced ... READ MORE