Mar 01, 2016 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT- The Spring Lake and Fruitport girls’ basketball teams were dead even during the regular season. They split a pair of games and ended up tied with Ludington for the Lakes 8 Conference title. So something had to ... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake (15-3, 8-2) secured a share of the Lakes 8 Conference title with a 68-42 blowout victory over Orchard View. The Lakers split the title with both Fruitport and Ludington after winning it outright last season. The Lakers leapt out to a massi... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWSHIP – The Spring Lake boys’ basketball team clinched the Lakes 8 Conference title with an easy 74-36 win over host Orchard View on Friday. “To be able to clinch a conference championship tonight, to be able to hav... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington's varsity boys basketball squad pulled out a nail-biting 37-36 non-conference victory over Mason County Central on Tuesday. Jared Collins came up with a steal with just under two minutes to play and converted it into a layup on the other en... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge boys basketball team accomplished a tough thing on Saturday afternoon, beating Spring Lake. The Eagles snapped the Lakers' 11-game win streak, holding on for a 54-52 victory at home. James Cooper III paced Oakridge with 17 point... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball team clinched a least a tie for the Lakes 8 Conference championship Friday with a 50-23 victory on the road over Fremont. The Lakers improved to 13-2 overall and 8-0 in the conference. They can clinch the outright title... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake's Reiko Johnson broke into the 1,000-point club on Wednesday in the Lakers' 69-31 win over visiting Montague in girls basketball action. Johnson caught fire behind the arc, totaling six 3-pointers to finish with 31 points. The junior guard... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake and Reeths-Puffer met up in a high-profile, non-conference game on Tuesday night. Both teams are having great seasons, and neither disappointed in a back-and-forth affair. Spring Lake used a 16-7 advantage in the third to take control of ... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - If Keegan George ever decides to become a basketball coach, he’ll have plenty of early experience to build on. The 6-4 senior post player for the Spring Lake boy’s basketball team has been doubling as a coach for h... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- For nearly the entire first half, the Spring Lake and Ludington girls basketball teams seemed like they were heading for a nail-biter finish. That would have been expected in a showdown between two teams fighting for a... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE – Last year’s Spring Lake girl’s basketball team was nearly flawless, winning its first 23 games before falling to Sparta in a heartbreaking regional final game. That team thrived on the dangerous dribble-drives of... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer wrestling team defeated Spring Lake and Muskegon to claim the Division 2 district tournament championship at Spring Lake on Wednesday. The Rockets have now won two district titles in a row and three out of the last four. They will ad... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball broke open a halftime tie to defeat Fruitport 51-40 in a Lakes 8 game on Friday night. The Lakers took control of the game with a 17-0 run at the start of the second half. Jack Van Wingen and Griffin Lerimer paced th... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport girls basketball squad overcame an 11-point first half deficit to beat Spring Lake 52-46 in a Lakes 8 Conference game on Friday night. The Trojans (12-2, 6-1) trailed 17-10 after the first quarter, 25-22 at halftime and 32-30 after three... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport's varsity boys basketball team fell victim to a late-game dagger from Comstock Park in the Trojans' heartbreaking 48-47 loss. The Panthers held a lead throughout the first three quarters, taking a 41-31 advantage into the fourth. Fruitport d... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball team remained unbeaten in the Lakes 8 Conference with a 62-34 victory over Muskegon Catholic on Friday. The Lakers, now 9-2 overall and 5-0 in the league, held MCC to eight points in the first half. Cameron Ball led ... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Iyana Brown scored 25 points to lead the Fruitport girls basketball team to a 41-35 win over a winless but inspired Orchard View squad in Lakes 8 action on Friday. Fruitport improved to 10-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play. Orchard View dropped to ... READ MORE
Jan 28, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall wrestling squad had a big night on Wednesday, beating Shelby 48-19, Spring Lake 75-0 and Fruitport 75-3. Picking up wins for the Vikings against Shelby were Hunter Bower (103), Haddan Young (119), Allen Powers (130), Reiley Brown (135), ... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores tried to rally from 15 points down in the third quarter against Zeeland East on Tuesday, trimming the Dux lead to eight multiple times in the fourth quarter. But the Sailors could inch no closer, falling 60-51 in the O-K Black Conference b... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake boys basketball team remained unbeaten in Lakes 8 Conference play with an easy 63-22 victory over a shorthanded Orchard View squad on Friday. The Lakers are now 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Orchard View, which dressed only si... READ MORE