Feb 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake didn't let a slow start stop it from beating Fruitport, 35-30 for a Lakes 8 boys basketball win. The win means the Lakers will share the Lakes 8 title. The Lakers could not find the basket in the first quarter as Fruitport held a 6-2 lead. S... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Though it's not quite March, March Madness is in the air with the start of the girls high school basketball district tournament. Starting Monday (February 24), the quarterfinals get underway, with semifinal contests being played Wednesday and finals com... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2014 Local Sports Journal Ludington used a balanced attack to top Spring Lake for a Lake 8 girls basketball win. Eleven players scored for the Orioles in the victory. The Orioles built a 30-23 halftime lead and held the Lakers to just eight third quarter points. "Spring Lake ... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal Reiko Johnson’s 21 points led the Spring Lake girls basketball team to a 55-35 win over Montague Tuesday night. The Lakers (12-6, 8-2) jumped out to a 13-5 lead after the first quarter and led 40-25 after three quarters. Kelsee Zuidema added nine p... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal It was a successful day for local wrestlers at Individual Regionals on Saturday. 56 wrestlers advanced to the Individual State Finals Feb. 27-March 1 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the state fin... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake needed a win against first-place Howard City Tri-County to even up the Lakes 8 girls basketball conference race. A second-half run tipped the scales in the Lakers' favor for a 44-29 win at home on Friday. Reiko Johnson was the real deal for ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2014 Local Sprts Journal Spring Lake's 27 first-quarter points were enough to beat Tri-County 68-47 on Friday night in a Lakes 8 boys basketball game. The Lakers led 27-14 after one quarter and 33-26 at halftime. Nick Goeglein led the Lakers with 15 points and 13 rebounds. ... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Reiko Johnson scored 17 points to lead Spring Lake to a 69-36 win over Holland Black River in a nonconference girls basketball game on Wednesday night. Spring Lake led 30-9 at halftime. Remi French and Emily VanWingen both scored 10 points each for t... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake raced out to an early lead and beat Ludington 53-42 in a Lakes 8 girls game on Tuesday night. The Lakers led 16-3 after one quarter and 29-13 at halftime. Reiko Johnson led the Lakers with 17 points, Kelsee Zuidema added 11 points and 18 ... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake shook off a sluggish start to earn a 51-31 Lakes 8 boys basketball win on Tuesday night. The Lakers trailed 13-10 after one quarter, but outscored the Orioles 41-18 over the final three quarters. Nick Goeglein led the Lakers with 18 point... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Here is a list of local individual wrestling qualifiers for Saturday’s individual wrestling regionals. The top four placers on Saturday advance to the Individual State Finals Feb. 27-March 1 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. DIVISION 1 Grand Haven: Co... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Eleven players scored in Spring Lake’s 73-34 Lakes 8 boys basketball win over Orchard View. The Lakers led 26-6 after one quarter and 41-13 at halftime. Nick Goeglein scored 18 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Spring Lake and Zach Montgomery scor... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Kelsee Zuidema had a huge game in Spring Lake’s 60-50 Lakes 8 girls basketball win over visiting Orchard View on Friday night. Zuidema scored 19 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for the Lakers. Reiko Johnson added 15 points and Courtney Kyser scored ... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal Reiko Johnson’s 31 points and a 20-4 Spring Lake first-quarter run was enough to get past Grant 56-43 in Lakes 8 girls basketball. Johnson drained five 3-pointers on the night. Kelsee Zuidema had 10 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks for... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2014 Local Sports Journal It turned out as expected Friday night as the Spring Lake Lakers and Grant played a seesaw battle for Lakes 8 dominance, and the Lakers come out on top…just barely. Grant looked to be heading for the upset win over the Lakes 8’s top team, taking a 3... READ MORE
Jan 28, 2014 Local Sports Journal Despite the crippling winter weather the Muskegon area has suffered this week, they went on with the show Tuesday night in Spring Lake, as the Lakers hosted Oakridge in non-league boys hoops action. And the Lakers took advantage of the situation, blasti... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake defense did all it needed to do against West Michigan Christian in its 67-27 girls basketball win on Saturday. The Lakers held WMC to just nine first half points. Reiko Johnson tallied 16 points, five steals and four assists for Spring Lake ... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers raced to a double-digit lead after one quarter and cruised to a 65-40 nonleague boys basketball victory over Western Michigan Christian on Saturday. A 22-8 first-quarter run, fueled by seven points by Keegan George, pushed the... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake graduate Annie Steinlage will continue her soccer career after a solid 2013 season at the University of Virginia. The Western New York Flash drafted Steinlage in the third round (27th overall) in the National Women's Soccer League College Draft... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake girls basketball team defeated Fremont on Tuesday night 44-23 in a Lakes 8 conference game. The Lakers had a 19-13 halftime lead and led after the third quarter 28-16 as the Lakers held the Packers to three third quarter points. Reiko... READ MORE