Oct 18, 2012 Local Sports Journal Three first-half goals propelled the No. 1-ranked Spring Lake Lakers to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Reeths-Puffer on Thursday night. The victory moves the Lakers (19-0-1) into Saturday's Division 2 district final game against Lakes 8 rival Fruitport,... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake boys tennis team, and the remainder of the Division 3 field, will be looking to knock off heavy favorite Detroit Country Day in the state finals this weekend. The two-day event will be played at Holland Christian. Early-round action begi... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2012 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake moves on to face Reeths-Puffer after the Lakers dispatched Muskegon Tuesday night 8-0 in the Division 2 first-round district match. The Lakers remain undefeated at 18-0-1. The Lakers' Riley Kammeraad improved his school record 38-goal s... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2012 Local Sports Journal Lakes 8 Conference Spring Lake d. Tri-County 3-0 Spring Lake stats ACES: Kelsee Zuidema 4, Brooke TenBrink 2, Lydia Suchecki 2, Courtney Kyser 2, Padley Gallegher 1, Emily Blahnik 1. KILLS: Zuidema 13, Breanna Williams 6, Suchecki 4, Kyser 2, Bre ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport advanced Tuesday night to the semifinal round of its Division 2 district tournament with a 5-0 victory over Coopersville. The Trojans improve to 12-7-2 overall while the Broncos’ season ends at 6-12-1. Against Coopersville, Fruitport got ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers took one step closer to the playoffs Friday night with a 40-0 victory over Lakes 8 foe Tri-County. Spring Lake will need a victory over visiting Shelby this coming Friday to earn its sixth win and become playoff eligible.... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2012 BOYS TENNIS REGIONALS Division 3 Spring Lake State qualifiers Singles: 1, Ryan Fedewa; 2, Stuart Velarde; 3, Erik Johnson; 4, Craig Pratt. Doubles: 1, Mitch Davis-Kasey Panyard; 2, Josh Cole-Brenden Peel; 3, Patrick Wang-Trevor Zenas; 4, Jonah Yoshonis-Griffin Wagasky. ... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2012 Volleyball West Michigan Conference Mason County Central d. Hart 25-16, 25-10, 25-17 Mason County Central stats POINTS - Lindsay Scheffler 17, Kenzie Ritzema 10, Kassidy Jensen 7, Jessica Overturf 7, Holly Olenchak 2. ACES – Ritzema 5, Scheffler 4, Jensen 2, Overtur... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2012 Local Sports Journal The MHSAA girls golf regionals will be contested Wednesday through Friday this week. Ten area teams will be competing at four different sites. The format consists of 18 holes of stroke play. The top three teams will advance to the state finals along wit... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2012 BOYS SOCCER Division 2 at Spring Lake Tuesday, Oct. 16 Fruitport at Coopersville, 6 p.m Fremont at GR Kenowa Hills, 6 p.m. Muskegon at Spring Lake, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 Coopersville-Fruitport winner vs. Fremont-GR Kenowa Hills winner, 5 p.m. at Spring Lake Reeth... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake Invitational Pool play Western Michigan Christian d. Zeeland West 25-22, 21-25, 15-12 Grant d. Western Michigan Christian 25-18, 26-24 Western Michigan Christian d. Ravenna 25-16, 25-20 Spring Lake d. Muskegon Catholic 25-5, 25-12 Spring Lake d. ... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2012 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE - If Spring Lake's contest Friday night versus Lakes 8 rival Ludington (2-5, 2-3) was a sandwich, it would have been the world's best bread atop and below the world's worst meat. That is, the host Lakers (4-3, 3-2) were unst... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2012 VOLLEYBALL River Valley Conference Western Michigan Christian d. Hudsonville Freedom Christian 25-10, 25- 16, 25-18. Western Michigan Christian stats KILLS – Rachel Bruinsma 12, Vanessa Eekhoff 8, Maria Ma 7, Julia Merz 3, Julianna Carter 1. ASSISTS: Merz 25, Ma 3. ACES: ... READ MORE
Oct 01, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake d. Muskegon 25-6, 25-10, 25-14 Spring Lake stats ACES: Emily Blahnik 5, Brooke TenBrink 4. KILLS: Kelsee Zuidema 12, Lydia Suchecki 11. BLOCKS: Courtney Kyser 3. SETS: Blahnik 22. DIGS: TenBrink 16. Record: Spring Lake 10-12. He... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2012 Local Sports Journal The visiting Spring Lake Lakers evened their record at 3-3 with a 28-14 victory over the Fremont Packers on Friday night. Fremont dropped to 2-4. ... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2012 Local Sports Journal For the second time this week, the top-ranked Spring Lake Laker boys soccer team got a scare. On Thursday, the Lakers received a penalty kick goal from senior Adam Clauss midway through the second half and defeated the Fruitport Trojans 1-0. On Mon... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Kent City d. Wyoming Lee 25-10 25-21 25-18 SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Hannah Miller 13-4, Janae Atwood 8-1. ASSISTS: Aleah Holcomb 35. KILLS: Kendra Dreyer 19, Justine Wolter 11, Hanna Waldherr 6. DIGS: Wolter 21, Ella Clay 19. BLOCKS: Brandi Boehm 3, Miller 2, Ka... READ MORE
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Sep 24, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE – The top-ranked Spring Lake Laker boys’ soccer team has delivered plenty of “punches” on the field this season. Rarely is there a counter punch. But on Monday night, the Lakers raced to a three-goal lead then held... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 SWIMMING Spring Lake Invitational 1, Byron Center 602. 2, Spring Lake 308. 3, Manistee 288.5. 4, Mona Shores 225. 5, Hudsonville Unity Christian 216. 6, Ludington 208. 7, Muskegon Catholic 165.5. 200 Medley Relay: 1 Byron Center, 1:54.87. 200 Freestyle: 1, Taylor Anta... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2012 By David Tomczak Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE - A timely return, an impressive debut and a defense that wouldn’t budge helped Spring Lake stop a three-game losing streak and earn its first Lakes 8 Conference victory of the year. The host Lakers got two first-quarter ... READ MORE