Apr 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pitching ruled the day for the Mason County Eastern baseball team Monday afternoon in a pair of games against fellow Western Michigan D League member Walkerville on the road. The Cardinals needed just six total innings to dispatch the Wildc... READ MORE
Apr 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Hart's boys and girls teams swept the Mason County Eastern Invitational at Custer on Wednesday, while the Cardinal girls were third and the boys 10th. Pentwater's girls were seventh and the boys eighth. The Pirate boys scored 51 points to ou... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com (The feature photo above includes from left to right; David Nemecek, Jaden O'Hagan and John O'Hagan) John O'Hagan had a bucket list when he started officiating 37 years ago, in 1985, and that was to work a state final in each of the spor... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Muskegon Community College's women's basketball program hosted Schoolcraft College on Monday night in the MCCAA state championship game. Early on the Jayhawks had the momentum, going into the halftime break with a convincing 46-28 lead after... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MARION -- Down four points at halftime, the Pentwater girls basketball team felt good about its prospects in Monday night's MHSAA Division 4 district at Marion, but then came the third period and that was the end. Walkerville outscored the Falcons by nine... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon area’s wild success in football has been celebrated on many occasions. But what about basketball? On 166 occasions, between 1917 and 2021, boys teams from schools in the Greater Muskegon area have advanced to the fina... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com We've reached the final week of the girls high school basketball season and that can mean just one thing. The Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament is right around the corner. Area teams will be vying for district titles beginning on Monda... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Everything went right for the Pentwater boys basketball team Friday night in its Homecoming game against Walkerville, except for getting shots to fall and that doomed the Falcons in a 58-43 loss in the Western Michigan D League. A pep band ... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Mason County Eastern's boys basketball team had just a five-point lead at halftime, but exploded in the third period to pull away from Walkerville and take a big 77-43 victory Wednesday night at home in the Western Michigan D League. Wyatt Crawf... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Trailing by eight after the first quarter, the Walkerville girls basketball team recovered and eventually pulled away for a 48-32 comeback win over Pentwater on the road in a West Michigan D League game. The Falcons started out strong, outs... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are your Tuesday night, boys and girls varsity basketball lineups. Area teams are facing off for another solid evening of competition. Check in at LocalSportsJournal.com for game reports on the on the outcomes from tonight. Take a look at p... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Mason County Eastern's girls basketball team had a big first half, and a huge fourth quarter en route to a 48-30 victory over Walkerville in a Western Michigan D League game at home Friday night. The Cardinals led, 11-4 at the end of the firs... READ MORE
Dec 25, 2021 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR – Following his senior season of football at North Muskegon, Noah Stewart knew he wanted to play the sport at the next level, but he felt his limit was at a Division 2 or 3 school, such as Michigan Tech University. And wh... READ MORE
Dec 21, 2021 By Ron Pesch LocalSporstJournal.com (Claeys = Bettys; Slowik = Frick; Patton = Bond) It was late in the year when basketball coach Greg Gregwer suggested to his team that they take a road trip. Only a couple of weeks before, his girls squad had been abruptly eliminated from ... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- After opening the season 0-2, the Pentwater boys basketball team wanted to break into the win column very badly. It took overtime for the Falcons to do it, though. Facing Western Michigan D League rival Walkerville in the Wildcats gym pro... READ MORE
Dec 09, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER --Mason County Eastern's boys basketball team rolled to an 85-37 win over Walkerville in a Western Michigan D League game Thursday night in Custer. It was the season and league opener for both the Cardinals and Wildcats. Eastern got off ... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Walkerville was playing shorthanded Wednesday when it hosted Pentwater in a Western Michigan D League contest. But, that doesn't take anything away from the Falcons outstanding defensive play in a 46-23 victory. Pentwater got up on the Wil... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Lighting up the scoreboard with 25 points was Hesperia's Maverick McKinnon as he helped lead the Panthers to a tight, 51-47 victory over Walkerville on Tuesday. The Panthers built a solid 38-29 lead after three quarters off a 15-8 first quarter start.... READ MORE
Dec 03, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- A 13-0 start helped propel the Mason County Eastern girls basketball team to a 39-26 victory over the Walkerville Wildcats in a West Michigan D League opener for both teams in Walkerville Friday night. Scoring was a lot closer in the se... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com High School basketball has returned! The 2021-22 girls basketball season kicked off on Tuesday night and area fans were thrilled to be back in the stands. Here are your headlines from Tuesday night's girls basketball matchups: Kent City girl... READ MORE