Nov 28, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – Scott Warsaw inherited a team with untapped potential when he took over as Hesperia’s boys basketball coach this year. That team showed flashes of what they can do on Tuesday when they downed Walkerville 52-39 in a... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the district volleyball scores from Thursday night as well as the pairing for Friday night's district final in Division 4. Division 1 Host: Grand Haven Monday Mona Shores 3, Muskegon 0 Wednesday Mona Shores 3, Cadillac 0 Grand Haven 3, Reet... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Here are the district volleyball scores from Wednesday night as well as the pairings for the remainder of the week. Division 1 Host: Grand Haven Monday Mona Shores 3, Muskegon 0 Wednesday Mona Shores 3, Cadillac 0 Grand Haven 3, Reeths-Puffer 0 Thu... READ MORE
Oct 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com District volleyball action got underway on Monday night with a handful of area teams in action. Here are the scores from Monday night and the pairings for the semifinal round, which will be played on Wednesday except at Fruitport Calvary Christian, where ... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MESICK--The Mason County Eastern Cardinals swept the first West Michigan D cross country jamboree on Thursday afternoon. The event was run at Mesick High School. In girls action, the Cardinal easily ran past Pentwater as they had five runners finish in t... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Kent City boys and girls cross country teams dominated the Early Eagle Invite on Tuesday afternoon at Kent City High School. In the boys' race, Kent City senior Samuel Martini led the way for the Eagles finishing in the top spot with a time... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA – Eleven teams from across West Michigan were present at Benzie Central High School on Saturday for the Annual Pete Moss Invitational. It was Mason County Eastern’s (MCE) boys' that came out on top. The Cardinals took first in the boys' smal... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2023 LocalSports Journal.com SHELBY--Local Sports Journal is excited to announce the addition of local sportswriter Brendan Samuels to its staff as a contributing writer. Samuels has been writing for publications in some capacity for the past 7 years. Starting out his career in th... READ MORE
May 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- The White Cloud Indians track teams swept the titles at the Saber Flash track invitational in Manistee. The boys won the event with 175-5 points. Other area teams included second-place Pentwater (103), Montague (52), Mason ... READ MORE
May 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BRETHREN--The Mason County Eastern boys and girls track teams finished in the runner-up position at the third WMD jamboree on Wednesday. The meet was run at Brethren High School In the boys' division, Marion claimed the top spot with 188.75 points while ... READ MORE
Apr 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com TWIN LAKE--Manistee won the first golf jamboree of the season for the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division Tuesday at Stonegate Golf Club. Team Results Manistee - 168 Fremont - 187 Whitehall - 192 Ludington - 205 Montague - 214 ... READ MORE
Apr 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER-- Host Mason County Eastern captured the title in the Mason County Eastern Track Invitational on Wednesday. The event drew seven teams. In the boys' division, the Cardinals took the top spot with 179.5 points. Frankfort finished second place (110)... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2023 Local SportsJournal.com BALDWIN -- It certainly wasn't easy, but the Mason County Eastern boys basketball team used a big second half rally to turn back a determined Walkerville team, 52-45, Monday night in the Division 4 district quarterfinal in Baldwin. Wa... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A last-second 3-pointer by Angel Santillan Lopez found the bottom of the net and the Walkerville Wildcats stunned Mason County Eastern, 54-53, in overtime on Thursday night. The Wildcats called a timeout with 1 second remaining in overtime and t... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE --The Walkerville Wildcats got by the Manistee Catholic Central Sabers on Tuesday evening in a West Michigan D League contest, 45-36. Walkerville held a slim 9-8 lead at the end the first quarter. The Wildcats went on to post a 19-16 lead by h... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pentwater already had two wins over Walkerville heading into Monday's Division 4 district game against the Walkerville Wildcats. However, getting that third win proved to be elusive as the host Wildcats posted a low-scoring 26-24 victory ov... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--For the second consecutive week, the winter-like conditions are wreaking havoc for local girls' basketball games. Tonight, district tournaments are scheduled to get underway, however, there are a number of forfeits and postponements. In Division ... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- The Walkerville Wildcats chalked one up in the victory column on Friday night with a 62-32 victory over Big Rapids Crossroads. Walkerville led 17-4 after one quarter and 34-11 at the half. In the second half, Walkerville outscored Crossr... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE--Walkerville dropped a hard-fought boys' basketball game on Wednesday. The Wildcats fell, 43-41, in West Michigan 'D' League action. The Wildcats raced out to a 18-6 lead after the first eight minutes and led 21-12 at the half. They couldn't... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE--The Walkerville Wildcats hosted the Lakeview Wildcats on Monday evening and came out on the short end of a 55-45 decision in a non-league contest. The Wildcats are looking at a tough week ahead as they'll hit the court again on Wednesday and ... READ MORE