Apr 24, 2018 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Sometimes even coaches are surprised when their moves work extremely well. Whitehall baseball coach Warren Zweigle found himself in that position after an impressive pitching performance from Kayleb Venema. Venema t... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna girls soccer team defeated Shelby 4-2 in a West Michigan Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs led 2-0 at the half. Julie Breivik, Isabel Hammond, Alexys Shimmel and Amber Jacobs each scored a goal for Ravenna while Skylar... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge and Whitehall baseball squads split a WMC baseball double header on Monday. Luke Layman came through with a walk-off hit to lift Oakridge to a 7-6 comeback win in Game 1, then the Vikings bounced back for a 5-4 win in the nightcap. In ... READ MORE
Apr 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls tennis team tied Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 4-4 on Thursday. Whitehall swept all four singles matches. Winning for the Vikings were Vanessa Heylmun (No. 1 singles), Rylee Woodring (No. 2), Brooke Bachelder (No. 3) and Laure... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls soccer squad blanked Ravenna 4-0 in a West Michigan Conference game on Friday night. The Vikings were led by Emma Thompson with two goals and an assist, while Ellie Stevens added a goal and both Alex Fleener and Camryn Evans chippe... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall pitcher Alison Shaffer struck out a total of 15 batters and had six hits in a 15-5 and 16-5 sweep of North Muskegon on Thursday in West Michigan Conference softball. Shaffer was 4-for-4 in Game 1 while Kate Martin had two doubles, a single a... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Orchard View and Whitehall split their baseball doubleheader on Wednesday. The Cardinals eked out Game 1 with a 5-4 victory while Whitehall turned the tables with a 5-1 win in the nightcap. Orchard View's AJ Anderson and Macario Moreno both posted a p... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com North Muskegon's girls tennis team hoisted an early season win at the Portland Invitational at Michigan State University on Saturday. The Norse took first place with 16 points at the indoor event while Whitehall (14) took second place. Portland (13 ... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls soccer team dropped a 5-1 decision to Hudsonville on Thursday, March 22. Emma Thompson scored the Vikings lone goal off a penalty kick in the first half. Whitehall held a 1-1 tie at halftime. The Vikings were outshot 19-5 for ... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boy’s basketball team held off a tough challenge from Fruitport on Monday to claim a 47-37 victory in the first round of the Class B district tournament at Spring Lake High School. Fruitport led 10-9 after one quarter and Whitehall hel... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City boy’s basketball team wrapped up its first perfect 20-0 regular season in program history with a 69-37 victory over Grand River Prep on Thursday. The Eagles led 24-7 after the first quarter, 36-17 at the half, and 56-24 after three to ... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2018 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - Belief. For Montague girls basketball coach Cody Kater, that was the difference in his team's 40-36 Class B district semifinal victory over archrival Whitehall on Wednesday at Orchard View High School. “We... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com After a close first quarter, the Whitehall girls basketball team roared past Orchard View 56-18 on Monday in a Class B district quarterfinal game on the Cardinals' home court. The Vikings only led 9-7 after the first quarter, but then outscored the Ca... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall wrestling team's great season ended Saturday in the Division 3 state semifinals in Kalamazoo. The Vikings fell to perennial power Dundee 67-3 at Wings Event Center. The match went badly for Whitehall from the beginning. The Vikings lo... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mason County Central boys basketball squad defeated Ravenna 51-45 on Friday night in a West Michigan Conference game. The Spartans jumped out to a 12-4 lead after the first quarter and led 23-16 at halftime. Ravenna (9-9, 6-8) stormed back in t... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall wrestling team is returning to the state semifinals, with a chance to win a state championship on Saturday. The Vikings earned that right with a 38-34 victory over Birch Run on Friday in the Division 3 quarterfinals at Wings Event Center... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2018 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Whitehall wrestling team is certainly no stranger to the final weekend of the season. On Friday, the Vikings will be wrestling in the state quarterfinals for the third straight year, and the fifth time in seven years... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall didn't let a low scoring battle stop it from beating rival Montague in girls basketball on Wednesday. The Vikings beat the Wildcats 30-21. The Vikings held Montague to single digits each quarter and led 10-6 after the opening eight minutes.... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Josh Laman poured in 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Ludington boys basketball team to a hard-fought 34-32 win over neighborhood rival Mason County Central in non-league action on Tuesday. Ludington (12-5) led 14-4 after the first quarte... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport found an extra period was what it need to secure a 41-37 overtime victory over Whitehall on Monday in a non-conference girls basketball matchup. The Trojans were able to force OT by holding Whitehall scoreless in the fourth quarter. Fruitpo... READ MORE