Apr 24, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – The Manistee girls soccer team managed to grind out a 1-0 West Michigan Conference win over Shelby at Manistee on Thursday. After battling to a 0-0 halftime tie with the Tigers, the Mariners scored the game's lone goal with 25 minutes... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Oakridge hosted Manistee in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division baseball doubleheader Tuesday and settled for a split, losing the opener 5-2 and winning the nightcap 5-4. Eli Workman got the win in the first game for the Mariner... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT – Fremont's girls soccer team hosted Manistee in a West Michigan Conference match Monday and dominated the Mariners for a 6-1 win. It snapped the Mariners five-game winning streak to start the season. Maddie Mater and Riley Chase led the ... READ MORE
Apr 21, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON - The Ludington girls' tennis team nearly blanked Manistee with a 7-1 victory on Monday. “The weather was cold and windy, but the ladies from both teams played and endured the elements during play,” Ludington coach Larry Brown said.... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2025 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Manistee remained undefeated on the season with a tight 4-3 girls soccer win over Ravenna in the West Michigan Conference at home Friday. The Mariners took a 3-0 lead at the half, which was stopped with 3:52 left by a th... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Manistee girls soccer team extended its winning streak to five straight with a 5-3 victory over Orchard View on Wednesday in Muskegon. It also was the Mariners' second consecutive West Michigan Conference win, which puts the team tied... READ MORE
Apr 16, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS – Manistee girls soccer extended its winning streak to four on Monday night with a 5-1 non-conference win over Remus Chippewa Hills. The Mariners dominated the Warriors from start to finish, taking a 4-0 lead at the half. “Our defense was d... READ MORE
Apr 16, 2025 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Landin Sowa did his job out of the bullpen, and the Manistee baseball team snapped a five-game losing streak Monday with a 7-2 non-conference win over Evart in the second game of a doubleheader. The Mariners had climbed ... READ MORE
Apr 14, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com BUCKLEY – The Manistee girls soccer team traveled to Buckley for a non-conference game Saturday at noon and came away with a 3-0 shutout victory. It's the Mariners first shutout of the season and kept their winning streak going at 2-0. The ... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – After their struggles at the plate in the season opener, the Manistee Mariners were hoping for a better showing Friday when they hosted Pine River. It seemed that might just be in store when the... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2025 MANISTEE – The Manistee baseball team could not overcome a slow day at the plate and some rough defensive plays in its doubleheader loss to Kingsley on Thursday. The Mariners fell 16-9 and 3-1 and finished the twin bill with just six hits overall, four in the first game. ... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2025 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - Frigid temperatures and a tight schedule is part of the challenge spring sports seasons bring to area varsity teams. Manistee did not let the elements of its early season slow it down on Thursday. The Mariners topped Reed ... READ MORE
Mar 13, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The Local Sports Journal hosted its Second Annual Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on March 8 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2025 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE - Suffocating defense stifled the Manistee offense and led to easy transition baskets as Hart rolled to a 66-42 win Wednesday in a Division 3 girls basketball district semifinal. A trio of Pirates scored in double fi... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE – A fast start proved fortunate for the Manistee girls' basketball team in Monday night's tight 40-34 victory over White Cloud in a first-round game of the MHSAA Division 3 district at Mason County Central. The Mariners, still looking... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are pairings, sites and times for this week’s Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 girls basketball district tournaments involving area teams. The winners of each district will advance to next week’s regional completion at various sites. DIVIS... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Cold shooting plagued the Manistee Mariner girls' basketball team on Thursday night. The Mariners shot just 18 percent from the floor and dropped their third straight game, 47-29, to visiting Big Rapids. The Mariners seemed to be... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2025 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Trailing by one at half, the Manistee boys' basketball team finally got its offense going in the third quarter and pulled away from Mason County Central for a 50-35 win Wednesday night in the MHSAA Division 3 district semif... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com LEROY – With the district tournament coming up in just a few days, the Manistee girls basketball team is hoping to put its game together for all four quarters. The Mariners came close Tuesday night when they traveled to LeRoy Pine River for a no... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2025 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – The Manistee boys basketball team defeated Hesperia, 50-37 in the first round of the MHSAA Division 3 district at Shelby on Monday night. Manistee took a narrow 13-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and outscored the Panthers, 14-8... READ MORE