Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The Manistee girls' basketball team took down Holton, 65-54, in a non-conference matchup on Monday night. "We finally shot the ball the way we are capable of,” said Manistee coach Kenn Kott. “Libby McCarthy and Jayna Edmondson showed everyo... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2024 The Local Sports Journal hosted its first-ever Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on Saturday night 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 top area athlete in... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Down by six late in the fourth quarter, the Montague girls' basketball team went on a 9-0 run and pulled out a thrilling 36-33 victory over host Manistee Thursday night in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division game. It av... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Manistee asserted its will on the Hesperia girls' basketball team in Monday night's game and cruised to an easy 46-11 victory in non-conference action in Manistee. It was just the type of game the Mariners needed after battli... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Area wrestling will be well represented next weekend for the MHSAA Individual Wrestling Tournament. On Saturday, area wrestlers were vying for individual district titles at six district tournaments throughout the area. In all, more than 90 area wrestlers... READ MORE
Feb 10, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The last time these two longtime rivals met back on Jan. 4 in Manistee, the Ludington girls basketball team rolled to a lopsided win. But it was a different story Friday night when the Mariners traveled south for the rematch... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- The Manistee's boys basketball team pulled away from the Orchard View Cardinals in the second half Thursday night and then cruised to a 59-31 victory at home. It was the Mariners' second straight win and lifted them back to t... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2024 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING DISTRICTS Here are the results from this week's MHSAA team wrestling district tournaments. Fruitport (Division 2), Hart (Division 3), Whitehall (Division 3) and Muskegon Catholic (Division 4) all advance to team regional competition next Wednesday. Division... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2024 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING DISTRICTS Here are the results from Wednesday night's MHSAA team wrestling district tournaments. Also included is the schedule for tonight's matches. Division 1 - Mona Shores Wednesday Rockford 69, Mona Shores 3 Reeths-Puffer 46, Muskegon 24 Finals Roc... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Still stinging from a 74-41 loss to Oakridge last Friday after a strong first half, the Manistee boys' basketball team traveled to Hesperia on Monday looking for a win to inch closer to the .500 mark. Throwing a press on the ... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Oakridge outscored Manistee by 20 points in the second half and pulled away from the Mariners for a 71-54 win Friday night in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division contest in Manistee. Celebrating a week of special events... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It was just the boost the Manistee girls basketball team needed as the Mariners got back on the beam Friday night with a solid 50-21 win over visiting Orchard View. Still feeling the sting from a pair of lopsided losses, the ... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Mia Clemence held the hot hand for Fremont on Thursday night in a 77-47 victory over the Manistee Mariners. Clemence struck for all four of her 3-pointers in the first quarter in the overwhelming victory in a makeup game play... READ MORE
Jan 24, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- After dominating the first half, Manistee saw its double figure lead evaporate all the way down to one in the second before finally hanging on for a 39-33 victory over Oakridge Tuesday night in Manistee. Coming off a rough 61... READ MORE
Jan 23, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Isaiah Atchison had a triple double with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots Monday night in Montague's hard-earned 61-54 win over Manistee. The West Michigan Conference Lakes Division contest was played in Montague. For the Wildc... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It would have been reasonable to assume that the Hart girls basketball team would have trouble getting started in Saturday afternoon's makeup game at Manistee. After the regularly scheduled game weathered out Jan. 15, t... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team finally got back in the pool after Mother Nature put schedules on pause due to snow. The Lakers finished in fourth place amongst talented teams at the Division 3 invitational on Saturday. The Lakers posted 63 p... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Fremont led from start to finish Friday night in racking up a convincing 54-37 win over Manistee in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division game in Manistee. The score was tied twice in the first quarter after the Pac... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- To say it wasn't Manistee's night would be an understatement. Traverse City West got hot early, finishing the game with nine 3-point field goals and cruised to a 63-36 non-conference girls basketball win Wednesday night... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Both teams struggled to score in the first half, and it got only slightly better in the second, but in the end, Ludington boys basketball team managed to survive a scare from Manistee. Ludington captured a 52-44 road vic... READ MORE