May 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The host Oakridge Eagles made quick of the Whitehall Vikings in softball on Wednesday. In a makeup game from a previous rainout, the Eagles pounded out 16 hits and posted a 15-0 victory in three innings. Madison Clark led the Eagles' hitting ... READ MORE
May 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- The Kent City Eagles celebrated Senior Night in grand fashion on Tuesday night with a sweep of a softball doubleheader of the Chippewa Hills Warriors. Led by its seniors, Kent City won the opener, 10-0, on the strength of Jaycee Hoffman's 17-... READ MORE
May 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com It wasn't the best of days for the Grant Tigers' softball team on Wednesday. The Tigers dropped a softball twinbill to Central Montcalm, 12-2 and 8-6. In the opener, Grant was plagued by errors. Jayci Hance had two hits, one a double. Emma Bl... READ MORE
May 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished 1-1 in Tier 1 of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association softball tournament on Saturday. Fruitport defeated the Rockets 7-6 in the opener. In the second, Reeths-Puffer defeated Oakridge, 7-6. All three tea... READ MORE
May 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Ludington's girls softball team went 0-2 Saturday at the Larson's Ace Hardware Invitational tournament at Mason County Central in Scottville. "We struggled today," said Ludington coach Sierra Holmes. "We made too many mistakes and gave up ... READ MORE
May 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The North Muskegon Norse were crowned the Tier 2 champions of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association softball tournament on Saturday. To reach the finals, North Muskegon defeated Montague, 8-3. In the title game, the Norse defeated Whitehal... READ MORE
May 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon Norse cut loose with their bats on Friday and posted a pair of 19-0 softball victories over Mason County Eastern. Madison Balon pitched two innings for North Muskegon and had four strikeouts. Mattie Houseman finished the game with two s... READ MORE
May 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grant Tigers failed to score a single run on Friday and lost a softball doubleheader to Big Rapids. The Cardinals won the opener, 8-0 and the nightcap, 4-0. Allie Robeck had a double for the Tigers. Emma Bliss was the losing pitcher.�... READ MORE
May 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont and Newaygo took turns routing one another in a softball doubleheader on Friday. Fremont won the first game 15-5 while Newaygo turned the tables in the nightcap for a 17-6 rout. Fremont had 11 hits in the opener, led by Elise Pfeiffer and Rainee... READ MORE
May 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailors earned a victory in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader and gained a split with Forest Hills Central. Forest Hills won the opener, 14-12, and Mona Shores came back with a 13-7 victory in the nightcap. In the opener, Broo... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Jacee Hoffman was stellar on the mound and at the plate on Friday as Kent City swept Reed City in a softball twinbill. Kent City won the opener, 9-2, and the nightcap, 6-5 in 10 innings. Hoffman was the winning pitcher in both games with a total of 26 st... READ MORE
Apr 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer moved its season record to 15-1 on Friday with a pair of softball victories over Holland West Ottawa. The Rockets won the opener 9-5 and the nightcap, 15-5. In the first game, Mady Snyder had three singles while Lainey McDaniel and Kaylee J... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal WHITEHALL -- Fruitport's baseball team sailed to an easy 12-3 victory over Spring Lake in the MHSAA Division 2 district championship game at Whitehall on Saturday. It is Fruitport's first district title in baseball since 2014. Ryan Bosch picked up the win on... READ MORE
May 24, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--Hesperia senior Emma Joppich recently was awarded the first Dan and Eileen Homan Scholarship. The scholarship fund was established in memory of Dan Homan to award scholarships to deserving graduates of Hesperia High School. T... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSports Journal.com KENT CITY--Kent City senior Samara Kolehouse has signed with Grand Rapids Community College. She will continue her softball career as a Raider next spring. In the meantime, Kolehouse has one more season with the Eagles, where she wil... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2022 LocalSports Journal.com MUSKEGON--Mona Shores' girls softball team fell into an early hole and couldn't recover, dropping a 14-2 decision to Oakridge on a chilly Tuesday afternoon. Oakridge grabbed an early lead and then scored eight runs in the second inning to put the game ... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FLORIDA -- Muskegon Community College's women's softball team split a pair of games on its Florida trip, losing the first to Heartland Community College 8-1 and rebounding to defeat Erie Community College 10-0. Lexi Brown (Whitehall) went 2 for 2 at the... READ MORE
Jun 18, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING -On Thursday, Holton Coach Kirk Younts was talking about the possibility of his talented team becoming the first Muskegon County squad to reach the state softball finals, and perhaps the first to actually wi... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores softball squad won a pair of games against Zeeland East 10-6 and 13-11 on Friday in a twin bill. Macey Spaniola was able to break the tie in the top of the sixth inning to win Game 1. Spaniola’s single helped give the Sailors the ... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores softball season ends with a 10-0 loss to Grand Haven on Sunday in a district semifinal contest. Jaiden Warren and Bailey Graham each tallied hits for the Sailors. Mona Shores ended its season with a 17-16 record. ... READ MORE