Sports
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Muskegon Risers women fall to Lansing United 5-1, but show improvement from last week’s painful 10-goal loss
Posted on 06/13/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Everything is pretty relative when you’re a new team in a tough league, regardless of the sport.
There will be losses,...
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Whitecaps extend winning streak to three games with 9-0 victory over Lansing on Saturday night
Posted on 06/12/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated Lansing 9-0 on Saturday night to win their third straight game overall.
In total, six different Whitecaps hitters finished with two...
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Holton softball uses strong offensive effort to take home Division 4 regional championship
Posted on 06/12/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Holton softball team won a Division 4 regional championship on Saturday, defeating Marion 18-4 in the semifinals and Mesick 7-1 in the regional championship.
With...
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North Muskegon baseball team’s great season ends abruptly in a 9-0 loss to top-ranked Buchanan in regional semifinals
Posted on 06/12/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND RAPIDS – As the years go by, the players on the North Muskegon baseball team will have a lot to be...
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Young Grand Haven softball team puts up a fight, learns some lessons, before falling in Division 1 regional semifinals
Posted on 06/12/2021By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comPARK TWP. — Heading into Saturday’s regional semifinal game against state-ranked Grandville, Grand Haven softball coach John Hall just wanted his young team...
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Whitecaps win second straight over Lansing behind another solid Spencer Torkelson offensive night
Posted on 06/12/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps won their second straight game over Lansing, winning 9-4 on Friday night.
After falling behind 3-0, Dillon Dingler hit a RBI groundout...
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Hope Johnson, Natalie Pannucci each score hat tricks as Norse girls soccer team rolls to a Division 4 regional championship
Posted on 06/12/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Nobody has slowed down the North Muskegon girls soccer team lately, and now we know for sure that Kalamazoo Christian, the team that beat the...
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Spencer Torkelson reaches base five times as Whitecaps snap losing streak
Posted on 06/11/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps snapped a five game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over Lansing on Thursday night.
Dillon Dingler singled home Bryant Packard in...
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Reeths-Puffer baseball team loses lead on second day of suspended regional game, finally falls 4-3 to Zeeland West
Posted on 06/11/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
What a difference a day can make.
For the Reeths-Puffer baseball team, the difference was not good.
The Rockets were leading Zeeland West 3-1 on Wednesday in...
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Spring Lake girls soccer squad overcomes bus breakdown, tough Cadillac goalie to win 1-0 in Division 2 quarterfinal contest
Posted on 06/10/2021By Andrew Johnson and Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comCEDAR SPRINGS – There had to be moments on Thursday when Coach Becky May started to wonder if her...
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Clippers remain hot, clubber Royal Oak Leprechauns 12-3 for fifth straight win
Posted on 06/10/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers continued their explosive hot streak, clobbering the Royal Oak Leprechauns 12-3 on Thursday night at Memorial Park Field.
The Clippers avenged their home...
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Resilient North Muskegon baseball team rallies from three-run deficit, beats Ravenna 13-8 in Division 3 regionals
Posted on 06/9/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTH MUSKEGON – Really good teams know how to bounce back, particularly at key points of the season.
The North Muskegon baseball team...
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Oakridge baseball team uses early runs and strong pitching by Miller to beat Alma 6-4 in Division 2 regionals
Posted on 06/9/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The suddenly hot Oakridge baseball team jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday, then held on to beat Alma 6-4 in a Division 2...
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Max Price pitches a masterful game, allowing MCC baseball team to stun No. 1 ranked Beat City in Division 4 regionals
Posted on 06/9/2021By Adam Trombley
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Catholic Central baseball team figured it would have its hands full on Wednesday in a regional matchup against...
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Clippers take two games against Sandusky to complete perfect road swing
Posted on 06/8/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Clippers have certainly played well away from Marsh Field so far this season.
The Clippers ended their four-game road trip on Tuesday with a...
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Spring Lake girls soccer team takes advantage of opportunities, beats East Grand Rapids 4-1 in Division 2 regionals
Posted on 06/8/2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comCEDAR SPRINGS – The Spring Lake girls soccer team may not have controlled the ball very much on Tuesday, but when the...
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North Muskegon girls soccer team crushes McBain Northern Michigan Christian 8-1 in Division 4 regional semifinals
Posted on 06/8/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The North Muskegon girls soccer team continued its push for state honors with an impressive 8-1 victory over McBain Northern Michigan Christian on Tuesday in...
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Holton softball team advances to Division 4 regionals with an easy 15-0 victory over Pentwater on Saturday
Posted on 06/7/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Holton softball team plowed past Pentwater 15-0 on Saturday in the championship game of the Division 4 district tournament on its home field.
The Red...
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Hart softball team downs Hesperia 6-2 in Division 3 finals, wins the first district championship in program history
Posted on 06/7/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart softball team defeated Hesperia 6-2 on Saturday in the finals of a Division 3 district tournament on its home field.
The victory gave the...
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Kyleigh Martin pitches two great games, leading Whitehall softball team to a Division 2 district championship
Posted on 06/7/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Kyleigh Martin pitched two phenomenal games to allow the Whitehall softball team to claim a Division 2 district championship on Saturday.
The Vikings beat Ludington 10-0...
