Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com High School basketball has returned! The 2021-22 girls basketball season kicked off on Tuesday night and area fans were thrilled to be back in the stands. Here are your headlines from Tuesday night's girls basketball matchups: Kent City girl... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City girls basketball picked up right from where it left off after last season's Division 3 state finals appearance. The Eagles travelled to Muskegon to face off against the Big Reds in Tuesday's season opener and walked away with a 41-30 win. ... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com A rough second half buried the Shelby girls basketball team in its 47-26 non-conference loss to Newaygo on Tuesday. The Tigers built a 10-4 lead after the first quarter and led 19-18 at halftime. But a seven-point second half performance was not enou... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball team christened its 2021-22 season with an exciting 45-38 win over host Comstock Park and had an 18-point performance from Claire Meacham on Tuesday. The Wildcats fought tooth and nail, exchanging blows with Comstock for ... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com It was a rocky start to the season for the Ravenna girl’s basketball team as they fell to visiting Coopersville, 31-20 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs came out flat, scoring six points by halftime and trailing 18-6. Though the Ravenna defense held the Br... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge girl’s varsity basketball team struggled to get much of anything going in their season opening 41-23 loss to visiting Sparta on Tuesday. The Eagles fell behind 18-7 at half and continued to play catchup for the rest of the game, but not... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport girl’s basketball team struggled to find its groove in the first game of the season with a 53-22 loss to host Holland on Tuesday. The Trojans opened with a balanced scoring attack, trailing 13-12 after the first quarter. The Dutch picke... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores defense stepped up in its 54-31 girls basketball win over visiting Forest Hills Eastern in its season opener on Tuesday. The Sailors held Eastern to just 16 total points after taking a 16-15 first-quarter lead. Mona Shores sophomore ... READ MORE
Dec 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic girls basketball team had few responses for visiting Wyoming Potter's House in its 42-16 non-league loss on Tuesday. The Crusaders fell behind 12-3 after the first quarter and trailed 26-7 at half time. MCC was led by Erin ... READ MORE
Nov 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girl’s basketball team visited Allendale for the opening game of its season on Tuesday. The Vikings challenged Allendale quarter by quarter, but fell 35-29. Whitehall defense held the Falcons to single digit quarters in the first h... READ MORE
Nov 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com With a strong 29 point fourth-quarter run, the Spring Lake girls basketball team opened their season with a convincing 67-28 rout over the Fremont Packers on Tuesday. Both teams spent the first quarter shaking off the rust as Spring Lake lead 6-0 afte... READ MORE
Nov 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks showed Saturday night they have bright spots in their armor, but they also still have a number of holes to work on and clean up. The Lumberjacks responded after a horrendous 7-3 loss to Madison on Friday night, with a 5-4 win... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- He was playing travel ball with the Grand Rapids Storm when Ludington senior Peyton LaCombe caught the attention of Michigan Tech's men's basketball head coach Josh Buettner. Saginaw Valley State also offered him, and he als... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Trent Benedict hasn't just been hot to start the 2021-22 Mona Shores hockey season. The senior forward has been on fire. Benedict tallied his third-straight hat trick performance on Friday night in the Sailors' 9-1 win over visiting Grand Haven. ... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks have needed a winning streak since they started the 2021 season. Coming into Friday night, the Lumberjacks had finally done just what they needed to do and that was put together a four-game win streak. Unfortunatel... READ MORE
Nov 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores hockey team went into the Thanksgiving break with a 9-1 win over visiting Lowell on Wednesday. From the looks of the start of the game, the Sailors were going to be challenged as the Red Arrows took a1-0 lead just four minutes into ... READ MORE
Nov 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailor’s hockey team opened up O-K Green Conference action on Wednesday night with a bang piling it on Caledonia and finishing with a 9-1 victory at home. The Sailors bombarded the Scots’ net with Trent Benedict leading the way earning... READ MORE
Nov 25, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Despite their recurring problem with penalties, especially in the second period, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team skated to their first win of the season Wednesday night, beating East Kentwood, 5-2 at West Shore C... READ MORE
Nov 24, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com Rumor has it there are some high school football games being played this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit. But without any Muskegon-area teams taking part in the festivities, it’s like Christmas without snow, Easter without eggs or the Fo... READ MORE
Nov 24, 2021 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com Although the football fortunes at Orchard View have taken a sharp nose-dive in recent seasons, how ironic is it that two former Orchard View grads will battle it out for a state championship this weekend. Although Cardinal fans were ... READ MORE