Jun 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – They had to wait until the bottom of the ninth to get it done, but the Muskegon Clippers walked away with a 3-2 win over the Michigan Monarchs on Saturday. Aaron Piasecki came through in the clutch for Muskegon, notching a walk-off two-ru... READ MORE
Jun 16, 2023 Feature photo information: Front Row L-R: Devin Garbow (Morley Stanwood), Russell Toth (Newaygo), Mason Ruether (White Cloud), Brody Sleeper (Big Rapids), Cameron Bracy (Central Montcalm), Oakley Obenauf (Grant), Troy Atwood (Kent City), Mayson McNeilly (Big Rapids) ... READ MORE
Jun 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Each year the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame honors a high school female and male athlete of the year. The senior athletes are chosen for their achievement in sports throughout their high school career. The 2023 high school athletes are bot... READ MORE
Jun 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MACOMB – Playing away from Marsh Field did nothing to disrupt the Muskegon Clippers’ win streak as they pushed their record to 6-0 with a road win over Jet Box on Wednesday, 7-2. Both teams were quiet to start the night with no runs on the board throu... READ MORE
Jun 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--The OK-Blue Conference recently announced its 2023 all-conference spring sports selections. The following teams and individuals from the Local Sports Journal area were recognized by the head coaches: Softball - Alexa Carter, Spring Lake; Tes... READ MORE
Jun 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--The OK-Red Division recently announced their all-conference team selections and final team standings. Student-athletes recognized from the Grand Haven Buccaneers included: Girls Tennis - Kendra Price (Grand Haven finished the season with a c... READ MORE
Jun 13, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The game really wasn't about winning or losing, but more a social gathering of the area's top senior high school baseball players. Oh, there was a baseball game, and, for the record, the Blue Team, coached by Ludington's ... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--The West Michigan Conference Rivers Division champion North Muskegon landed seven players on the All-Conference baseball team. Mason County Central followed with three selections. The Norse claimed the title with a 12-0 conference ... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Coming home with just two wins in its first seven games, all on the road, the Manistee Saints Baseball Club badly wanted to sweep its three-game weekend series against the South Bend Royals. That's exac... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The rain was certainly a welcome sight on Sunday, but it also forced postponement of the Muskegon Clippers' first road game of the season. The Clippers were scheduled to travel to Royal Oak to take on the Leprechauns after winning their first ... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--Muskegon Catholic saw its highly successful baseball season come to an end on Saturday in a Division 4 regional final loss to Fowler. The Crusaders lost, 3-1. Catholic pitcher Jacob Lyonnais pitched a solid game, but didn't get enough run support... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PETOSKEY-- The baseball season came to an end for the Spring Lake Lakers in Division 2 quarterfinal action on Saturday. The Lakers won a regional title, 5-0, over Petoskey in Saturday's regional final game, but several hours later, the dropped a 7-2 decis... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- For the fifth straight game, the Muskegon Clippers scored at least one run in the first inning. And, for the fifth straight game, the Clippers went on to win the game. On Saturday night, the Clippers scored two runs in the opening inning and w... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS-- The North Muskegon Norsemen saw their baseball season come to an end in the Division 3 regional final game on Saturday. Lansing Catholic blanked North Muskegon, 7-0, and advanced to the state quarterfinals, where it defeated Watervliet, 6... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Clippers' offense continues to shine in the early going of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League. On Friday night, the Clippers put up another nine runs in a 9-4 victory over the Royal Oak Leprechauns in a game played ... READ MORE
Jun 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Get out the brooms because the Muskegon Clippers just took care of Jet Box again on Thursday night. The Clippers swept Jet Box in the three-game series to start the season with an impressive 10-0 victory at Marsh Field. The Clippers (3-0) will... READ MORE
Jun 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE -- North Muskegon earned a berth in the Division 3 baseball regional finals on Wednesday with a 5-1 victory over host Grandville Calvin Christian. The victory moves the Norsemen into the 12:30 p.m. Saturday regional final game against L... READ MORE
Jun 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Mona Shores Sailors put plenty of runners on base, but couldn't get the key hit to bring them home on Wednesday night. The result was a 4-1 loss to Cedar Springs in the Division 1 regional baseball semifinal game at Mona Shores. Cedar Spr... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Clippers improved to 2-0 on the young season on Wednesday with a 9-2 victory over Jet Box at Marsh Field. The offense scored nine runs on nine hits and four Clipper pitchers combined to allow a single run to the visitors from ... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -- Spring Lake jumped out early and were never threatened on Wednesday in a 10-3 Division 2 regional baseball victory over the host Newaygo Lions. The Lakers scored three in the first, one in the fourth and four insurance runs in the sixth to adva... READ MORE