May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont baseball team sneaked past Newaygo 5-4 in a non-league action on Friday. The Packers were paced by James Pekel with two hits, two RBIs and one run scored while Parker Groenevelt and Tyler Zimmerman added two hits apiece. Fremont’s Nat... READ MORE
May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball squad split a non-league doubleheader against Unity Christian on Friday. The Sailors, who are now 27-7 on the season, dropped the opening game 9-7, then won the nightcap by an 11-0 margin. Mona Shores was led by Brenden Fre... READ MORE
May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central baseball team split two games at Fifth Third Ballpark on Thursday night. The Crusaders defeated Powers Central 8-7 in the opening game, before falling 4-3 in a shortened game to Grand Rapids West Catholic. In Game 1, t... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Shane Zeile’s tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh and final inning propelled the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 6-4 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark. Thursday’s contest was originally scheduled as a ... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport baseball team defeated Oakridge 4-3 on Thursday in non-league action. Trojans’ pitcher Tyler Newsted picked up the win, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings while striking out three batters. Casey Gagnon and led the Parker Tawney Trojan offen... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View and Western Michigan Christian baseball teams split its non-league doubleheader on Thursday. The Cardinals cruised past WMC 9-4 in the opening game, the Crusaders bounced back with a 16-9 win in the nightcap. In Game 1, Orchard Vie... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton baseball team defeated Morley Stanwood 4-1 on Thursday. Brendan Cregg picked up a complete game victory for the Red Devils while giving up five hits and striking out three batters. The Holton offense was paced by seven walks on the day, ... READ MORE
May 25, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - In the fall Greg Vargas and Butch Grimm are super-focused and intense, because that’s what it takes to coach varsity football. In the spring they turn that intensity down seven or eight notches, because they’re not coach... READ MORE
May 25, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic baseball team rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Fruitport 7-6 on Tuesday in the second game of a doubleheader. The victory gave the Crusaders their second consecutive Lakes 8 Conference championship. MCC finished its conf... READ MORE
May 23, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Sometimes birthday parties are a little late. But that doesn’t mean they lose their luster. The first game at Muskegon’s historic Marsh Field was played on May 4, 1916 between the old Muskegon Reds, a minor league prof... READ MORE
May 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team split a pair of games at the Hudsonville tournament on Saturday. The Sailors topped Lake Orion 8-3 in a 12-inning marathon and then fell to No. 1 ranked (Div. 1) Saline 12-0 in the championship. Mona shores scored five... READ MORE
May 23, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team out-slugged Fruitport 17-15 in a non-conference game on Monday. Both teams combined for 32 runs on 36 hits. Nick Steever and Jacob Buchberger both smacked three hits for Montague. Buchberger drove in four runs while Steev... READ MORE
May 22, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps are creeping up on first place in the Midwest League’s Eastern Division standings, following Sunday’s 2-1 victory over the Fort Wayne Tincaps at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Whitecaps are now 22-18, good f... READ MORE
May 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Samuel Goorman had a big day at the plate, helping the Western Michigan Christian baseball team down Zion Christian 10-0 and Mason County Eastern 19-8 on Saturday. Goorman had three hits and scored three runs in Game 1. Cam Beisel added two hits and 3... READ MORE
May 21, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps used great defense, timely hitting, and the services of Detroit Tigers pitcher Shane Greene in their 3-1 win over the host Fort Wayne TinCaps Friday at Parkview Field. Greene, who was on a minor league rehab assignment wit... READ MORE
May 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont baseball team swept Orchard View in a Lakes 8 Conference doubleheader, 13-1 and 6-5, on Friday. In Game 1, the Packers scored in every inning except for the seventh. Fremont was led by Conner Cook with two hits and three RBIs while Calv... READ MORE
May 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake baseball team cruised past Ludington, 9-3 and 14-4, in a doubleheader sweep in Lakes 8 action on Friday. The Lakers are now 13-13 overall and 11-9 in conference play. In Game 1, Spring Lake was led offensively by Trenton Dove with t... READ MORE
May 20, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Tyler Trovinger’s game-winning home run paced the Mona Shores baseball team over Jenison 6-5 in a non-league game on Friday. The Sailors were led by Collin Vaughan with two hits and one RBI while Hunter Broersma added one hit and three RBIs. Mona... READ MORE
May 19, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian baseball squad swept Godwin Heights in a doubleheader, 13-0 and 12-7, on Thursday. In Game 1, the Warriors were led by Coleman Brott with three hits and three RBIs, while Sam Goorman added a two-run double and Brant Zeer... READ MORE
May 19, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team cruised past Zeeland East 10-2 in an O-K Black Conference game on Thursday night. The Sailors improved to 22-5 on the season and are tied in the loss column with Zeeland East for first place with two games left in league ... READ MORE