May 29, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are matchups, sites and times for Saturday's Division 1, 2, 3 and 4 district softball tournaments involving area high school teams. The champion of each tournament advances to next weekend's regional tournaments in their respective class... READ MORE
May 29, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Nick Holt and his fellow seniors on the Muskegon Catholic baseball team have been flirting with state glory for three years in a row. They made the Division 4 state semifinals in 2012 and the regional finals the last two year... READ MORE
May 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall and Montague baseball teams finished their regular seasons with doubleheader sweeps, and ended up as co-champions of the West Michigan Conference. The Vikings and Wildcats each finished with 12-2 conference records. Oakridge finished one... READ MORE
May 27, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team defeated a scrappy Grand Rapids Union squad 2-1 Wednesday in a Division 1 pre-district contest. Noah Dykstra pitched a complete game gem for the Sailors, allowing six hits and striking out eight. He also contributed with... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic baseball team has been nearly perfect this season, with only one loss and one tie. But both blemishes came against Holton. The Crusaders were able to address that frustration on Friday night, beating the Red Devils 10-0 in a n... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge baseball team ended the regular season by taking two from Grant on Friday night, 10-2 and 7-0. The Eagles head into next week's districts with a 26-5 overall record. Morgan Meinders picked up the win on the mound in Game 1. Kolin Chaho... READ MORE
May 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View baseball team snuck past Western Michigan Christian 7-6 in non-league action on Friday. Orchard View's Nick Pilieci was the hero in the victory, pitching the win on the mound while adding a single, a triple and two RBIs at the plate. ... READ MORE
May 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport took two games from Ludington in Lakes 8 baseball on Thursday, 5-4 and 7-3. Corey Merkins pitched all seven innings in the Game 1 win, getting seven strikeouts on just one walk. Parker Tawney and Fletcher Meyers each had two hits for Frui... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team received outstanding pitching in its doubleheader sweep of Spring Lake on Wednesday. The Sailors took the first game 10-3, thanks in large part to starter Noah Dykstra, who struck out nine in a complete game win. Dykstra ... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer baseball team emerged with a loss and a tie in a non-league doubleheader against Jenison on Wednesday. The Rockets dropped the opener 2-1 and tied 5-5 in the second game, which was called due to darkness. Reeths-Puffer is now 16-1... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport baseball team defeated Orchard View 4-3 in Game 1 of a Lakes 8 doubleheader on Tuesday. Parker Tawney had two hits for the Trojans while Nick Pilieci hit a triple for the Cardinals in Game 1. Orchard View defeated Fruitport 8-3 in Game... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team is closing in on a 20-win season following Tuesday's 4-3 and 10-2 sweep of Shelby in West Michigan Conference action. Jacob Buchberger pitched a complete game in the opener, striking out seven Shelby batters. Abram Erickson ... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna Bulldogs edged out North Muskegon 2-0 and 9-8 in West Michigan Conference baseball on Monday. Logan Jacobs' sacrifice fly drove in Tierstyn McBride to give Ravenna a 1-0 lead in the third inning. McBride started the inning with a dou... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague baseball team defeated Muskegon 19-12 and 11-6 on Monday. Jacob Buchberger went 8 for 8 with two triples, a double and eight RBIs on the day for the Wildcats. Abram Erickson had three hits and five RBIs while Cameron Brayman scored fiv... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge baseball team won the Traverse City Central Invitational over the weekend with two qualify pitching performances and timely hitting. The Eagles rallied to defeat Petoskey in Game 1, 4-3. The Eagles trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team's season ended Thursday with a 4-3 loss to Owens Community College in 14 innings at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 2 regionals in Battle Creek. Kyle Vedrode started on the mound f... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team used good pitching and timely bats to down Grand Rapids Union 5-1 Thursday in an O-K Black matchup. Sam Curran pitched a complete-game victory for the Sailors, scattering four hits and striking out four. Ryan Bramer led ... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Western Michigan Christian took two games from Shelby in a non-league baseball doubleheader on Thursday. The Warriors won 15-5 in the opener and 9-5 in Game 2. Jared Varnado was the winning pitcher for WMC in Game 1 and contributed four hits at the... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon baseball team got above the .500 mark for the first time this season with 13-3 and 4-2 wins over Hesperia on Thursday. Norse pitchers held the Panthers to just two singles in the opener as starter Dalton Fuller got the win. Ben ... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic pitchers held Fruitport to just nine hits in two games in a 5-1 and 5-3 doubleheader sweep Thursday in Lakes 8 baseball. MCC pitcher Devin Comes gave up four hits and struck out four in the Game 1. Anthony Woodard led at the plate wi... READ MORE