Mar 31, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Sophomore pitcher Devin Comes pitched a five-inning no-hitter Monday, leading Muskegon Catholic to an 11-0 win over Holton in non-league baseball action. Comes struck out four and walked only one. Nick Holt and Jacob Holt powered the MCC offense with ... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team opened its season Monday with a resounding 21-3 victory over Newaygo in non-league action. Noah Dykstra led the offensive attack with three doubles and a single, Elijah Wilson had two doubles and two singles while Chase B... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City and Oakridge baseball teams took advantage of warmer weather to get out on the field Monday and split a non-league doubleheader. Kent City scored three runs in the first inning of the opener and held on for a tight 4-2 victory. Pitcher R... READ MORE
Mar 28, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna and Hesperia softball teams split a doubleheader earlier this week Ravenna claimed a 4-2 victory in the opener. Pitcher Madi Broton got the win, allowing two runs over six innings with eight strikeouts, three walks and four hits. Hespe... READ MORE
Mar 25, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team improved to 8-6 on the season with an 11-0 victory Monday over the Aquinas College JV team. Starting pitcher Kyle Lawson tossed seven strong innings, giving up three hits while striking out six. Reliever Pa... READ MORE
Mar 22, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team improved its record to 7-6 on the season Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from the St. Joseph College junior varsity, 12-4 and 7-5. In the opener, relief pitcher Jordan Wahr collected the victory by givi... READ MORE
Mar 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader Thursday to host Davenport College, 3-2 and 6-1. In the first game, which went extra innings, MCC pitcher Kyle Lawson threw seven innings without giving up an earned run ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
Jul 23, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal ROOSEVELT PARK - The city of Roosevelt Park rolled out a red carpet over the past five days for the Little League Majors (11-12) state baseball tournament. And it proved to be quite a show at Delmar Field. “It’s an honor to host ... READ MORE
Jul 08, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Clippers played a little rusty Monday night at historic Marsh Field. They hadn’t played in six days and couldn’t continue their home-field magic in a 5-2 loss to the Holland Millers. “We just didn’t ha... READ MORE
Jul 02, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal The old Muskegon Mohawks hockey franchise will soon have a member of a major sports hall of fame. Not in hockey, but in baseball. Major league baseball as a matter of fact. Eric Nadel, the first Muskegon broadcaster to do at least ... READ MORE
Jun 27, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON -- Jason Ribecky's two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning was what the Muskegon Clippers needed to top the Lake Erie Monarchs 6-5 on Friday night in front of 300 fans at Marsh Field. The big hit that flew over the ... READ MORE
Jun 26, 2014 Local Sports Journal Three area baseball players were named first-team all-staters and four more were second-teamers in a recent announcement by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Top-ranked Muskegon Catholic led the way with three selections, including ... READ MORE
Jun 24, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. - The baseball season has been a trying one for former Whitehall Viking Nate McLouth. McLouth, 32, is a member of the first-place Washington Nationals, but his own playing time in left field has been sporadic. W... READ MORE
Jun 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Clippers took a step towards first place when they beat league leading River City Rapids 8-5 on Monday. Muskegon is currently in second place. Clipper lead off hitter and Muskegon Catholic grad Connor Seymour batted 4-for-4 with... READ MORE
Jun 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge cleanup hitter James Abriatis did exactly what he was supposed to do. The Eagles were down by one run in the seventh and final inning. The bases were loaded with two outs when Abriatis came to the plate. As Oakridge coach Brandon Barry put i... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2014 Trick plays in baseball have been around since Abner Doubleday invented the game in Elihu Phinney's cow pasture in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. There are numerous defensive trick plays that have been used over the years. There are plays called “The Fake Pick-Off”, �... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge High School sports fans have a lot to be excited about this weekend. Their varsity baseball and softball teams won Division 3 regional championships Saturday at Morley-Stanwood High School and qualified for next week's state quarterfinals. The ... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Whitehall baseball team saw its great season come to an end Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Gladwin in in a Division 2 regional semifinal game in Cadillac. Gladwin broke open a 1-1 game with a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Whitehall finished the ... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal HOLTON - Muskegon Catholic Central has a great baseball team, but it can't seem to get past Beal City. The Crusaders, ranked No. 1 in the state in Division 4, saw their season come to a heartbreaking end Saturday with a 3-1 extra innin... READ MORE