Basketball
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Top 2018-19 ALL-LSJ basketball teams named in latest magazine
Posted on 05/6/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comThe 2018-19 All-LSJ basketball team is featured in the latest edition of the Local Sports Journal magazine. Check out the players who...
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Deyonta Davis earns multi-year contract with Atlanta Hawks after eight games
Posted on 04/9/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Atlanta Hawks announced in a press release on Monday that they’ve signed Muskegon High School grad and former Mr. Basketball Deyonta Davis to a multi-year...
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Big Reds’ amazing comeback falls just short in a 54-50 loss in D1 state semifinals
Posted on 03/22/2019By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND RAPIDS – There are different ways to look at the Muskegon girls basketball team’s exciting and heartbreaking loss...
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LSJ Magazine: Mark Hughes remembers March Madness in Michigan
Posted on 03/22/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
March madness is here and that mean’s the LSJ’s March magazine is well timed to hit the streets.
This time of year makes former Reeths-Puffer...
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Big Red girls prepared for final push for their long-stated goal: a state basketball title
Posted on 03/21/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Since Muskegon girls basketball coach Rodney Walker came to the program five years ago, the team’s stated goal has been...
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Fruitport Calvary’s tournament run ends with a loss to Lenawee Christian in D4 quarterfinals
Posted on 03/19/2019By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comRICHLAND – The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team played in its first state quarterfinal game on Tuesday, and set a new...
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Dramatic steal, layup in final seconds give Big Red girls a thrilling state quarterfinal win
Posted on 03/19/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comKALAMAZOO – After fighting back twice to regain the momentum and the lead in a tense state quarterfinal game, the Muskegon girls...
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Muskegon, Fruitport Calvary girls set for state basketball quarterfinals on Tuesday
Posted on 03/18/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
Two area girls basketball teams remain standing in the Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournament, and both will play in state quarterfinal games on...
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Ludington’s tournament run ends with ugly loss to Unity Christian in state semifinals
Posted on 03/15/2019By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – Ludington senior Josh Laman returned to the scene of the most exciting moment of his prep...
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Big Red girls turn up the heat on defense, beat Hudsonville, claim second straight regional title
Posted on 03/14/2019By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN – When fans think about the Muskegon girls basketball team, they tend to focus on its explosive offense, led by the dynamic...
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Oakridge girls lose halftime lead, fall 48-42 to Grand Rapids South Christian in regional finals
Posted on 03/13/2019By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportJournal.comCOOPERSVILLE – The Oakridge girls basketball team’s bid for a second consecutive trip to the state quarterfinals fell a game short on...
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Hart girls basketball team ends season with a 47-25 loss to Lake City in regional final
Posted on 03/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart girls basketball team had its impressive two-week postseason run come to an end on Wednesday with a 47-25 loss to Lake City in...
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Fruitport Calvary Christian girls sneak past Mendon, finally win their first regional championship
Posted on 03/13/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMENDON – They say one of the big lessons kids learn from high school sports is persistence.
Student-athletes are taught that if they...
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Ludington boys, the ultimate underdogs, could be giant-slayers in the Final 4 this weekend
Posted on 03/13/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comLUDINGTON – Two years ago, everyone was amazed when the Ludington boys basketball team advanced all the way to the state finals,...
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Lightning strikes twice in three years: Ludington boys are back in the state Final Four
Posted on 03/13/2019By Noah Genson
LocalSportsJournal.comMOUNT PLEASANT – When the Ludington Orioles made their unlikely state final run in 2017, most observers thought it was like catching lighting in...
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Oakridge girls put away GR Catholic in the fourth quarter, advance to D2 regional finals
Posted on 03/11/2019By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportJournal.comCOOPERSVILLE – With less than three minutes left in a tied tournament game, there was no question who was going to get...
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Kent City loses a two-point heartbreaker to Pewamo-Westphalia in regional showdown
Posted on 03/11/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comKENT CITY – It may have only been a Division 3 regional semifinal game on Monday night, when Kent City fell 35-33...
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Hart girls basketball team upsets unbeaten Houghton Lake to advance to regional finals
Posted on 03/11/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart girls basketball team knocked out undefeated Houghton Lake 48-42 on Monday in the Division 3 regional semifinals.
Jayd Hovey paced the Pirates with 25...
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Winston explodes for 34 points, Big Red girls pound East Kentwood 67-46 in regional opener
Posted on 03/11/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN – Alyza Winston has now reminded everyone how she can completely dominate a big game.
If the Muskegon senior keeps playing...
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Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball squad advances to D4 regional finals
Posted on 03/11/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team advanced to the Division 4 regional finals with a 45-22 win over St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran on Monday...
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