Nov 27, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- He was playing travel ball with the Grand Rapids Storm when Ludington senior Peyton LaCombe caught the attention of Michigan Tech's men's basketball head coach Josh Buettner. Saginaw Valley State also offered him, and he als... READ MORE
Nov 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Lady Jayhawks basketball team has opened their season strong taking wins in all three games so far putting them at 3-0 for the season so far. MCC added the third victory on Friday when they took down Hope College JV at home in non-conference action ... READ MORE
Apr 09, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING - After three years of falling short in the state tournament, the talented Kent City girls basketball team was really hungry for a championship. So hungry, in fact, that the Eagles overcame a bad second quarter, battled bac... READ MORE
Apr 07, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Aaron McClorey LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING - Now we know how the Kent City girls basketball team reacts when faced with a close game: Good enough to make it through to the state finals. The Eagles, making their first ever appearance in the ... READ MORE
Apr 06, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - It starred out with a juvenile “Fab Four,” so to speak, and Coach Scott Carlson was aware of the talented young basketball players as early as elementary school. They were Kenzie Bowers, Jenna Harrison, Audrey Dreyer and... READ MORE
Apr 05, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com PORTAGE – The Kent City girls basketball team has been really good for several years now, but the Eagles are soaring to new heights at exactly the perfect time. They went into Monday’s Division 3 state quarterfinal contest expec... READ MORE
Apr 02, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington boys basketball team came up just short in its bid to win a spot in the state quarterfinals, losing 41-38 on Thursday in a Division 2 regional championship game at Traverse City Central High School. Escanaba led 23-21 at halftime. Luding... READ MORE
Apr 01, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com FENNVILLE – The North Muskegon boys basketball had a fun “Cinderella” type of run in the state tournament, but it came to an end on Thursday with a 70-38 loss to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in the Division 3 regional champion... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart girls basketball team ended its season with a 58-36 loss to Glen Lake on Wednesday in a Division 3 regional championship game. The Pirates were doomed by a slow start, trailing 15-0 at the end of the first quarter. Hart was behind 32-17 at ha... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE – The state tournament is supposed to get more difficult as teams advance through the brackets, but someone forgot to tell that to the Kent City girls basketball team. The Eagles have been blowing out opponents all seas... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mason County Central boys basketball team's Cinderella postseason run came to an end on Tuesday with a 74-51 loss to Beaverton in a Division 3 regional semifinal game. A slow first half plagued the Spartans in the loss. They trailed 21-11 after th... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2021 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP - The Grand Haven boys basketball team had not played a regional game since 2012, but the Bucs certainly didn’t back down from powerful Forest Hills Northern on Tuesday. Grand Haven either held the lead, or kept the g... READ MORE
Mar 31, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com FENNVILLE – The North Muskegon boys basketball team took the phrase “survive and advance” literally on Tuesday night in its 63-60 Division 3 regional semifinal victory over Ithaca. With just five seconds left, the Norse held a... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart girls basketball team reached the “sweet sixteen” level of the Division 3 state tournament on Monday with a convincing 55-30 victory over Beaverton in the regional semifinals at Maple City Glen Lake High School. The Pirates took control e... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2021 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - The Montague girls basketball team entered uncharted waters on Monday, playing in their first regional tournament game in 11 years. Despite a slow start, the Wildcats did not show any fear, and the game was close late in ... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington girls basketball team defeated Standish Sterling 43-36 on Monday in a Division 2 regional semifinal game at Houghton Lake High School. The Orioles led 6-4 after a quiet first quarter, then exploded for a 13-6 advantage in the second quar... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2021 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE - Good shooters, like the ones that fill the Kent City girls basketball roster, know that if they keep getting good looks, their shots will eventually start to fall. And once they do, opponents are in troub... READ MORE
Mar 29, 2021 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND – While some basketball coaches may be distraught by a season-ending loss in regionals, Mona Shores’ Mike Phillips is not among them. Phillips’s Sailors wrapped up an otherwise great season on Tuesday with a 62-43 Divi... READ MORE
Mar 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are matchups, sites and times for boys and girls high school regional basketball tournaments involving Muskegon-area teams. Each team earned its way into regionals by winning district titles last week. The winner of each regional will ad... READ MORE
Mar 28, 2021 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY – Kent City girls basketball coach Scott Carlson has watched enough basketball over the years to recognize excellence when he sees it. So when he heaps praise on his senior point guard, Kenzie Bowers, it’s easy to belie... READ MORE