Basketball
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Local sports community mourns the loss of Clayton Cochran, a state champion basketball player and veteran referee
Posted on 05/3/2020By Jason Goorman
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON HEIGHTS – Clayton Cochran was a basketball referee, and a very good one at that.
But he was truly passionate about the...
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Despite the interruption, former WMC star Evan Bruinsma far from finished with European basketball career
Posted on 04/22/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNEW ERA – When his college basketball career concluded at the University of Detroit Mercy, Evan Bruinsma seemed likely to follow the...
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Former football star Cody Kater is the Division 1-2 All-LSJ girls basketball Coach of the Year
Posted on 04/10/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – On Feb. 20, the Montague and Hart girls basketball teams met in the last conference game of the season, with...
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Muskegon’s Coach Guy heads up the 2019-20 Division 1-2 boys All-LSJ basketball squad
Posted on 04/9/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Keith Guy believed his team had the talent, experience and momentum to make a serious run at a state championship.
We...
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Eleven area boys basketball teams left to wonder if they would have been district champions
Posted on 04/1/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Marcelo Conklin had been working toward his chance to be part of a district championship basketball team for four years.
The...
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Former Oakridge star Sophia Wiard learned a lot in first season at University of Toledo
Posted on 03/26/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Every athlete that goes from being a high school star to a college role player has an adjustment period, and...
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MCC Jayhawks men’s basketball team had amazing season, despite premature end
Posted on 03/24/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Community College men’s basketball team was having a truly historic season, with a 26-4 record, a 21-game winning...
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Sterken led Ravenna to great football and basketball seasons, despite serious hearing impairment
Posted on 03/23/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA — As the family story goes, the significance of Trevor Sterken’s hearing impairment wasn’t truly recognized until his ability to read...
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Hot Grand Haven squad plows past Mona Shores, prepares for Big Reds on Friday
Posted on 03/12/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN — Grand Haven did everything it needed to do in the Division 1 district semifinals at Grand Haven High School...
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Wednesday boys district hoops roundup: Fremont advances to D2 district finals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fremont boys basketball squad advanced to the Division 2 district finals after beating Coopersville 65-52 on Wednesday.
The Packers jumped out to a 18-6 lead...
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Spring Lake boys race past Montague, setting up a showdown with Fruitport in finals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake boys basketball team set up a championship showdown with neighboring rival Fruitport, after beating Montague 63-40 in the on Wednesday semfinal round...
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Ravenna’s perfect season comes to an end with a 47-37 loss to Kent City in D3 semifinals
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna boys basketball teams’ perfect season came to a painful end in a 47-37 loss to Kent City on Wednesday in a Division 3...
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Big Reds move on to D1 district title game, eliminate Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Posted on 03/11/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Big Reds advanced to the Division 1 district finals after beating Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 55-44 on Wednesday at Grand Haven High School.
The...
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Kent City girls lose another tournament heartbreaker to Pewamo Westphalia
Posted on 03/11/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMORLEY – The Kent City girls basketball program has become a powerhouse over the last three seasons.
But each season has ended a...
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Reeths-Puffer girls shut down by East Grand Rapids 49-35 in D1 regional semifinals
Posted on 03/11/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLLAND – The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team’s dream season came to a halt in the Division 1 regional semifinals on Tuesday.
Making their...
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Young WMC girls squad bows out of tournament with a loss to Ithaca in regional semis
Posted on 03/11/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMORLEY – The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team, talented but young, learned two fundamental lessons on Tuesday about playing good teams...
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Fruitport Calvary bows out of state tournament, falls in D4 regional semifinals
Posted on 03/10/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport Calvary girls basketball team fell to St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 54-20 in Division 4 regional semifinal action on Tuesday.
The Eagles trailed 17-0 after...
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Spring Lake falls to GR West Catholic in D2 girls regional semifinal action
Posted on 03/10/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Spring Lake girls basketball squad ended its season with a 62-37 loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic on Tuesday in Division 2 regional semifinals.
The...
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Hart girls basketball season ends with a D3 regional semifinal loss to Manton
Posted on 03/10/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart girls basketball squad could not overcome a slow start, falling to Manton 51-36 on Tuesday in Division 3 regional semifinals.
The Pirates trailed 19-4...
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Big Reds appear to be in postseason form in a 74-44 blasting of Grand Rapids Union
Posted on 03/10/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN – Something about the postseason brings out an extra burst of energy for the Muskegon Big Reds.
Not that they were...
