Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The White Cloud boys basketball team took a tough overtime loss to Big Rapids, 53-48, in the opening round of the CSAA tournament on Monday night. “We battled our butts off, but couldn't hold the lead in the last three minutes of regulation... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge girls basketball team, led by a double-double performance by Anna Lundquist, made a fourth-quarter comeback and took down Newaygo, 46-38, on Monday night. The Lions led 30-25 going into the fourth quarter, but the Eagles went on a ... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - The North Muskegon boys basketball team completed their perfect regular season with an 83-36 rout over Holton in WMC-Rivers play on Monday evening. The Norse led 47-23 at halftime and locked down on defense over the second half to limit the Red D... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Reeths-Puffer boys basketball team had a rough time scoring points against North Farmington in a 47-28 loss at the Wilson Chandler Invite on Saturday. “It was a tough day for us on a back-to-back against a great team,” said Reeths... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com ESCANABA - The Muskegon Community College men's basketball team handled the high-scoring Bay College for a half, but couldn't contain the Norse in the second half. The host Norse put up 50 second-half points and defeated the Jayhawks 84-77 on Satu... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com ESCANABA - The Muskegon Community College Lady Jayhawks traveled to the Upper Peninsula on Saturday in hopes of handing the Bay College Norse their first league loss of the season. It nearly happened as the Jayhawks fell 76-71 in a game where the outc... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The undefeated North Muskegon Norsemen raced out to a double-digit lead early on Friday and went on to defeat Hart 71-47 in a West Michigan Conference contest. North Muskegon led 22-11 at the first stop and 34-26 at the half. A 21-8... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com It was a battle that required overtime to decide a winner. In the end, the Ravenna Bulldogs, led by a 30-point performance from Dylan May, slipped by with a 58-57 victory over Mason County Central. Wyatt Young and Blake Homoly each added nine... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - The Fremont boys basketball team edged Montague, 49-42, in a WMC-Lakes match-up on Friday evening. The Packers started slowly and were outscored 26-20 in the first half and 14-10 in the third quarter. The Packers' defense buckled down and all... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Big Reds scored just 15 points in the opening half against Zeeland West. But that didn't stop the Big Reds from a second-half surge that led to a 53-44 league victory over the Dux in OK-Green action. TJ Davis paced Muskegon with 12 points. S... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - Zach Schlepp had an exciting return to action as he helped push the Spring Lake boys basketball team to a tight 57-55 OK-Blue comeback victory over Grand Rapids West Catholic on Friday night. Schlepp, who missed the last three weeks of acti... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING - The Fruitport Calvary Christian boys basketball team had quite a battle against the No. 2 state-ranked Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian on Friday. The Eagles were taken down in the Alliance League contest, 75-52. "We are making major improvements, a... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2024 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Once the Whitehall Vikings get things cranked up, they are a pretty tough team to stop. Take Friday night for instance. The visiting Ludington Orioles were playing even-up with the undefeated Vikings, but a third-quarter s... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls’ basketball squad gave the second ranked team in Division 2 Grand Rapids West Catholic a scare before falling 45-37 on Tuesday night. The Lakers trailed 15-8 at the end of the opening quarter, 28-18 at halftime and 31-26 through th... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com The Pentwater girls’ basketball team struggled offensively in a 41-19 loss to Manistee Catholic Central on Friday night. The Falcons trailed 9-4 at the end of the first quarter, 19-13 at halftime and 34-13 through three quarters of play. Sam Schaefer p... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores girls basketball team cruised by Grand Rapids Union in an OK-Green game on Friday night. The Sailors took a 23-9 lead in the first half and went on to win, 55-21. Khaleeya Cook poured in 18 points for the Sailors and Katie... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com Jaxson Whitaker and Travis Ambrose stuffed the stat sheet on Friday night as the Reeths-Puffer boys’ basketball cruised past Wyoming 83-70 in an O-K Green game. Whitaker paced the Rockets with 26 points, eight assists and three steals, while Ambrose... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com All nine players scored for the Grant boys’ basketball team in a 62-42 victory over Kent City on Friday night in CSAA action. Lucas Swanson paced the Tigers with 10 points while Zaiden Phillips and Ethan DeLong each added eight. Oakley Obenauf and Aiden... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING - The Fruitport Calvary girls basketball team fell, 51-31, in Alliance League play to Tri-Unity Christian on Friday night. The game was tied at 9-all after one quarter, but the Eagles were outscored over the final three quarters. Cassie Dodd scor... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Newaygo boys basketball team fell to Big Rapids, 65-50, in their final regular season game of the season on Friday. Logan Klomp put up half of the Lions’ points with 25, while Caris Nelson had 11 points and five assists. Josiah Long pul... READ MORE