Jan 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- Whitehall's boys basketball team boosted its record back to the .500 mark Tuesday night with a 53-43 West Michigan Conference win over Montague at home. The win lifted the Vikings to a 3-3 overall record for the season, and it improved their ... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girl’s basketball team looked a little stiff as they dropped their first game back from the holiday break losing to Grand Rapids West Catholic 58-44 on Tuesday evening. The Rockets fell behind quick as they trailed the Falcons 38-24 go... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com After not taking the court for a few weeks due to Covid and the holiday break the Holton boys basketball team showed they haven’t missed a beat as they came away with a convincing win over Wyoming Lee 60-29 on Tuesday. Red Devils Wyatt Monette put the t... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- A big first quarter got the Oakridge boys basketball team off to a fast start, and sent the Eagles on their way to a 54-46 West Michigan Conference victory over Mason County Central at home Tuesday night. The Eagles opened up a 20-6 lead after... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON -- Looking to halt a two-game losing streak, the North Muskegon girls basketball team ran into a fired up Manistee team at home Tuesday night and dropped a 41-21 non-conference loss. It was a tight first half. The Norsemen forged a narrow 9... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The season struggles continue for the Oakridge girls basketball team as they came up short in a heartbreaking loss to Coopersville on Tuesday evening losing by a score of 39-38. The Eagles led for nearly the entire game having pushed their lead to 33-26... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Muskegon Mona Shores girls basketball team defeated Shelby, 46-29 in a non-conference game in Muskegon Tuesday night. After a close first half, which saw Mona Shores lead by only nine points at the break, the Sailors pulled away from the Tiger... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls basketball team came off the holiday break with a bang as they went on a 51-17 rout over the Fruitport Trojans on Tuesday evening. Quickly jumping out in front the Vikings pulled ahead 25-8 at halftime and never looked back completely ... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com At Fruitport Calvary Christian, the Eagles prevailed over Muskegon Catholic Central 58-54 in a see-saw battle that saw multiple lead changes. At the end of the first quarter, Calvary Christian held a 19-18 lead, and led 32-29 at the half. The Crusa... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Aided by a dominant showing from Parker Swartz the Mona Shores boys basketball team overtook the strong shooting Lowell Red Arrows 63-54 on Tuesday night. Both teams battled over the first half with the Sailors slowly pulling ahead as they jumped out to a... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- After a couple of onesided losses at the Roundball Classic tournament downstate last week, the Ludington boys basketball team returned to its winning ways Tuesday night. Hosting the Fremont Packers in a non-conference game at home in the frie... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Struggling to shake off the rust from the holiday break the Kent City boys basketball team got bounced by a bigger and more physical Allendale squad on Tuesday falling 62-38. Kent City struggled in the first half as the Falcons took off on a 35-13 scoring... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORMAL, IL--Former Kent City all-state basketball player Kenzie Bowers is making a mark as a freshman at Illinois State this season. The 5-9 guard logged 21 minutes on New Years Day for the Division 1 Redbirds in a Missouri Valley Conference game against ... READ MORE
Dec 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com REDFORD TWP. -- It was not the way Ludington's girls basketball team wanted to close out the 2021 portion of its regular season schedule. On the night before New Year's Eve, the Orioles finished with a second consecutive loss in the Motor City Roundball C... READ MORE
Dec 31, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks made quick work of St. Clair County Community College on Thursday evening in women's basketball action at MCC downing the Skippers by a score of 74-42. Led by sophomore Mariah Pringle (... READ MORE
Dec 31, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com FERNDALE -- It was a tough couple of days for the Ludington boys basketball team as the Orioles participated in the Motor City Roundball Classic in Redford Township. The Orioles struggled offensively in both games. First it was against Ann Arbor Skyline i... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com FERNDALE -- Originally, the Ludington girls basketball team was scheduled to play Detroit Country Day in the Motor City Roundball Classic Wednesday night. But that didn't happen, and instead the Orioles were given the task of facing Division 1 Hartland, c... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN--Closing out their own Lakeshore Cup Tournament on Wednesday evening the Grand Haven boy’s basketball team overwhelmed Traverse City West finishing on top with a 79-55 victory. The Bucs came out with their foot on the gas draining shots and ... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--The Ravenna Bulldogs boy’s basketball team lost for the first time this season as they fell to Benzie Central in the finale of the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament in Grand Rapids losing 68-39. Turnovers were an issue for the Bulldogs as t... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boy’s basketball team sputtered against Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at the Cornerstone Invitational on Wednesday night in a 56-48 loss. The Sailor offense struggled to get anything going as they strayed behind the Chargers, 28-13... READ MORE