Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Kent City boys basketball team overcame a flat first half to top Central Montcalm, 49-39 on Tuesday. The Eagles outscored Central Montcalm 15-8 in the final quarter to find the win. Kent City led 16-15 after the first quarter and went into half... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague girls basketball team used defense to run past rival Whitehall in a 45-27 West Michigan Conference win on Tuesday. The Wildcats defense held Whitehall to three single digit quarters while overcoming an offensive slump of their own in the... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD -- Jumping out to a quick lead, the Mason County Central boys' basketball team cruised to a 57-33 non-conference win over White Cloud on the road Tuesday night. It was the Spartans' first win of the season after back-to-back losses, while Whit... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Orchard View held on to a slim lead for most of the game, and wound up turning back Pentwater, 40-34 in a non-conference girls basketball game at Pentwater Tuesday night. The Cardinals took a slim 8-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Aft... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Mason County Eastern's boys basketball team had little trouble dispatching Western Michigan D League rival Bear Lake, cruising to an easy 76-28 victory at home Tuesday night. It was the Cardinals second straight win, and improved their record to... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon boys basketball team kicked off its 2021-22 season with a convincing, 59-35 win over visiting Traverse City Central on Tuesday. The Big Reds struggled to pull ahead early, taking a 23-15 lead into halftime. Muskegon led 14-9 after the f... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Mason County Central's girls basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 39-31 Western Michigan Conference victory over Oakridge in Scottville. The Spartans trailed Oakridge, 14-8 at the end of the first quarter and... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna Bulldogs girls basketball team stepped up their shooting and mounted a second half comeback to top North Muskegon 38-24 on Tuesday at Ravenna. The Bulldogs trailed the Norses 17-15 coming out of halftime. Ravenna came out of the break pr... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- It was a back-and-forth affair at Hawley Gymnasium in Ludington on Tuesday night, with visiting Benzie Central coming away with a 69-61 victory in the non-conference game. The Huskies (1-0) led the Orioles (1-2) by four, 16-12 at the end of t... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian boys basketball team snagged another win on Monday with an 81-27 victory over Walker Academy of Environmental Science. The Eagles pulled out front early and set the cruise to victory with each player putting points on... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2021 By Zachary Reichard LocalSportsJournal.com Watching Muskegon senior McKynna Sims on the court, Big Red fans may be reminded of former Muskegon great Alyza Winston. According to Sims, that’s no accident. “Her outlook on basketball has influenced me so much,”... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boys basketball team used an early lead and a 20-point night from Parker Swartz to cruise past Cedar Springs with a 64-48 victory on Friday night. The Sailors built a 21-12 first quarter lead and led 39-23 at halftime to secure... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby boys basketball team out did North Muskgon in a WMC matchup on Friday, ending the night with a hard fought 40-34 victory. The score was tied at half, 14-14, but Shelby came out of halftime with a 5-0 run that proved to be the game's tipping... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport boys basketball team topped neighbor Fruitport Calvary Christian, 67-52 on Friday. The Trojans jumped out to an early 18-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and held on to a 49-34 lead after three quarters. Calvary Christian trie... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic girls basketball captured its first win of the season with a 64-45 victory over Manistee on Friday. The big game for MCC was also its Lakes 8 conference opener. The Crusaders were propelled by a second-half attack, outscoring M... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont boys basketball team played extremely hard but lost in a heartbreaker on Friday, falling 62-60 to Big Rapids in overtime. Down by three with only three seconds left in regulation, the Packers' Blake Hanshue drained a last second 3-pointe... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont girls basketball team dropped their conference opener 59-29 to Big Rapids on Friday. The Packers fell behind early from cold shooting, allowing Big Rapids to go up 16-2 after the first quarter. Fremont managed to put up an 11-point se... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton boys basketball team opened up its CSAA-Silver season with a 46-28 win over visiting Morley Stanwood on Friday. The Red Devils' offense started slow but eventually found it’s rhythm through seniors Austin Fowler and Wyatt Monette. ... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- A poor start doomed the Ludington girls basketball team in Friday night's 40-37 loss to Western Michigan Christian in a Lakes 8 Activities Conference game in Muskegon. The Warriors didn't light up the scoreboard early, either, but made enough ... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia girls basketball team struggled to find their groove in its 38-22 loss to to White Cloud. The Panthers trailed 30-18 after three quarters of play and could not find the bottom of the basket in the fourth. Putting up points for Hesperia... READ MORE