Jan 15, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls and boys varsity basketball teams squared off with Hudsonville on Friday, Jan. 11. The girls team remained unbeaten with a 42-30 victory over Hudsonville while the boys fell 41-29. Alli Keyser led the Bucs girls squad with 21 points w... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart girls basketball team used a strong offensive first quarter to take a 17-13 lead that eventually led to a 49-44 victory over Hesperia on Monday. Emily Bayle led Hesperia with 17 points while Allison Bayle added 11. Hart was paced by Jayd Hovey with... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mason County Central boys basketball team defeated Bear Lake 47-43 behind 28 points, 14 rebounds and four steals from Jeffery Carrier. Dom Peterson led the Spartans (5-5, 2-4) with seven points while Zach Richardson added six points and seven rebounds. ... READ MORE
Jan 14, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College womens basketball team picked up a 73-68 road victory over Kellogg Community College on Saturday. The Jayhawks led 24-23 after one quarter before stretching their lead to 46-34 at halftime. In the third quarter, the game grew ... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer boys basketball team registered its seventh straight victory with a hard fought 56-50 victory over Mona Shores in O-K Black Conference action on Friday. The Rockets started out slow and trailed 11-9 after the first quarter. But they reco... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls basketball team remained unbeaten with a 42-30 victory over Hudsonville on Friday in O-K Red Conference play. The Bucs led 13-6 after the first quarter, 17-13 at halftime and 29-21 through three quarters. Alli Keyser led Grand Haven wi... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2019 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - Maybe they were experiencing some early-winter blahs, or maybe they just needed a stern wake-up call. Whatever the reason, after a sluggish first half against host Mona Shores on Friday, the Reeths-Puffer girls basketball te... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont's 6-foot-10 center Logan Karnemaat had a monster game on Friday, scoring 37 points, snagging 20 rebounds and registering seven blocks in the Packers' 66-48 victory over Grant in CSAA action. The Packers led Grant 16-9 after the first quarter and 30-... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont girls basketball team won an overtime thriller over Grant 46-44 on Friday in C.S.A.A action. The Packers jumped out to a 10-6 lead after the first quarter, led 24-19 at halftime and 34-32 through three quarters. Grant closed out regulation with ... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2019 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON TWP. - Coming into Friday night, the Orchard View boys basketball team hadn’t lost a game on its home court. So when the Muskegon Heights Tigers left OV on Friday with a 67-54 victory, they knew they had accomplished something m... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com Emma Flynn’s three-point basket with five seconds left in regulation propelled the Montague girls basketball team to a 34-33 win over Hart on Friday in West Michigan Conference play. The Wildcats trailed 5-2 after the first quarter and were behind 13-12 a... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View girls basketball team cruised to a 44-20 win over Muskegon Heights on Friday in a Lakes 8 contest. The Cardinals started out slowly but managed to take an 8-2 lead after the first quarter. Orchard View blanked the Tigers by a 6-0 margin dur... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2019 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - There’s an old cliche used by coaches when an injury or unfortunate situation takes a star player out the lineup: Next man up. Most of the time, it’s wishful thinking that someone else can step up and fill the shoes of t... READ MORE
Jan 10, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com Coco Watson’s game-winning basket with two seconds remaining propelled the Oakridge boys basketball team to a 44-43 victory over Ravenna on Thursday in a West Michigan Conference game. The Eagles trailed by a point with 12 seconds left before scoring the ... READ MORE
Jan 10, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague boys basketball squad handed North Muskegon its first loss of the season 47-42 on Thursday in a West Michigan Conference game. The Wildcats are now 4-5 on the season and 2-4 in league play, while North Muskegon falls to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in c... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College womens basketball team defeated Grand Rapids Community College 69-56 on Wednesday night. After leading 18-17 after one quarter, Muskegon extended its lead to 36-30 at halftime. In the third quarter, Muskegon continued to pull ... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2019 By Noah Genson LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT—It’s no secret in the area that Fruitport Calvary Christian’s Kelsey Richards can score at will, and finding the right game plan to stop her is a tough task. But that’s exactly what Western Michigan Christian was able to do ... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com Jolee Houle put on a great display for the Grand Haven girls basketball team on Tuesday, scoring 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Bucs to a 44-30 victory over Holland West Ottawa in O-K Red Conference action. Kelly Olthof added 10 points an... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon boys basketball squad picked up a 55-44 win over Grand Rapids Union on Tuesday in O-K Black Conference action. The Big Reds had a slim 13-11 lead after the first quarter and a 26-23 halftime advantage. Muskegon expanded its lead to 42-34 throug... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2019 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team overcame a double-digit halftime deficit and defeated Mona Shores 53-50 in non-league action on Tuesday. The Warriors trailed 9-7 after the first quarter and 28-15 at halftime. WMC responded during the th... READ MORE