Dec 21, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hart boys basketball team defeated Shelby 53-47 in overtime on Friday in West Michigan Conference play. The Pirates outscored Shelby by an 8-2 margin during the overtime period to earn their fifth win of the season. Hart led 14-11 after the first quarte... READ MORE
Dec 21, 2018 The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball team raced to a big first quarter lead and cruised to a 68-45 victory on Friday over Kalamazoo Hackett in the Crusader Holiday Showcase at Muskegon Catholic Central. The Eagles took control early by grabbing a 23-8 lead in the firs... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls basketball squad defeated Hart 51-32 on Thursday in West Michigan Conference play. Kacy Jeffries paced the Vikings with 16 points and eight rebounds while Abby Seeger added 10 points and seven rebounds. Whitehall led 13-9 after the first... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View boys basketball team has played great all season so far and has continued it with a 90-37 pounding of Tri-County on Thursday in non-league action. Ke’ontae Barnes paced the Cardinals with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while Dav... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont girls basketball team’s strong second quarter led to a 64-43 win over Holton on Thursday night. The Packers outscored Hesperia by a 27-4 margin during the second stanza. Fremont led 16-12 after the first quarter, 43-16 at halftime and 52-28 t... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Pentwater boys basketball team dropped an 86-59 contest to Big Rapids Crossroads on Thursday night. The Falcons trailed 26-11 after the first quarter, 46-25 at halftime and 71-39 through three stanzas. Austin Hoffman paced Pentwater with 23 points while... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia girls basketball team used a 22-8 first quarter advantage to defeat Crossroads Charter Academy 61-24 on Tuesday. Emily Bayle led the Panthers with 25 points, 12 rebounds and six steals while Allison Bayle added 18 points, 13 rebounds, nine stea... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna boys basketball team improved its record to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the West Michigan Conference with an exciting 61-58 road victory over Hart on Tuesday. Hart led 16-12 after one quarter, then Ravenna struck back to take a 33-31 lead at halftime... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall girls basketball squad's strong first half led to a 44-32 non-league win over Mona Shores on Tuesday night. The Vikings jumped out to a 15-8 point lead after the first and carried a 30-17 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The Sailor... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Jeffery Carrier’s and-one layup with 30 seconds left pushed the Mason County Central boys basketball team to a 54-53 victory over Montague on Tuesday in a West Michigan Conference matchup. Carrier had a huge game overall, scoring 36 points while adding ni... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer boys basketball squad picked up a road win over Grand Rapids West Catholic 61-48 on Monday in non-league competition. Emcee Williams scored a career high 28 points to lead the Rockets on 10-for-16 shooting on the floor and 4-for-5 from the... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia boys basketball team fell 75-37 to Walkerville on Monday night. Johnny Segura, Logan Balkema and Jacob Klemundt all had nine points to lead the Panthers while Balkema also had eight rebounds. With the loss, Hesperia falls to 0-6 on the season a... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake girls basketball team defeated Shelby 69-22 on Monday night in non-conference action. Madeline Zenas led the Lakers with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Jennifer Judge had 14 points and Pheobe Saunders had 12. Shelby was led by Ella Olmstead... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team defeated Greenville 50-39 on Saturday in a game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Lauren Ross led the Rockets with 27 points in the game while Emily Caltagirone added 12 points in the game. With the victory, the Roc... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College womens basketball team defeated Delta College 72-62 on Saturday in their final game of 2018. Delaney Bolles led the Jayhawks with 20 points while Tierra Williams chipped in 16 points of her own. Artrese Williams added 12 point... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2018 By Dave Tomczak LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - In a back-and-forth West Michigan Conference battle Friday night, the Montague girls basketball team earned its first win of the season - and it came against rival Whitehall. Behind cousins Morgan and Braquelle Osborne, the host W... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2018 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWNSHIP - With an 80-game West Michigan Conference winning streak on the line, and their coach absent from the game, the Oakridge girls basketball team needed to find a spark against visiting Mason County Central on Friday night. ... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2018 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - Spring Lake varsity boys basketball coach Bill Core couldn’t believe his eyes when he looked at the halftime stats. Visiting Grand Haven - which has much more size on its roster than the Lakers top to bottom - had only five ... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2018 LocalSportsJournal The Ravenna girls basketball team recorded its first victory of the season, defeating North Muskegon 35-31 on Friday in a West Michigan Conference contest. The Bulldogs were led by Analiese Postema and Veera Hautala with nine and eight points, respectively. Rav... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com A strong first half paced the Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team to a 60-39 victory over Muskegon Heights on Friday in Lakes 8 Conference action. Christian jumped out to an early 14-7 lead and ended the half with a 32-15 advantage. The Heights ... READ MORE