Sep 18, 2013 Local Sports Journal BIG RAPIDS – The Pentwater boys cross country squad had a good showing Wednesday evening, finishing second overall at a West Michigan D League competition. The Falcons were paced by Gabe McClellan (20:16), Alex Wagner (20:18), Michael Naughton (20:27)... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal Staff reports Reeths-Puffer captured the Big Red cross country invite on Saturday with a team score of 49. The Rockets topped second place Plainwell who had 63 points as a team. Jackie Seward completed a new personal best for Mona Shores in its third-p... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal CROSS COUNTRY Boys Orchard View Invitational 1, East kentwood 36; 2, Whitehall 50; 3, Holland Christian 110; 4, Grand Rapids Union 112; 5, Sparta 120; 6, Mona Shores 145; 7, Reeths-Puffer 170; 8, Muskegon 251; 9, Orchard View 254; Western Michigan... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Community College opens up its men's cross country season soon and is amped up with a solid group of runners. The Jayhawks look to make a run at a regional title with sophomore Mathias Waterstradt. The North Muskegon grad holds MCC's school rec... READ MORE
Aug 01, 2013 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal A team of current and former Shelby High School athletes and an entry from Cleary University set the pace in the Second Jayhawk 5K Team Cross Country Challenge at Muskegon's McGraft Park.The Shelby threesome of Jacob Richison, Dylan Felt ... READ MORE
Jul 18, 2013 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian has hired two new cross-country coaches for this coming fall. Kevin Aardema and Steve Snuffer will share the job of training Warrior runners. Aardema is a math teacher at WMC and has trained and competed in running events, ... READ MORE
Jul 17, 2013 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College Jayhawk Cross Country Team will host its Second Annual Jayhawk Team Challenge 5K cross country race on Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at McGraft Park. The event is for three-person teams in all age groups. The cours... READ MORE
Jul 09, 2013 By Jack Roberts MHSAA.com While examining some ancient fabrics at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway, my wife explained to me the “warp and weft” of weaving – how the vertical fibers are the warp and the horizontal fibers are the weft. What intrigued me about the... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal The MHSAA's Jack Roberts gave an interesting perspective on the history of class sports in Michigan. Give it a read and let us know what you think. From the desk of the MHSAA director: The MHSAA was the first state high school association in the ... READ MORE
Nov 11, 2012 Local Sports Journal It was a successful end to the season on Saturday at the NJCAA national cross country championships. The women's team finished 25th and the men came in 29th. The field included 286 men's finishers and 295 women finishers. "Nationals was a neat experi... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven had two runners earn all-state honors as they finished ninth at the Division 1 girls state finals cross country meet at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Bucs finished with 306 points as Birmingham Seaholm took the team title ... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 1 GIRLS STATE FINALS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 1, Birmingham Seaholm 69; Grosse Pointe South 88; 3, Saline 101; 4, Traverse City Central 244; 5, Northville 265; 6, Sterling Heights Stevenson 273; 7, Brighton 277; 8, Salem 297; 9, Grand Haven 306; 10, Rockford 313; 11, Roche... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 1 BOYS STATE FINALS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 1, Highland-Milford 83; 2, Waterford Mott 167; 3, Rockford 186; 4, Romeo 189; 5, Ann Arbor Pioneer 211; 6, Saline 223; 7, Pinckney 271; 8, Dexter 286; 9, Hartland 296; 10, Traverse City Central 305; 11, Northville 308; 12, Port ... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven placed 19th at the Division 1 boys cross country state finals meet at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday. The Bucs finished with 468 points, while Highland-Milford won the team championship with 83 points. Earning all... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 2 GIRLS STATE CROSS COUNTRY FINALS RESULTS 1, Forest Hills Eastern 93; 2, Spring Lake 150; 3, Grand Rapids Christian 182; 4, Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg 186; 5, East Grand Rapids 231; 6, Forest Hills Northern 233; 7, Richland Gull Lake 236; 8, Cedar Springs 275; 9, W... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Spring Lake had a pair of all-state runners as they finished second at the Division 2 girls state finals cross country meet on Saturday at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Lakers finished runner-up to Forest Hills Eastern for the tea... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 2 BOYS STATE FINALS RESULTS 1, St. Clair 114; 2, Linden 128; 3, St. Joseph 153; 4, Cedar Springs 200; 5, Mason 240; 6, Chelsea 242; 7, Richland Gull Lake 260; 8, Grand Rapids Christian 271; 9, Otsego 282; 10, Ionia 304; 11, Sturgis 332; 12, Forest Hills Norhtern 337; 13... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall placed 22nd at the Division 2 state finals cross country meet on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Vikings finished with 507 points, while St. Clair won the team championship with 114 points. Logan Irey led Whiteh... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 DIVISION 3 GIRLS STATE FINALS RESULTS 1, Jackson Lumen Christi 167; 2, Calvin Christian 171; 3, Caro 201; 4, Benzie Central 204; 5, Lansing Catholic 237; 6, Hanover-Horton 241; 7, Macomb Lutheran North 275; 8, Bath 288; 9, Shepherd 299; 10, Mason County Central 332; 11, Newaygo ... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2012 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central and Newaygo placed 10th and 11th place, respectively, at the Division 3 girls state finals cross country race on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Spartans finished with 332 points and Newaygo totaled 340.... READ MORE