Football
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LSJ Gridiron Picks Week 4: We say Shores will beat Rockford, disagree about other games
Posted on 09/19/2019By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comThere’s obviously extra incentive in our Gridiron Picks this fall, with the addition of the very cool perk of weekly...
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Hesperia running back Logan Pearson the talk of the town after gaining 370 yards
Posted on 09/19/2019By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comHESPERIA – He may only stand 5-feet, 7 inches, and weigh 150 pounds soaking wet, but Logan Pearson was the big man...
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Orchard View football, with triple-threat offense, suddenly 3-0 and gaining a lot of notice
Posted on 09/18/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Opposing defenses gearing up to stop the Orchard View Cardinals this season have a bit of a problem.
Unlike most...
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LSJ Spotlight Games, Week 3: Who will remain unbeaten, and who can stay in the playoff hunt?
Posted on 09/18/2019By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comBelieve it or not, we are already one-third of the way through the high school football regular season
As area teams start to...
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Logan Pearson rolls for 345 yards, 3 TDs in Hesperia’s 52-14 win over archrival Holton
Posted on 09/14/2019By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comHOLTON – Hesperia running back Logan Pearson missed practice earlier this week, staying home with a stomach virus.
The Holton Red Devils might...
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Big Reds get a scare, but hold on for a 28-23 victory over East Grand Rapids
Posted on 09/14/2019By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Muskegon hasn’t faced many gut-check moments in the regular season in recent years.
In fact, the Big Reds’ last regular-season loss...
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Spring Lake falls 38-3 in tough conference road opener at Sparta
Posted on 09/14/2019The Spring Lake football team struggled in its O-K Blue conference opener on Friday night. The Lakers fell 38-3 on the road against Sparta.
Spring Lake...
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Fremont falls behind early, but shows fight in conference loss to Big Rapids
Posted on 09/14/2019The Fremont football team battled back from a large deficit Friday night, but fell 39-26 to Big Rapids in a CSAA-Gold matchup.
The Packers...
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Wildcats rally for late victory over rival North Muskegon
Posted on 09/14/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague Wildcats escaped a scare Friday night as they stayed undefeated to beat North Muskegon in a West Michigan Conference thriller 28-24.The Norsemen...
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Caden Broersma returns in style, leading Mona Shores to a 33-13 win over R-P
Posted on 09/14/2019By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – There were questions about how the Mona Shores football team would respond early in the season without injured All-State...
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Muskegon Heights struggles, falls to Grand Rapids NorthPointe 59-0
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Heights football team fell to Grand Rapids NorthPointe 59-0 on Friday in a non-league contest.
The Tigers trailed 31-0 after the first quarter, 38-0...
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Six unanswered touchdowns doom Fruitport Trojans in O-K Black Conference opener
Posted on 09/13/2019The Fruitport football team fell at home against Jenison in an OK-Black Conference matchup on Friday night by a score of 56-21.
Aiden Vela kicked off...
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Ravenna football team powers past Shelby 63-6 in West Michigan Conference game
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna football team ran rampant and cruised to a 63-6 win on Friday night against Shelby in a West Michigan Conference game.
The Bulldogs jumped...
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Orchard View improves to 3-0 with a 36-19 statement victory over Muskegon Catholic
Posted on 09/13/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – If fans hadn’t noticed the resurgence of the Orchard View football program before Friday night, they certainly will after the...
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Oakridge hangs on to beat Whitehall 17-9 in a key West Michigan Conference showdown
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge football team failed to score throughout the second half, but held on to a 17-9 victory over Whitehall on Friday in a West...
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Grand Haven football team falls 33-0 to Hudsonville in an O-K Red matchup
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Grand Haven football team fell to Hudsonville 33-0 on Friday in an O-K Black Conference matchup.
The Bucs’ defense struggled early, giving up four unanswered...
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Ludington plows past defending league champion Manistee 45-14 to improve to 3-0
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
Riley Calhoun accounted for all six Ludington touchdowns as the Orioles topped Manistee at home Friday night 45-14 in a Lakes 8 game.
Calhoun did it...
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Mason County Central wins its first football game of the season, defeats Hart 40-8
Posted on 09/13/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
Khole Hofmann’s three-touchdown performance helped propel the Mason County Central football team over Hart 40-8 on Friday in a West Michigan Conference contest.
Hofmann, who rushed...
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Mona Shores’ Tre Hatcher playing in honor of a lost friend, and the results are impressive
Posted on 09/12/2019By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – The tears have dried now, because Tre’Shawn (Tre) Hatcher has turned his grief into a mission.
He has dedicated his...
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Orchard View continues impressive start with a 28-6 victory over Kent City
Posted on 09/7/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Orchard View football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 28-6 victory on the road over Kent City on Friday night.
The Cardinals...
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