Football
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R-P football coach Matt Bird feeling healthy and hopeful again, following a month-long bout with COVID-19
Posted on 04/29/2020By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Matt Bird, like all football coaches, is certainly hoping there will be a season this fall.
But after what he’s...
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West Michigan Ironmen still hoping for a chance to complete their 2020 season
Posted on 04/3/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The West Michigan Ironmen, now in their fifth season, are accustomed to winning on a regular basis.
They are also accustomed...
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Sterken led Ravenna to great football and basketball seasons, despite serious hearing impairment
Posted on 03/23/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comRAVENNA — As the family story goes, the significance of Trevor Sterken’s hearing impairment wasn’t truly recognized until his ability to read...
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Ironmen pay dearly for mistakes in a 47-37 season opening loss to Music City Fire
Posted on 03/6/2020By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Arena football is played on a short field as it is – only 50 yards instead of...
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Ironmen ready to open their fifth season on Friday with a home game against Music City
Posted on 03/6/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON -T he West Michigan Ironmen had one stumbling block last season – the West Virginia Roughriders.
The Ironmen finished the regular season...
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Get a sneak peek and download of LSJ’s January magazine that’s soon to hit news stands
Posted on 01/23/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Not so many years ago, Ralph Monday was a troubled kid on the streets of Los Angeles, flirting with a lifestyle that could have easily...
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Special state championship edition magazine featuring a Mona Shores football at area news stands today!
Posted on 12/5/2019LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores Sailors, led by an amazing performance by backup quarterback Brady Rose, stunned everyone by capturing a Division 2 state championship with a...
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Big Reds fall short in title game yet again, lose 30-7 to River Rouge
Posted on 11/30/2019By Steve Gunn, Dave Hart and Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comDETROIT – Detroit’s Ford Field has simply not been a hospitable place for the Muskegon Big Reds.
The...
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Backup QB Rose shines again, leading Mona Shores to first state football championship
Posted on 11/29/2019By Steve Gunn, Dave Hart and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comDETROIT – Leading a game-clinching drive in a state championship game is a tough enough assignment for...
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Big Reds determined to make their annual trip to Ford Field a success on Saturday
Posted on 11/28/2019By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Shane Fairfield has heard it all before.
A few hours after his Muskegon Big Reds edged DeWitt last Saturday to advance...
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After dramatic playoff wins, Sailors facing one more huge hurdle in D2 state finals
Posted on 11/27/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – At this point, it almost feels like the Mona Shores football team has a date with destiny.
Of course everyone...
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Rose steps in as QB, leads Mona Shores to a wild 57-56 state semifinal victory
Posted on 11/23/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comOKEMOS – The Mona Shores football team has been resilient all season, and on Saturday the Sailors showed the world just how...
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Montague loses OT heartbreaker in state semifinals on questionable TD call
Posted on 11/23/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comCLARE – The Montague Wildcats were just a couple of defensive stops away from advancing to the Division 6 state championship game...
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Big Reds pushed hard in state semifinals, but Martinez leads them to a 28-21 victory
Posted on 11/23/2019By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comKENTWOOD – It wasn’t as pretty or dominant as most of their wins this year, but the Muskegon Big Reds outlasted a...
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Multi-skilled Trovinger, Sailor teammates playing for another shot at state title
Posted on 11/22/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Every high school has those familiar last names that keep popping up on sports rosters, year after year.
At Mona...
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Defensive wrecking ball Tarran Walker ready to lead Big Reds into Saturday’s semifinals
Posted on 11/21/2019By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – After the first two games this season, Tarran Walker was one really tired football player.
That’s because he was constantly on...
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A healthy Johnny Monette, Montague eager to earn another trip to state title game
Posted on 11/20/2019By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – Most Montague football players get plenty of opportunities to compete in state playoff games, because the Wildcats almost always make...
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Montague pounds Sanford Meridian 48-14, earns another trip to state semifinals
Posted on 11/16/2019By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – It helps a lot to have short fields to work with, particularly in very big games.
The Montague offense had the...
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Big Reds pull away in second half, beat EGR 49-10, advance to D3 state semifinals
Posted on 11/16/2019By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comGRAND HAVEN — The Muskegon Big Reds have been hearing all season about how East Grand Rapids nearly beat them in a...
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Mona Shores storms back to beat Portage Northern 28-23 in D2 regionals
Posted on 11/15/2019By Steve Gunn and Jason Goorman
LocalSportsJournal.comPORTAGE – The Mona Shores football team knew Portage Northern had two really good running backs who were going...
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