Oct 18, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal Beating state power Detroit Country Day is an impressive feat for Lamar Jordan and the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders. But shutting out the YellowJackets 30-0, well that’s a bit more meaningful. “They were tough and they gav... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - The Fruitport Trojans fought hard the past few weeks to keep their playoff hopes alive, collecting impressive wins over Orchard View and Spring Lake. But the Trojans' chances for a third straight win to a screeching halt Friday... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Spring Lake Lakers kept their playoff hopes alive Friday night by defeating unbeaten Climax-Scotts 28-0. Spring Lake is 5-3 overall and can clinch a playoff spot with a win next week against Shelby. Noah Kovakoski opened the scoring with a 54-yar... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal Riley Fairfield had a big night in leading North Muskegon to a 34-7 West Michigan Conference victory against Shelby on Friday night. North Muskegon jumped out to an early 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a 22-yard run from Vernonell Smith. ... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2014 By Justin Haggerty Local Sports Journal RAVENNA - Friday's Ravenna-Whitehall game was expected to be an exciting contest between two West Michigan Conference powers. But like so many other big games in the area this season, it turned out one-sided. Ravenna used its brui... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal Fremont relied on seven rushing touchdowns and earned its third win of the season with a 48-12 rout of Hesperia Friday night. Walker Christoffersen had a monster game on the ground for the Packers, running for 218 yards and four touchdowns. Blake Locke ... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven lost its fifth straight game Friday night as Grandville posted a 53-18 victory. The loss drops the Bucs to 3-5 overall and 0-3 in OK Red Conference play. The Bulldogs opened the scoring on a 14-yard touchdown run by Nolan Meekhof, whose t... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2014 By Lucas Rains Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The main concern for the Muskegon Big Reds Friday may have been looking past Reeths-Puffer in anticipation of next week's league championship showdown with Mona Shores. But the Big Reds were definitely not caught napping. C... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal Montague quarterback Jacob Buchberger had a career game Friday, rushing for 346 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 39-12 victory over Hart in a West Michigan Conference football tilt. The Wildcats trailed 12-7 at halftime before taking c... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal Senior running back DeOntay Moffett rushed for 130 yards on 11 carries, and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season, as Mona Shores cruised past Grand Rapids Union 46-12 Friday in O-K Black Conference football action. Mona Shores, now 7-1 overall a... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal WHITEHALL - Whitehall’s Trip Thommen has some advice for undersized athletes looking to excel in sports:. “A lot of (kids) say they don’t want to play football because they are too small,” Thommen said. “But if you put in the ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Sometimes life just isn't fair. We have a handful of area high school football teams fighting for their playoff lives, and few can afford another loss. And as luck (or bad luck) would have it, almost all of them face extremely tough... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Based on the scores of its games this season, Muskegon Catholic seems more than ready for a stiff challenge from a tough opponent. And Detroit Country Day, which visits MCC on Friday, is still a pretty darned good team. It m... READ MORE
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Oct 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal Oakridge faced off against Whitehall on Friday, October 10th. The homecoming matchup for the Eagles was just what they were looking for in a battle to control the West Michigan Conference. The Eagles won 50-22 in a game full of highlights. Possibly ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2014 By Adam Knorr Local Sports Journal HOLTON - As Holton football Coach Jack Nummerdor put it, senior quarterback Hayden Cregg "wants the ball in his hands when we need a few plays." But in the past Cregg preferred to run in key situations. This season Nummerdor, a first-yea... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Heights football team pulled out a 48-36 victory over Manistee Friday in a non-league shootout. The Tigers improved to 3-4 on the season. Tigers’ quarterback Ontario Porchia had a monster game through the air, finishing with 408 ya... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia Panthers fell to Lakeview 35-14 on Friday night in front of the home crowd. Nathan McKeown scored from 15 yards out on a pass from quarterback Kade Witte to cut the Panthers deficit to 14-6 in second quarter. McKeown caught three pa... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 By John Jarvi Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- The Grand Haven Buccaneers twice grabbed leads in the second half only to have the Rockford Rams slip away with a 27-21 overtime victory in an O-K Conference Red Division football game Friday night. Grand Haven, now 3-4 o... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mason County Central marched into Hart Friday and grabbed a 41-0 victory over the host Pirates in a West Michigan Conference football tilt. The Spartans grabbed a 34-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Spencer Knizacky led the Spartans in both rus... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 By Justin Haggerty Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders had a chance to capture their first conference title in 29 years against Orchard View on Friday night. Much like the rest of the season, MCC had its way, this time defeating OV 49-14 at Cardi... READ MORE