Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Montague Wildcats finally got their first football victory of the season Friday - 34-17 over North Muskegon in West Michigan Conference action - but that wasn't the big story of the night. What really mattered is that a young Montague player escaped... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Newaygo defense stopped Grant at the two-yard line near the end of the game Friday to seal a 14-6 victory for the Lions in a Central State Activities Association matchup. After a scoreless first quarter, Grant’s Garrett Bomay broke off a 51-yar... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Christian Wade’s three rushing touchdowns sparked Fremont to a 28-0 Lakes 8 Conference win Friday against Ludington. “Fremont came in and established themselves as a physical football team tonight,” Ludington head coach Charlie Gunsell said. “... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 By Lucas Rains Local Sports Journal For the second time in as many seasons, the Mona Shores Sailors are playoff-bound. A 55-6 thumping of Reeths-Puffer on Friday solidified the Sailors’ spot in the playoffs. Mona Shores improves to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the OK Black Con... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal ZEELAND -- The Muskegon Big Reds stayed unbeaten on the season by defeating Zeeland East 53-16 on Friday night. Zeeland East took an 8-0 lead into the second quarter after Dan Pohanka scored from 8 yards out with 6:22 left in the first. The Big... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Oakridge unleashed its playmakers Friday night, much to the delight of its large homecoming crowd. The Eagles made many big plays en route to a 50-22 rout against previously unbeaten Whitehall in a showdown for first place ... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - The Fruitport Trojans keep facing playoff elimination every week, and they keep fighting it off. Not long ago the Trojans were limping along with a 2-3 record, which meant they had to win their last four games to secure a playo... READ MORE
Oct 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal Quarterback Hayden Cregg and running back Kenny Waltz led the Holton Red Devils to a 49-0 homecoming win against White Cloud. Cregg had 151 yards rushing off eight attempts with pair of TDs and also went 5-of-8 passing for 108 yards. Waltz had 148 yards... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal Quarterback Dakota Hudson passed for two touchdowns and ran for one as the Ravenna Bulldogs downed Shelby 38-12 Friday in West Michigan Conference football action. Ravenna is now 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the conference. They are one game behind league lea... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Mustangs amateur football team will be playing a home game on Saturday in a Mid-States tournament. The Mustangs will be facing off against the Lincolnway Patriots at Oakridge High School with an 8 p.m. kickoff. The four-game tournament pits... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Here's my biggest prediction of the week - we're finally going to get a handful of close, exciting high school football games this Friday! Of course it all starts with Oakridge vs. Whitehall, the battle for first place in the West Mich... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Quarterback Brady Luttrull and running back Kolin Chahorski aren’t seniors, but they're already commanding senior-like respect in the Oakridge offensive huddle. And they're already provoking plenty of fear among the Eagles... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - It's a traditional power versus the new kid on the block Friday in a West Michigan Conference football showdown, and the winner will emerge on top of the league with one week to go. The traditional power is Oakridge, which has ... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal Undefeated Whitehall amassed 415 total yards of offense as it topped Hart 72-0 in West Michigan Conference football action on Friday. The Vikings (6-0, 5-0) posted 409 of those yards on the ground and clinched a playoff berth for the first time since ... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Heights football team had reason for optimism Friday after grabbing a one-point lead after one quarter. But then the roof caved in on the Tigers (2-4), who ended up on the short end of a 49-20 decision to Bay City John Glenn on their home f... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores took another step closer to a playoff berth with a 61-20 beating of Zeeland East on Friday. But the O-K Black Conference win is really what matters to the Sailors. "I know the playoffs are a huge talk but we want to fight for the O-K Blac... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Reeths-Puffer Rockets traveled to Grand Rapids to face the winless Union Red Hawks on Friday in hopes of breaking a three-game losing streak. Mission accomplished. The Rockets scored early and often and left Union in their dust, driving home with a 4... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Fruitport Trojans are obviously not afraid to play with their backs against the wall. Heading into Friday night's game on the road against Orchard View, the Trojans needed a win to stay alive in the state playoff hunt. Th... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 By Justin Haggerty Local Sports Journal RAVENNA - The Ravenna Bulldogs bounced back from their first loss of the year to Oakridge last week with a convincing 49-6 win Friday against West Michigan Conference foe North Muskegon. Ravenna dominated the game from start to finis... READ MORE
Oct 04, 2014 By Hunter Hendley Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN - The road to the state playoffs is looking long and challenging for the Grand Haven football team, following Friday's heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Hudsonville in O-K Red Conference football action. The Bucs led for most of... READ MORE