Aug 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Fremont Packers opened the centennial season of football at their school on a high note, downing Sparta 24-14 in a non-league contest on their home field. Fremont quarterback Christian Wade put the Packers on the board in the first quarter with a 15... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal WYOMING -- Whitehall ousted Kelloggsville 54-26 on Thursday night, starting its season off on a high note. Quarterback Zarren Aylor led the offensive attack for Whitehall, scoring six touchdowns. Aylor was 8-of-10 passing with 233 yards and four scores... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - There's good news for Reeths-Puffer fans who were worried about scoring after losing some key players from last season: The new guys look pretty darned good, and DeAndre Oakes-Owens, a returning standout from last season, is be... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal WYOMING -- The Muskegon Heights football team mourned one of its teammates that passed away last week on Thursday. On the same day of their friend’s funeral, the Tigers played a football game and came up short to Godwin Heights 42-12. “I was just te... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal NORTH MUSKEGON - North Muskegon's Dynamic Duo of sophomore Vernonell Smith and senior Logan Waller led the host Norsemen to a 42-7 victory over Holton in front of a huge crowd Thursday night. The duo of Smith and Waller combined for almo... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2014 By Lucas Rains Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - It’s almost unheard of for a freshman to play on a varsity football team - especially at quarterback. But Orchard View’s Jayden Day made his first impressive start at quarterback on Thursday, leading the host Cardinals t... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2014 Local Sports Journal KENT CITY – Ravenna sent a message in its football season opener Thursday night. The Bulldogs, coming off a 4-5 season, avenged last year’s loss to the Eagles and rolled to a 62-14 victory. “We pretty much took it to them,” Ravenna coach Davi... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2014 Local Sports Journal GRANT – There were a few football shockers on the opening night of high school football, but perhaps none bigger than the upset at Grant. The host Tigers stunned West Michigan Conference power Shelby 14-6 Thursday in Scott Keelean’s return as head coach... READ MORE
Aug 28, 2014 By Jason Goorman Local Sports Journal Welcome to the 2014 high school football season! Based on the information we gathered while putting together our high school football preview section, this is bound to be another banner year for Muskegon area teams. The preview sect... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2014 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - There’s a saying Dereko Riley lives by each day. It’s an inspirational line from rapper Chief Keef and it goes like this: “Baby, you know how I’m rocking.” What does it mean? “It means you know what I am... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2014 Local Sports Journal The 2014 high school football section hit the streets this weekend and here's an updated list of area stores carrying the tab. Pick up your 24-page, hard copy edition and find out all the information on your area teams. Plumb's Markets 1663 W. S... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal FRUITPORT - Everyone missed “Doc” Pierce at Fruitport varsity football games last year. After all, he was the Trojan team physician since 1969, a tenure that lasted more than four decades. Nine head coaches came and went, but Pierce w... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2014 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal How fitting it is that this year’s Local Sports Journal high school football preview section (print form, available now at Plumbs and other local retailers) cover story revolves around the amazing turnaround at Shelby High under the guidance ... READ MORE
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-place Shelby High School football program in 2006. Eight years later he's turned the T... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal Just as former Muskegon High School standout Ronald Johnson saw a new opportunity open up in the NFL, the door closed just as quickly. Johnson, who won a pair state football championships (2004, 2006) with Muskegon and played for the University of Sout... READ MORE
Aug 01, 2014 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Heights standout quarterback and Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead IV is showing signs of life at the Cleveland Browns training camp. The quarterback-turned wide receiver has made quite a few receptions and has been been taking reps with t... READ MORE
Jun 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal Jack Schugars is bringing his legendary coaching skills back to Oakridge High School for a kicking, punting and long snapping camp. The three-time state championship coach will host the one-day camp on June 24 and is encouraging football players gra... READ MORE
Jun 07, 2014 Local Sports Journal GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven High School has hired assistant coach Jason Duram as its new varsity football coach on an interim basis for the Buccaneers. Duram has served as an assistant at Grand Haven for 11 years. He replaces Mike Farley who resigned re... READ MORE
May 24, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven football coach Mike Farley has called it quits after eight seasons at the helm of the Buccaneer program. Farley finishes his stint with a 44-32 record overall with three post-season berths and an OK Red championship. Naming his former colleg... READ MORE
May 06, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton High School has hired a new football coach for the upcoming 2014 season. Jack Nummerdor will take over the program as it prepares for a new look in the Central States Activities Association. Nummerdor takes over a Red Devil squad that finished... READ MORE