Oct 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The host Kent City Eagles were able to run the ball on Friday night. However, finding the end zone against the Reed City Coyotes was another story. The Eagles rushed for 283 yards, but scored just one touchdown in a 40-6 loss to Ree... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 6 high school football is in the books and the stats leaders are in the ranks. Check out Local Sports Journal's high school football leaderboard. a &n... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – Ravenna came out on top 35-7 over Hesperia on Friday, winning their third game in the WMC Rivers this season. Hesperia struggled throwing the ball as quarterback Brock Bolles went 6-for-12 for 27 yards and an interception. The Panthers were m... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON – Make it now two wins in a row for Shelby football as the Tigers posted a large margin victory over Holton on Friday, 48-6. Shelby had huge contributions from their run game in the win. Lead back AJ Melchor posted 120 yards on 11 runs and two to... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets scored four touchdowns in the first quarter on Friday night in a 48-7 victory over Grand Rapids Union. Senior quarterback Antrel Jones was the star of the game with five touchdowns. He rushed for three and pass... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Domination was what fans saw in Friday night's football game at Mariners Field. It was the home team doing it, too. After being shutout 35-0 by Whitehall last week, the Manistee football team bounced back with a venge... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Kent City Eagles scored five first-half touchdowns on Friday night and cruised by Morley-Stanwood 44-0. The Eagles led 16-0 after one quarter and extended it to 38-0 at the half. Caden Hartzell scored on runs of 11, 14 and 8... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Muskegon football coach Shane Fairfield delivered a stern message prior to Friday night's home game against Zeeland East. “Let’s go out there and be fast and physical as we can.” The message came through loud and clear as... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - Homecoming started out pretty good for the Fruitport Trojans, but did not end so well on Friday night. The Trojans scored early in the opening quarter, but then surrendered a whole lot of points against Hudsonville Unity Christian and fell 58-... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com HART – There were no weaknesses on display for Hart football on Friday night when the Pirates rolled to a 30-8 win over Mason County Central. “We won the game at the line of scrimmage,” Hart coach Joe Tanis said. “We’ve been ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - The North Muskegon Norsemen have enough offensive weapons that you just never know who is going to rise to the top of the stat sheet on any given night. Some nights it has been receiver Landon Christiansen, one of the area... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - When Trannon Aylor moved to Whitehall 10 years ago, the first kid that he met was Kyle Stratton. Ten years later, the duo are best friends and a lethal passing combination for unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Whitehall, with Aylo... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE – The Spring Lake football team hasn’t been a stranger to close contests this season. The Lakers opened the season with three consecutive 6-point wins over Montague, Belding, and Unity Christian before sneaking past Coope... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT - Mason Tuttle provided just the spark the Orchard View Cardinals needed on Friday night. Tuttle was the workhorse back with 28 carries for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the Cardinals' 32-13 road victory over the Fremont Cardinals. Tu... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2023 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon has lost one of its great ones with the passing of Jim Morse. A legendary football star, first at Muskegon St. Mary’s and later at Notre Dame, Morse was much more than a Hall of Fame athlete, he was one of the most generous, humb... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The high school football season is heading into Week 6. Here are the area leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and tackling as compiled by the Local Sports Journal. ... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Ludington survived a real nail-biter Friday night when the Orioles captured an exciting 34-31 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division victory at Montague. It looked for awhile like the Orioles would roll to an easy win when they grab... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - Mona Shores cruised in its 52-13 football win over host Holland on Friday. The Sailors led 13-6 after the first quarter and 33-6 at halftime. Quarterback Jonathan Pittman led Mona Shores with a pair of touchdown passes in the fi... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Getting healthy can solve a lot of problems. That certainly seems to be true for the Mason County Central football team. Friday night the Spartans went on the road for a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division contest with the Ravenna ... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk Local Sports Journal MANISTEE - After an early scare, the penalty ridden Whitehall Vikings picked up the pace and soon had the game under control in tamping down Manistee's fire and coming away with a convincing 35-0 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division vict... READ MORE