Oct 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com No matter what happens in the playoffs, the Montague football team’s turnaround season will go down as one of the most impressive in area history. The Wildcats, who won only two games last fall, defeated Fremont 49-20 on Friday to complete a perfect... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Trojans finished the season with a 42-14 home loss to DeWitt on Friday night. The Trojans got a touchdown reception from Seth Glover on a pass from Jarod Wierengo. Wierengo also scored on a touchdown run in the game. The Trojans fi... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - On the back of the Mona Shores' varsity football team's helmets, there's an emblem that reads "Team 53." Following the Sailors' 42-20 victory over host Kenowa Hills on Friday, that emblem became much more significant. ... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake football team closed its season with a thrilling 17-14 win over Shelby (0-9) on Friday night. Cameron Bell's 38-yard field goal with three seconds remaining secured the Lakers' win. Spring Lake jumped out to a 14-0 first half lea... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished their season with a 48-12 loss to Zeeland East on Friday night in an O-K Black Conference game. Nate McCrary scored in the third quarter for the Rockets on a one yard run, while AJ Ferenz scored for the Rockets in th... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - It’s been a long time since the Panther nation had something to celebrate. Their Hesperia football team had finished with a losing record every year since 2007. It hadn’t been to the state playoffs since 2002. And the ... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - Zarren Aylor wasn’t going to let his team miss the playoffs. Whitehall senior quarterback racked up four touchdowns to help the Vikings beat the Grant Tigers 34-7 on Friday night at Ray C. Rynberg Field in Grant. In a must-... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven Buccaneers finished their season with a 51-29 victory over Holland West Ottawa on Friday night in an O-K Red Conference game. Holland West Ottawa jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but Grand Haven (3-6) quickly responded with a 65-yard rushing to... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall soccer team secured a Division 3 district title Friday night with a 6-0 win over Fremont. Jonathon Gonzalez led the way for the Vikings with one goal and two assists. Daniel DuBois had a goal and an assist while Ian Deveieg, Robby Jacobs... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mason County Central is headed to the playoffs after defeating the Ludington Orioles 38-7 on Friday night. With the win, the Spartans improve to six and three on the year and automatically qualify for a playoff berth. Mason County Central star... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Kalil Pimpleton rushed for a score and threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead Muskegon to a 56-6 O-K Black Conference win over Grand Rapids Union on Friday night. Pimpleton rushed for a 13-yard score and passed 44-yards to Jacorey Sullivan and 21-ya... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Just like a year ago, Whitehall hopes it can be like a snake in the grass and sneak up on a few unsuspecting victims in the state football playoffs. The Vikings entered the Division 4 postseason field a year ago somewhat ... READ MORE
Oct 22, 2015 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Just when we thought the Mona Shores-Muskegon debate had been settled for another year, we’re hearing that may not be the case. As we all know by now, the Sailors outlasted the Big Reds in a classic matchup last Friday night, 21-18... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - The football gods have not been kind to Hesperia in recent years. While the new century started out bright for the Panthers, with three straight playoff teams between 2000 and 2002, much uglier seasons followed. The wors... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic was no match for Detroit Country Day on Saturday as the Crusaders fell 36-6 in Detroit. Logan Helton was the lone player to break the end zone for MCC on a 23-yard touchdown run. The play put MCC behind 7-6 midway through the first... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2015 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – When two heavyweight football teams face each other late in the season, you can expect a great game. Muskegon visited Mona Shores Friday and after a rough start, both teams met expectations in a big way. In the... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2015 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - When people talk about the Mona Shores football team, they usually talk about the flashy quarterbacks or the explosive receivers. But on Friday night they were talking about Dom Shermeta, the grinding fullback who gets t... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2015 By Adam Knorr LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - Friday’s Montague-Oakridge football showdown had overtime, a successful onside kick, a double-reverse pass and a quarterback intercepting three balls on defense. How’s that for a thrilling conference championship game? ... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2015 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- In a rag to riches type of season, Montague has finally struck gold. From the beginning, the Wildcats have labeled 2015 as a "season of redemption,” their opportunity to erase the painful memories of a 2-7 record from a... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers fell to Climax-Scotts 48-7 on Friday night. Cam Ball scored the lone touchdown for the Lakers (3-5) on a 50-yard run. Spring Lake will close out the season next week at Shelby.... READ MORE