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Lumberjacks upset at home by lowly Dubuque, fall four points behind Chicago in conference championship race
Posted on 04/11/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – From this point on, every game is pretty important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and losses to lesser...
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Skorpik leads Lumberjacks to their first shutout victory in more than two years, a 3-0 win over Dubuque Fighting Saints
Posted on 04/10/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
MUSKEGON – It had been a very long time since the Muskegon Lumberjacks had posted a shutout victory.The Lumberjacks last...
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Lumberjacks beat Dubuque 5-1, clinch a playoff spot, and pull within two points of Chicago in the race for first place
Posted on 04/8/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks officially qualified for the USHL playoffs with a 5-1 home ice victory over Dubuque...
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Coach Hamilton has high-flying Lumberjacks primed to accomplish big things, headed into final home weekend
Posted on 04/7/2021By Steve Gunn
Loca;lSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It’s been a pretty amazing week for Muskegon Lumberjacks Coach Mike Hamilton.
Last Friday, he became the all-time winningest coach in...
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Soaring Muskegon Lumberjacks complete sweep of Team USA with a 4-3 road victory over the Under-18’s
Posted on 04/3/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
It is a tall task to even defeat a talented Team USA Under-18 squad even a couple of times during the season.
But the Muskegon Lumberjacks...
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Lumberjacks beat elite Team USA Under-18s yet again, Mike Hamilton becomes Muskegon’s all-time winningest coach
Posted on 04/2/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks had a few exciting things to celebrate after Friday night’s home victory.
The streaking Jacks...
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Gushchin, Portz score in overtime shootout, giving Lumberjacks a 5-4 road victory over Team USA Under-18 squad
Posted on 04/1/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Danil Gushchin and Nick Portz both scored in the overtime shootout, while goalie Nate Reid kept the opposition from finding the net, giving the Muskegon...
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Gushchin scores game-winner in OT as the Lumberjacks end an exhausting week with a 4-3 victory over Youngstown
Posted on 03/27/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Tired teams turn to their star players when their collective energy level is about used up.
The Muskegon...
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Lumberjacks give up too many goals this time, fall to last-place Youngstown 6-5 to end their five-game winning streak
Posted on 03/26/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – On some nights, the Muskegon Lumberjacks have one strategy available to them – score, score and score...
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Lumberjacks struggle against a struggling Youngstown squad, but score two late goals to capture a 7-5 victory
Posted on 03/25/2021By Dave Hart and Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Beating the teams they are supposed to beat is becoming increasingly important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks.
The Jacks...
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Lumberjacks outgun the elite Team USA Under-18 squad 7-6, win their fourth straight, regain sole possession of second place
Posted on 03/23/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Few teams in the United States Hockey League can keep up with the elite Team USA Under-18 squad.
But the soaring...
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Muskegon Risers rally with three late goals to capture a dramatic 7-5 victory over Fort Wayne in their indoor season opener
Posted on 03/21/2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It’s a shame the Muskegon Risers won’t be playing a full indoor soccer season this year, because...
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Gushchin’s overtime goal propels the Lumberjacks to a 3-2 win over Green Bay
Posted on 03/19/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The return Danil Gushchin from injury has certainly helped the Muskegon Lumberjacks of late.
Gushchin recorded a three-goal hat trick along with an assist 13 days...
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Mona Shores hockey team beats Portage Northern, advances to D2 regional finals, behind four goals from Andrew Taylor
Posted on 03/17/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores hockey team defeated Portage Northern 7-3 on Wednesday night in a Division 2 regional semifinal at Wings West Arena behind four goals...
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Grand Haven hockey team falls just short in bid to win conference championship
Posted on 03/14/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Grand Haven hockey team fell short of a conference title on Saturday, losing 4-2 to Kenowa Hills.
If the Bucs had won, they would’ve clinched...
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Tuesday girls hoops roundup: Montague remains undefeated, beats Oakridge 46-39
Posted on 03/9/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague girls basketball squad defeated Oakridge 46-39 on Tuesday in a West Michigan Conference battle.
Ally Hall led the Wildcats with 17 points, while Claire...
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Offensive whiz Gushchin, the Lumberjacks’ all-time leading point producer, spearheading team’s push for its first Clark Cup
Posted on 03/9/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Three years ago, when Danil Gushchin arrived from his native Russia, he definitely didn’t look like a player who would...
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Lumberjack owners Dan Israel, Bob Kaiser have to be counted among our sports community’s heroes of the pandemic
Posted on 03/7/2021It’s great to see fans back at Mercy Health Arena for Muskegon Lumberjacks games, now that Gov. Whitmer has increased the number of tickets that...
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Trent Benedict explodes for five goals in Mona Shores’ 7-2 win over Midland in the Stan Konrad Memorial Showcase
Posted on 03/6/2021By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – It doesn’t really seem to matter who the Mona Shores hockey team plays these days.
The Sailors almost always come...
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Lumberjacks get Gushchin back into the lineup, but fall 6-3 to the Chicago Steel in a showdown game on Friday
Posted on 03/5/2021By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The second-place Muskegon Lumberjacks hosted the first-place Chicago Steel on Friday, with a golden opportunity to close the distance between...
