Mar 22, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com ALPENA -- For the first time in almost a decade the West Shore Wolves are the U 14 Adray League state champions after blitzing through the tournament in Alpena with a perfect record over the weekend. In fact, the Wolves (31-3-3) were t... READ MORE
Mar 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com A win is a win when the postseason starts to get involved. The Muskegon Lumberjacks and their postseason destiny were on high alert entering this weekend's matchup with second-place Dubuque. Muskegon secured an all-important win on Saturday night a... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks still have a pulse. The Lumberjacks topped visiting Dubuque, 7-4 on Friday, and gained a much needed win after hitting a rough patch in the last three weeks. Muskegon entered the game losing five out of its last six games ... READ MORE
Mar 18, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- It was the last time the U 14 West Shore Wolves youth ice hockey team would be together on the sheet at the West Shore Community Ice Arena this year, and everyone was feeling in a jovial mood. But, there was an underlying... READ MORE
Mar 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks couldn't find a break in their 8-4 loss to Team USA on Saturday. The Jacks fell behind early with a 2-0 deficit after the first period, but looked like they were putting together a rebound in the second. Muskegon scored a... READ MORE
Mar 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks did not have many answers for visiting Team USA in their 8-4 loss at Mercy Health Arena on Friday night. The Jacks fell behind early in the first period by giving a goal in the first 41 seconds. They trailed 3-1 at the first i... READ MORE
Mar 03, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- It's starting to become a budding rivalry between Mona Shores and Byron Center in ice hockey, and so far it's been the Bulldogs who've enjoyed the upper hand. But, not by much. Wednesday night the two teams clashed in the ... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores ice hockey coach Chris Benedict isn't interested in reflecting a whole lot on the Sailors' 6-5 overtime victory over Byron Center the first weekend in December. What he wants his players to remember is what happ... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores ice hockey team will get another crack at Byron Center in the MHSAA Division 2 regional championship game Wednesday night after skating to a 7-1 semifinal victory over Reeths-Puffer on Saturday at Lakeshore Spo... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores ice hockey team gets another crack at Byron Center in the MHSAA Division 2 regional championship game Wednesday night after skating to a 7-1 semifinal victory over Reeths-Puffer on Saturday at Lakeshore Sports Centre. It's the r... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Sometimes gaining ground is a little harder than when you're losing it. The Muskegon Lumberjacks found that out the hard way on Saturday in their 8-5 loss to visiting Chicago. Muskegon went into the weekend heck and neck with the Eastern Conferenc... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Sometimes things aren't always the way they appear. That's how it was for the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Friday night. The Lumberjacks had a commanding 2-0 first period lead over Eastern Conference leader Chicago and looked like they were going to get ... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Zachary Reichard LocalSportsJournal.com Mona Shores hockey’s top line of Trent Benedict, Jake Nanna, and Ty Langlois have been paired together since the first game this season, but the connection between the three goes back much further than this past November. “I�... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Neither coach is putting much emphasis on the two regular season games they played. This is a new season, and the coaches are counseling their charges to focus on the business at hand when Reeths-Puffer meets Mona Shor... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Scoring four goals in the first period, Reeths-Puffer limited the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team to six shots on goal in skating to a 5-0 victory in the MHSAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal on Wednesday night. Reeths-Puffer coach ... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com On paper, the ice hockey pre-regional (or quarterfinal) matchup between Reeths-Puffer and the Lakeshore Badgers co-op teams would appear to be pretty evenly matched. That could make for a close game to decide who moves on to the... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- After struggling to score goals and win games, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team has suddenly caught fire and won four straight to pick up some much needed confidence as they get ready to kick off the play... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SANDUSKY -- Showing some rust after a two-week layoff, the Lakeshore Badgers co-op ice hockey team appeared sluggish to start the game and eventually fell to Sandusky, 6-3 on the road Friday night in its regular season finale. While the Badgers struggled ... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Rebounds give opportunities and the Muskegon Lumberjacks bounced back after a Friday night home loss and came through with a Saturday night win. The Lumberjacks topped visiting Madison, 4-3 and held on to an important two points in the Eastern Confer... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks started the way they needed to on Friday night but didn't finish how they wanted to in a 7-3 loss to the visiting Madison Capitols. The Lumberjacks jumped out to an early, 1-0 lead on a Nick Peluso goal that came midway throu... READ MORE