Aug 14, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Local Sports Journal is proud to announce a new partnership with Sport Clips Haircuts, 5791 Harvey. Sport Clips and the LSJ are teaming up to not only provide quality haircuts, but some quality football coverage of each of the area’s high school ... READ MORE
Aug 14, 2012 Local Sports Journal Fruitport standout athlete Lauren Hazekamp will be heading to Hope College in the fall to play volleyball. Hazekamp, who was named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame, led the Trojans to back-to-back state volleyball ... READ MORE
Aug 13, 2012 Lincoln Golf Club will host a three-day junior golf clinic Aug. 28-30 at the club. The cost is $50 for nonmembers. Members are free. The clinic will have a session that begins at noon for new players and a camp at 1:45 p.m. for more advanced players. Golfers ages 6 and o... READ MORE
Aug 12, 2012 Local Sports Journal Former Grand Haven standout kicker John Potter made an impression in his first NFL preseason game for the Buffalo Bills. Potter, who played collegiately at Western Michigan University, boomed a kickoff out of the back of the end zone to start the game. ... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2012 Local Sports Journal Reeths-Puffer High School will host its annual Green & White Scrimmage on Saturday night at Rocket Stadium. Along with the scrimmage will be a pig roast. The pig roast begins at 5 p.m. with the cost being $5 per meal. The freshman and jayvee t... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Ben Ritsema has high hopes this season for his men’s soccer team at Muskegon Community College. The head coach scans his roster and sees 10 returning players, most of whom were starters a year ago. “It’s a nice group,” said Ritsem... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2012 Muskegon Community College Jayhawks 2012 Men’s Soccer (Home games at Reeths-Puffer High School) Wednesday., Aug. 22: vs. Kuyper College (scrimmage), 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 25: vs. Lakeland Community College, 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 26: vs. Cuyahoga Community College, 1 p.m. ... READ MORE
Aug 08, 2012 Local Sports Journal Adam Poel is taking his pitching talents to Grand Valley State University starting with the 2013-14 school year. Poel, a 6-foot-3 right handed pitcher who played at Grand Haven High School, has verbally committed to the Laker program after a highly succ... READ MORE
Aug 07, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Two area golfers are among the top 10 after one round of the 28th annual Randy Wise Junior Open golf tournament. The 54-hole event, which began Tuesday, is being played at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc. It is an American Junior Golf Associati... READ MORE
Aug 06, 2012 Local Sports Journal Are you ready for some football? Area high school football teams hit the practice field this morning for the first day of practice. Some schools opt for one practice while other opt for two. In any case, teams from across the state all have high ex... READ MORE
Aug 05, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall’s Nate McLouth is back in the big leagues after his callup to the American League’s Baltimore Orioles on Friday. And in his debut with the Orioles on Saturday, McLouth went 2-for-4, including a double, in a 4-0 victory over Tampa Bay. He w... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Riptide Dirtbags saw their tournament run come to an end Saturday night in the AABC Stan Musial North Central Regionals. On a rainy night in Battle Creek, the Dirtbags dropped an 8-4 decision to Detroit Jet Set in the semif... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Ageless Les Gowell won his share of games during his 36 years playing baseball at Marsh Field. Chalk up another “W” for the 56-year-old righthander who can still “bring it,” especially when you consider how many pitches he’s thrown... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Marsh Field is a home away from home for Dave Fisher. It’s been that way for 50 years, since the days he was just a teenager. Fisher, 65, was honored prior to the start of the Marsh Field Legends Games on Saturday night at historic Mars... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal The West Michigan Riptide Dirtbags won two games on Friday and earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the AABC Stan Musial North Central Regional at Bailey Park in Battle Creek. The Dirtbags, who are coached by Bob Cavanaugh and Jeff Lind... READ MORE
Aug 02, 2012 By Mike Mattson Local Sports Journal Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System has hired a familiar face for its varsity football coach. Tony Blankenship will return to the job after leading the Tigers to a 4-4 record last season. He returns to a new environment, which... READ MORE
Aug 02, 2012 Local Sports Journal North Muskegon's Aya Johnson shot a final-round score of 76 on Thursday and finished tied for 11th in the Stonehenge Open in Indiana. Muskegon's Hailey Hrynewich finished 15th after shooting an 83 on Thursday. Both area golfers had made the cut in th... READ MORE
Aug 02, 2012 By Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian has named Kyle Mastenbrook as its boys varsity basketball coach. Mastenbrook replaces legendary coach Jim Goorman. Mastenbrook, who guided WMC’s freshmen team to a 17-2 record last year, will take ... READ MORE
Aug 01, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Local golfers Hailey Hrynewich and Aya Johnson made the cut Wednesday in the AJGA Stonehenge Open. Hrynewich is tied for ninth after shooting a 77 in Wednesday’s second round. Johnson, from North Muskegon, shot a second-round score of 81. ... READ MORE
Jul 31, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Local golfers Hailey Hrynewich and Aya Johnson were among the leaders after the first round of the AJGA Stonehenge Open in Indiana on Tuesday. Hrynewich and Johnson shots 73s and are in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Winona Lake, In... READ MORE