May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Last week started with a postponement of WMC’s final conference dual meet with Manistee, that will now take place on Tuesday, May 10th at Orchard View. Friday, May 6th brought WMC to the GMAA (or Muskegon County) Championships held at ... READ MORE
May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LEROY—The Mason County Central boys track and field team competed in the Pine River Invitational and placed 1st on Saturday. The Spartans finished with a team total score of 157. Pine River finished second with a score of 126. Other team scores included... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Spring Lake's girls softball team captured the championship of the Ken Smith Memorial tournament in Hesperia on Saturday with an 11-1 victory over Shelby. Picking up the win in the circle for the Lakers was Avery Flynn, who struck out 12 batte... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps made their mothers proud with an outstanding all-around effort featuring three home runs and an eight-run ninth inning as part of a 12-1 win over the Lansing Lugnuts Sunday at Jackson Field. West Michigan’s ... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Ludington varsity softball went 1-1 at the Larson’s Ace Hardware Softball Tournament in Scottville on Saturday. In game one, the Orioles beat Mason County Central 3-1. Lilli Goodrich pitched the complete seven innings to take the win. She ... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PETOSKEY -The Ludington girls soccer team posted a fourth-place finish at the Petoskey Soccer Invitational on Saturday. The Orioles went 1-2 on the day. The day started with an exciting 3-2 shootout win over Marquette after a 1-1 tie in regulation. Eli... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores girls soccer team fell short against 8th ranked Division 1 Rockford by a score of 1-0 on Saturday morning. The Sailors held on for most of the game but the Rams scored on a penalty kick in the second half to break the scorel... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The Spring Lake girls tennis team closed out their double dual with a score of 1-0-1 on Saturday. The Lakers finished with a 4-4 draw against Ludington and defeated Holland by a score of 5-3. Against Ludington, Gabriella Bush and Rose Land... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Hart's girls softball team hoisted the championship trophy from the Larson's Ace Hardware tournament on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Mason County Central in the final. And the Pirates had to come from behind to do it as the Spartans open... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Playing with a chip on their shoulder, and great determination, the Hart Pirates upset tournament favorites Ludington by a 2-1 score in the opening round of the Briggs True Value tournament in Scottville on Saturday. The Pirates won the game... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's baseball team went 2-0 to win its own Ken Smith Memorial tournament on Saturday, defeating Manistee in the championship game 6-5 on a walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh. The Panthers trailed the Chippewas, 5-4 in their last... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Getting leverage in a playoff atmosphere is usually found in a home team advantage. The Muskegon Lumberjacks again had home ice on Saturday night, but it wasn't enough as they fell 4-3 in overtime to Madison in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals... READ MORE
May 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Whitehall built a 5-0 lead at the end of three innings, and put up a four-spot in the fifth in a 9-1 victory over Ravenna in the Tier 2 championship game of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament on Saturday. The Vikings, batting... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Ravenna's girls softball team defeated Oakridge, 7-4 in the Tier 1 championship game of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament Saturday. Leading hitters for the Bulldogs included Addison Gillard who was 3-for-4 and Kendra Denhof ... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Despite seeing its five-run lead whittled down by the end, Fruitport's girls softball team still held off North Muskegon for a 5-3 victory on Saturday in the Tier 2 championship game of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament Satu... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -Several tennis teams took to the courts to compete in the GMAA tournament hosted by the Fruitport Trojans on a beautiful Saturday. Coastal Conference champion North Muskegon continued their season’s dominance as they claimed the top spot wi... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The score was tied 2-2 in the fifth inning of Saturday's Tier 1 championship game of the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament when Mona Shores broke the game open and sped to a 13-2 win over Reeths-Puffer to take t... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The Whitehall Viking’s boys track and field team captured the annual Greater Muskegon Athletic Association (GMAA) title on Friday afternoon in an event that was held at Oakridge schools. Whitehall finished with a team score of 155, easily o... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES—Mona Shores goalkeeper Ella Buikema signed her national letter of intent Wednesday at the Mona Shores Soccer Stadium to continue her soccer career at Spring Arbor University. Spring Arbor University is a member of Nati... READ MORE
May 07, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--Mona Shores won their third straight invitational with a score of 303 at the Forest Hills Central Invitational played at The Meadows on the campus of Grand Valley State University on Thursday afternoon. Other team scores included Hudsonville (... READ MORE