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Whitehall girls basketball team ends regular season with league win over Oakridge
Posted on 02/27/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall girls basketball team cruised past Oakridge 50-32 on Thursday in a West Michigan Conference game.
The Vikings trailed 7-6 after the opening quarter, then...
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R-P, Fremont and Hart wrestling teams pumped for Friday’s state quarterfinals
Posted on 02/27/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The lakeshore area will be well represented on Friday at the Michigan High School Athletic Association team wrestling state quarterfinals...
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Small guy, big scorer: Kent City’s Eli Carlson wrapping up a remarkable varsity career
Posted on 02/26/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comKENT CITY – When Kent City senior point guard Eli Carlson steps onto the basketball court, his height doesn’t matter.
Not to him,...
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Mona Shores girls keep playing spoiler role with an upset of first-place Jenison
Posted on 02/25/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – The Mona Shores girls basketball team keeps playing the spoiler role in the O-K Black Conference, and Reeths-Puffer couldn’t...
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Surging North Muskegon beats Orchard View for eighth win in nine games
Posted on 02/25/2020By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TOWNSHIP – Entering Tuesday’s non-conference clash, Orchard View had won six games in a row, while North Muskegon won seven out...
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Tuesday boys hoops roundup: Oakridge spoils Jeffery Carrier’s history making night
Posted on 02/25/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge boys basketball squad earned a 53-41 league win over Mason County Central on Tuesday night.
History was made for Mason County Central as Jeffery...
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Ludington boys basketball team defeats Whitehall on a buzzer beater beyond half court
Posted on 02/25/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Brayden Positer’s shot from beyond half court at the buzzer propelled the Ludington boys basketball team to a 48-47 victory over Whitehall in non-league action...
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Emcee Williams scores 1000th point, leads Reeths-Puffer to win over Kenowa Hills
Posted on 02/25/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Emcee Williams scored his 1000th career point, pacing the Reeths-Puffer boys basketball team to a 61-43 win over Kenowa Hills on Tuesday.
Williams led the Rockets...
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Big Reds outscore Fruitport 49-7 during second half in boys basketball victory
Posted on 02/25/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Big Reds overcame a first quarter deficit and cruised to a 77-32 win over Fruitport in a boys basketball O-K Black Conference game.
The...
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Eight area wrestlers win regional titles, 36 qualify for individual state finals
Posted on 02/25/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
Local area wrestlers took part in Michigan High School Athletic Association individual wrestling regionals throughout the state on Saturday.
In total, the area had eight individual...
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Lumberjacks fall to Dubuque 3-2 in OT, but complete a successful three-point weekend
Posted on 02/23/2020By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – To get anywhere against Dubuque’s dominant defense, opponents have to keep digging and digging.
That’s exactly what the...
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Lumberjacks snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 home win over Dubuque
Posted on 02/22/2020By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – If there’s one word that describes the Muskegon Lumberjacks this season, it’s streaky.
The Jacks started the season...
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WMC boys get even with MCC, keep conference championship hopes alive
Posted on 02/22/2020By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Before the basketball season began, the Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team set a goal of winning the Lakes...
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Mona Shores hockey rallies past Hudsonville, wins first league title in 10 years
Posted on 02/22/2020By Dave Tomczak
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It had been 10 long years since the Mona Shores hockey team had won a conference championship.
That Sailors ended that...
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Mona Shores girls basketball team stuns Muskegon 48-42 in O-K Black action
Posted on 02/22/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores girls basketball team upset Muskegon on Friday, 48-42, knocking the Big Reds out of a tie for first place in the O-K...
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Friday boys hoops roundup: Ludington remains on top of Lakes 8 with win
Posted on 02/21/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington boys basketball team remains in a three-way tie for first place in the Lakes 8 after defeating Muskegon Heights 55-41 on Friday night.
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Fruitport Calvary boys win second game of the season, defeating Kalamazoo Heritage Christian
Posted on 02/21/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Fruitport Calvary boys basketball team won its second game of the season, defeating Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 45-33 on Friday night.
The Eagles played well during...
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Ravenna boys beat Mason County 63-51, clinch first league title in 40 years
Posted on 02/21/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna boys basketball team continued its perfect season and it has resulted in the first conference champion since the 1980 season.
The Bulldogs defeated Mason...
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Big Reds handle another league opponent in boys hoops, cruise past Mona Shores 91-40
Posted on 02/21/2020LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Big Reds boys basketball team ran away with 91-40 O-K Black Conference win over Mona Shores on Friday night to win the conference...
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Osborne’s triple in third OT gives Montague a 49-46 win over Hart and conference title
Posted on 02/20/2020By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMONTAGUE – Determining a new West Michigan Conference girls basketball champion required 32 minutes of regulation and three nerve-wracking overtime periods.
Obviously both...
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