Oct 31, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com It is not easy taking a loss as a win. But the Muskegon Lumberjacks were able to do that on Saturday night. The Lumberjacks hosted Dubuque for the second night of a two-game series at Mercy Health Arena and needed to break a 4-gam... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Allendale - Western Michigan's girls cross country team knew it had a target on its back entering Saturday's Division 4 regional championship at Allendale. The Warriors were ranked in the top five all season and No. 1 the last several weeks. They knew t... READ MORE
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Oct 30, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalsportsJournal.com Muskegon Heights - The Muskegon Heights Tigers won their first home football playoff game in school history on Saturday afternoon with a high-scoring 66-42 victory over the Holton Red Devils. The game was played at Phillips Field. “I... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSports Journal.com The Fremont's boys cross country qualified for the Division 2 state finals on Friday after finishing second at the regionals. Packer Connor Somers was the individual champion. The top finish among girls’ teams was Ludington, which just missed t... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Cliff Somers has developed a strong cross country program at Fremont High School. That includes a boys team that won the conference championship this season. On the eve of the regional meets, the Michigan High School Athletic Coaches Association announced... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The 2021 high school football playoffs are back and they are in action. Mona Shores returned to the post-season field to defend its back-to-back state championship honors. Most fans knew the Sailors had a chance to win, while most were also surprised... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake football team looked like it was well in control of its Division 4 football matchup with Grand Rapids Christian. The Lakers led 21-0 at halftime. But the Eagles rose up against Spring Lake in the second half and mounted an incredi... READ MORE
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Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -- Mona Shores began its quest for a third-straight Division 2 championship by getting a little defensive on the road. Actually, a lot of defensive. The Sailors' defense held host Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central to 117 yards ... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal Montague punched its ticket into the Division 6 district championship game next week with a resounding 41-7 victory over Central Montcalm on Friday night at Montague. While it was close early, with Central Montcalm actually tying the score at 7-7, the Wildc... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com After a fast start, the Grant Tigers sputtered on offense and Howard City Tri-County went on a roll to finish with a 36-14 victory in a MHSAA district semifinal football game Friday night at Tri-County. The Tigers appeared poised to advance to the distric... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 By John Karafa and Greg Wickstrom LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic made an early fourth-down stop before quarterback Elliot Riegler took the ball 27 yards for a touchdown. From there, the Crusaders never looked back in a 54-6 win over Delton-Kellogg in a Division... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 By Marc Vieau Cadillac News CADILLAC — They're still playing. That's maybe the best that can be said. And at this point of the season, maybe that's all that matters. Cadillac survived a pesky Fruitport team, 42-35, in an MHSAA Division 4 football pre-district contest Fri... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA - A little over 1 minute into the game on Friday, Ravenna’s Thomas McCullough ran 48 yards for a touchdown and Hunter Hogan kicked the extra point. That turned out to be all the scoring Ravenna would need, but not before sweat... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com SPARTA - To say the Whitehall Vikings offense was clicking on Friday night may be an understatement. The Vikings racked up 500 yards of total offense, including 383 yards rushing on Friday evening, en route to a 40-20 opening-round playoff win over host S... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The debut of a new goaltender did not go as planned for the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Friday night. Earlier in the week, the Lumberjacks swapped out their No. 1 goaltenders and brought in highly touted Russian netminder Platon Zadorozhny. The vi... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com One person's dream is another's misery. In sports, fans and athletes share this truth together. There are fans who dream of running in a single race, but can't hardly put one foot in front of the other. And then there are runners w... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven's football team landed five players on the All OK Red all-league team. The Bucs finished 2-5 in the league, 3-6 overall. Final standings 1. Rockford. 2, Caledonia. 3, Grandville. 4, Hudsonville. 5, tie, Grand Haven, Jenison, East Kentwood. 8,... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK – The North Muskegon Norsemen knew exactly what needed to be done on Thursday night to win a Division 4 regional soccer championship. Stop high-scoring Jonathan Stout, a senior forward from Potters House who will be taking his ... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2021 By Jon Styf LocalSportsJournal.com Ed Bailey didn’t take the conventional approach when he took over the Muskegon Catholic Central volleyball team this summer. Instead, Bailey invited anyone who wanted to play the game into the gym and went back to basics as the veteran ... READ MORE
Oct 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Greater Muskegon Co-op girls swim team took a 103-83 loss to Zeeland on Tuesday. The Turtles swam to 21 personal bests on the day and the meet set the team up for next week's O-K RAinbow tournament. “It was a great team effort and a great s... READ MORE