Sep 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna volleyball team posted a 2-1 record at the Kent City Quad on Thursday night. The Bulldogs defeated Covenant Christian and North Muskegon in two straight sets, then lost to host Kent City in two sets. Amber Jacobs led the way for Ravenna... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake volleyball team fell to Grand Rapids Catholic Central in five sets on Thursday in an O-K Blue Conference match. The Lakers lost the first set by a 25-10 score, won the next two 25-23 and 25-22, then fell in the final two frames by serv... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall boys soccer team scored two late goals to overcome a deficit and defeat Orchard View 2-1 in comeback fashion on Thursday night in a non-league contest. Orchard View led 1-0 at halftime. Joshua Gonzalez and Murry Andree each scored a... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College volleyball team ran its record to 8-1 in conference play with a 3-0 victory over Lake Michigan College on Thursday. The set scores in the sweep were 25-16, 26-24 and 25-19. Rachel Brown led the MCC attack with 13 kill... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boys soccer team’s strong second half propelled the Sailors over Muskegon 6-0 on Thursday night in an O-K Black Conference game. The Sailors led 1-0 at halftime before scoring the final five goals of the contest in the second half. ... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It’s pretty hard for a hockey player to pile up 61 points over the course of a season and not be the focus of attention. But that’s what Collin Adams did last season for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Adams, who was a first... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com CALEDONIA – The Grand Haven volleyball squad is having another great season. But the Buccaneers were reminded on Thursday that they won’t be able to just show up in and win in the tough O-K Red Conference. Grand Haven grabbed ... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington volleyball team picked up three wins in a quad at Fremont on Thursday night. The Orioles defeated Whitehall and Shelby in two straight sets, then beat the host Packers in three sets. Jenna Keson stuffed the stat sheet for Ludington, t... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian volleyball team rallied for a five set victory over Saugatuck in non-league play on Thursday night. The Warriors lost their first two sets 10-25 and 18-25 and were trailing 24-19 in the third set and on the brink of losi... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Spring Lake soccer team claimed a tight 2-1 victory over Reeths-Puffer in a non-league matchup on Thursday night. Brad Debien and Ryan Zietlow scored for the Lakers while goalie Justin Pederson made a key save late in the contest to preserve the v... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon soccer team defeated Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 5-1 on Thursday in a battle of state-ranked teams. The Norse, who improved to 12-0-2 on the season, came into the contest ranked third while Covenant Christian was ranked seventh.... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven overcame an early deficit to down Hudsonville 2-1 on Thursday in O-K Red Conference soccer action. Tavin Ardell scored the first goal for the Bucs of an assist from Conner Lund, leaving the score tied 1-1 at halftime. The winning goal ... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport dropped a 4-0 decision to Jenison in O-K Black soccer on Thursday. The game was scoreless at halftime, but Jenison poured it on in the second half to claim the victory. The Wildcats outshot the Trojans 19-4. Fruitport goalie Connor Wersch... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View volleyball team rallied for a five set victory over Muskegon on Thursday in non-league action. The Cardinals won the first set 25-20 before losing the second and third sets 25-15 and 25-22, respectively. OV then found its way back, cl... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic soccer team defeated Ludington 4-0 in Lakes 8 Conference soccer on Thursday. Jose Zambrano started the scoring for the Crusaders in the first minute of the game with one of his two goals on the night. Collin Powers also had tw... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian soccer team defeated Manistee 3-0 on Thursday night to improve to 11-2-1 overall and 5-0 in Lakes 8 Conference play. The Warriors outshot Manistee 19-2 and had 10 corner kicks while Manistee had none. The first goal o... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com Is it better for a football team to enter a big game on a mental high after winning a showdown the week before, or with grim determination following a tough loss? Oakridge and Whitehall will address that question on Friday when they mee... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com They start the high school football season in hot, muggy August – a full two weeks before the NFL and one week before college games – for a reason. The Michigan High School Athletic Association gets a jump on the nine-week regular season so there... READ MORE
Sep 29, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – Levi Six remembers idolizing his older brother, Logan, because he always seemed larger than life on the football field, playing for the Fruitport Trojans. “I loved watching my brother play, because he was just this b... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES – When injuries occur, coaches hope that the “next man up” expression comes to fruition, and other players step up and shine. That’s exactly what Mona Shores junior quarterback Tristan Robbins has done. He too... READ MORE