Feb 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge Eagles boys bowling team fell just short of Ravenna 18-12 on Wednesday. Oakridge bowler Jimmy Broduer threw scores of 225 and 207 in the losing effort. Monty Cerchiori threw a 205 for his top game while Damian Herrera scored a 181 and ... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores Sailors tallied eight goals all from different scorers to blank Kenowa Hills 8-0 in their OK Conference game at Lakeshore Ice Centre on Wednesday. Hunter Meyers, Connor Edlund and Zack Burke led the Sailors, each with a goal and t... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Kent City's varsity boys basketball team overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to edge Sparta, 43-42. Jace Dailey hit the game-winning basket with seven seconds left for the Eagles (7-5 overall). Luke Scheunemen had a team high 10 point... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport's varsity boys basketball team fell victim to a late-game dagger from Comstock Park in the Trojans' heartbreaking 48-47 loss. The Panthers held a lead throughout the first three quarters, taking a 41-31 advantage into the fourth. Fruitport d... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont was unable to handle the Tri-County press at the beginning of each half on Tuesday night leading to a 51-40 non-conference loss. The Packers were led by Kristina Ekkel with 12 points, while Katie Parkhurst added 10 points, six rebounds, four ... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 By Justin Haggerty LocalSportsJournal.com EGLESTON TOWNSHIP – In a gauntlet like the West Michigan Conference, winning games at home is key. Coming off a tough loss at Whitehall on Friday, Oakridge hosted North Muskegon Tuesday, looking for the season sweep against the N... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball squad squeezed out a 58-56 victory over North Muskegon on Tuesday night. The Eagles, who had a commanding 30-13 lead at halftime, watch their lead disappear as the Norse led 56-54 with 40 seconds remain... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon girls basketball team cruised to a 76-54 victory over Benton Harbor on Tuesday night. Senior forward Mardrekia Cook, who is earning some praise as a potential Miss Basketball candidate, turned in a triple-double with 26 points, 10 assists... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall's varsity boys basketball squad used a 20-12 fourth quarter advantage to pull away from Mason County Central and secure a 61-51 victory. The Vikings remain undefeated in the West Michigan Conference at 9-0, while also improving to 11-1 over... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Wins have been hard to come by for the Hesperia varsity girls basketball team, but the Panthers finally secured one on Tuesday evening. Hesperia picked up its first victory of the season, using a combination of its varsity and junior varsity teams to ... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby girls basketball squad picked up a 63-55 win against Hart in a West Michigan Conference game on Monday night. The Tigers went on 15-5 second quarter run to break a 17-17 tie and led 32-22 at halftime. Jenny Beckman paced Shelby with 23 p... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Michigan State Spartans faced visiting Rutgers on Sunday and Local Sports Journal photographer Tim Reilly was on the floor to get in on the action. The coverage at the Breslin Center was a first for the LSJ to see Muskegon Big Red standout Deyon... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Lake Hawks might have taken a two-week break but it did not take long to get back into rhythm in their 151-126 win over Oakland County on Sunday. The victory was also meaningful because it came on a night the Lake Hawks teamed up ... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Whitehall wrestling team took third place on Saturday at the West Michigan Duels. The Vikings topped Belding 49-19 on Saturday. Winning matches for the Vikings were Sam Baustert (103), Hunter Bower (112), Corey Robinson (119), Allen Powers (1... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague wrestling team won three of its five matches on Saturday. The Wildcats defeated Coopersville 54-16, Wyoming 51-18 and Orchard View 47-30. Montrose Hills-McCloy and Reeths-Puffer beat the Wildcats 42-39 and 57-14, respectively. The Wild... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton boys basketball team picked up a come from behind victory over Lakeview 55-43 on Friday night. The Red Devils outscored the Lakeview 27-7 during the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit. Holton made 10 of 12 free throws during ... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central wrestling squad split its two matches, defeating Holton 51-6 and falling to Ravenna 51-18 on Saturday. The wrestlers who picked up wins against the Red Devils were Glen Kuhareyicz (119), Hoan LamNguyen (130), Kameron Will... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - Charles Barkley once said, "Any knucklehead can score, but it takes brains to rebound." Maybe that's why Mona Shores senior Kobe Burse has excelled so well at the craft on the basketball court. Despite standing jus... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Community College men's basketball team used the play of Marcus Tumblin and Will Roberson Jr. to top Kalamazoo Valley Community College 75-71 on Saturday. The Jayhawks held a 31-29 half time lead that was built off of Tumblin's 17 first-hal... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - In order to knock off a nationally-ranked team, you typically have to play your best basketball for the entire 40 minutes. Unfortunately for the Muskegon Community College women’s basketball team, that didn’t happen o... READ MORE