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Sep 26, 2012 From local reports Local Sports Journal Mike Mattson stopped at Mona Shores high school today and sat down with head football coach Matt Koziak. Listen to their conversation about Week 6 football and the Sailors' matchup against the Muskegon Big Reds this Friday at Hackley... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Central Montcalm d. Holton 25-12, 16-25, 25-21, 25-22 Holton stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Rachel Younts 10-1, Morgan Sundberg 10-1, Cassidy VanBlargan 6-3. SETS-ASSISTS: Megan Latsch 102-38. ATTACKS-KILLS: Rachel Younts 40-13, Jacki Stone 33-17, Cassidy Va... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2012 GIRLS GOLF GMAA CITY MEET 1, Mona Shores 306; 2, Reeths-Puffer 374; 3, Whitehall 437; 4, Fruitport 467; 5, Western Michigan Christian 470; 6, Muskegon Catholic DNR. Medalist: Morgan Smith, Mona Shores (won one-hole playoff vs. Aya Johnson, Muskegon Catholic).... READ MORE
Sep 26, 2012 CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS Mona Shores 15, Muskegon 50 Mona Shores: 1, Sam Morse, 21:50; 2, Morgan Dennison, 21:56; 3, Renee Tardani, 22:35; 4, Danielle Pauwels, 22:41; 5, Jamie Huizenga, 23:-08. Muskegon: 8, Raquel Zavala, 23:30;9, Caprice Wallace 25:44; 10, Cecilia Sha... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2012 VOLLEYBALL Kent City d. Wyoming Lee 25-10 25-21 25-18 SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Hannah Miller 13-4, Janae Atwood 8-1. ASSISTS: Aleah Holcomb 35. KILLS: Kendra Dreyer 19, Justine Wolter 11, Hanna Waldherr 6. DIGS: Wolter 21, Ella Clay 19. BLOCKS: Brandi Boehm 3, Miller 2, Ka... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2012 Here are the football standings involving area teams through Week 5. OK RED League Overall Holland West Ottawa 1-0 ... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 Local Sports Journal Whitehall native Nate McLouth hit his fifth home run of the season on Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader. McLouth, batting leadoff for the Baltimore Orioles, belted a solo home run in the fifth inning of the Orioles 9-5 loss to the Toront... READ MORE
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Sep 24, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal SPRING LAKE – The top-ranked Spring Lake Laker boys’ soccer team has delivered plenty of “punches” on the field this season. Rarely is there a counter punch. But on Monday night, the Lakers raced to a three-goal lead then held... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 BOYS TENNIS O-K Black Mona Shores 8, Reeths-Puffer 0 SINGLES: 1, Sam Kling, MS, d. Curtis Pek 6-0, 6-0. 2, Mike Kiley, MS, d. Zack Strong 6-0, 6-0. 3, Dan Ribbink, MS, d. Clayton Suttorp 6-0, 6-1. 4. Sam Reynolds, MS, d. Nate Grinwis 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES: 1. Tom Dreli... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 GIRLS GOLF Nonleague Mona Shores 164, Forest Hills Central 206, Wayland 212 MONA SHORES: Morgan Smith 37, Britni Gielow 39, Hailey Hrynewich 43, Kelsey McKinley 45. FOREST HILLS CENTRAL: Marti Corby 47, Evon Shay 50, Sydney Moran 54, Kiersten VanBelkum 55. WAYLAND:... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 BOYS SOCCER RANKINGS (Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association) Division 1 1, East Kentwood 2, Rockford 3, Rochester Stoney Creek 4, Brighton 5, Salem 6, Canton 7, Okemos 8, Warren DeLaSalle 9, Utica Eisenhower 10, Troy Honorable mention: Portage Northern, ... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 Local Sports Journal Eric Hilt gave Muskegon Community College an early lead on Sunday, but that would be the extent of the Jayhawks' offense against Jackson Community College. The hosts scored the game's final three goals and posted a 3-1 victory over the Jayhawks (8-3 ove... READ MORE
Sep 24, 2012 By Jim Moyes Local Sports Journal [email protected] It’s been a roller coaster ride for Whitehall native Nate McLouth. It’s been that way since that incredible season in 2008 when he was an All Star centerfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. But a flurry of some nag... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College women's soccer team turned in a solid effort on Sunday in a 3-0 victory over Schoolcraft Community College. The Jayhawks controlled most of the play throughout the game. Anna Carmean scored in the game's 53rd minute wit... READ MORE
Sep 23, 2012 It was a solid week of picking high school football games for the Local Sports Journal staff. There was a change at the top of the leaderboard, where Mike Mattson now stands alone with a 56-12 record. Ron Rop missed three games and fell two games behind. Mark Lewis, who was al... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 SWIMMING Spring Lake Invitational 1, Byron Center 602. 2, Spring Lake 308. 3, Manistee 288.5. 4, Mona Shores 225. 5, Hudsonville Unity Christian 216. 6, Ludington 208. 7, Muskegon Catholic 165.5. 200 Medley Relay: 1 Byron Center, 1:54.87. 200 Freestyle: 1, Taylor Anta... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Catholic Central's rushing attack was too much for Henry Ford Academy in nonleague football on Saturday afternoon at Kehren Stadium. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ISw4tccBU The Crusaders rushed for 333 yards in the lopsided loss. Tommy Sc... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Schoolcraft on Saturday. The hosts led 2-0 at the half. MCC had four shots on goal. Coach Josh Watson lauded the efforts of Emily Manchester in net and Alyssa Panozzo. "E... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 Local Sports Journal It took 100 minutes of play and a five-player shootout to determine a winner in Saturday's nonleague soccer game between host Western Michigan Christian and Whitehall, which came into the game ranked No. 4 in state in Division 3. The Warriors won the ga... READ MORE
Sep 22, 2012 Local Sports Journal Emotions were running high on Saturday on the soccer field at Schoolcraft Community College. A total of 25 fouls and seven yellow cards were handed out in Schoolcraft's 1-0 victory over Muskegon Community College's mens soccer team. MCC (8-2) had its... READ MORE