Aug 21, 2012 SOCCER RAVENNA Coach: Frank Lauryssens A handful of seniors, mixed in with plenty of underclassmen, will take the field for the Bulldogs this season. Senior goalkeeper Stephon Barrette will be a leader along with seniors Ben Helsen, Joe Moran and Daniel Wagner. Travis Hel... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2012 Localsportsjournal.com John Leonard and Jeff Dixon scored two goals each to lead the Orchard View Cardinals soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Oakridge in the season opener on Friday. Carlos Nunez, Kevin Hodge, Joey Powles and Jake Jett also scored goals for OV. Junio... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 SOCCER OAKRIDGE Coach: Greg Fleener, first year. Last year: 2-10. The Eagles are young and developing this season. Mike Purvis is the lone senior among a group of eight key returnees. The remaining seven are juniors and sophomores. Key junior returnees include ... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2012 BOYS SOCCER WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Coach: David Hulings Last year: 19-5-1 (State runner-up in Division 4) It’s a new season, but the goals remain the same for the Warrior soccer team. Develop young men into not only good soccer players, but also as Christians... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2012 BOYS SOCCER ORCHARD VIEW Coach: Kyle Skodack. Last year: 15-3-1, 8-2 in the Lakes 8. First-year coach Kyle Skodack has a solid group of seniors to work with in his rookie season. Andrew Edwards, Brandon Rowell, James Hendricks, John Leonard, Jeff Dixon and Kevin Hodg... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2012 BOYS SOCCER FRUITPORT CALVARY CHRISTIAN Coach: Rick Maine Last year: 9-8. Development of young players is a must for the Eagles this coming season. One forward and one defender return from last year, including seniors Drew Maine and Josh Hatfield. Maine scored 11 goa... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2012 BOYS SOCCER FRUITPORT TROJANS Coach: Greg Kobylak. Last year: 12-6-1, 7-3 in the Lakes 8. The Trojans return 13 players from last season, including eight starters. That group includes goalkeeper Loghan Stong, who set a school record with a 0.85 goals-against-averag... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Ben Ritsema has high hopes this season for his men’s soccer team at Muskegon Community College. The head coach scans his roster and sees 10 returning players, most of whom were starters a year ago. “It’s a nice group,” said Ritsem... READ MORE
Aug 10, 2012 Muskegon Community College Jayhawks 2012 Men’s Soccer (Home games at Reeths-Puffer High School) Wednesday., Aug. 22: vs. Kuyper College (scrimmage), 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 25: vs. Lakeland Community College, 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 26: vs. Cuyahoga Community College, 1 p.m. ... READ MORE
Jul 21, 2012 Local Sports Journal Eight Michigan High School Athletic Association fall sports are getting close to starting official practices. MHSAA rules include starting dates for practice, when the first game can be played, maximum number of contests or dates for each sports season ... READ MORE
Jul 16, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal It was a busy spring for Orchard View High School athletic director Ken Overla. That’s because he replaced three head coaches for the quickly approaching fall sports season. Overla replaced a football coach, a boys varsity soccer coach ... READ MORE
Jun 20, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com A total of 24 area girls soccer players were honored on all-state teams announced today by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association. Of that total, three players were named to the first team in their respective divisions. ... READ MORE
Jun 14, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal The Oakridge Eagles got a first-hand look at one of the state’s premier girls soccer programs on Wednesday. Hudsonville Unity Christian is heading to the state finals for the ninth consecutive year after defeating the Eagles 2-0 in a Divis... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2012 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com Girls soccer coaches Jeff Lohman and David Hulings know exactly what they are up against in Wednesday’s state semifinal soccer games. Lohman’s Oakridge Eagles will face state power Hudsonville Unity Christian in Division 3 and Hulings�... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2012 Here are Wednesday’s semifinal pairings for the MHSAA’s girls soccer tournament DIVISION 1 Okemos vs. Rochester Adams, 6 p.m. at Holt Canton vs. Troy, 6 p.m. at Farmington DIVISION 2 Plainwell vs. DeWitt, 7 p.m. at Grand Rapids Christian Trenton vs. Bloomfield Hill... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2012 By Ron Rop localsportsjournal.com The Oakridge Eagles scored two first-half goals and made them hold up in a 2-1 victory over the Ludington Orioles on Friday night. The victory earned the Eagles their first-ever regional championship in girls soccer and moved them into the... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2012 From local reports localsportsjournal.com Western Michigan Christian had its nerves tested Thursday night in a Division 4 regional soccer match against Elk Rapids. The Warriors earned a 2-1 victory in a game that went to the shootout. The Warriors also prevailed Tuesday ni... READ MORE
Jun 09, 2012 Area sports fans, We know how much you love Muskegon area sports. And we loved bringing you the game stories, features, sports news, opinion columns and scores from throughout the community for many years. But something happened several months ago – a group of sportswriters ... READ MORE