Jun 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--The West Michigan Conference Rivers Division All-Conference softball team was recently announced with conference champion Ravenna and runner-up Holton leading the way in the selection process. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 10-0 league... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Momentum was not on Hart softball’s side in the early going of their district finals win over Mason County Central on Saturday. The Pirates were able to weather the storm however, moving forward with a win, 10-7. In order to get to the finals r... READ MORE
Jun 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- After earning a tight win in the Division 2 girls softball district semifinal game Saturday, the Oakridge Eagles cruised to a 26-4 victory in five innings over Whitehall in the championship game in Fremont. Kaelin Jozsa earned... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- The Ravenna Bulldogs punched their ticket to the regional softball tournament next week with a 4-1 victory over the Kent City Eagles. Ravenna heads to Newaygo for regional action at 10 a.m. Saturday against Chippewa Hills. Addison Gillard was ... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Ludington's girls softball team saw its season come to an end rather unceremoniously Saturday with an 18-0 loss to Big Rapids on the Cardinals' diamond. Madelyn Kenyon started in the pitcher's circle for the Orioles and threw the first 1 1/3... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 The feature photo is courtesy of Holton Photographer Dan Packard LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- The Holton Red Devils quickly took care of their business on Friday in winning a Division 4 district softball crown. In the opener, Holton defeated host Hesperia, 15-0. In the d... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD--Hart softball struggled to wake up the bats when they traveled to White Cloud on Wednesday, coming away on the wrong end of a series sweep, 12-5 and 13-10. The first game saw the Pirates’ first three hitters get sat down in back-to-back inn... READ MORE
May 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's girls softball team swept a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division doubleheader Wednesday from Hart, 15-0 in four innings and 10-0 in six innings. Emma Gillard was the winning pitcher in the first game. She gave up just two hits ... READ MORE
May 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Mona Shores Sailors made quick work of the Muskegon Big Reds on Tuesday. Mona Shores won the OK-Green softball opener, 19-1, and the nightcap, 15-0. In the first game, Kristen Hylland was the winning pitcher. She allowed two h... READ MORE
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CENTRAL MONTCALM -- The Kent City Eagles won both of their softball games in a round-robin tournament at Central Montcalm on Saturday. In the first game, Kent City defeated Merrill, 9-4. In the second game, the Eagles defeated host Central Montcalm, 9-8. ... READ MORE
May 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CENTRAL MONTCALM -- Kent City earned a pair of softball victories on Tuesday in dramatic fashion. In the opener, the Eagles scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and won, 6-5. In the nightcap, Kent City held on for an 8-6 victory. In Game 1, Cai... READ MORE
May 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer locked up in an OK-Green softball doubleheader. And when it was all over, each team had a victory. Mona Shores won the opener, 8-6, and the Rockets took the nightcap, 12-4. Brooklyn Graham was the hit... READ MORE
May 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grant Tigers unleashed their offense on the Reed City Coyotes on Monday in a softball doubleheader. The Tigers won the opener, 15-1, and the nightcap, 13-5. In the first game, Emma Bliss tossed a six-inning no hitter with six strikeouts. ... READ MORE
May 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -- North Muskegon got by Covenant Christian in a pair of one-run games on Monday in non-league softball action. The Norse won the opener, 6-5, and the nightcap, 11-10 in 10 innings. In the opener North Muskegon opened up a five-run lead in t... READ MORE
May 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON -- The first game was tight, the second game not so much as Holton swept a West Michigan Conference River Division softball doubleheader against visiting Hesperia. In the opener, Holton scored two runs in the first and two in the second and made it... READ MORE
May 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- The host Whitehall Vikings survived two close games on Monday and swept the Fremont Packers in a softball twinbill. Whitehall won the first game, 6-5, and the second game, 9-6. In the opener, Fremon made a strong push in the top of the seven... READ MORE
May 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT -- Grant's Taylor Self had a day at the plate on Friday and helped the Tigers split a softball doubleheader with Chippewa Hills. In the opener, in which Grant won 11-0, Self had two hits, both triples, and knocked in four runs. In the nightc... READ MORE
May 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Emma Monette delivered a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning and sparked Holton to an 8-7 victory in the second game of a softball doubleheader. Holton also won the opener, 11-3. Monette's hit erased a 6-5 deficit and pushed the Re... READ MORE
May 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The North Muskegon Norse took care of business on the softball diamond on Friday by sweeping the Hart Pirates. North Muskegon won the first game, 12-1, and the nightcap, 6-4. The Norse pulled away in the opener with five runs in the sixth inning. Baila L... READ MORE
May 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Madison Balon fired a no-hitter on Thursday and North Muskegon went on to sweep Montague in a softball twinbill. The Norse won the opener, 3-0, and the nightcap, 16-6. In the opener, Balon was masterful in leading the Norse to the victory. Baila Lang had... READ MORE