May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton girls softball team has completed its bid for a perfect regular season. The Red Devils wrapped up their schedule Thursday with a pair of wins over Kent City, 7-0 and 6-4. The victories gave the Red Devils a 32-0 overall regular season re... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores and Spring Lake softball teams played to a split in their non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday. The Sailors tasted victory in the opener, 15-9, with starting pitcher Desi Parker earning the win with four strikeouts. Parker and Mack... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Pitcher Kenadee Shugars fanned a combined 23 batters, helping Montague down Shelby 7-0 and 9-0 in West Michigan Conference action on Wednesday. In the opener, Shugars fanned 14, and also helped her own cause at the plate by going 3-for-4. Madison Alva... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian softball team swept a doubleheader from NorthPointe Christian on Tuesday, 17-4 and 11-4. The Warriors jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first inning of Game 1 and scored six more in the third. Every player in the lineup ... READ MORE
May 21, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Two nights after stunning Rockford with a late comeback, the Grand Haven softball team got a taste of its own medicine against No. 4-ranked Hudsonville on Wednesday evening. Facing the possibility of falling to the second-place Bucs, the O-K Red Confe... READ MORE
May 20, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Oakridge softball team beat Orchard View 7-1 on Monday in non-league action. Alyssa Fessenden pitched the victory for the Eagles, striking out seven and scattering five hits. Alessa Buchner led the way at the plate with three hits. Abby Lowe chipp... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Hesperia Panthers dominated offensively on Tuesday, grabbing 10-2 and 20-11 victories over Lakeview in CSAA softball action. Mera Schmitz pitched a complete game victory in Game 1, striking out five batters. Schmitz also had two hits and three RBI... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 By Lucas Rains LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - In high school sports, effective leadership can drive good teams to be great teams. For the Mona Shores softball team, junior team captain MacKenzie Willeke has provided that kind of leadership with her performance and ... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven softball team secured second place in the tough O-K Red Conference after beating Rockford 9-3 and 6-5 on Monday. Audrey Boersen was the hero of the day for Grand Haven in both wins. Boersen had two hits and three RBIs in the opener, wh... READ MORE
May 19, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Ravenna topped Grant 9-4 and 9-2 in a softball doubleheader on Monday. Pitcher Madi Broton combined for 33 strikeouts and posted both wins for the Bulldogs. Broton also combined for six hits on the day offensively. Lilly Lieffers blasted a gran... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Montague defeated Muskegon 11-0 and 21-2 in softball on Monday. Kenadee Shugars pitched a perfect game for Montague in Game 1, striking out 10 batters. Allyssa Bobian had three hits and two RBIs. Jill Bennett pitched the win in Game 2. Montague... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport defeated Cedar Springs 5-3 and 11-6 in softball on Monday. Del Bennett pitched the win in Game 1, going seven innings and striking out nine. The Trojans struck early getting three runs in the first inning. They added two insurance r... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer softball team went 3-0 Saturday to capture the championship of the Lakewood Invitational. The Rockets beat Haslett and Pewamo-Westphalia to advance to the championship game. Then they rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Lakewood 6-... READ MORE
May 18, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian softball team dropped a pair of games to host Onekama on Saturday, 4-2 and 8-5. Both teams traded runs in the first inning of Game 1. Onekama added single runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings. WMC ended the scoring by p... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Orchard View defeated Fremont 6-5 and 8-6 in Lakes 8 Conference softball action on Friday. The Cardinals were led by Hunter Keller and Kaitlynn Rojas with five hits apiece on the day. Savanna Locke had four hits for the Cardinals. Bre Weck pitche... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Grand Haven topped Mona Shores 9-7 and 12-3 Friday in a battle of area softball powers. The Buccaneers are now 17-4-1 on the season. Morgan Hill hit two home runs for Grand Haven in Game 1. Jordan Buckingham led the Buccaneers with four hits i... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Shelby defeated Western Michigan Christian 17-3 and 20-3 in non-league softball on Thursday. Miranda Unger pitched the victory in Game 1, allowing three runs on 10 hits in six innings. Deanna Gray had three hits, scored two runs, and had two RBIs f... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com The Holton softball team kept its perfect season rolling with 13-2 and 17-5 victories over Morley-Stanwood Friday in CSAA action. The Red Devils are 26-0 on the season and 16-0 in conference play. Jacki Stone was the hitting hero in both games for Hol... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport topped Muskegon Catholic 11-1 and 5-4 in Lakes 8 softball action on Thursday. Trojan batters came up with 12 hits in the Game 1 win. Alexis Jurgens led Fruitport with three hits while Natalynn Scott and Andrea Benson had two hits apiece. ... READ MORE
May 15, 2015 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer cruised past Grand Rapids Union 18-0 and 20-0 in O-K Black softball on Thursday. The Rockets tallied six doubles in Game 1. Marissa Groothuis and Shelby Gordon had three hits and two RBIs apiece in the opening win. Emily French had tw... READ MORE