May 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia Panthers scored seven runs in the fifth inning and defeated Muskegon Catholic 13-0 in a five-inning softball game. Rachel Farber led Hesperia with two triples. She also knocked in a pair of runs. Paiton Beekman added two hits for the Panthe... READ MORE
May 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal Grand Rapids Covenant Christian pitcher Hannah Nagelkerk pitched a four-inning perfect game on Thursday in the Chargers' 18-0 softball victory over Western Michigan Christian. She struck out eight batters. Anna Sweetman allowed 11 earned runs and str... READ MORE
May 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks' softball season came to an end on Thursday with a 7-2 loss to Owens Community College. The game was part of the regionals being played in Battle Creek. Taylor Sanicki had a home run and a single for MCC (32-24... READ MORE
May 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College Jayhawk softball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Lansing Community College in Wednesday’s regional opener. The game was played in Battle Creek. That means the Jayhawks will return to action at noon Thursday against the Gr... READ MORE
May 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hesperia beat Orchard View 10-4 and 3-2 in a nonconference softball doubleheader on Tuesday. In Hesperia’s 3-2 win, the Panthers managed only a pair of hits from Katie Annis and Rachel Farber. Annie and Paige Lavin drove in runs for the Panthers. ... READ MORE
May 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal Freshman Kennedee Semans tossed a no-hitter to lead Whitehall to an 11-0 win over Hart in the opening game of a West Michigan Conference doubleheader. Whitehall won the nightcap 17-0. Semans fanned 12 in posting the first no-hitter of the season for ... READ MORE
May 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Catholic Central broke open a tight game with eight runs in the fifth inning on Tuesday and defeated Western Michigan Christian 12-6 in a six-inning softball game. Courtney Vanderwater and Katie Sullivan had two hits each for the Crusaders. Van... READ MORE
May 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Kent City Eagles had a solid day on the softball field on Saturday and finished second at the Hesperia tournament. In the title game, the Eagles dropped a 3-1 decision to Beal City. In an earlier game, Kent City defeated White Cloud 7-1. Beal Cit... READ MORE
May 04, 2013 By Jim Goorman Local Sports Journal The Holton Red Devils softball team rode the strong right arm of Rachel Younts in the championship game of the GMAA Tier 2 tournament and defeated North Muskegon 4-0 on Saturday. The Red Devils defeated Oakridge 2-1 and Ravenna 11-1 to ... READ MORE
May 04, 2013 By Jim Goorman Local Sports Journal It was a mixture of sunshine, great pitching and a late rally that helped the Reeths-Puffer girls to win the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association’s Tier 1 softball tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Rockets defeated Mona Shores... READ MORE
May 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia Panthers captured a pair of softball victories on Friday over Big Rapids. The Panthers won the opener 7-6 in 10 innings and the nightcap 10-5. The first game was tied at 5-all after seven innings and each team scored a run in the ninth. ... READ MORE
May 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City was too much for Kelloggsville on Friday with a 10-3 softball victory. The Eagles combined for seven runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. "We finally put some hits together and capitalized on some mistakes," said Krisha Hoffman abo... READ MORE
May 02, 2013 Local Sports Journal Fruitport won the first game 3-1 and Whitehall took the second game 16-6 on Thursday in a nonleague softball twinbill. Three runs in the sixth inning pushed Fruitport into the lead in the opener. Morgan Glover was the winning pitcher for the Trojans. Sh... READ MORE
May 02, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Community College reached the 30-win mark on Thursday with a softball doubleheader split with Kalamazoo Valley Community College. MCC won the opener 7-4 and dropped the nightcap 6-1. In the first game, Kaitlyn Wozniak was the winning pitcher... READ MORE
May 02, 2013 SOFTBALL Greater Muskegon Athletic Association County Softball Tournament (Saturday) Tier 1 First round Whitehall at Orchard View, 9 a.m. Muskegon at Fruitport, 9 a.m. Semifinals Reeths-Puffer vs. Muskegon-Fruitport winner at Fruitport, 11 a.m. Mona Shores... READ MORE
May 02, 2013 SOFTBALL Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association rankings: Division 1 1. Mattawan 2. Lakeland 3. Sterling Heights Stevenson 4. Clarkston 5. Hudsonville 6. Grandville 7. Portage Central 8. Canton 9. Farmington Hills Mercy 10. New Baltimore Anchor Bay Ho... READ MORE
May 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Whitehall Vikings were able to post a doubleheader sweep after surviving a comeback bid from the Montague Wildcats in West Michigan Conference softball action. Whitehall won the opener 8-3 and the nightcap 9-7. In the first game, Montague jumped ... READ MORE
May 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City dropped its softball game to Hopkins 6-2 on Wednesday. Janae Atwood led Kent City at the plate with a triple and an RBI. Nikki VanLoon had a hit and an RBI as Ella Clay, Maddie Abshier and Justine Wolter each had hits for the Eagles. "This ... READ MORE
May 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hesperia Panthers made a valiant comeback in the first game of their doubleheader on Tuesday, but fell one run short. Hesperia won the second game 17-8. In the opener, the Panthers trailed 10-4 heading into the top of the seventh inning. A six-ru... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Holton Red Devils posted two impressive softball victories on Tuesday. The Red Devils won the opener 6-0 on a solid pitching performance by Rachel Younts and 12-2 in the nightcap. In the opener, Younts struck out 10 and allowed five hits in seven in... READ MORE