Apr 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WAYLAND -- Ravenna suffered its first loss of the season in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday at Wayland. The Bulldogs dropped the first game, 5-4, then won the nightcap, 7-6. In Game 1, Wayland plated the winning run in the bottom of the seventh ... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--The Holton Red Devils dropped an 8-6 softball decision to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in the first game of a non-league doubleheader. Apparently, that result was not sit too well with the Red Devils, who came back in the nightcap for a 2... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Jacee Hoffman pitched a no-hitter in the opener and the Kent City Eagles scored 10 runs in the third inning of the nightcap and swept a doubleheader from Tri-County on Tuesday. The Eagles won the first game, 8-0, and the second game, 13-3 in ... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--Whitehall scored nine runs in the sixth inning and cruised to a 15-7 West Michigan Conference softball victory over host Montague. The second game was suspended due to darkness with the game tied, 19-19. In the first game, the Vikings had 14 h... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Community College women's softball team had a rough day on Tuesday and dropped a pair of softball games to Lake Michigan Community College. The host Jayhawks were blanked 7-0 in the opener and lost 10-9 in the nightcap. ... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT--Emma Bliss as the winning pitcher in both games on Tuesday and led the Grant Tigers to a doubleheader sweep of White Cloud in softball. Grant won the opener, 10-0, and the nightcap, 12-1. In the opener, Reese Gragg had three hits, one ... READ MORE
Apr 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Ludington earned a hard-fought West Michigan Conference Lakes Division girls softball sweep at Orchard View on Tuesday, 17-13 and 12-11. Sam Hanson gave up nine hits, seven walks and struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings in the ... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING--After winning its first 11 softball games of the season, the Reeths-Puffer Rockets felt defeat in the first game of Tuesday night's doubleheader. The Rockets lost the opener 4-2, but came back to win the nightcap 6-4 over Wyoming. In Game 1, Bro... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2023 LocalSportJournal.com Ravenna's Bulldogs earned a pair of lopsided softball victories over North Muskegon on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs won the opener 16-2 in five innings and the nightcap 15-2 in five innings. In Game 1, Emma Gillard picked up the win for Ravenna. She gave u... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart made quick work of Shelby in a West Michigan Conference Rivers Division softball doubleheader Monday, 15-0 and 22-4, at Shelby. The Pirates blew the game open with 11 runs in the bottom of the second inning and were never threatened. Gabbrye... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT--The Oakridge Eagles rolled to a doubleheader sweep in softball on Tuesday. The Eagles won the opener, 16-0, and the nightcap, 16-1. Kaelinn Jozsa was the winning pitcher in the opener. Oakridge helped her out by scoring six runs in t... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Muskegon Community College Jayhawk women's softball team dropped two of three games to Grand Rapids Community College in a weekend series. On Saturday, the Jayhawks won Game 1, 8-3, then dropped the nightcap, 6-5. On Sunday, Grand Ra... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Abby Pecynski drove in the only run in Game 1 and freshman Lylah Larson earned her first varsity victory on the mound as Kent City swept a softball doubleheader from North Muskegon on Monday, 1-0 and 7-3. In the opener, Kent City score the ga... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont Packers had little trouble taking down the Hesperia Panthers in a non-league softball doubleheader on Monday. The Packers won the opener 18-3 and the second game, 19-2. In the first game, Fremont racked up 17 hits. Mckenzie Gugins led the Pac... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENTWOOD -- Mona Shores won the opener and East Kentwood the nightcap in a softball doubleheader on Saturday. The Sailors won the first game, 5-3, on the strength of Grace Michelli, who earned the victory on the mound. She allowed six hits, no wal... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ravenna Bulldog softball team flexed their muscle to the tune of 30 runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Pickford on Saturday. The Bulldogs won by games by the identical score of 15-0. Emma Gillard tossed a perfect game in the three-inning opener. ... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rockets swept a non-league softball twinbill from Whitehall on Saturday and kept their record unblemished on the season. The Rockets won the opener, 6-2, and the nightcap, 11-0. In Game 1, Kaylee Jones had two singles and a triple to le... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City athletic trainer Erik Johnson knew for a long time that someday he wanted to be an athletic trainer. As a freshman at Mona Shores High School, Johnson blew out his knee playing hockey and that's when he fell in... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com ALMA--Former Pentwater softball pitcher Mikaylyn Kenney is off to a good start as part of the pitching rotation for the Alma College Scots. The former Falcon all-stater has made 12 appearances for the Scots as of April 19. She has start... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MORLEY -- The Kent City Eagles plated a total of 27 runs in a softball sweep of Morley-Stanwood on Friday. In the opener, the Eagles posted an 11-3 victory. They came back in the nightcap and won, 16-1, in four innings. Jacee Hoffman led the hitting atta... READ MORE