Apr 10, 2013 Local Sports Journal The 13th annual Rocket Invitational Track Meet will be run Friday at Reeths-Puffer High School. Most of the schools in the 15-team meet are from the area. Area schools competing will be Fremont, Fruitport, Grand Haven, Holton, Ludington, Mona Shores, Mu... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City boys coach Jeff Wilson has a nucleus of all-staters to build upon for this coming track season. Returning to lead the Eagles, who finished 5-1 in the OK Silver last season, are long jumper Chad Brown and pole vaulter Justin Taylor. There’s a... READ MORE
Apr 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Reeths-Puffer Rockets have set high goals for themselves for the girls track season. A year ago, the Rockets fashioned an undefeated regular season, an OK Black Conference championship and a City Meet title and they'd certainly like to duplicate tha... READ MORE
Apr 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Mona Shores boys track team is looking to improve on last season's 4-4-1 record. "By the end of the season, we hope to be able to compete for a GMAA city championship," said Coach Todd Conrad. Key returnees from last year include Jake Baker... READ MORE
Apr 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal The 35th running of the Meijer West Michigan Invitational Track Meet is set for Wednesday, May 22 at Reeths-Puffer High School. In prior years, the meet was run on Thursday of that week. The meet will commence at 3:30 p.m. with the boys pole vault fo... READ MORE
Apr 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal There is plenty of excitement swirling around the Western Michigan Christian boys track team this spring. That’s because the Warriors finished as the runner-up in last spring’s state meet. “This has led to a lot of excitement and interest in th... READ MORE
Apr 07, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian Warrior girls track team is coming off a third-place finish at regionals and sending seven members of their team to the state meet a year ago. “The team is a good mix of seasoned veterans and promising rookies, all of wh... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusader girls track team is looking for major improvements from a year ago. That’s the assessment of Coach Steve Czerwon, who welcomes back a state qualifier who missed last season due to injury and the influx of some ne... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2013 Local Sports Journal When you’ve won four straight regional titles and you’re returning a solid cast of senior leaders, it’s understandable that Muskegon Catholic’s boys track team will look to win it again. Coach Steve Czerwon has just the collection of performers ... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Hart Pirates have a young girls track team, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking to make some noise in the West Michigan Conference. Coach Mindy Whitney has a solid group of returning athletes as well as a lot of newcomers. Leading the g... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Being competitive in the West Michigan Conference race is the main goal of Coach Mindy Whitney and the boys track team at Hart High School. To do that, the Pirates will be relying on a solid group of returning performers from last year. That group in... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Young, but hard working is the way Coach Terry Fick describes his Montague Wildcat girls track team. “We are a very young group of girls on paper,” Fick said. “But they are a very hard working group. Once they believe they are as good as they are,... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Graduation took a toll on the Fruitport Trojans’ girls track team, but Coach Randall Johnson isn’t too worried. “We graduated a lot of great talent, but picked up some key newcomers who will fill in the spots,” Johnson said. “It will be fun to... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Coach Terry Fick has a lot of new faces on this year’s Montague boys track team. He will be busy figuring out where everyone fits into the lineup, but he’s just fine with that. “Our numbers are up this year,” Fick said. “And once we figure ... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2013 Local Sports Journal Fruitport boys track team finished third in the Lakes 8 conference a year ago wtih a 5-2 record.The goal this season, under ninth-year coach Chad Brandow, is to improve on that finish. Key returnees include: Cody Pekel (400 meter, 1600 relay), Alan P... READ MORE