May 25, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--The month of May is recognized as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month. That means it's time to recognize a local head coach who puts his life on the line every day when he heads off to work. Kris Maddox, the varsity wr... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA -A pair of former Whitehall wrestlers contributed to a 31st place finish for the Muskegon Community College Jayhawk wrestlers. The NJCAA national wrestling tournament drew 52 teams. Kayleb Venema went 3-2 and fell just one match short ... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart's Bryce Jorissen picked up his 100th career wrestling victory in a triangular at Fremont back on Feb. 2, and he's not done yet. Confidence has been where Jorrison (34-16) has improved the most, says first-year Pir... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart senior Zane Thomas finished second at the regional and qualified for the state finals for the second year in a row, but despite not taking an individual title. Thomas, who wrestles at 175 pounds, is one of two ... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--The Whitehall Vikings sure have a good thing going when it comes to wrestling. Last week, the Vikings, under the direction of Coach Justin Zeerip, advanced to the Division 3 state finals in the MHSAA Team Championships. In ... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--For the fourth straight year, the Hart wrestling team earned a spot in the Division 3 team state quarterfinals and fell short of advancing to the semifinal round. The weekend meet at the Wings Event Center in Ka... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--The Fruitport Trojans will be sending a trio of wrestlers to next weekend's MHSAA Individual State Meet at Ford Field in Detroit. Roan Cooper, who wrestlers at 120 pounds, will be taking his 43-6 record into the meet. Teammate Hunter Leonard,... READ MORE
Feb 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Four Kent City Eagle wrestlers will be making the trek to the MHSAA Individual State Finals after their performances at the Division 3 regionals last weekend. Sammy Anderson (106), Manny Hernandez (113), Carson Gorton (120) and Zane Kik (126) a... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--The Mason County Central Spartan wrestling team is sending three of their grapplers to the MHSAA Individual Finals next weekend. The individual finals will be contested March 3-4 at Ford Field in Detroit. On the girls' side, Nyvae... READ MORE
Feb 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LOWELL - The Fremont boys and girls wrestling team pushed forward five wrestlers to compete in the MHSAA state finals next weekend. Michael Romero dominated and won a regional crown with a record of 3-0. All three victories were by pin. Tee Ward quali... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BELDING - The Montague boys wrestling team advanced two wrestlers to the MHSAA state finals despite a tough regional round. “We didn’t wrestle our best, but we competed and are very thankful for the opportunities to extend our season,” said Coach K... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com REMUS -- Hart's wrestling team earned its fourth straight Division 3 regional championship Wednesday night with a convincing 54-13 victory over Clare in the finals at Chippewa Hills. Clare defeated Beaverton, 40-33, in the other semifinal.... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON-- Tonight, area wrestling teams will be vying for regional titles at various locations throughout the area. Here is the schedule for meets involving area teams. Team Wrestling Regional 103 Hosted By Grandville Semifinal Round Rockford vs. Gran... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -The host Whitehall Vikings had five wrestlers claim district titles on Saturday. Vikings Ryan Goodrich (165), Wyatt Jenkins (175), Jackson Cook (215), Shane Cook (285) and Caden Varela (126) all claimed top spots. The Division 3 In... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT -The Kent City wrestling team earned a third-place finish in the CSAA League Championship on Saturday. Grant and Newaygo finished eighth and ninth, respectively. Sammy Anderson (106) and Zane Kik (126) led Kent City as champions in thei... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE -The Fruitport Trojans finished third and Spring Lake was fifth in the OK Conference-Blue wrestling championship on Saturday. The Trojans finished with 113 points while Spring Lake had 78. Fruitport’s Nash Cooper was the champ at ... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND -The Reeths-Puffer wrestling team topped the competition with an OK Conference-Green championship win on Saturday. Reeths-Puffer edged out Holland to finish in first place with a score of 208. Holland had 196.5. Kaden Malotke (132), S... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CALEDONIA - The Grand Haven wrestling team fell just short of the top three in the OK Conference-Red Championship on Friday. The Bucs finished in fourth place with a score of 132.5. Xzavier Rodriguez won a title at 138 pounds while Dylan Cummings won at... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The dominant Whitehall Vikings captured the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division wrestling title at Orchard View on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Hart Pirates ran away with the title in the league's Rivers Division. Fremont and Orchard... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT - The Muskegon wrestling team closed up the regular season in an OK Blue/Green quad on Wednesday evening. The Big Reds topped Wyoming, 52-18, and struggled in a loss to Hamilton, 76-6. Nyzirre Wynn led the Big Reds with a 2-0 recor... READ MORE