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Holton softball team loses six-run lead, falls to Rudyard 9-8 on a walk-off homer in the Division 4 state semifinals
Posted on 06/18/2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING -On Thursday, Holton Coach Kirk Younts was talking about the possibility of his talented team becoming the...
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Read about Jacob Buchberger’s budding pro baseball career in the most recent LSJ magazine!
Posted on 06/16/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Montague High School graduate Jacob Buchberger has launched his professional baseball career.
After wrapping up his collegiate career at Davenport University, Buchberger signed a free-agent...
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Photo gallery from Orchard View girls soccer loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic in Division 3 district semifinal
Posted on 06/3/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Orchard View girls soccer season came to an end on Wednesday in the Division 3 district semifinals.
The Cardinals feel 6-0 to Grand Rapids West...
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After a painful year on the sidelines, the Muskegon Clippers are set to return with season opener at home on Thursday
Posted on 06/2/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – In less than a decade of existence, the Muskegon Clippers have quickly become a respected and beloved part of the...
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LOCALSPORTSJOURNAL.COM LEADER BOARD: Muskegon area high school baseball hitting leaders
Posted on 05/22/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Below is a chart of top hitters for high school baseball teams in the Muskegon area. The hitters are ranked by batting average.
Next week’s leader...
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Big arm, big bat: Fremont’s Payton Mansfield leads area pitchers in strikeouts and area hitters in homers and RBIs
Posted on 05/4/2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comFREMONT – The Fremont High School baseball program received a boost when Payton Mansfield and his family moved to the area from...
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LSJ High School Heroes of the Week: Whitehall’s Maggie Evans is the top star after posting a five goal, two assist game
Posted on 04/26/2021By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comIn the world of soccer, three goals is the gold standard for a great game.
Take that hat trick, add another pair...
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LSJ High School Heroes of the Week: Mona Shores’ Aaron Piasecki gets the nod for his dramatic walk-off home run
Posted on 04/19/2021By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comEvery young baseball player fantasizes about coming through at crunch time and hitting a walk-off home run for his team.
On Thursday afternoon,...
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Ludington boys basketball uses big first half run to advance into division 2 regional finals
Posted on 03/31/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington boys basketball team advanced to the Division 2 regional finals on Tuesday with a 67-49 win over Ogemaw Heights.
Despite falling behind 15-5 to...
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Photos from Fremont wrestling’s quarterfinal clash against Monroe Jefferson
Posted on 03/31/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Fremont Packer wrestling continued its path of growth under Coach Craig Zeerip, competing in the division 2 state quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The Packers fell to...
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Updated matchups, sites and times for this week’s girls basketball district tournaments involving Muskegon area teams
Posted on 03/26/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The following are matchups, dates, locations and times for this week’s girls district basketball tournaments involving Muskegon area teams.
While most of the games in the...
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Updated matchups for this week’s boys basketball district tournaments involving Muskegon area teams
Posted on 03/25/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The following are matchups, dates, locations and times for boys district basketball tournaments involving Muskegon area teams.
While most of the games in the various tournaments...
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Mona Shores hockey drops heart breaker in division 2 regional finals
Posted on 03/22/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores hockey team’s dreams for state glory ended on Saturday in the Division 2 regional finals with a 3-2 loss to Byron Center...
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Lumberjacks erupt for four second-period goals, beat Green Bay on the road 6-2 and complete a weekend sweep
Posted on 03/21/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Muskegon Lumberjacks capped off a very successful weekend on Saturday with a 6-2 victory over Green Bay on the road, thanks to a big...
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Gunn column: This strange high school basketball season has turned out to be really fun, and next week’s districts will be intense!
Posted on 03/18/2021Muskegon Heights boys basketball coach Del Stewart likes to say that kids are resilient and can bounce back from a lot of things that adults...
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Gushchin picks up a hat trick, including two goals in a huge third period, to help Lumberjacks rally past Chicago 7-5
Posted on 03/7/2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – This is why the Muskegon Lumberjacks were so eager to get Danil Gushchin back on the ice.
Without...
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Grand Haven hockey team shuts down Jenison, stays atop conference race
Posted on 03/4/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Grand Haven hockey team continued its winning ways with an 8-0 shutout of Jenison on Wednesday. Using a 3-0 first period lead, the Bucs shot... -
Mona Shores hockey turns tables on East Grand Rapids in win at home
Posted on 03/4/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores hockey team got paybacks on Wednesday night with a 5-2 win over East Grand Rapids, the lone team who has beaten the Sailors...
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OV hoop star Ke’Ontae Barnes overcame a tough childhood with self-discipline, big dreams and a coach who cares
Posted on 02/21/2021(Editor’s note: The following is the cover story of the 2021 LSJ high school basketball preview, which is available for free in retail outlets throughout...
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In a season with an unpredictable start, LSJ’s prep basketball preview is available in print and here in a PDF version
Posted on 02/19/2021LocalSportsJournal.com
What a strange and unpredictable high school sports season it’s been in 2020-21.
In August, we at LocalSportsJournal.com went ahead with publication of our annual high...
