Oct 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Fruitport volleyball team was handed a heartbreaking OK Conference-Blue loss by Grand Rapids West Catholic on Thursday evening. The Trojans fell in three tight sets, 22-25, 21-25 and 22-25. Gracelynn Olson had 14 digs, 12 assists a... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores through Thursday night. Also included are the pairings for the remaining district final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wed... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Reeths-Puffer boys' cross country team, led by a 2-3 finish by Jaxon Allen and Kye Grant, finished second in Wednesday's OK-Green jamboree hosted by Mona Shores. Zeeland West finished with 36 points, followed by Reeths-Puffer with ... READ MORE
Oct 18, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from the first three nights of district soccer semifinals and the pairings for this week's remaining final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington boys and girls captured team victories in Tuesday's WMC Mega meet for the Lakes Division at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Ludington finished ahead of runner-up with 39 points. Fremont had 41. Whitehall was third with 84, followed by Manistee... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 Boys soccer districts Here are the district soccer scores from Monday night and the pairings for this week's remaining semifinal and final games. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Monday Hudsonville 2, Reeths-Puffer 0 Grand Haven 2, Holland West Ottawa 1 (OT) Wednesday ... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Oakridge boys soccer team pushed past Belding in the District 45 semifinal match on Monday evening. The score was tied early on before the Eagles surged and won, 5-1. Arturo Romero-Serrano led with a pair of scores and an assist, while Dal... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Community College women's soccer team blanked Grand Rapids Community College on Saturday. The Jayhawks won, 3-0. Brooke Bradley led the attack with a pair of goals, followed by Lainey Canan with a single goal. Tia Martinez and Bel... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Community College men's soccer team bagged a huge victory over No. 13 nationally ranked Grand Rapids Community College on Saturday. The Jayhawks held the Raiders to just four shots and won, 1-0. Jayson Janofski tallied the game-wi... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Greater Muskegon co-op swimming team earned their best finish in nine years at the Ottawa Hills Invitational on Saturday. The Turtles swam to a fourth-place finish with a score of 450. Despite missing a quarter of their team, the Turtl... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MADISON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks bounced back on Saturday night to earn a split in Madison against the Capitols. The Jacks overcame an early two-goal deficit by scoring five unanswered goals to beat the Capitols 5-2 at the Bob Suter Ice Arena in Wis... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Mona Shores High School is going to have to build a bigger trophy case for its Great Muskegon Athletic Association city title hardware. The Sailors have a case full of GMAA titles in their gymnasium. They have another display in a nearby hallwa... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The message among the Reeths-Puffer Rocket boys' cross country team all week long was really quite basic. "Play it smart." And that mentality, along with the first-place finish by Jaxon Allen, propelled the Rockets to the G... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - First it was Abby Vanderkooi and now it's her sister, Grace, who is dominating the girls' race in the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association cross country meet. Abby, now a sophomore running at Grand Valley, won the GMAA meet all... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA – Not since 1952 has Hart football posted seven wins in one season. The 2023 Pirates matched that mark on Friday, shutting out Hesperia 54-0 in a West Michigan Conference (WMC) Rivers game. Hart is now 7-1. History ha... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- It was the least likely night for a surprise, with cold and rain making for miserable playing conditions, but the Montague football team pulled one off just the same. Although the race for the division title was over before the game star... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA - The Oakridge Eagles made the better of horrible playing conditions on Friday night at Citizens Field in Ravenna. Despite five fumbles and playing in a driving rain and high winds, the Eagles posted a 48-13 victory over the ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – The Spring Lake football team seems to play its best ball during the final two quarters of play. The Lakers entered Week 8 of the season with five wins and each of them were very close at halftime before Spring Lake finishe... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - The Greater Muskegon co-op swim and dive team earned a much-needed victory over Manistee on Thursday. The Turtles won, 115-64. “It was great to see the team enjoy having fun and swimming and diving with a lot more confidence and hunger tonig... READ MORE