Oct 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com STANWOOD - The Ludington Orioles captured a Division 3 regional golf title on Tuesday with a seven-stroke victory over runner-up Chippewa Hills. Emma McKinley was the individual medalist for the Orioles with a 77. Ludington finished at 384, followed by Ch... READ MORE
Oct 10, 2023 2023 Boys soccer first-round district pairings Listed below are the boys soccer first-round matchups for this week. Teams that advance will head into district semifinal action next week. Division 1 Host: Holland West Ottawa Thursday Reeths-Puffer at Jenison, 6 p.m. Gran... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Ludington closed the regular season Monday night with a 4-0 non-conference soccer victory over the Big Rapids Cardinals in Big Rapids. It was the Orioles' second straight win after they suffered a 2-1 loss to North Muskegon in the Wes... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Ludington Orioles ran away from the field in Monday's Coastal Conference meet. The Orioles earned 37 points and captured the title. Western Michigan Christian and Whitehall tied for second with 24 points followed by North Muskegon with 21 and Gran... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Community College volleyball team traveled up north for a pair of MCCAA North Division matchups over the weekend. The Jayhawks were in Escanaba on Friday and defeated Bay College, 25-18, 25-12, 24-26, 25-16. On Saturday, the Jayhawks claimed ... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES - The Mona Shores volleyball team fell short in their annual Best of the West tournament on Saturday. The Sailors were 5-1 on the day and finished runner-up behind Grand Rapids West Catholic. The victories were earned against Reeths-Puf... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY - The Oakridge volleyball team finished on top at Kent City’s Dig Pink Invitational on Saturday. In pool play, the Eagles lost to Calvin Christian (16-25, 14-15), but took down Ravenna (25-10, 25-19) and Tri County (25-16, 25-16). The Eagles ... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA - The Fruitport Calvary Christian volleyball team finished in sixth place in the Volley Against Violence on Saturday. The Eagles were 0-1-2 in pool play with a loss against White Cloud (10-25, 21-25) and draws against host Hesperia (25-14, 14-25)... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 By Melvin Lane LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - Responding to adversity has become a recurring theme for the Muskegon Big Reds this season. And Friday night was no different as the Big Reds defeated the Zeeland West Dux 22-16 on a rainy night that saw a weather delay extend ... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON - With the playoffs on the horizon, the Whitehall football team is hitting its stride at the right time. Firing on all cylinders Friday night, the Vikings registered their fourth shutout of the season with a 47-0 victory ... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Things got out of hand quickly on Friday when Manistee football blew the doors off Shelby in a 52-14 win. The Mariners didn’t take it easy on the Tigers, shutting down Homecoming celebrations in Shelby quickly and with dom... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets relied heavily on the running game of Brody Johnson in their 49-12 victory over Wyoming on Friday night. Johnson, a senior tailback, rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns in the Rockets' OK-Green victory. The game... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE - The host Spring Lake Lakers dropped a 27-13 decision to the Holland Christian Maroons on Friday night. The Lakers scored on an 80-yard touchdown pass from Reid Grimmer to Jackson Lemmen. Later, Grimmer ran into the end zone from a yar... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- The Mason County Central Spartans quickly turned Friday night's game into a rout. Jumping out to a 26-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, Mason County Central ran away with a 47-0 victory over Hesperia on the road. It was a West Mic... READ MORE
Oct 07, 2023 By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA - On a night when James Young couldn’t throw the football due to a torrential, driving rain, North Muskegon still found a way to win. The Norse did it with defense - totaling three interceptions, five sacks and a safety - as... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Mona Shores Sailors scored 43 unanswered points on Friday night in a 43-8 rout of OK-Green foe Grand Rapids Union. The host Redhawks scored early in the opening quarter and took an 8-0 lead, but that was it for the night. Two minutes... READ MORE
Oct 06, 2023 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT – Last season, the Montague football team kept their playoff streak alive despite only winning three games due to playing in a very tough conference. It is hard to say if the Wildcats can do it again this season, but a win on the r... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CHICAGO - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have been firing on all cylinders offensively since the start of the season and that trend continued Saturday night in Chicago. The Lumberjacks scored a goal in the first, four in the second and two in the final stanza e... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE - Western Michigan Christian's Matthias Morse won the individual title in Saturday's Allendale Falcon Cross Country Invitational. Morse led the Warrior boys to a fourth-place finish with a time of 16:14.93. Montague finished eigh... READ MORE
Sep 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE - The Grand Haven girls cross country team ran away from the field in Saturday's Allendale Falcon Invitational. The Bucs' top runners finished 1-2-3 and finished with 36 points, 46 points ahead of runner-up Rockford. Reeths-Puffer finishe... READ MORE