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Volleyball roundup 8/23: WMC wins Holton tournament; Spring Lake makes semis of Reeths-Puffer tournament
Aug 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal Holton Invitational Pool play Western Michigan Christian d. Wyoming Godfrey Lee 25-8, 25-10 Western Michigan Christian d. Muskegon 25-5, 25-13 Western Michigan Christia... READ MORE
Volleyball Roundup August 23: Kent City, Fruitport and Grant open season with mixed results
Aug 23, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Kent City volleyball team opened its season Friday with three wins, two lossesĀ and one tie against various opponents. In pool play, the Eagles lost to Zeeland West by s... READ MORE
Muskegon Heights coach, players, even more determined following the tragic loss of another teammate
Aug 23, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - Jimmy Purnell is like most coaches who work with young people. He becomes attached to his players, like they are his own children. Of co... READ MORE
Muskegon Community College soccer team ready to defend a title in only its fourth year of existence
Aug 22, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Brand new teams are expected to pay their dues by losing a lot a games for at least a few years. But someone forgot to send that memo to the Muskeg... READ MORE
Muskegon Heights mourning the violent death of another student-athlete
Aug 21, 2014 Local Sports Journal The city of Muskegon Heights is once again mourning the senseless death of a high school student-athlete. DeQuarius Love, a 17-year-old senior who was a member of the Muskeg... READ MORE
Local Sports Journal’s 2014 high school football preview section hits Plumb’s markets on Saturday
Aug 21, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Lorenzo Rodriguez' life story almost reads like a Disney movie. The former factory worker and school custodian became the head coach of the woeful, last-placeĀ ... READ MORE