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Youthful Muskegon Lumberjacks win, now sit atop the USHL standings
Dec 08, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The youngest team in the United States Hockey League currently has the best record in the league. The Muskegon Lumberjacks completed the three-game home weekend sweep in grand fashion by blanking the Des Moines Buccaneers 3-0 on S... READ MORE
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Montague’s girl wrestlers kick off season with strong performances
Dec 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWELL - Freshman Taylor Moore made a statement with a strong performance for the Montague girls' wrestling team on Saturday. Moore pinned her way to the finals in the 235-pound weight class, but fell short for a second-place finish. “Moore is an athlete and really put he... READ MORE
Youthful Muskegon Lumberjacks win, now sit atop the USHL standings
Dec 08, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The youngest team in the United States Hockey League currently has the best record in the league. The Muskegon Lumberjacks completed the three-game home weekend sweep in grand fashion by blanking the Des Moines Buccaneers 3-0 on Sunday at the Trinity... READ MORE
Montague wrestlers have mixed results at Cardinal Invitational
Dec 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS - The Montague boys' wrestling team closed out a full day of wrestling, 2-3, at the Cardinal Invite on Saturday. The Wildcats topped Central Montcalm (36-3) and Reed City (45-35), but fell to Traverse City West (44-35), Lakeview (59-21) and East Kentwood (62-17). ... READ MORE
Hart girls surge in third quarter, capture tournament victory over NorthPointe Christian
Dec 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Hart girls' basketball team was successful in the Hoop Summit Showcase at Aquinas College with a 55-33 win over Northpointe Christian on Saturday. The Pirates opened with some early miscues, but tightened up to lead 11-8 after the first quarter and 26-19 b... READ MORE
Grant wrestlers capture three victories at weekend tournament in Grand Rapids
Dec 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Grant wrestling team went 3-2 at the Dave Fleming Memorial tournament on Saturday. The Tigers won against Grand Rapids Union (54-25), Grandville (48-28), and Kelloggsville (54-30) but lost to Hudsonville (49-26) and Coopersville (45-30). Antonio Santana, ... READ MORE
Muskegon Lumberjacks slip by Youngstown; first place within reach in Eastern Conference
Dec 08, 2024 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - A huge part of the Muskegon Lumberjacks success this season has been how solid the defense has been. The Lumberjacks entered Saturday night’s game allowing just 56 goals in 22 contests, an average of 2.55 goals allowed per game. The defense was ju... READ MORE
Muskegon Community College men can’t keep up with nationally ranked Kalamazoo Valley
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Community College men's basketball team had a close-up view of the nationally ranked Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cougars on Saturday. The Cougars used their fast-paced offense ad full-court defensive pressure to take down the Jayhawks 1... READ MORE
Reeths-Puffer girls fail to slow down Forest Hills Northern in hoop tournament
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - The Reeths-Puffer girls basketball team suffered a 64-27 rout against Forest Hills Northern in the West Michigan Hoops Summit at Aquinas College on Saturday. The Rockets faced an early deficit of 34-16 in the first half and couldn’t recover. Ashlyn David le... READ MORE
Dugener sparks North Muskegon boys to Will Lynch Season Tipoff tournament title
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA - Adam Dugener scored nearly half of the North Muskegon boys basketball team’s points to secure a 52-34 win against Lapeer in the championship game of the Will Lynch Season Tipoff. Dugener accumulated 24 points, four assists and four steals. The first half was ba... READ MORE
Grant’s girls post league basketball victory over Tri-County
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANT - The Grant girls basketball team collected their first CSAA-Red victory of the season with a 47-34 win against Howard City Tri-County on Friday night. The Tigers opened with a 17-3 first-quarter scoring advantage and led 27-10 at halftime. The scoring slowed in the se... READ MORE
Hart battles back from double-digit deficit, narrowly falls to Kelloggsville in boys hoops
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING - The Hart boys basketball team clawed back from a first-half deficit but fell short, 73-66, against Kelloggsville on Friday evening. The Pirates were down 38-23 by halftime but found some energy in the third quarter with four three-pointers by Brendan Hiddema to hel... READ MORE
Davis scores half the Lady Jayhawks’ points in home victory over Kalamazoo Valley
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Ty'veonna Davis has been a dominating player for the Muskegon Community College Lady Jayhawks' basketball team this fall. That was the case again on Saturday when Davis scored 32 points and led MCC to a 64-60 victory over Kalamazoo Valley Community College in a ga... READ MORE
Mason County Eastern boys chalk up victory No. 1 at home against Walkerville
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER – Mason County Eastern recorded its first boys' basketball win of the season after two straight losses, topping West Michigan D League foe Walkerville, 54-15. In the game played in Custer, the Cardinals turned up the defensive heat on the visiting Wildcats a... READ MORE
Whitehall upends Spring Lake in series that has developed into quite a rivalry
Dec 07, 2024 By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - Spring Lake and Whitehall have a storied rivalry on the basketball floor, and both squads used Friday’s early-season matchup as one of those measuring stick games. The two programs have numerous regular-season matchups over the years... READ MORE
North Muskegon withstands the pressure, captures boys’ basketball victory over Menominee
Dec 07, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA - The North Muskegon boys basketball team bagged a 49-37 win against Menominee at the Will Lynch Season Tipoff on Friday night. “This was an intense tough game,” said North Muskegon coach Charles Rypstra. “Menominee plays fast and traps all over the court, but... READ MORE
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