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Mona Shores girls soccer team improves to 3-1 with an impressive 5-0 shutout victory over Reeths-Puffer
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Coach Hamilton has high-flying Lumberjacks primed to accomplish big things, headed into final home weekend
April 7, 2021By Steve Gunn
Loca;lSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – It’s been a pretty amazing week for Muskegon Lumberjacks Coach Mike Hamilton.
Last Friday, he became the all-time winningest coach in organization history when the Jacks beat the Team USA Under-18 squad 7-4.
That …
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Kent City girls overcome a shaky first quarter to beat Calumet 59-53 and advance to Friday’s state championship game
April 7, 2021By Steve Gunn and Aaron McClorey
LocalSportsJournal.comEAST LANSING – Now we know how the Kent City girls basketball team reacts when faced with a close game:
Good enough to make it through to the state finals.
The Eagles, making …
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Talented and determined Kent City girls basketball team prepared for its final push toward a Division 3 state championship
April 6, 2021By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comKENT CITY – It starred out with a juvenile “Fab Four,” so to speak, and Coach Scott Carlson was aware of the talented young basketball players as early as elementary school.
They were Kenzie Bowers, Jenna …
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Kent City girls basketball team throttles Schoolcraft 52-19 in Division 3 quarterfinals, moves on to the state Final Four
April 5, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comPORTAGE – The Kent City girls basketball team has been really good for several years now, but the Eagles are soaring to new heights at exactly the perfect time.
They went into Monday’s Division 3 state …
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Brown, Jenkins, Parker and Sturtevan-Roes capture individual high school state wrestling championships over the weekend
April 5, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Four Muskegon-area wrestlers won state championships over the weekend in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual State Wrestling finals in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
On Friday, Jack Parker of Spring Lake took home the Division 2 119-pound state …
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Soaring Muskegon Lumberjacks complete sweep of Team USA with a 4-3 road victory over the Under-18’s
April 3, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
It is a tall task to even defeat a talented Team USA Under-18 squad even a couple of times during the season.
But the Muskegon Lumberjacks did it three times in a span of four nights after beating the …
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Risers hold a lead for three quarters, then collapse in the fourth and lose 7-5 to the powerful Cleveland Crunch
April 3, 2021By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Risers played great defense against the Cleveland Crunch for most of Saturday night’s indoor soccer game.
They led 3-2 after three quarters, and seemed capable of shutting down the …
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Lumberjacks beat elite Team USA Under-18s yet again, Mike Hamilton becomes Muskegon’s all-time winningest coach
April 2, 2021By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks had a few exciting things to celebrate after Friday night’s home victory.
The streaking Jacks picked up their 13th win in their last 15 games, and inched closer …
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Ludington boys basketball team loses a 41-38 heartbreaker to Escanaba in Division 2 regional championship game
April 2, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington boys basketball team came up just short in its bid to win a spot in the state quarterfinals, losing 41-38 on Thursday in a Division 2 regional championship game at Traverse City Central High School.
Escanaba led …
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North Muskegon’s fun ‘Cinderella’ run ends with a big loss to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in Division 3 regional final
April 1, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comFENNVILLE – The North Muskegon boys basketball had a fun “Cinderella” type of run in the state tournament, but it came to an end on Thursday with a 70-38 loss to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian in …
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Gushchin, Portz score in overtime shootout, giving Lumberjacks a 5-4 road victory over Team USA Under-18 squad
April 1, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Danil Gushchin and Nick Portz both scored in the overtime shootout, while goalie Nate Reid kept the opposition from finding the net, giving the Muskegon Lumberjacks an impressive 5-4 victory over the elite Team USA Under-18 squad on Wednesday …
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Girls soccer roundup: Mona Shores, Reeths-Puffer, North Muskegon and Mona Shores register early-season victories
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Maggie Evans scored twice and had one assist to lead the Whitehall girls soccer team to a season-opening 4-3 victory over Oakridge on Tuesday.
The game was tied 3-3, before Whitehall scored the game-winner in the second half.
Other …
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Prep baseball roundup: Mona Shores, Oakridge and Fruitport open the 2021 season with non-league wins
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores baseball team rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to gain a season-opening 4-3 victory over Kenowa Hills on Tuesday.
Aaron Piasecki knocked in the tying run, then scored the winning run …
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A slow start dooms the Hart girls basketball team in a 58-36 loss to Glen Lake in Division 3 regional finals
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart girls basketball team ended its season with a 58-36 loss to Glen Lake on Wednesday in a Division 3 regional championship game.
The Pirates were doomed by a slow start, trailing 15-0 at the end of the …
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Kent City girls crush Covenant Christian 69-23 in the Division 3 regional finals, move on to state quarterfinals on Monday
March 31, 2021By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.comGRANDVILLE – The state tournament is supposed to get more difficult as teams advance through the brackets, but someone forgot to tell that to the Kent City girls basketball team.
The Eagles have been blowing out …
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Ludington boys basketball uses big first half run to advance into division 2 regional finals
March 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 start the game, Ludington jumped back into the fray with a 30-5 run …
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Slow start hurts Mason County Central boys hoops squad in regional semifinal loss to Beaverton
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mason County Central boys basketball team’s Cinderella postseason run came to an end on Tuesday with a 74-51 loss to Beaverton in a Division 3 regional semifinal game.
A slow first half plagued the Spartans in the loss. …
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Photos from Fremont wrestling’s quarterfinal clash against Monroe Jefferson
March 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 Monroe Jefferson at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. Considering it was not long ago …
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Photos from Ravenna wrestling’s team quarterfinal matchup with Clinton on Tuesday
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Congrats are in order for the Ravenna wrestling team and its achievement of reaching the division 4 state quarterfinals in Kalamazoo on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs fell to defending state champs Clinton, but the loss did not take away from …
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Photos from Whitehall wrestling’s state final against Dundee
March 31, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Big shoes to fill, means big steps to take.
The Whitehall wrestling program fulfilled a giant leap on Tuesday in its first-ever appearance in the state finals. While the program did not attain its ultimate goal of a state …
