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Spring Lake girls soccer team wins another heart-stopper, 2-1 over Byron Center, to earn a berth in Division 2 state finals
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Four players score, Erika Gabriel comes up big in the net, giving Risers women their first league win in team history
May 30, 2021By Aaron McClorey
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Even soccer teams that muster enough offense need a goalie who can be there at crunch time.
The Muskegon Risers women’s squad has had that type of goalie all season. She was just waiting …
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Whitecaps win fifth straight, tie for first behind Dingler’s dinger
May 29, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated Lake County 2-1 on Friday night to win their fifth straight game overall.
With the win, the Whitecaps are now 12-9 overall on the season and tied with Dayton for first place in the …
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Mona Shores blanks Grand Haven in opening round of D1 districts, 2-0
May 28, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Mona Shores girls soccer team opened D1 district play with a 2-0 win over Grand Haven on Friday night.
Mia Brown scored both goals for the Sailors, while Lydia Sowels and Riley Rosenthal each notched an assist a …
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Thursday softball roundup: Ludington sweeps Manistee, Montague earns split with West Catholic
May 27, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Ludington had the bats working in a softball doubleheader against Manistee Thursday night. The Orioles swept to two conference games by scores of 11-1 and 14-1.
Lilli Goodrich picked up the win in Game 1, allowing five hits and …
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Thursday baseball roundup: Montague holds on to beat West Catholic, Ludington tops OV
May 27, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague boys baseball team held on for a 6-5 win against O-K Blue champions Grand Rapids West Catholic Thursday night.
Trey Mikkelsen recorded the final out of the game on a strikeout with the bases loaded to seal …
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Three players score twice as Reeths-Puffer blows by Muskegon 8-0 to open district play
May 27, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Three players scored multiple goals for Reeths-Puffer as the Rockets blew past Muskegon, 8-0, in a Division 2 district opener Thursday night.
Emma Dykema, Sophia Hekkema and Faith McMillan each scored twice, while Kylie Kinnucan and Megan Barmes each …
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Montague soccer opens district play with big 7-0 win behind Jensen’s hat trick
May 27, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Montague girls soccer team dominated Chippewa Hills 7-0 in a Division 3 first round district game Thursday night.
Emma Jensen led the offensive attack with a hat trick. Peyton Johnson added two goals and two assists, while Katie …
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Wednesday softball roundup: Hart sweeps Shelby while Ravenna also wins two
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Hart softball team picked up a pair of wins over Shelby on Wednesday, winning 11-1 and 8-6.
Hart scored six runs in the first inning of Game 1 to run away from Shelby.
Cassidy Copenhaver picked up the …
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Western Michigan Christian uses 12 run first inning to pickup non-conference win over Hesperia
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Western Michigan Christian baseball team defeated Hesperia 17-7 in five innings on Wednesday night.
In the first inning, the Warriors marched out to a 12-0 lead.
Each starter for Western Michigan Christian had at least one hit while …
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Whitecaps get only two hits but win in the bottom of the 10th on a balk-off
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps won 1-0 on Wednesday in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off balk call.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Reynaldo Rivera scored from third base when Lake County pitcher Trevin Esquerra balked.
Rivera and …
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Maggie Evans nets a hat-trick as Whitehall is dominant in district victory over Reed City
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Whitehall girls soccer team was dominant on Wednesday night, defeating Reed City 6-0 in the opening round of Division 3 district play.
Maggie Evans led the Vikings with three goals and an assist while Ryleight Mott added one …
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Sophia Cooney nets two goals as Ludington defeats Allendale in Division 2 district opener
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ludington girls soccer team defeated Allendale 4-2 on Wednesday night in the first round of Division 2 district play.
Sophia Cooney had two goals to lead the Orioles while Marte Rossebo and Anna Wietrzykowski each had one goal.…
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Shelby girls soccer team scores one goal in each half to beat Fremont in Division 3 district opener
May 26, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Shelby girls soccer team opened up Division 3 district play on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Fremont.
In the first half, Molli Schultz scored first for the Tigers when she was assisted by Lindsey Harvell.
Isabel Omness …
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Reeths-Puffer baseball team falls short in its pursuit of a conference title with a double loss to Zeeland East
May 26, 2021By Adam Trombley
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON TWP. – The Reeths-Puffer baseball team has been hot lately, and had an O-K Green conference championship in its sights headed into a Tuesday doubleheader against conference leader Zeeland East.
A sweep of the doubleheader, …
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Mona Shores girls soccer wins fourth straight conference tournament, and outright league title, by beating Zeeland East 4-1
May 26, 2021By Aaron Poling
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – There’s something about conference tournaments that bring out the best in the Mona Shores girls soccer team – regardless of what conference the Sailors are in.
Headed into Tuesday night’s O-K Green Conference …
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Whitecaps come back from early deficit to down Captains, now 9-9 overall on season
May 25, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The West Michigan Whitecaps overcame an early 2-0 deficit on Tuesday night to win 4-3 in the first game of a home series with Lake County.
Trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning, an RBI groundout by Bryant Packard scored …
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Tuesday baseball roundup: Miller and Plumhoff power Oakridge to a 12-2 victory over Muskegon Catholic
May 25, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
Ethan Miller pitched a one-hitter while striking out 10 on Tuesday to lead the Oakridge baseball team to a 12-2 victory over Muskegon Catholic in non-conference action.
Miller, Ty Coletta and Ty Asmus each had two hits for Oakridge. …
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Western Michigan Christian opens its shiny new baseball stadium on Monday, but falls 7-4 to Calvin Christian
May 25, 2021By Jason Goorman
LocalSportsJournal.comNORTON SHORES – Western Michigan Christian High School has needed a baseball field in a bad way. The school has never had a field in its 73-year history.
But now the Warriors have a sparkling new …
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LSJ High School Heroes of the Week: Four home runs in one day? Kenzie Bowers hit that many, so she’s No. 1
May 25, 2021By Mitchell Boatman
LocalSportsJournal.comKent City senior Kenzie Bowers has long been known for her prowess on the basketball court, with numerous state records, and an appearance in this year’s Division 3 state finals, on her resume.
But as showcased …
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Monday softball roundup: Ravenna, Holton and Pentwater all sweep opponents
May 24, 2021LocalSportsJournal.com
The Ravenna softball team swept a doubleheader with Hesperia on Monday, winning 7-1 and 11-9.
In Game 1, Laney Mabrito had four hits including two doubles while Liberty Willick had two hits.
Emma Gillard picked up the Game 1 …
