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Dan Butler is a familiar face in Fruitport through coaching, law enforcement
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--Dan Butler bleeds Fruitport blue. And, in his profession, he wears "the blue." Butler, a 1994 graduate of Fruitport High School, has combined his experience in his profession to assisting his local community through...
Former state trooper finds success as Hart’s cross country coach
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Terry Tatro was a police officer for the Plymouth City Police for 1 year when he decided to apply for the Michigan State Police in 1978. After graduating from the academy, his first assignment was at the Hart Post. This...
O’Hagan puts aside his badge, takes up instructing at police academy
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--John O'Hagan once wore a badge and carried a gun. And now he's an instructor for the police academy. Back in the day, he was a sergeant for the Manistee County Sheriff’s Department. Later, he became Undersheriff and...
Officer Nelson has a wide scope of influence in his job and in coaching
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON--David Nelson is a busy man. He's been an officer in the North Muskegon Police Department for 26 years and all the while, he's been coaching the area's youth. Nelson has been coaching middle and high school...
Sain strives to serve whether as police chief or as a coach
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS--Maurice A. Sain was an accomplished high school athlete at Muskegon Heights. Following high school, he continued his involvement with sports, first as an assistant at Muskegon Heights. Currently, he is at...
Gunsell balances his juvenile court duties with coaching Ludington football
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington football coach Charlie Gunsell works with young adults throughout the day, and not just on the football field during games or practice. Gunsell, who was named the Orioles' football coach in 2004, after 4...
For the Hogebooms, SportHouse is the perfect fit
By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--SportHouse – the former Norton Pines - is a family affair for the Hogebooms. While the facility, acquired about 2 years ago, can be depicted as simply a physical fitness center, it really is an amalgamation of the...
Washington’s passion for photography leads him into the wide world of sports
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Joe Washington is a relative newcomer to the professional photography scene, having officially started in 2014. But, he's always had an interest in capturing images of people and events since he was very young...
The Cameraman…..Dentist Captures Special Moments In His Free Time
By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Tim Reilly dusted off his old Olympus 3 Megapixel camera in the early 2000s, with an ulterior motive in mind. “I started taking pictures as a way to be involved in my kids lives, without getting in the way,” explained...
Fehler brings fresh look, new focus to Hesperia football program as varsity coach
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--Tyler Fehler will look to turn around the Hesperia football program after a disappointing season a year ago. Fehlher has been hired to take over a Panther team that finished 1-7 last season, 0-4 in conference play....
Valdez brings local sports to life through the lens of his camera
By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--If Leo Valdez could label his preferred style of photography, it would be something like “Crowd Pleasing.” When shooting high school or college sports, the longtime Muskegon-area photographer takes pride in capturing...
Kent City’s Kenzie Bowers transfers to Ferris State University
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kenzie Bowers has announced her transfer from Illinois State University to Ferris State University. Bowers, a 2021 graduate of Kent City, played point guard off the bench last year and averaged 15.4 minutes per game...
Zach Gropp tabbed as Kent City’s next football coach
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The age-old debate of youth vs. experience will play out next season as Zach Gropp takes the reins as Kent City’s football coach. Gropp, 28, has taught physical education health at Kent City for the past five...
Four area football players to be showcased in East vs. West all-star game
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The state's top players compete in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) East vs. West All Star Game at Lawrence Tech University. The game will feature 70 of the state's best football players. Four area players...
Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame honors its 2022 class of inductees
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—The Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame had their annual banquet at Trinity Health Arena in downtown Muskegon on June 18. The area hall of fame inducted five new members and recognized two student-athlete honorees....
Konecny and Piasecki play in All Star game at Comerica Park; Konecny chosen MVP
LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT—Mona Shores graduates Mark Konecny and Aaron Piasecki had the opportunity to showcase their talents Monday afternoon, in the East-West 2022 MHSBCA (Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association) All Star game at Comerica Park, home...
Oakridge’s Cary Harger to be Inducted into the football coaches’ hall of fame
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Veteran Oakridge football coach Cary Harger will be inducted into the hall of fame. Harger is one of 28 statewide coaches who will be honored on June 24 by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. The...
Muskegon Clippers drop second game on road to Sandusky
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers just need the ball to roll their way. The team dropped its second straight against host Sandusky on Wednesday with a 7-6 loss. The Clippers got an early jump on the Ice Haulers with two runs in the opening inning. But the...
Shores’ Konecny, Piasecki named to East-West All-Star baseball game roster at Comerica Park
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Mona Shores baseball players Mark Konecny and Aaron Piasecki are in some pretty elite company. The Sailors were selected to play in Monday's East-West 2022 MHSBCA (Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association) All...
‘Caps Get 19 Hits in 12-4 Win
LocalSportsJournal.com PEORIA, IL – The West Michigan Whitecaps clobbered a season-high 19 base hits and got out of big jams when they needed it most as part of a 12-4 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Wednesday at Dozer Park. The hit total surpasses the previous...
Big crowd turns out to witness Greater Muskegon All Star Classic at Marsh Field
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Before a near capacity crowd, the 2022 Greater Muskegon All Star Classic saw the Red Team defeat the Blue Team, 7-2. The game took place Wednesday night at historic Marsh Field. The game was originally scheduled for...
Clippers’ two-game win streak ends with 9-3 loss on road to Sandusky
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers snapped their two-game win streak with a rough, 9-3 loss to host Sandusky on Tuesday. The Clippers started with a 3-0 lead after a home run by Spencer Nelson in the third inning. Nelson blasted his first home run of the...
West Michigan Whitecaps’ Jake Holton blasts game-winning home run, finishes with seven RBIs
LocalSportsJournal.com PEORIA, IL – West Michigan Whitecaps infielder Jake Holton blasted a game-winning solo home run and collected seven RBIs in an 8-7 win on the road against the Peoria Chiefs on Tuesday, cul Holton, 24, went 3-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored,...
North Muskegon girls soccer falls 1-0 to Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 semifinals
LocalSportsJournal.com Reaching the state semifinals once is quite a feat for any athletic program. The North Muskegon girls soccer team played in the Final Four in its fourth-straight season on Tuesday night and nearly clinched back-to-back berths into the Division 4...
Muskegon Risers women’s team building foundation with pair of North Muskegon players
By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers women's soccer team is continuing to learn tough lessons on the field this season. Lessons that are key for building a women's soccer culture on the lakeshore in the Muskegon Risers' program. The Risers...
Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup signs with Trine University
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A multiple sport athlete, Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup particularly excelled in cross country and track and field. It is in those sports that Shoup, the son of Robert and Amanda Shoup, will be competing at...
Kent City runner Kierra Flegel heading to Grace Christian University
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City runner Kierra Flegel will continue her athletic and academic career at Grace Christian University next year. The senior signed her national letter of intent in mid-March, a few weeks before starting her...
Kent City’s Alyeska Linsley signs with Cornerstone University
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Alyeska Linsley has signed her national letter of intent to run at Cornerstone University next year. The senior officially made her commitment last month in a signing surrounded by friends and family....
North Muskegon to battle Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 state soccer semifinal
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON--Scouting reports are understandably limited at this time of the season, but that doesn’t necessarily concern North Muskegon girls soccer coach Caleb Parnin. The Norsemen are preparing for Tuesday night’s 7 p.m....
Pentwater drops Division 4 regional semifinal to Lake Leelanau St. Mary, 6-3
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON— It was a rough couple of innings that cost the Pentwater Falcons in Saturday's Division 4 softball regional semifinal loss to Lake Leelanau St. Mary. For starters, a costly base-running mistake in the top first inning...
Muskegon Catholic wins Division 4 baseball regional championship, but season comes to an end with 11-6 quarterfinal loss to Beal City
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MIDLAND -- Trailing top-ranked Beal City 5-0 after three innings, Muskegon Catholic rallied to tie the game 5-5 in the fourth inning. But the Crusaders scored only one more time and ended up losing to the Aggies, 11-6, in the...
Ravenna comes up short, 1-0, in Division 3 regional championship game to Grandville Calvin Christian
LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's girls softball team was one win away from competing in the MHSAA Division 3 state quarterfinals, but lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Grandville Calvin Christian in the regional championship game at Ravenna on Saturday. Emma...
Hart manages only one hit in 8-1 Division 3 semifinal loss to Evart
LocalSportsJournal.com CLARE -- Hart's tournament run ended in the MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinals with an 8-1 loss to Evart at Clare on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates struggled offensively against the Wildcats' pitching, managing just one hit over the...
Mona Shores finishes fifth in Division 1 golf state finals
LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Mona Shores Sailors advanced two spots on the final day of the Division 1 state golf finals and finished fifth. The Sailors shot a 323 on the opening day on Friday and came back with a 318 on Saturday to finish with a two-day...
Spring Lake takes fifth place in Division 2 state golf meet
LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Spring Lake Lakers dropped three spots on Saturday and finished fifth in the Division 2 state golf finals on Saturday. The tournament was played at The Meadows in Allendale. Spring Lake, which shot a 307 on Friday for second...
Pentwater takes 16th place in Division 4 state golf meet
LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING--The young Pentwater Falcons improved their score by 11 strokes from the first day to the second day in the Division 4 state golf meet. The Falcons had scores of 377 and 366 to finish with 743 strokes and 16th place in the meet,...
Ann Arbor Greenhills wins Division 3 state golf meet; Danny Flanagan competes for Montague
LocalSportsJournal.com FRANKENMUTH--Ann Arbor Greenhills placed three golfers in the top 6 on Saturday and won the Division 3 state championship by 20 strokes. Montague's Danny Flanagan, a senior, came in 92nd place with scores of 93-94-187 in the two-day tournament....
Grand Haven falls 3-1 in extra innings to Rockford in Division 1 softball regional semifinal game
LocalSportsJournal.com JENISON -- Grand Haven pushed the game into extra innings, but Rockford scored two runs in the top of the ninth to escape with a 3-1 victory in the MHSAA Division 1 regional semifinal game at Jenison on Saturday. Rockford scored a run in the top...
Fruitport gets one hit, falls to Bay City John Glenn in Division 2 regional championship game
LocalSportsJournal.com CLARE -- Fruitport's baseball team saw its season come to an end in the MHSAA Division 2 regional tournament championship game with a 7-0 loss to Bay City John Glenn at Clare on Saturday. John Glenn then lost, 3-2, to Ada Forest Hills Eastern in...
Grant manages just two hits, falls to Escanaba 8-0 in Division 2 softball regionals
LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD-- The dance is over for the Grant girls softball team. The music stopped Saturday when the Tigers were shut out, 8-0 by Escanaba in the MHSAA Division 2 regional tournament in Gaylord. Grant mustered just two hits, the first a single to...
Muskegon Clippers drop opener of three-game weekend series with Royal Oak
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers dropped their Friday night baseball game, 9-2 to the visiting Royal Oak Leprechauns. Muskegon fell behind in the first inning, 1-0 and allowed four more runs in the fourth. The Clippers found their first run in the bottom...
Spring Lake second, Mona Shores seventh after first day of golf state finals
Localsportsjournal.com The Spring Lake Lakers find themselves in the second spot in the Division 2 state golf finals after Friday's action. In Division 1, the Mona Shores Sailors are seventh, and in Division 4, the Pentwater Falcons are in 16th place. The two-day...
Local softball teams take to the diamond on Saturday in regional action
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Five area girls softball teams, fresh off district championships, will be looking to advance in regional action on Saturday. In Division 1, the Grand Haven Buccaneers will travel to Jenison High School to take on the Rockford Rams at 10...
Spring Lake’s soccer dream succumbs to a tough GR Forest Hills Central team
By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The good times for departing seniors make memories last and the tough times make losing more valuable at the close of a high school career. Spring Lake's girls soccer season came to an end on Thursday with a 3-0 shutout loss to...
Fruitport advances to Division 2 regional championship baseball game after trouncing Tri-County 17-1
LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL—The Fruitport Trojans made quick work of the Howard City Tri-County Vikings on Thursday afternoon as they scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back. The Trojans won the Division 2 regional baseball game against...
North Muskegon wins Division 4 regional championship, moves on to state soccer semifinals
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- It took 80 minutes of regulation, 20 minutes of overtime and a shootout before the North Muskegon girls soccer team finally defeated Harbor Springs, 3-2 for the Division 4 regional championship. On an afternoon...
Muskegon Catholic Central advances to baseball regional finals with 8-1 win over White Cloud
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal HOLTON—The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders scored seven runs in the bottom half of the first inning on Thursday afternoon and cruised to an 8-1 victory over White Cloud. The Crusaders advance to the Division 4 regional final...
Trio of area teams heading to two-day MHSAA golf state finals beginning Friday
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Mona Shores, Pentwater and Spring Lake are heading to the two-day MHSAA golf finals, which start Friday at various sites across the state. The Division 1 finals will be hosted at Katke, on the campus of Ferris State...
Montague advances to Division 3 baseball regional final with lopsided victory
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS—After a long rain delay, the Montague Wildcats came out slugging on Tuesday night and routed Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 16-1. The game was played on the campus of Davenport University in Grand Rapids. The Wildcats scored...
Ludington girls finish eighth in Division 2 track finals
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--Ludington’s girls track team had a solid day at the Division 2 state finals with an eighth-place finish and 20 points. The meet was hosted by Forest Hills Eastern. Scoring for Ludington was senior RyAnn Rohrer....
Reeths-Puffer falls to GR Forest Hills Northern in rain-soaked regional baseball action
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS— The Reeths-Puffer Rockets were eliminated from the Division 1 regional baseball tournament with a 10-4 setback to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern. The game, originally scheduled for Cedar Springs on Wednesday,...
Reeths-Puffer vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern Division 1 baseball game moved to Cornerstone University at 6:30 tonight
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--Due to uncertain weather conditions, tonight’s Division 1 baseball semi-final game between Muskegon Reeths-Puffer and Grand Rapids forest Hills Northern has been moved from Cedar Springs to Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids....
Weather prompts scheduling, venue change for today’s Montague regional baseball game
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--Due to rain and field conditions, the Montague Wildcats' Division 3 regional baseball game has been moved. The Wildcats (22-14) will take on the NorthPointe Christian Mustangs at 7 p.m. tonight. The game will be played at Davenport...
Muskegon Catholic Central vs. White Cloud Division 4 baseball game postponed until Thursday afternoon
LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--Due to the precipitation which has already fallen, combined with the looming uncertainty of the weather for the rest of the day, the Holton athletic department (regional host school) has made the decision to postpone today’s Division 4...
Fruitport vs. Howard City Tri-County Division 2 baseball game postponed until Thursday afternoon
LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--Due to the precipitation which has already fallen, combined with the looming uncertainty of the weather for the rest of the day, the Whitehall athletic department (regional host school) has made the decision to postpone today’s...
Kent City goalkeeper Claire Snyder signs with Cornerstone University
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY-- Kent City goalkeeper Claire Snyder signed her national letter of intent to continue her athletic and academic career at Cornerstone University. Cornerstone, located in Grand Rapids, is a Christian university that...
Whitehall, Spring Lake finish among Top 10 in Division 2 boys track finals
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com ADA--Whitehall placed third and Spring Lake took sxith in the Division 2 boys track state finals hosted by Forest Hills Eastern this past Saturday. Whitehall finished with 31 points, tying with Allendale. Spring Lake had 29...
Muskegon Clippers’ pitchers get roughed up in season opener, drop 17-13 decision to Detroit
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Muskegon Clippers' season opener did not go the way fans had hoped on Tuesday night. The team fell, 17-13 to the Detroit Jet Box at Marsh Field. Clippers' pitching struggled in the loss, giving up 15 walks and 13 earned runs to...
North Muskegon advances to Division 4 regional title game with 2-0 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- After winning its first-ever state championship last year, the North Muskegon girls soccer team looked to take another step to a second straight title on Tuesday in the Division 4 regional semifinals at Cadillac. The...
Spring Lake heading for soccer regional final after defeating Cadillac
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com CEDAR SPRINGS--The Spring Lake girls soccer team earned a shot at a Division 2 regional championship on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Cadillac. It was the Lakers' first tight tournament game after beating Reeths-Puffer 6-1...
Newaygo girls soccer season comes to an end with 4-0 regional loss to Elk Rapids
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS—After winning its first girls soccer district championship last week, Newaygo was looking to take the step step in the Division 3 regional semifinals on Tuesday. However, the Lions ran into an experienced Elk Rapids...
Muskegon Clippers set for tonight’s season opener at historic Marsh Field
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers are set for tonight's return to historic Marsh Field for their season opener against the Detroit Jet Box. The 7:05 pm opening pitch kicks off a 3-game home series with the Jet Box. The Clippers embark on their 42-game...
Four area baseball teams set to open up regional action on Wednesday afternoon
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON—Four area baseball teams are heading into regional competition this week, beginning on Wednesday. The Fruitport Trojans, Montague Wildcats, Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders and the Reeths-Puffer Rockets are all headed into the...
Mason County Eastern, White Cloud place top-10 finishers at Division 4 girls track state finals
LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE -- Mason County Eastern's Corinna Hernandez turned in a pair of All-State finishes among the top athletes at Saturday's Division 4 track and field state meet. Hernandez took second place in the shot put with a top throw of 37-11...
Fruitport Calvary Christian, Mason County Eastern, Holton and White Cloud place several area track and field participants in Top 10 at Division 4 track state finals
LocalSportsJournal.com The Division 4 boys track and field state finals at Hudsonville High School took place on Saturday with several area schools placing individuals across the finish line in the Top 10. White Cloud's Joel Bradley and Jace Silverthorn had strong...
Hart, Mason County Central earn Top 10 spots in Division 3 boys track state meet
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Division 3 track state finals took place Saturday at Kent City, and on the boys side, Hart placed fifth with a score of 29 and Mason County Central earned sixth with 28. Leading the scoring for Hart were Kellen...
Hart girls capture Division 3 track and field state title
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY—The Hart girls track and field team claimed their second Division 3 state title on Saturday with a score of 63. Hart's other title came in 2018. Hart, led by their distance runners, took first with a score of 63....
Muskegon Heights relay team earns All-State honors with second-place finishes in 400 and 800 at Division 4 track state finals
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Heights track team received an exciting boost at Saturday's Division 4 state finals in Hudsonville. Omarion Mason, Anthony Floyd, Jakari Edwards and Ashton Smith earned all-state honors with second-place finishes in both the 400...
Mona Shores’ Roberson captures state title in long jump at Division 1 state track meet
LocalSportsJournal.com ROCKFORD—Mona Shores senior Demitri Roberson took top honors in the boys long jump in the Division 1 state track meet. His winning distance was 23-6.75 The meet was Saturday at Rockford. Grand Haven sophomore Seth Norder placed second in the...
Newaygo, North Muskegon and Spring Lake all heading to regional soccer action on Tuesday
LocalSportsJournal.com Three local girls soccer teams won their respective districts Friday evening and are headed to regional action starting Tuesday night. Newaygo, North Muskegon and Spring Lake all face tough foes in regional semifinal action. Newaygo (16-3-1)...
Reeths-Puffer knocks off 5th-ranked Kenowa Hills 7-6 to claim Division 1 baseball district championship
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Coming into the MHSAA Division 1 district tournament Saturday on its home diamond an overwhelming underdog, the Reeths-Puffer baseball team pulled of a major shocker by rallying from a four-run deficit to knock off...
Herremans leads Ravenna with two home runs as Bulldogs run past Montague 13-3 to win district softball championship
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Ravenna's girls softball team captured the MHSAA Division 3 district championship at Montague on Saturday, powering past the host school 13-3 in five innings. The Bulldogs had reached the finals with an equally one-sided 11-0 victory...
Bosch tosses four-hitter strikes out nine as Fruitport beats Spring Lake 12-3 to win baseball district
LocalSportsJournal WHITEHALL -- Fruitport's baseball team sailed to an easy 12-3 victory over Spring Lake in the MHSAA Division 2 district championship game at Whitehall on Saturday. It is Fruitport's first district title in baseball since 2014. Ryan Bosch picked up...
Grand Haven scores five runs in the third inning as the Bucs cruise past Reeths-Puffer 7-3 in district softball championship game
LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND -- Reeths-Puffer's girls softball team lost to Grand Haven, 7-3 in the MHSAA Division 2 district championship game at West Ottawa's field on Saturday. The Rockets scored two runs in the top of the first inning, and took that lead into...
Montero mows down Captains as West Michigan Whitecaps hold on in 2-1 win
LocalSportsJournal.com EASTLAKE, OH – Pitcher Keider Montero enjoyed his best start as the West Michigan Whitecaps rode dominant pitching to a 2-1 victory over the Lake County Captains Saturday night at Classic Park. Montero had his longest start of the year, lasting...
Mona Shores falls to Reeths-Puffer 5-3 in district semi-final baseball action
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The highly ranked Mona Shores baseball team dropped a 5-3 MHSAA Division 1 district semifinal game to Reeths-Puffer on the Rockets’ field on Saturday to end its season prematurely. Puffer's pitching held the Sailors to just four hits...
White Cloud runs past Mason County Eastern 17-0 as Cardinals manage only 3 hits in district semi-final baseball game
LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Errors doomed the Mason County Eastern baseball team's chances of overtaking White Cloud in the MHSAA Division 4 district on the Cardinals' field on Friday afternoon in Custer and suffered a 17-0 defeat. The Cardinals were guilty of...
Mona Shores soccer comes up short in district finals, fall to Rockford 1-0
LocalSportJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Rockford Rams shutout the Mona Shore Sailors girls soccer team in the Division 1 district finals on Friday evening in a game played at Mona Shores. The Sailors lost by a score of 1-0. After falling behind in the first half, the...
Western Michigan Christian girls track team makes history, wins first-ever state championship in Division 4
By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com HUDSONVILLE -- A promise made, is a promise kept. That was the fulfillment for the Western Michigan Christian girls track team and its school's first-ever girls track state championship at Saturday's Division 4 state finals. The...
Johnson tosses a two-hitter as Montague wins division 3 baseball district championship game over North Muskegon 4-1
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Montague's baseball team defeated North Muskegon, 4-1 in the MHSAA Division 3 district championship game on Saturday afternoon on its home field. Kade Johnson was the winning pitcher, going 6 2/3 innings allowing just one run on only...
Muskegon Catholic gets by Western Michigan Christian 3-2 to win Division 4 baseball district championship
LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON -- Facing off against each other for the fourth time this season, Western Michigan Christian and Muskegon Catholic Central battled for an MHSAA Division 4 district championship Saturday in Holton. It was the Crusaders coming away with a...
Grant wins softball district championship despite Oriole pitcher Lilli Goodrich striking out 17
LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- Ludington's girls softball team fell to Grant 3-2 in extra innings in the MHSAA Division 2 district finals after beating Howard City Tri-County 15-0 in the semifinal at Whitehall. In the championship game, Goodrich again pitched the...
Madl tosses three-hitter as Orioles fall in baseball district championship to Clare 3-2
LocalSportsJournal.com GLADWIN -- Ludington's baseball team was eliminated in the MHSAA Division 2 district championship game with a 3-2 walk off loss to Clare at Gladwin on Saturday. Nathan Dillehay took the loss, pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up one earned run...
Hart falls to Reed City in baseball district championship game 10-0
LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Hart's baseball team saw its season come to an end Saturday at Mason County Central with a 10-0 loss to Reed City in the MHSAA Division 3 district finals. The Pirates managed just one hit, by Kory Charron, while the Coyotes pounded...
Hart cruises past Manistee 15-4 to win softball district championship
LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Hart's girls softball team defeated Manistee, 15-4 to win the MHSAA Division 2 district championship played at Mason County Central on Saturday. Finley Kistler was in the pitcher's circle for the Pirates and threw five strong...
North Muskegon finishes in a three-way tie for 4th place in division 4 state finals tennis action
LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR -The North Muskegon girls tennis team found themselves in a three-way tie for fourth place alongside Elk Rapids and Jackson Lumen in the Division 4 state finals on Saturday. The Norse wrapped up the day with 14 points. Three players...
Ludington girls tennis season comes to an end at the division 3 state finals
LocalSportsJournal.com MIDLAND -- Ludington's girls tennis team was eliminated in the first day of the MHSAA Division 3 state finals at Midland, bowing out on Friday. In the singles competition, senior McKenzie Sarto received a first-round bye at the No. 4 flight, and...
Kenney strikes out 38 in district semi-final and championship games as Pentwater upsets Holton to claim a division 4 softball district title
LocalSportsJournal HOLTON -- Pentwater's girls softball team pulled off a huge surprise in the MHSAA Division 4 district championship game against third-ranked Holton on Friday afternoon on the Red Devils' field. The Falcons registered a stunning 4-0 upset of the...
North Muskegon moves on to regionals as they shutout Western Michigan Christian 2-0 to win district soccer championship
By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--The North Muskegon Norse girls soccer team is on a mission. They respect all opponents and remain lazer-focued on their ultimate goal, which is to repeat as the Division 4 state champions. North Muskegon took another...
Newaygo wins first-ever girls soccer district championship with 1-0 shutout win over Orchard View
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE—The Newaygo Lions captured their first-ever girls district championship in soccer as they shut out Orchard View 1-0 in a game played at Memorial Field in Montague on Friday afternoon. The lone goal of the game came...
Local Sports Journal adds sports enthusiast Trevor Austin to its lineup
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Trevor Austin is about to complete his first year on staff with LSJ and hopes for many more to come. Born in Muskegon to Mark and Gayle Austin, Trevor has been a lifelong resident of West Michigan. He graduated from Fruitport High...
Local Sports Journal adds Seth Vanderwest as a contributing writer
Local Sports Journal.com KENT CITY--The Local Sports Journal is pleased to announce that Kent City junior Seth Vanderwest has joined the staff as a contributing writer. Currently, Vanderwest writes about a variety of topics for the Kent City athletic website,...
Caps Blast Six Homers in Win
LocalSportsJournal.com EASTLAKE, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps blasted a single game-high six home runs as they put on their biggest offensive display of the season in a 16-8 rout of the Lake County Captains Thursday evening at Classic Park. The Whitecaps set...
Ludington dual-sport standout RyAnn Rohrer commits to Calvin University
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--RyAnn Rohrer, a basketball and track standout from Ludington High School, has signed her national letter of intent to continue her career at Calvin University. Rohrer helped lead the Ludington girls basketball team...
Mona Shores finishes runner-up in Division 1 regional headed for state finals next weekend
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com TWIN LAKE—The Mona Shores Sailors boys golf team had to settle for the runner-up position at the Division 1 golf regional on Thursday afternoon played at Stonegate Golf Club as they shot a round of 309 just one shot off the...
Mast comes up big in goal for Western Michigan Christian in district semifinal win over Muskegon Catholic
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Western Michigan Christian girls soccer team topped Muskegon Catholic Central with a score of 1-0 in district semi-finals action on Wednesday evening. Sophomore Brooklyn Watts netted the game’s only goal on a perfectly placed pass...
Flanagan qualifies for state finals all local golf teams fail to advance to state finals in Division 3 regional golf action
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE--Grand Rapids Catholic Central walked away with the Division 3 Regional title at Old Channel Trail Golf Course on Wednesday, easily defeating Lake Odessa Lakewood and Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. Other Team Results Grand Rapids...
Jones and Mendiola score goals for Orchard View as Cardinals shutout Shelby 2-0 in Wednesday soccer action
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -The Orchard View girls soccer team shut down the Shelby Tigers by a score of 2-0 in the Division 3 district semi-finals on Wednesday night. The Cardinals posted two unanswered goals in the first half and never looked back. Aleya Jones...
Mona Shores advances to district championship as Buikema shuts down Grand Haven and Sailors roll 3-0
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores girls soccer team cruised their way past Grand Haven on Wednesday evening to advance to the Division 1 district finals. The Sailors topped the Bucs by a score of 3-0. Three different Sailors contributed to the...
Mona Shores sweeps Northview on the road by scores of 11-3 and 10-0 respectively in Thursday softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS—The Mona Shores girls softball team swept Northview on the road in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon The Sailors came out swinging in game one with a team total of 18 hits in the opener. Seven players had multiple hits while...
Perez is Grand in 8-0 Shutout
LocalSportsJournal.com EASTLAKE, OH –Wenceel Perez delivered a grand slam as the West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed dominant pitching in an 8-0 shutout victory over the Lake County Captains Wednesday morning at Classic Park. Perez becomes the second Whitecap to hit a...
Pentwater heading to state golf finals after finishing runner-up at Division 4 regionals
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com TWIN LAKE—The Pentwater Falcons are headed off to the MHSAA state golf finals in ten days after posting a round of 369, good for a 2nd place finish on Tuesday afternoon at the Division 4 regionals held at Stonegate Golf Club in...
Whitehall cruises past Ludington 3-0 in district soccer action on Tuesday evening
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Ludington's girls soccer team saw its tournament run ended Tuesday night with a 3-0 loss to Whitehall in the district at Spring Lake. Whitehall took a 2-0 lead by halftime. The Lady Vikings were awarded a penalty...
Galdeen tosses complete game while fanning nine as Oakridge survives 2-1 win over Spring Lake
LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Oakridge's girls softball team survived and advanced, which is the name of the game in the post-season, with a 2-1 conquest of Spring Lake in a pre-district game on the road Tuesday afternoon. Brooklyn Galdeen stepped into the...
Addison and Emma Gillard strike out 10 toss a combined four-hitter as Ravenna gets by Kent City 3-2
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Ravenna's girls softball team turned back Kent City, 3-2 in a pre-district game played in Montague on Tuesday afternoon. Emma Gillard started in the pitcher's circle for the Lady Bulldogs and threw the first four innings, giving up...
Kenney tosses perfect game in opener striking out all nine batters as Pentwater cruises past Brethren sweeping twin bill
LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater's girls softball team swept a Western Michigan D League doubleheader from Brethren, 15-0 and 19-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Mikaylyn Kenney pitched both games for the Lady Falcons. In the first she threw a perfect game,...
Larson strikes out 11 as Kent City advances in districts with 11-5 win over Central Montcalm
LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Kent City's baseball team defeated Central Montcalm, 11-5 in a pre-district game Tuesday afternoon on the Eales' field. Kyler Larson picked up the win on the mound for the Eagles, throwing five innings of relief and giving up two...
Hart edges Hesperia out with 11-10 win in pre-district softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hart's girls softball team managed to walk off with a tough 11-10 victory over Hesperia in a pre-district game on the Lady Panthers' diamond Tuesday afternoon. It was a complete team effort for the Lady Pirates, as every member of...
Christensen tosses two-hitter strikes out 11 as Whitehall runs past Orchard View 9-0
LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- Whitehall's baseball team hosted Orchard View in a pre-district game Tuesday afternoon and rolled up an easy 9-0 victory to advance. Ryne Christensen went the full seven innings to pick up the win for the Vikings, allowing just two...
Catholic Central scores five runs in the sixth inning to come from behind to beat Oakridge 5-4
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Catholic Central's baseball team defeated Oakridge, 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon. Oakridge managed seven hits off Crusader pitchers. Croix Klint was the winning pitcher with two scoreless innings of relief. Sam Convertini pitched a...
Spring Lake takes Division 2 Region 7 golf title
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON—The Spring Lake Lakers shot a team round of 310 on Tuesday in Division 2 Region 7 boys golf action to capture the title at Lincoln Golf Club in Ludington. The Lakers held off Northview who was close behind with a...
May strikes out nine as Ravenna shuts out Shelby 8-0
LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -- Ravenna's baseball team closed out the regular season Tuesday afternoon by shutting out Shelby, 8-0 on the road. Travis May was the winning pitcher, going the distance and scattering six hits while striking out nine batters. Dayton...
Orioles close out regular season with doubleheader loss to Reed City
LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY -- Ludington's girls softball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader to Reed City on the road Tuesday afternoon, 2-1 and 13-1. Oriole Lilli Goodrich pitched the complete 6 2/3 innings in game one and took the loss. She gave up six...
Sailors offense, defense, pitching cruises to win over Spring Lake on another record setting day.
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Three Sailor pitchers combined for a no hitter on Tuesday afternoon as Mona Shores cruised past Spring Lake 12-0 in baseball action. Jaxon Huffman got the start and the win on the mound for the Sailors. Huffman’s win puts him at...
Ludington baseball and football player Joe Lancour remembered
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Joe Lancour's baseball jersey number was retired years ago, but when it came time for the Ludington baseball team to pass out uniforms this spring one of the players wanted that number. He wasn't aware of the...
Tommy Moore’s life adventure goes from Air Force to head football coach at Holton
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON--Tommy Moore graduated from high school in Chesterton, Indiana in 2004 and joined the United States Air Force. Moore was on active duty in the Air Force from 2004-2012 and was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San...
Former player Logan Fleener set to guide the 2022 Muskegon Clippers into the approaching summer season
By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – For Logan Fleener, being named the new manager of the Muskegon Clippers is much more gratifying than considering it a resume booster. To him, earning the position meant a return back to almost a second home, since...
Keith’s Walk-Off HR Slays Dragons
LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Colt Keith's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning delivered the West Michigan Whitecaps their biggest swing of the season in a thrilling 9-7 victory in front of 5,897 ecstatic fans Sunday night at LMCU...
Mona Shores claims 4th straight OK Conference-Green golf championship
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--The Sailors made it a clean sweep of conference play this year with a win at the rain-shortened conference championship on Wednesday. The tourney was called after 14-16 holes so they went by front 9 scores only. It was almost...
For Chris Beck, his priorities include country and community
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT--Fruitport alumnus and Hall of Fame member Chris Beck has dedicated his time for our country serving in the military as well as serving our local communities by guiding young men and women through high school sports....
Spring Lake’s Sam Young has some stories to share during his days in the U.S. Army
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--Sam Young had a lot of firsts at Spring Lake High School. He was a member of the first football team, the first wrestling team and the first graduating class in 1965. He was what he called "a little bitty guard" on...
Local Sports Journal May magazine is now available
The Local Sports Journal's latest edition of its monthly magazine is hitting the streets and we are very excited. This month's edition includes 12 feature stories on local veterans who are involved in athletics. What better way to celebrate our local heroes than to...
Muskegon Risers women fall in home opener to the Detroit Nationals FC (PHOTO GALLERY)
LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers women's team hosted the Detroit Nationals FC on Friday for its home opener at Oakridge High School. The Risers fell 7-1 after falling behind 6-1 in the first half. Kennedy Bearden scored the lone goal in the loss for...
Former Eagle Jamie Millis banks on his military experiences in his style of coaching
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Jamie Millis, a 1992 graduate of Oakridge High School, has served his country and community as a member of the military and as a coach in local sports. Millis served as a member of the U.S. Army as a Specialist...
Dr. William Anderson leans on his military experience for future endeavors in life
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--ROTC training was compulsory for the first 2 years when Dr. William Anderson was in college at Michigan State University. The Vietnam War was heating up when he graduated and went into the Army. He served from...
Grand Haven sweeps baseball twin bill from Zeeland West
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven's baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Zeeland West, 3-2 and 4-0 at home Friday afternoon. In the first game Zeeland West took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning, but the Buccaneers tied the...
Modaff tosses a two-hitter as Muskegon Catholic Central shuts down Shelby 3-1
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Muskegon Catholic Central's baseball team won a pitcher's duel at home Friday, defeating Shelby 3-1 in a non-conference game. Dewey Modaff tossed a two-hit, complete game gem for the Crusaders to pick up the win. Braden Gustin drove...
Escobedo fans eight scores four runs while Kurtz strikes out five in nightcap as Hesperia sweeps Mason County Eastern
LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Hesperia's baseball team took both ends of a non-conference doubleheader with Mason County Eastern, 2-0 and 12-1 in five innings on the road Friday afternoon. Armando Escobedo collected the win on the mound for the visiting Panthers,...
Norden scores two goals to lead Sailors past Forest Hills Northern 4-1 in district soccer action on Thursday
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores girls soccer team kicked off the Division 1 district tournament with a solid 4-1 victory over Forest Hills Northern on Thursday evening. Shay Norden led the way with a pair of goals for the Sailors. Ali Trautner...
Know them, if not by name, then by their spirits
By DAVID L. BARBER LocalSportsJournal.com The silence of Arlington National Cemetery takes your breath away. It's humbling, not haunting. It's eternal, not fleeting. It chokes you. It brings you to your knees in tearful homage. And then it chokes you, again. Teenagers...
The love of the game still burns brightly in veteran John Goodin
By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--In a profession that features so much turnover, and longevity for more than 10 years is few and far between, Newaygo’s John Goodin definitely bucks the trend with coaching in high school athletics. The Lions’ defensive...
Muskegon Catholic Central advances past Kent City in Wednesday’s Division 4 district opener
LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic Central girls soccer topped Kent City in a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday in its Division 4 district opener. The win advances the Crusaders to Wednesday's district semifinal against host Western Michigan Christian. Check out...
Air Force veteran Jeff Cooling now serving area soccer players as a game official
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com FERRYSBURG--Not long after graduating from high school, Jeff Cooling enlisted in the United States Air Force. Cool, a 1987 graduate of Joliet Central in Joliet, Ill., served his country for 10 years. An E-5 staff sergeant,...
Lessons learned in the Marines help Koziak in his football coaching career
By Nate Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Mike Koziak, a 2000 graduate of Mona Shores, has a long, storied career both in the Marine Corps as well as the Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, and Mona Shores athletic communities. Koziak served in the United States...
Bulldogs outscore White Cloud 25-0 in softball doubleheader sweep
LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's girls softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from White Cloud, 10-0 in five innings and 15-0 in three innings at home Thursday afternoon. Emma Gillard picked up the win in the first game, giving up just two hits,...
Mason County Central falls in overtime 3-1 to Big Rapids Crossroads Academy in Thursday soccer action
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Mason County Central's girls soccer team lost a tough 3-1 decision to Big Rapids Crossroads Academy in overtime Thursday night in the district tournament at Big Rapids. The game was originally scheduled to be...
Goodrich tosses perfect game strikes out 13 in opener tosses two-hitter in nightcap while striking out 13 as Orioles cruise past Mason County Central
LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Mason County Central, 3-0 and 6-0 at home Thursday afternoon. Lilli Goodrich pitched both complete, 5-inning games. In game one, she threw a perfect game with...
Madl and Gunsell toss complete games as Ludington sweeps Mason County Central
LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from county rival Mason County Central, 3-2 and 6-1 at Oriole Field on Thursday afternoon. Hayden Madl picked up the win in Game 1, going the distance and allowing two...
Liggett gets three hits including a two-run homer and WMC limits Wyoming-Kellogsville to two hits
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Western Michigan Christian's baseball team shut out Wyoming Kellogsville, 10-0 in a non-conference single game at home Thursday afternoon in a game shortened to five innings. The Warriors scored four runs in the first inning and...
Johnson hits a pair of three run home runs knocks in six to lead Sailors over Wyoming 10-0
LocalSportsJournal.com WYOMING -- Mona Shores baseball team shut out Wyoming, 10-0 on the road Thursday afternoon in an OK Conference-Green single game as the Sailors swept the season series. Javanni Johnson earned the win on the mound for the Sailors, scattering four...
Grand Haven outscores Reeths-Puffer 26-4 sweeps doubleheader from Rockets
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven's girls softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Reeths-Puffer, 12-0 and 14-4 at home on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Buccaneers scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and coated from there...
Montague gets by Crusaders 10-7 in extra innings
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Montague's baseball team defeated Muskegon Catholic Central, 10-7 in eight innings on the road on Thursday afternoon in a non-league contest. Nick Moss earned the win in relief of starter Kade Johnson for the Wildcats. Colton...
Ravenna sweeps twin bill from White Cloud 6-4 and 12-10
LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from White Cloud in two close games, 6-4 and 12-10 at home Thursday afternoon. White Cloud scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to make the game close after the...
Soccer official Todd Mines banks on his faith, military experience to carry him through life’s journeys
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Todd Mines went into the Navy right after graduating from Oakridge High School in 1986. He served his country for eight years before leaving the service in May, 1994. His first duty station was in Whidbey Island,...
Mona Shores assistant soccer coach, Scott White, leans on his military experience in his coaching style
By Nathan Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Mona Shores varsity girls’ soccer assistant coach Scott White has dedicated his time to serve our country with his military service of 20 years and local communities through high school sports. White is a...
Cavin Mohrhardt prepares for retirement after long, storied career in military, serving local schools
By Nathan Dugener LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Former Spring Lake and Western Michigan Christian Interim athletic director, Cavin Mohrhardt, served both in the local community as well as serving his country as a member of the United States Marines Corps for...
Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame inducts another solid class of athletic standouts
By Ron Pesch Local SportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Perplexed ... There simply isn’t another word to describe the reaction of administrators when they came upon Calvin Johnson’s application for admittance to Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Most potential students...
Ravenna and Kent City sweep doubleheaders on Tuesday while Whitehall wins a single game Montague falls short twice in twin bill
LocalSportsJournal.com Ravenna vs. Hesperia RAVENNA -- Ravenna's baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Hesperia, 10-0 and 15-9 at home on Tuesday afternoon. Brandon McFarren picked up the win on the hill for the Bulldogs in the first game. In a game...
Frees and Zaverl score goals as Shelby squeaks by Hart 2-1 in soccer district opening round
LocalSportsJournal.com HART -The Shelby girls soccer team edged out the Hart Pirates in the opening round of the district tournament on Wednesday evening. The Tigers topped the Pirates by a score of 2-1. Hannah Frees put the Tigers on the board with a goal assisted by...
Evans finds the net for three goals as Whitehall gets by Fremont in district opener 3-2
LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -The Whitehall girls soccer team advanced to the second round of district play with a 3-2 win over Fremont on Wednesday. The Vikings were hoisted by a Maggie Evans’ hat trick that helped hold back the Packers. Olivia McCarthy earned an...
Ludington wins district opener escapes Fruitport with a 1-0 shutout over the Trojans
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Fruitport has always provided a tough test for the Ludington girls soccer team, and that certainly held true Wednesday night when the two teams locked horns in a Division 2 district quarterfinal contest on the Lady...
Raap connects for two goals as Oakridge gets by Grant 2-0 in district soccer action
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -The Oakridge Eagles girls soccer team got past Grant in the opening round of the district tournament on Wednesday evening. The Eagles escaped with a 2-0 win over the Tigers. After a scoreless first half, The Eagles’ Saidee Raap netted...
Huffman strikes out 14 in opener while tossing a three-hitter as Mona Shores captures the OK Conference-Green baseball championship with doubleheader sweep of Wyoming
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores baseball team celebrated Senior Night with an OK Conference-Green doubleheader sweep of Wyoming, 9-0 and 12-2 to clinch the championship at home Wednesday afternoon. Jaxon Huffman led the Sailors with a dominating...
Mendiola scores three goals as Orchard View cruises past Montague in district soccer opener
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -The Orchard View girls soccer team took down Montague by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday evening in the district opener. Nazalia Mendiola netted the Cardinals’ first three goals to help build the lead. Aleya Jones added the cherry on top...
Western Michigan Christian names Justin Canan its new boys basketball coach
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Western Michigan Christian has filled its boys basketball coach vacancy with Justin Canan, a former assistant and freshman coach. The hiring was officially announced recently. Canan will be replacing Kurt...
Mona Shores girls softball team presents $3,500 check to “I Understand”
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES—After the Mona Shores-Grandville softball game on Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Sailors held a brief ceremony in which they made a check presentation to the “I Understand” organization. The check presentation was the result of the...
Weekly sports camps return to Maranatha in 2022
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES—Weekly sports camps will be returning to the Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference grounds beginning the week of June 27-July 1. Maranatha is located in Norton Shores. The first camp scheduled is for baseball...
Ravenna names Houseman varsity girls basketball coach
By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA--Luke Houseman experienced a first recently. Houseman has never held a varsity girls coaching position. That all changed three weeks ago when he was named the head coach at Ravenna. When he learned of the opening at...
Sipe tosses a complete game, strikes out eight as Western Michigan Christian rallies to win the final Lakes 8 Activities Conference baseball championship
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -- Western Michigan Christian won the final Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship at home Tuesday in dramatic fashion, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 6-5 walkoff win. The game was a makeup of...
McCarthy goes 3-for-3 Hylland suffers loss as Mona Shores falls to Grandville
LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Mona Shores girls softball team dropped a 5-0 non-conference game to Grandville at home on Tuesday afternoon. Grandville got up on the Lady Sailors early, scoring on an error and double in the first inning. The Lady Sailors...
Duffey throws perfect game and no-hitter as Reeths-Puffer sweeps Grand Rapids Union
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -- Reeths-Puffer's girls softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Grand Rapids Union, 21-2 and 17-0 on the road Tuesday afternoon. Caitlynn Duffey threw a no-hitter in the first game, striking out six batters. Leaders...
Oakridge claims West Michigan Conference softball title, scores 34 runs in doubleheader sweep of Shelby
LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -- Oakridge's girls softball team swept a West Michigan Conference doubleheader from Shelby, 15-0 and 19-0 on the road Tuesday afternoon to win its sixth consecutive conference title with a 14-0 record. The Eagles have lost only one...
Fremont racks up 17 runs on 16 hits in nightcap as it splits doubleheader with Reed City in Tuesday softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Fremont's girls softball team split a CSAA-Silver doubleheader with Reed City at home Tuesday. The Packers dropped the first game 13-1, and came back to win the nightcap 17-16 on a walk-off single. Errors betrayed the Lady Packers in...
Wilson strikes out 12 as Grand Haven cruises past East Kentwood 9-0 on the baseball diamond
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Grand Haven's baseball team used a four-run second inning to take command and sped away from East Kentwood, 9-0 in an OK Conference-Red game at home on Tuesday afternoon. Nick Wilson picked up the win on the bump for the...
Matuz fans 10 in opener for Fruitport as Trojans split baseball twin bill with Hudsonville Unity Christian
LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Fruitport's baseball team won a pitcher's duel, 2-0, in the first game of an an O-K Blue doubleheader at Fruirport on Tuesday afternoon. Unity Christian came back to take the nightcap, 6-5. Cody Matuz was the winning pitcher, going...
Whitecaps struggle at the plate against solid Dayton Dragon pitching
LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps amassed one hit as the Dayton Dragons posted a dominant pitching performance in a 10-1 loss Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps catcher Josh Crouch blasted his second home run of the season -...
Hesperia girls drop softball doubleheader to Kent City
LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Hesperia's girls softball team dropped a Central State Activities Association-Silver doubleheader to Kent City, 7-5 and 8-3 on Tuesday afternoon. In the first game, Kaity Skok took the loss in the pitcher's circle. Emma Joppich had...
Spring Lake drops doubleheader to Allendale in Tuesday softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Spring Lakes girls softball team dropped an O-K Blue doubleheader to Allendale, 1-0 and 15-4 at home Tuesday afternoon. In the first game, Avery Flynn locked up in a pitching duel with Halle Mockridge of Allendale. Flynn gave up...
Goodrich tosses no-hitter in opener for Ludington softball, Montague’s Moreau has four RBI’s in nightcap win
LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Ludington and Montague split a non-conference girls softball doubleheader at Montague on Tuesday, with the Orioles winning the opener 17-0 and Montague bouncing back to win the nightcap 15-1. In the first game Lilli Goodrich threw a...
Hesperia senior Emma Joppich awarded Dan and Eileen Homan Scholarship
By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA--Hesperia senior Emma Joppich recently was awarded the first Dan and Eileen Homan Scholarship. The scholarship fund was established in memory of Dan Homan to award scholarships to deserving graduates of Hesperia High...
Elizabeth Holden hired as Ludington’s volleyball coach
LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Ludington High School announced that new varsity volleyball coach Elizabeth Holden will lead the Ludington High School program this fall. Holden is a graduate of Montague High School, where she was named to the West Michigan All...
Spring Lake’s Peyton Parsons signs with Kalamazoo College for lacrosse
By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE--Spring Lake lacrosse player Peyton Parsons has signed her national letter of intent to play at Kalamazoo College this fall. Parsons has been a standout defender for the Lakers the past 4 years. During her career,...
Mona Shores claims fifth consecutive OK-Green girls soccer championship
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores girls soccer team claimed their fifth consecutive OK-Green championship with a 3-2 win over Zeeland East on Monday evening. The Sailors are now 49-0-4 against conference opponents over the last 5 years. Mona Shores...
Smith and Hanson-Wilbur lead Fruitport past Coopersville 8-1 in Monday soccer action
LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -The Fruitport girls soccer team closed out the OK Conference-Blue Tournament with a bang on Monday evening. The Trojans routed Coopersville by a score of 8-1. Mallory Smith and Alexa Hanson-Wilburn led the attack with three goals a...
Whitehall, Grand Haven and Kent City win doubleheaders while Catholic Central splits twin bill in Monday baseball action
LocalSportsJournal.com Shelby vs. Whitehall SHELBY -- Whitehall's baseball team swept a West Michigan Conference doubleheader from Shelby, 5-1 and 8-1 on the road Monday afternoon. Isaac VanAmberg picked up the win in the opener for the Vikings, going seven complete...
Kent City, Ludington and Hart sweep doubleheaders while Oakridge splits twin bill and Grand Haven drops two in Monday softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com Hesperia vs. Kent City HESPERIA -- Kent City's girls softball team swept a Central State Activities Association-Silver doubeheader from Hesperia, 7-5 and 8-3 on the road Monday afternoon. Game one was close all the way, with Hesperia taking a...
Whitehall, Spring Lake finish take third and fourth in Division 2 boys regional track meet
From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND -- Whitehall came in third and Spring Lake fourth in Friday's Division 2 regional track meet hosted by Zeeland East. Allendale won the team title with 90.5 points while Whitehall had 85.5 for...
Whitehall, Spring Lake pace area girls Division 2 track teams in regional track meet at Zeeland East
From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND -- Whitehall came in fourth and Spring Lake fifth in Friday's Division 2 girls track regional at Zeeland East. Zeeland East ran away with the team title with 165.6 points. Whitehall had 72.6...
White Cloud boys track shares Division 4 regional title, Holton’s Hunters takes 3 first-place finishes
Indian's 1,600 relay team secures tie, Holton's James Hunter wins three events From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com BRETHREN -- White Cloud's 1,600-meter relay team finished fourth in the final event Saturday and earned White Cloud a...
WMC girls track captures Division 4 regional title with VanderKooi leading way
WMC takes home the regional title in front of Mason County Eastern, White Cloud, Manistee Catholic, Fruitport Calvary Christian, Muskegon Catholic, Holton and Walkerville From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com BRETHREN -- Abby VanderKooi...
Montague boys track takes third at regional ahead of Kent City and North Muskegon
From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- The Montague boys track team took third place in Saturday's Division 3 region finals behind champion Saugatuck. The Wildcats finished with 72.5 points behind Saugatuck's 122.5 points....
Montague girls track captures Division 3 regional title on Saturday
Montague girls capture regional track title in Division 3 meet, Kent City finishes third and North Muskegon trail in seventh From West Michigan Track Invitational reports LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Montague hosted and won the girls' Division 3 regional track...
Tornado in Gaylord moves regional track final to Charlevoix, Ludington boys and girls teams finish fourth and ninth
Ludington's Rohrer tops 44-foot mark in winning regional shot put title West Michigan Track Invitational LocalSportsJournal.com CHARLEVOIX -- The recent tornado in Gaylord affected the Division 2 regional final track invite that was set to take place there on...
Whitecaps Blank TinCaps, Win Series
LocalSportsJournal.com FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps watched Jake Holton hit his fifth homer of the week and another masterful performance by their pitching staff as part of an 8-0 shutout win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 6,616 fans on Sunday...
Whitehall captures final regular season WMC golf jamboree and league title
LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY--The West Michigan Conference Boys conference golf season concluded Thursday at Oceana Golf Club in Shelby. Whitehall was victorious shooting a 173 and North Muskegon was second with a 184 and Montague with a 185. The remaining team...
Lady Packers finish 9th at MHSAA track and field regionals at Zeeland
LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND--The Fremont girls track and field team performed well and despite the wind, achieved some impressive Prs at the division 2 regionals held at Zeeland on Friday afternoon. The Packers finished in 9th place, ahead of Coopersville,...
Fremont comes up on the short end of a 3-2 soccer game against Tri-County
LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY -The Fremont girls soccer team fell to Howard City Tri County in the final round of the CSAA Conference Tournament on Friday evening. The Packers lost by a score of 3-2 and took fourth place in the conference, while Tri County...
Whitecaps fall after TinCaps power an eight-run frame
LocalSportsJournal.com FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps struggled to get out of a wild second inning, giving up the most runs they've allowed in a single inning all season in a 10-5 loss to the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 8,045 fans on Friday night at...
North Muskegon girls tennis team headed for state finals after winning Division 4 regional title on Friday
LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -The North Muskegon girls tennis team clinched their third straight Division 4 regional title on Friday with 22 points. Just behind North Muskegon was Grand Rapids Catholic Central with 21 points, Grand Rapids West Catholic with 18...
Holton and Ravenna sweep doubleheaders while Catholic Central comes up short
LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic Central vs. Grandville Calvin Christian GRANDVILLE – Muskegon Catholic Central's baseball team lost a 6-0 decision to Grandville Calvin Christian in a non-league game on Friday on the road. Sam Convertini took the loss for the...
Fremont Results in Track and Field Regionals May 20 at Zeeland
LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND--Despite steady winds in the teens and gusts in the 20s and temperature fluctuation from the high 60s to the mid 80s Fremont had several athletes perform quite well at the track and field regionals held in Zeeland on Friday afternoon....
Mona Shores squeaks past Reeths-Puffer 2-0 in Thursday afternoon soccer action
LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -The Mona Shores girls soccer team continued their winning push through the OK Conference-Green Tournament on Thursday evening. The Sailors shut out Reeths-Puffer by a score of 2-0 in the semi-final round of the conference...
Whitehall sweeps doubleheader from Grant, while Ludington, Western Michigan Christian, Muskegon Catholic Central and Fruitport each pick up baseball wins on Thursday
LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington vs. Manistee MANISTEE -- Ludington's baseball team turned back Manistee, 6-4 in a single game in the Lakes 8 Activities Conference on the road Thursday afternoon. Stephen Weinert was the winning pitcher for the Orioles, not giving an...
Ludington and Holton sweep doubleheaders while Whitehall tops Fruitport and Ravenna gets swept in Thursday softball action
LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington vs. Manistee MANISTEE -- Ludington's girls softball team swept a Lakes 8 Activities Conference doubleheader from Manistee, 6-5 and 12-6 on the road Thursday afternoon and secured the league title with a 6-0 record. Lilli Goodrich...
Whitecaps hit key home runs in 4-2 win over TinCaps
LocalSportsJournal.com FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps got home runs off the Midwest League ERA leader and big outs in clutch situations as part of a 4-2 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 5,512 fans on Thursday night at Parkview Field. The...
Whitecaps Roll to 9-0 Shutout Win
LocalSportsJournal.com FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps excelled in all phases, as four pitchers combined to three-hit the Fort Wayne TinCaps as part of a 9-0 landslide Wednesday victory at Parkview Field. Keider Montero, Elvis Alvarado, Dario Gardea, and...
Mona Shores, Fremont and North Muskegon sweep doubleheaders while Spring Lake and Reeths-Puffer split in Wednesday softball action, Oakridge sweeps Mason County Central on Tuesday
Oakridge vs. Mason County Central SCOTTVILLE -- Oakridge girls softball team swept a West Michigan Conference doubleheader with Mason County Central, 13-0 and 15-0 on the road Tuesday afternoon to clinch at least a tie for its sixth consecutive conference title....
Larson and Longcore have big day at the plate as Kent City runs past Hesperia in Wednesday baseball action
LocalSportsJournal.com HESPERIA -- Kent City's baseball team swept a Central State Activities Association-Silver doubleheader with Hesperia, 14-2 and 14-5 on the road Wednesday afternoon. Webb Longcore picked up the win on the hill for the Eagles in the opener,...
Ludington and Orchard View post Wednesday soccer victories while Fremont falls in CSAA tourney action
LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington vs. Manistee Girls Soccer MANISTEE -The Ludington girls soccer team wrapped up their Lakes 8 Activities Conference season with a 4-0 shutout win over Manistee on Wednesday evening. Maddy Billings led the way for the Orioles with three...
Ludington, Kent City, Reeths-Puffer and Ravenna sweep softball doubleheaders while Fruitport drops twin bill
LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington vs. Manistee LUDINGTON -- Lilli Goodrich threw a six-inning no-hit gem in game one of the Ludington girls softball team's Lakes 8 Activities Conference doubleheader against Manistee on Tuesday afternoon, winning 10-0. The Orioles won...
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Former state trooper finds success as Hart’s cross country coach
Jun 30, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Terry Tatro was a police officer for the Plymouth City Police for 1 year when he decided to apply for the Michigan State Police in 1978. After graduati READ MORE
Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup signs with Trine University
Jun 13, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A multiple sport athlete, Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup particularly excelled in cross... READ MORE
Kent City’s Alyeska Linsley signs with Cornerstone University
Jun 13, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Alyeska Linsley has signed her national letter of intent to run at Cornerstone Univ... READ MORE
Enns will head to Cedarville University and continue her cross country and track-field career
Apr 26, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Audrianna Enns was instrumental in helping Hart's girls cross country team win four of its five c... READ MORE
Mason County Central and Reeths-Puffer competitive cheer teams headed for MHSAA state championships this weekend
Mar 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Only two area teams, Mason County Central and Reeths-Puffer, qualified for the MHSAA competitive cheer state championships on Friday and Saturday with their finishes at the reg READ MORE
Competitive Cheer District Results
Feb 21, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Reeths-Puffer brought home the championship trophy from the Division 2 competitive cheer district competition at Reeths-Puffer... READ MORE
Local Sports Journal kicks off podcast debut with 2018 Summer Coaches Series
Aug 04, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com There is new excitement in the air for the 2018-19 prep sports season at Local Sports Journal. Podcasts. The "2018 Sum... READ MORE
Prep football highlights: Click here for an online version of the November LSJ magazine
Nov 02, 2017 LocalSportsJournal.com While area high school football teams and fans are gearing up for deep playoff runs, it's hard to forget the thrilling regu... READ MORE
Mona Shores finishes fifth in Division 1 golf state finals
Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Mona Shores Sailors advanced two spots on the final day of the Division 1 state golf finals and finished fifth. The Sailors shot a 323 on the opening day on Fr READ MORE
Spring Lake takes fifth place in Division 2 state golf meet
Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ALLENDALE--The Spring Lake Lakers dropped three spots on Saturday and finished fifth in the Division 2 state golf finals on Sa... READ MORE
Pentwater takes 16th place in Division 4 state golf meet
Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING--The young Pentwater Falcons improved their score by 11 strokes from the first day to the second day in the Divis... READ MORE
Ann Arbor Greenhills wins Division 3 state golf meet; Danny Flanagan competes for Montague
Jun 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FRANKENMUTH--Ann Arbor Greenhills placed three golfers in the top 6 on Saturday and won the Division 3 state championship by 2... READ MORE
North Muskegon girls soccer falls 1-0 to Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 semifinals
Jun 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com Reaching the state semifinals once is quite a feat for any athletic program. The North Muskegon girls soccer team played in the Final Four in its fourth-straight season o READ MORE
Muskegon Risers women’s team building foundation with pair of North Muskegon players
Jun 13, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Risers women's soccer team is continuing to learn tough lessons on the field this season. ... READ MORE
North Muskegon to battle Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 state soccer semifinal
Jun 12, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com NORTH MUSKEGON--Scouting reports are understandably limited at this time of the season, but that doesn’t... READ MORE
Spring Lake’s soccer dream succumbs to a tough GR Forest Hills Central team
Jun 10, 2022 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com The good times for departing seniors make memories last and the tough times make losing more valuable at t... READ MORE
Spring Lake finishes in third place at state championship swimming and diving meet
Mar 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS- The Spring Lake boys swimming and diving team wrapped up the season on Saturday with a third-place finish in the state championship at Calvin College. With a tot READ MORE
Ludington finishes second and Fremont third at the Coastal Conference swim and dive chamionship meet
Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Ludington's boys swimming and diving team competed in the Coastal Conference Championship meet in Manistee on Frid... READ MORE
Ludington swimming and diving results
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- No better way to prep for a big meet than finishing on a high note, which is what the Ludington boys swimming and... READ MORE
Spring Lake falls to Zeeland East in swim and dive competition
Feb 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND--The Spring Lake boys swim team found themselves in a tight match on Tuesday night as they fell to their host the Chix... READ MORE
North Muskegon finishes in a three-way tie for 4th place in division 4 state finals tennis action
Jun 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ANN ARBOR -The North Muskegon girls tennis team found themselves in a three-way tie for fourth place alongside Elk Rapids and Jackson Lumen in the Division 4 state finals on Sa READ MORE
Ludington girls tennis season comes to an end at the division 3 state finals
Jun 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MIDLAND -- Ludington's girls tennis team was eliminated in the first day of the MHSAA Division 3 state finals at Midland, bowi... READ MORE
North Muskegon girls tennis team headed for state finals after winning Division 4 regional title on Friday
May 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -The North Muskegon girls tennis team clinched their third straight Division 4 regional title on Friday with 22 p... READ MORE
Whitehall and Grand Haven play to a 4-4 draw in Monday tennis action
May 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -The Whitehall girls tennis team played to a 4-4 draw on Monday with the Grand Haven Buccaneers. Mackenzie Hall too... READ MORE
Former state trooper finds success as Hart’s cross country coach
Jun 30, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Terry Tatro was a police officer for the Plymouth City Police for 1 year when he decided to apply for the Michigan State Police in 1978. After graduati READ MORE
Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup signs with Trine University
Jun 13, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- A multiple sport athlete, Mason County Eastern graduate Eli Shoup particularly excelled in cross... READ MORE
Kent City’s Alyeska Linsley signs with Cornerstone University
Jun 13, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--Kent City's Alyeska Linsley has signed her national letter of intent to run at Cornerstone Univ... READ MORE
Enns will head to Cedarville University and continue her cross country and track-field career
Apr 26, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HART--Audrianna Enns was instrumental in helping Hart's girls cross country team win four of its five c... READ MORE
