Apr 03, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal It isn’t often that the Reeths-Puffer Rocket baseball team has a down year, but last season’s 13-14 campaign lacked the success of previous seasons. But that fact does not dampen Reeths-Puffer’s mood heading into 2014. “(We) al... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2014 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal It never fails to amaze me, the unifying power of high school sports. While many focus on the direct benefits of competitive athletics – teamwork, leadership, goal attainment – the way sports brings together diverse people is, to me, ... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Grant Tigers rolled into Kent City Tuesday night in a battle of fourth-placed teams in their respective conferences. Grant (10-7, 6-4) is fourth in the Lakes 8 Conference, while Kent City (6-10, 5-4) is fourth in the OK Silver Conference. In this... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2014 Local Sports Journal It’s a long season. That means a team that started out slow has a chance to gain its balance in time to play some meaningful late-season games. Montague (9-9, 6-7) is one of those teams, starting slow but building momentum as things unfold. And ... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal Though it’s good to get contributions from all sorts of places on the roster, Muskegon boys head coach Keith Guy has said that you have to get production, well, where you can get it. He got plenty of production from junior center Deyonta Davis, wh... READ MORE