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Second period leads Lumberjacks to needed win at home over Chicago

By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks need to finish strong during the remainder of the regular season if they want to open the post season at friendly Trinity Health ...
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Here are the pairings for the girls basketball quarterfinals on Tuesday

GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS DIVISION 1 Muskegon (23-2) vs. Grand Haven, (23-3), 7 p.m., Hudsonville High School Winner advances to the state semifinals at The Breslin Center, Michigan State ...
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Mona Shores’ Eli Habetler named first team All-State by Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association

The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association named its top players from the state for the recently completed 2025-26 season. Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer each landed players on the list of ...
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Seven area prep bowlers named all-state for 2025-26 season

LocalSportsJournal.com Seven area bowlers earned first- or second-team honors for the recently completed high school season.
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Grand Haven blocks its way to second-straight, Woiteshek’s triple double leads Bucs to Division 1 regional title

We miss 100% of the shots we don't take. Grand Haven girls basketball didn't stop taking shots in its 36-23 Division 1 regional championship victory over Hundsonville on Wednesday. When the Bucs ...
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Mariah Sain’s sizzling start sets tone as Muskegon beats Midland, wins first regional title since 2019

Muskegon’s girls basketball team had Wednesday night’s Division 1 regional final at Alma High School under control. With 24.1 seconds left and Miss Basketball finalist Mariah Sain at the free-throw ...
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Hart escapes with two-point victory over Kent City, hoists Division 3 regional trophy

By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE - It was quite a rollercoaster ride on Wednesday night when the Hart Pirates and Kent City Eagles battled with a girls basketball regional title at stake.
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Tournament trail ends for Muskegon Catholic in Division 4 regional finals

LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic's highly successful girls basketball season ended on Wednesday night in the Division ...
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Here are the girls basketball regional title scores from Wednesday night

DIVISION 1 Wednesday Finals Muskegon 48, Midland 30 DIVISION 1 (at Zeeland) Wednesday Finals Grand Haven 36, Hudsonville 23 DIVISION 3 (at Grandville Calvin Christian) Wednesday Finals Hart 51, Kent ...
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FINAL BOYS BASKETBALL LEADERBOARD: One last look at the area’s best

By Travis Rosema LocalSportsJournal.com The 2025-26 boys basketball season came to a sudden close Tuesday night as Ludington fell in the Division 2 quarterfinals. We can now take one final look at the ...
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Attitude of gratitude theme for Muskegon-area wrestlers at MHSAA state finals (link to photo gallery)

An attitude of gratitude was a theme for wrestlers who competed in the MHSAA individual state finals last weekend at Ford Field. That’s especially true for Hesperia senior 285-pounder Noah Walker, who ...