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Here are the places, times for area runners at MHSAA cross country state finals

CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS Here are the overall places and times for area athletes who competed in the MHSAA state finals at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. DIVISION 1 Boys 14, Luka ...
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Bobby Jazwinski completes perfect season, wins all 12 cross-country events including Division 2 individual state championship

BY JASON GOORMAN LocalSportsJournal.com Taking first place in every race for an entire season seems impossible. For Whitehall ...
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Red-hot Lumberjacks roll to victory over Team USA, 5-3

The Muskegon Lumberjacks remained hot offensively with their third straight five-goal barrage to sweep the three-game road ...
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Coach Mike Taylor and LSJ talk opening week of high school football playoffs [VIDEO]

The high school football playoffs are here and area fans are sitting on the edge of their seats, waiting with excitment. The LSJ’s Scott DeCamp and Jason Goorman were recently invited to coach Mike ...
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Historic Marsh Field will never be the same without the presence of Pete Gawkowski

By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com The great game of baseball, as well as his innumerable friends and the entire community ...
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Fremont’s dream season falls short in Division 3 state semifinals with 2-1 loss to South Haven

LocalSportsJournal.com Fremont had to accept tough terms in the Division 3 state semifinals on Wednesday. The Packers's ...
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College Corner: Jaxson Whitaker drains four 3-pointers in preseason game for CMU, leads standouts in this week’s top performers

This Week’s Top Performances By Jonathan Timm LocalSportsJournal.com Basketball season is now blurring its way into college ...
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Lock-down defense propels North Muskegon to Division 7 rout of Saranac

By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJourmal.com NORTH MUSKEGON - Coming into Saturday’s Division 7 district semifinal matchup against Saranac, North Muskegon coach Larry Witham and his coaching staff knew ...
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Fremont wins a share of WMC-Lakes title, battles Ludington in conference tournament on Saturday

LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE - With a strong effort, Fremont won the WMC-Lakes volleyball tournament on Saturday, earning ...
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High school volleyball leaderboard through October 30

LocalSportsJournal.com Volleyball districts are set to start next week Wednesday for area teams and the leaders have taken ...
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‘This is our time:’ Gunsell father and son instrumental to talented Ludington football team’s first 9-0 season since 1989

This story also appears in the October 2025 edition of the Local Sports Journal magazine. The magazine should hit the streets ...
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No. 2 Pewamo-Westphalia powers past Ravenna with big third quarter in Division 7 playoff opener

Even when things didn’t go the Ravenna football team’s way this season, the Bulldogs found themselves in position to win in each of their nine regular-season games. On Saturday in the first round of ...