Hockey
Lumberjacks return from a long break, defeat Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-2 on the road
The Muskegon Lumberjacks will close out their road trip on Saturday against the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
The Muskegon Lumberjacks will close out their road trip on Saturday against the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
The Trojans ended the season with a 31-8-2 record and another conference championship
The Trojans will face Allendale in the district championship match on Thursday night
The Lakers improved to 11-6 on the season and 7-4 in O-K Blue Conference play.
The Spartans are off to a 12-5 start overall in girls basketball.
Both teams were tied at halftime and through three quarters of play.
Kent City's Zane Kik and Mason County Central's Andrew Quinn each have 41 wins on the season, while Whitehall's Ira Jenkins has 37 pins in 39 victories
Kent City's Lexie Bowers is currently the top scorer with a 17.3 per game average while Holton's RyAnn Robins is the top rebounder
Jaxson Whitaker (15 points per game) grew up in the R-P district, while Travis Ambrose (16 points, 11.9 rebounds per game) came from California because that state wouldn't let kids play during COVID
For years the Muskegon Junior Jacks and Lakeshore Chiefs have competed for young players in the area, but now they have combined into a single youth hockey organization
The Lumberjacks ended the losing streak despite losing two players to misconducts and being outshot by a 41-33 margin.