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Second-half surge produces victory for Western Michigan Christian boys over Kalamazoo Christian

LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian boys basketball team turned in a strong second half and defeated Kalamazoo Christian, 50-41, on Tuesday. The Warriors found themselves down 24-19 ...
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Western Michigan Christian girls battle to bitter end, fall to Kalamazoo Christian; Folkema hits for 26 for WMC

LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Christian turned back Western Michigan Christian, 49-43, in a back-and-forth battle on Tuesday night. The Warriors were trailing 12-10 after the first ...
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Hughes registers double-double in Newaygo’s rout of Montague

LocalSportsJournal.com The Newaygo girls basketball team captured a convincing 54-27 victory over Montague on Tuesday night. The Lions held a narrow 20-18 lead after two quarters, but blew the game ...
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Lillmars leads Fruitport’s balanced attack in league victory over Hopkins

LocalSportsJournal.com Dexter Lillmars poured in 26 points and led the Fruitport Trojans to a 70-47 victory over visiting ...
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Westerlund’s double-double leads Whitehall girls to 20-point victory over Holton

LocalSportsJournal.com Clare Westerlund had a big night on Tuesday and led the Whitehall girls basketball team to a 46-26 victory over Holton. Westerlund posted a double-double of 17 points, 12 ...
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Whitehall earns overtime victory over Orchard View in WMC matchup

LocalSportsJournal.com It took overtime for Whitehall to clinch a 62-55 WMC-Lakes boys basketball victory over Orchard View on Tuesday evening. Evan Thomas led the Vikings with 16 points, seven ...
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Muskegon Catholic girls’ fourth-quarter surge produces league victory over Zion Christian

LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central girls basketball team topped Zion Christian, 34-25, in an Alliance League battle on Tuesday thanks to a strong fourth quarter. The Crusaders ...
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Spring Lake boys fall to highly ranked Unity Christian, 76-48

LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake hung in there for a half before falling to state-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian on Tuesday night. Unity, ranked No. 5 in Division 2, handed Spring Lake a 76-48 ...
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North Muskegon boys roll over Ravenna in WMC-Rivers hardcourt matchup, 58-42

LocalSportsJournal.com North Muskegon had a solid first half at both ends of the court and defeated Ravenna, 58-42, in the ...
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Walker, David spark Reeths-Puffer to big victory over rival Mona Shores in girls hoops

LocalSportsJournal.com Raquel Walker and Ashlyn David combined for 39 points and led the Reeths-Puffer Rockets to a 55-32 ...
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LIVE on WLCS 98.3 FM: Mona Shores vs. Reeths-Puffer

LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores boys basketball team will look for the win over rival Reeths-Puffer on Tuesday night.
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Shelby girls take down Hart for second time, take full control of WMC Rivers

By SCOTT VANSICKLE LocalSportsJournal.com HART - It took a strong second quarter and a double-double from Jayna Burmeister, but the Shelby girls basketball team came from behind to remain perfect in ...