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Muskegon Clippers win to clinch playoff spot; host Lima in best-of-three series starting Monday

By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers are now back in the playoffs thanks an interesting chain of events.
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Muskegon Clippers win on Thursday, return home with playoff berth still hanging in the balance

LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers opened the final series of the regular season with an important 7-3 win over the ...
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Piasecki inks professional baseball contract with Houston Astros

After being selected in the 8th round of the 2026 Major League Baseball draft on July 12, former Mona Shores standout shortstop Aaron Piasecki is now officially a professional baseball player after ...
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Clippers bring clean night of baseball against Xenia, open final homestand with a win

LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Clippers opened up their final homestand of the season with a clean, 4-2 win ...
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Piasecki ready to get to work after being picked by Houston Astros in eighth round of MLB Draft

By Scott VanSickle LocalSportsJournal.com The dream for most young baseball players is making it to the major leagues, and ...
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Clippers mercy Flag City, explode for 11-run sixth inning

MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers are above .500 after exploding for a 17-2 mercy win over Flag City at Marsh Field on Wednesday. An 11-run sixth inning by Muskegon combined with a trio of hitters and ...
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Six Muskegon Lumberjacks selected in 2026 NHL Draft, Tynan Lawrence goes No. 11 overall

The Muskegon Lumberjacks were once again well represented at the NHL draft which took place in Buffalo, New York over the weekend. Six different players who either have worn a Lumberjacks jersey or ...
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Here are first-round district soccer scores, pairings for semifinals

GR Catholic Central-Comstock Park winner at GR NorthPointe Christian, 6 p.m. GR West Catholic at Covenant Christian, 6 p.m.
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Dorris “Cookie” Cook passes away at 94, leaves behind legacy of women in baseball

A legend has moved on to the golden gates. Muskegon’s Dorris “Cookie” Cook passed away on September 3 at the age of 94. Cook was a life-long resident of Muskegon and one of the many heroes who stepped ...
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Rockets’ golfers card 178 in last conference jamboree

The Reeths-Puffer boys’ golf team finished fifth with a score of 178 in the final OK-Green jamboree of the season at Lincoln Golf Club on Monday. Caledonia won with 151, Mona Shores finished runner-up ...
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Muskegon manhandles Greenville, James Martin reaches 1,000-point milestone, rematch with Rockford set

MUSKEGON – If anybody had doubts about the Muskegon boys basketball team at halftime of Wednesday night’s Division 1 district semifinal against a tough Greenville squad, then those were quickly erased ...
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Muskegon Big Reds smother Mona Shores in OK-Green victory

Muskegon cruised past visiting Mona Shores, 62-30, in OK-Green boys basketball on Friday night. The Big Reds drained six 3-pointers in the first half as Damekian Monroe hit three on his own in the ...