The 2024 Girls Postseason begins on Monday, and here’s a look at the Southwest Michigan area. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Monday 3/4 5:30 p.m. – St. Joseph vs. Mattawan 7:00 p.m. – Portage Northern
Friday Boys Basketball District Championships Division 1 at Portage Central Portage Central 76, Kalamazoo Central 58 Division 1 at Gull Lake Battle Creek Lakeview 82, Gull Lake 57 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 58, Niles 48
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Rutgers 82, Michigan 52 Rutgers 82, Michigan 52 – Omoruyi records a double-double and Rutgers throttles Michigan by 30 points Clifford Omoruyi scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Jeremiah
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 123 – 2 OT Indiana Pacers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 114 Bulls 132, Cavaliers 123 – DeMar DeRozan scores 35 points, Bulls outlast Cavaliers 132-123
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 8, Washington Capitals 3 Red Wings 8, Capitals 3 – Gostisbehere scores 2, surging Red Wings rout Capitals 8-3 for 6th straight win Shayne Gostisbehere scored in
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night New York Knicks 113, Detroit Pistons 111 Toronto Raptors 130, Indiana Pacers 123 Knicks 113, Pistons 111 – Hart makes go-ahead basket after chaotic possession as Knicks beat Pistons 113-111
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Kane scores in overtime in Chicago return, sending Wings past Hawks 3-2 Patrick
Owen McLoughlin of Our Lady of the Lake is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week. It was a 2-0 week for the Lakers, a 63-50 win over Covert, Owen scored 27 points, including 4 three pointers,
Boys Basketball Non-Conference Lakeshore 69, Buchanan 51 SMAC Kalamazoo Central 60, St. Joseph 55 Battle Creek Lakeview 75, Battle Creek Central 39 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 69, Covert 34 Michigan Lutheran 67, Eau Claire 57
Postseason play begins on Monday for Boys High School Basketball. The boys season reaches the postseason first because of scheduling conflicts at the Breslin Center forced the MHSAA to move the boys season forward a week
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Northwestern 76, Michigan 62 Northwestern 76, Michigan 62 – Boo Buie scores 16, breaks program record in Wildcats’ 76-62 win over Michigan Ryan Langborg made five 3-pointers and scored 20
NFL – Bears QB Justin Fields says he wants to stay in Chicago, and tired of the trade talk Bears quarterback Justin Fields says he wants to remain in Chicago and is tired of the trade talk
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Iowa 78, Michigan State 71 Western Michigan 77, Miami-OH 58 Central Michigan 62, Bowling Green 60 – OT Buffalo 78, Eastern Michigan 69 Iowa 78, Michigan State 71 – Sandfort
St. Joseph High School Senior Cecilia Ruchti was announced as one of the MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award winners for 2024. The MHSAA each year awards a total of 32 $2,000 scholarships to deserving students involved in an MHSAA
NHL – National Hockey League Yesterday Detroit Red Wings 4, Seattle Kraken 3 – OT Carolina Hurricanes 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Red Wings 4, Kraken 3 – OT – Chiarot scores in overtime to give the Red
NBA – National Basketball Association – All Star Weekend Last Night 2024 NBA All Star Game – Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Eastern Conference 211, Western Conference 186 East 211, West 186 – Points records fall at the
Cohen Hurdle of Lakeshore Boys Basketball is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week. Lakeshore went 3-0 during the week with Cohen scoring 20, 19, and 26 points in the Lancers wins over Loy Norrix, Gull Lake,
Thursday Boys Basketball BCS New Buffalo 73, Countryside 70 Southwest 10 Hartford 47, Cassopolis 46 White Pigeon 82, Bloomingdale 40 Girls Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 42, Portage Northern 25 Lakeshore 53, Battle Creek Central 36 Portage Central
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (4) Iowa 106, Michigan 89 (6) NC State 59, (16) Notre Dame 43 (4) Iowa 106, Michigan 89 – Clark sets NCAA women’s career scoring and Iowa single-game mark Caitlin
NFL – Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two-dozen, The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration has become the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire sent fans scrambling for cover
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night (14) Illinois 97, Michigan 68 (14) Illinois 97, Michigan 68 – Terrence Shannon Jr. scores 31 points, No. 14 Illinois buries Michigan 97-68 Terrence Shannon Jr. shot 11 of 15
NFL – Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever, averaging 123.4 million viewers The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s
NFL – National Football League – Super Bowl Sunday Super Bowl LVIII, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV Kansas City Chiefs 25, San Francisco 49ers 22 – OT Chiefs 25, 49ers 22 – OT – Mahomes rallies Chiefs
The WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Kennadi Killeen, a senior on the Gobles High School Girls Basketball team. Gobles went 3-0 during the week, She had 12 points in a 47-27 win over Decatur, in
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 128, Portland Trailblazers 122 – OT Chicago Bulls 118, Memphis Grizzlies 110 Golden State Warriors 131, Indiana Pacers 109 Pistons 128, Blazers 122 – OT – Pistons win
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 72, (11) Wisconsin 68 (9) Duke 71, Notre Dame 53 Michigan 72, (11) Wisconsin 68 – Michigan beats No. 11 Wisconsin 72-68 Michigan’s season has been marked by second-half
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Minnesota 59, Michigan State 56 Kent State 63, Western Michigan 61 Akron 68, Central Michigan 47 Toledo 91, Eastern Michigan 87 Minnesota 59, Michigan State 56 – Christie’s sinks career-high
Three Southwest Michigan students have won scholarships from the MHSAA and Farm Bureau Insurance as part of the MHSAA’s Scholar Athlete Awards. A total of 32 students across all four classes are receiving a $2,000 scholarship towards
NFL – Lions GM Brad Holmes: team has more than 1 chance to compete for Super Bowl title Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes wrapped up his team’s season that ended in the NFC championship game and
NFL – National Football League Yesterday Pro Bowl Games – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL NFC 64, AFC 59 NFC 64, AFC 59 – NFC outlasts AFC in Pro Bowl Games showcasing soon-to-be Olympic sport of flag