Mar 22, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com ALPENA -- For the first time in almost a decade the West Shore Wolves are the U 14 Adray League state champions after blitzing through the tournament in Alpena with a perfect record over the weekend. In fact, the Wolves (31-3-3) were t... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com (The feature photo above includes from left to right; David Nemecek, Jaden O'Hagan and John O'Hagan) John O'Hagan had a bucket list when he started officiating 37 years ago, in 1985, and that was to work a state final in each of the spor... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING -- Ludington knew what it was facing in the No. 1 ranked team in the state, but still had confidence that it could pull the upset. For a brief moment, it appeared that just might happen when the Orioles climbed out of a 1... READ MORE
Mar 18, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- It was the last time the U 14 West Shore Wolves youth ice hockey team would be together on the sheet at the West Shore Community Ice Arena this year, and everyone was feeling in a jovial mood. But, there was an underlying... READ MORE
Mar 17, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- He's been so busy planning for the trip -- working on buses, food, hotels and tickets -- that Ludington girls basketball coach Warren Stowe doesn't feel like he knows too much about Detroit Edison, the Orioles' opponent in Fr... READ MORE
Mar 16, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- It was exactly the kind of game Ludington girls' basketball coach Warren Stowe wanted Tuesday night in Cadillac. A defensive battle ... tight, and low scoring. Trailing, 15-14 at the end of the third quarter, the Orioles hit... READ MORE
Mar 14, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- One winning streak is going to end Tuesday night when the Ludington girls basketball team plays Frankenmuth in a MHSAA Division 2 quarterfinal at Cadillac. Tipoff is 7 p.m. The Orioles extended their winning streak ... READ MORE
Mar 12, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Ludington’s boys basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to forge a tie, but the Orioles couldn’t get over the hump. Cadillac held off the Orioles for a 51-48 victory Friday night in a ... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD -- Ludington's girls basketball team kept the beat going Thursday night with a tight 34-31 victory over Negaunee to capture a MHSAA Division 2 regional championship in Gaylord. But it was a hard fought battle, as neither team led by more than fou... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Ludington's boys basketball team saw a couple of defenses it wasn't used to in Wednesday night's MHSAA Division 3 district semifinal against Big Rapids at Manistee. It took some time for the Orioles to make the necessary ad... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Ludington's girls basketball team won its fourth straight game Tuesday night with a convincing 54-36 victory over Standish-Sterling in a MHSAA Division 2 regional semifinal at Big Rapids. Standish-Sterling came into the game with a two-gam... READ MORE
Mar 07, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Reed City kept the game close for the first half, but then Ludington's superior height and perimeter shooting, as well as its defense helped the Orioles speed to a 57-36 victory in Monday night's opening round of the MHSAA D... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com The field of area girls basketball teams has been pared to seven after last week's district action. Those seven teams all face formidable opponents when the regional semifinal games tip off on Tuesday night. In Division 1 Mona Shores is the lone represen... READ MORE
Mar 05, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Big Rapids tried to make a comeback in the fourth quarter, shaving Ludington's lead down to seven points with 1:06 left in the game. That was as close as the Cardinals would come, however, as the Orioles hung on for a 44-36 ... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com It's time for the big show in Michigan high school wrestling, the MHSAA individual state finals, and once again the area has a bulging contingent of wrestlers vying for titles in all four divisions at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday and Saturday. A to... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- After suffering two losses in its last three games and the district tournament looming ahead, the Ludington boys basketball team concluded the regular season with a resounding 68-40 non-conference win over inter-county rival Mason County Cent... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- It never really varies too much. The plan is always to get off to a quick start, and set the tempo for the rest of the game, with a tenacious pressure defense causing all kinds of havoc for the opposing team's offense. Wh... READ MORE
Mar 01, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND -- Ludington's boys basketball team scored just two points in the second quarter and couldn't recover, ending up losing, 52-48 in the non-conference game on the road Tuesday night against Zeeland East. The Orioles started the game out well enough,... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Ludington's boys swimming and diving team competed in the Coastal Conference Championship meet in Manistee on Friday and Saturday, finishing second behind the Chippewas, 531-477. Fremont took third with 240. During the preliminaries on Friday... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Ludington's girls basketball team roared out to a 20-point halftime lead on Muskegon Heights, and cruised to a 62-26 victory Friday night to earn a share of the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship. It's the 12th conference title... READ MORE