Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Spring Lake girls cross country was sixth at the Division 2 state championship meet Saturday afternoon at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Lakers finished behind state champion East Grand Rapids, runnerup Grand Rapids Christian and... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - In the end Ludington's youth couldn't match up against Cadillac's experience, and that was the telling point in Wednesday night's MHSAA Division 2 girls volleyball district tournament in Manistee. But the Orioles threw a scare... READ MORE
Nov 02, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com Anything can happen once you get to the state championship meet. At least that’s what several area cross country teams are counting on Saturday when the regional champions, and other top finisher, convene for the final meet of the se... READ MORE
Nov 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The MHSAA state volleyball tournament kicks off today around the state of Michigan. Teams from around west Michigan will be "setting up" in district tournaments and fighting for a coveted state championship. Fruitport was the last area team to... READ MORE
Oct 30, 2021 LocalSports Journal.com The Fremont's boys cross country qualified for the Division 2 state finals on Friday after finishing second at the regionals. Packer Connor Somers was the individual champion. The top finish among girls’ teams was Ludington, which just missed t... READ MORE
Oct 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Area cross country teams will be hitting three courses over the next three days with the intent on qualifying for the state finals. Several area teams and individuals will be looking to make headlines at regionals. The action begins Thursday with a Divis... READ MORE
Oct 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington put three girls on the Lakes 8 All-Conference team. League champion Ludington All-Conference First team Emma McKinley, sophomore, Ludington; Mackenzie Sarto, senior, Ludington; Sophia Sarto, junior, Ludington; Zoe Vanderstelt, Muskegon Catho... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic captured the final Lakes 8 Activities Conference football title this fall with a 3-0 mark. The league is disbanding after this school year. For their efforts, the Crusaders also reaped much of the rewards on the all-conference first te... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington's girls cross country team edged Western Michigan Christian for the Lakes 8 Activities Conference championship, while the Orioles’ boys team finished second behind champion Manistee. GIRLS First team Summer Brower, Ludington; Nadia Grierson,... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Week 9 football, is in the books. The 2021 high school football season started back on Aug. 25 and continued to entertain fans around west Michigan each Friday night. Big Reds fans have once again been treated to another conference title, as M... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal In an up-and-down season, the Ludington football team finished the 2021 campaign on a downer when the Orioles lost a 25-0 game to North Muskegon on the road Friday night. The Orioles completed the nine-game schedule with a 3-6 record, an... READ MORE
Oct 21, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Some area football teams appear to have clinched berths in the MHSAA playoffs, while others are on the bubble as the 2021 regular season concludes this weekend. With strength of schedule now entering into the picture, a few teams with 5-4 records, or even... READ MORE
Oct 19, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com In a race that came down to the wire, Ludington's girls cross country ream nosed out Western Michigan Christian at the Lakes 8 Activities Conference Championships. The meet was Tuesday at West Shore Community College campus. The Orioles took the second a... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague Wildcats captured their second straight Division 4 state title in girls golf on Saturday. The Wildcats and Lansing Catholic actually tied for the lead with a two-day total of 675. However, the tiebreaker favored the Wildcats as the team’s f... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Hart's boys and girls cross country teams dominated the competition at the Hart & Sole Invitational on Saturday. The Pirate girls captured the top three places and finished with 23 points. Runner-up Ludington had 42. Hart’s boys won by an even large... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington gave its seniors something to celebrate Friday night in their final home game with a 35-8 non-conference win over Morley Stanwood, and snapped a two-game losing streak as well. After the game, head coach Charlie Gunsell mad... READ MORE
Oct 15, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com If you plan to make a long run in the boys state soccer tournament, sooner or later, you’re going run up against a highly talented team. For the Reeths-Puffer Rockets, it was sooner rather than later. On Wednesday night, the Rockets dispatched the state... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2021 by Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington's girls cross country team sped to a 41-57 victory over Manton at the Chris Grabowski Memorial Invitational at Manistee on Thursday. Reed City finished third, Leroy Pine River was fourth, followed by Frankfort, Manistee, Grand ... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There is plenty at stake as area teams head into Week 8 of the high school football season. There are conference championships to be won, there are bragging rights on the line and there is positioning for the playoffs, which being in two weeks. No area ga... READ MORE
Oct 13, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Muskegon Catholic Central volleyball fell to Lakes 8 foe Ludington in three games on Monday. The Crusaders lost 25-12, 25-20 and 25-20. Leading MCC was Ella Muskovin with two aces, Erin LaVigne made nine kills and seven digs, Elaina LaGuire got fi... READ MORE