Feb 08, 2024 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING DISTRICTS Here are the results from this week's MHSAA team wrestling district tournaments. Fruitport (Division 2), Hart (Division 3), Whitehall (Division 3) and Muskegon Catholic (Division 4) all advance to team regional competition next Wednesday. Division... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2024 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING DISTRICTS Here are the results from Wednesday night's MHSAA team wrestling district tournaments. Also included is the schedule for tonight's matches. Division 1 - Mona Shores Wednesday Rockford 69, Mona Shores 3 Reeths-Puffer 46, Muskegon 24 Finals Roc... READ MORE
Feb 07, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- It was just a two-possession game late in the fourth quarter when Ludington hit from long range to spread the margin out and successfully held off a pesky Whitehall. The Orioles defeated the Vikings 44-37 Tuesday night in th... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON - The Fremont bowling team went 1-1 on the road at Stix Lanes against Ludington on Monday. The girls started strong and won their first baker game but the Orioles gained momentum and went on to top the Packers, 17-13. The boys found little resis... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Ludington got hot, nailed 11 3-pointers and ripped Fremont 74-45 in a West Michigan Conference Lakes Division road game, 74-45 Friday night. Spencer Holmes and David Shillinger (25 points) led the Orioles' long-range barrage w... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A quick burst at the start of the game appeared to indicate a budding blow out for the Ludington girls' basketball team on Thursday night against Montague. It didn't happen, but the Orioles did earn a 39-31 victory over the ... READ MORE
Jan 31, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- The Ludington Orioles were simply outmuscled by Cadillac in a 66-51 loss to the Vikings. The hosts hit the offensive glass real hard and that was one their keys to victory in the non-league matchup. After the teams battled to a 13-all tie in ... READ MORE
Jan 30, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Madelyn Kenyon caught fire from beyond the 3-point arc in the fourth quarter, draining three of them to spark Ludington's offense as the Orioles pulled out a thrilling 47-42 non-conference win Monday night over visiting Cadil... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Spring Lake's swimming and dive team cruised past Ludington in a non-conference win, 111-69. The Lakers swam to 19 personal record swims and won 8-of-12 events and also won all three relays, 200 medley (Noah Fletcher, Fischer Halsey, Johnny W... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Ludington girls basketball team took out its frustration on Oakridge Friday night in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division, 50-24. A little sluggish coming out of the blocks, the Orioles used their defense to stifle the Eagles and ga... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The Ludington boys basketball team dropped 100 points on visiting Traverse City Central in a 100-77 non-conference win. The game was played at Hawley Gymnasium Thursday. It's the fourth time the Orioles have hit the centu... READ MORE
Jan 24, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Something would have to give when the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division leaders squared off on Tuesday night. In the end, it was the Fremont Packers who are alone at the top of the standings after an exciting 41-35 vic... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com ZEELAND - The Spring Lake boys swimming team finally got back in the pool after Mother Nature put schedules on pause due to snow. The Lakers finished in fourth place amongst talented teams at the Division 3 invitational on Saturday. The Lakers posted 63 p... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com TRAVERSE CITY -- An extended layoff because of the weather kept the Ludington girls basketball team idle for 11 days before the Orioles finally resumed game action Friday night. Perhaps the result was to be expected as the Orioles certainly appeared a b... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Both teams struggled to score in the first half, and it got only slightly better in the second, but in the end, Ludington boys basketball team managed to survive a scare from Manistee. Ludington captured a 52-44 road vic... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- The Hart Pirates captured the first competitive cheer jamboree for the West Michigan Conference season Wednesday night in Fremont. Hart finished with 654.24 points, just ahead of runner-up Mason County Central's 651.34. Ludington took third, ... READ MORE
Jan 10, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Ravenna bowling squad topped Ludington at Northway Lanes on Wednesday. The girls (9-1) cruised to a 24-6 victory, while the boys (7-3) won, 20.5-9.5. The girls were led by Taylor Nutt with a high game of 210 followed by Kendra Denhof with ... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls basketball team trailed Reed City by one after the first quarter, but outscored the Coyotes in each of the last three quarters Monday night enroute to a 41-28 non-conference home win. The Coyotes gained a narrow 9-8 edge i... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- Several swimmers were either second or third for the Ludington Orioles in Saturday's Spring Lake Invitational, enough for them to wind up third overall in the competition. The host Lakers won the event, scoring 422 points. Holt came in seco... READ MORE
Jan 06, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Kal Koehler hit two free throws with 5 seconds remaining and sparked Whitehall to a 64-62 victory over the host Ludington Orioles on Friday night. David Shillinger buried a 3-point basket for the Orioles to send them bounding into the lead, 6... READ MORE