Jan 05, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- The Ludington Orioles picked up the pace after a tough loss to Mona Shores on Tuesday and cruised to a lopsided 54-20 win over Manistee on Thursday. The win kept the Orioles perfect in the West Michigan Conference Lakes D... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – Mona Shores got the 2024 portion of the girls basketball season off in grand fashion Tuesday night with a 41-23 non-conference home win over Ludington. The win was the second straight for the Sailors, who rose above .500 at 4-3 on the season,... READ MORE
Dec 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Ludington made a run at Traverse City West on Thursday night but fell short in a 64-52 setback. Ludington roared back from a seven-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to zoom into the lead, but couldn't hold it. The game was the op... READ MORE
Dec 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ROMULUS -- The result was never in doubt after the first eight minutes as the Ludington girls basketball team throttled Bay City John Glenn and rolled to an easy 63-27 non-conference win. Defense played a huge role for the Orioles as they kept the Bobca... READ MORE
Dec 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- David Shillinger broke the all-time scoring record at Ludington on a 3-point bomb in the fourth quarter as the Orioles pulled away from Montague for a 68-53 victory. Tuesday's game was played in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division.... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- With a large crowd rocking Hawley Gym from start to finish, Ludington and Mason County Central engaged in the kind of game you would expect in an inter-county rivalry. Pitching a shutout over Ludington in the first quarter, the Mason County C... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- After shutting Whitehall out in the first quarter, the Ludington girls basketball team controlled the rest of the game Friday night and sped to a 40-27 win at home in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division. It ... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- David Shillinger had himself a record night on Thursday night for the Ludington Orioles. Shillinger poured in 45 points and led the host Orioles to a 64-56 victory over the Oakridge Eagles. That point total tied Mike Larsen and S... READ MORE
Dec 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE -- Ludington and Montague's girls basketball teams are growing as the season goes on. Graduation losses took away some key pieces, but Ludington seems to moving forward at a faster clip. Ludington applied a smothering pressure defense that uns... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- When two inter-county rivals renew acquaintances whether it be on the football field or the basketball court, there's always a little extra oomph added to the mix. The atmosphere just gets a bit more electrifying. ... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The Ludington boys' basketball team rebounded in a big way during the second half Friday night for a come-from-behind, 67-57 victory over the visiting Fremont Packers. Fremont jumped out to a big lead, canning six 3-pointers, but Ludingto... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A fast start helped propel the Ludington girls' basketball team to a convincing 43-27 victory over Oakridge in its West Michigan Conference Lakes Division opener Thursday night. Warming up their home crowd early, the Orioles jumped out to a... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The Ludington Orioles bounced back from a tough loss to Spring Lake on Wednesday night and came away with a hard-fought 60-49 non-conference win over Traverse City St. Francis. Jumping out to an early lead, the Orioles never looked back. Ludi... READ MORE
Dec 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Grand Haven benefited from a turnover plagued Ludington girls basketball team Tuesday night to walk away with a 48-19 non-conference win. The game was played in Ludington's Hawley Gymnasium, but the Buccaneers were the ones who made the... READ MORE
Dec 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A quick start staked the Ludington boys basketball team to an early lead but Spring Lake finished strong to snare a 58-53 non-conference win Friday night. The Orioles exploded out of the gates to outscore the Lakers, 21-12 in the firs... READ MORE
Nov 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington guard David Schillinger kicked off the 2023-24 boys basketball season with a giant night in the Orioles' 82-57 win over Grant on Monday. Schillinger caught fire and hit five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with a game-high 40 points.... READ MORE
Nov 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- The Ludington girls volleyball team's historic run came to an end Tuesday night in a marathon five-set loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic in the Division 2 MHSAA state quarterfinals. Ludington got off to a good start and survived the first se... READ MORE
Nov 14, 2023 High school Volleyball Quarterfinals Tuesday Division 1 Forest Hills Northern 3, Grand Haven 0 Northville 3, Portage Northern 0 Semifinals Friday Kellogg Center, Battle Creek Northville vs. Forest Hills Northern, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 Tuesday Grand Rapids West Catholi... READ MORE
Nov 13, 2023 High school Volleyball West Michigan Conference All-League teams Rivers Division First Team Shelby: Navea Gauthier, Jr. outside hitter; Audrey Horton, Jr., outside hitter; Hannah Frees, Sr. Libero. North Muskegon: Samantha Baker, Sr., setter; Sophia Lindsay, Sr., middle... READ MORE
Nov 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD - A slow start did not deter the Ludington girls volleyball team from completing its mission on Thursday night. After dropping the first set to Kingsford, the Orioles stormed back and won the next three and earned the MHSAA Division 2 regional tit... READ MORE