Sep 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRANDVILLE -- Almost perfect. Only one hiccup spoiled an otherwise spotless run through the Calvin Christian Invite on Saturday, and that wasn't a loss. The Orioles split against Spring Lake, and came away holding the championship trophy. The s... READ MORE
Sep 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington took off a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, but then saw things turn the other way as Oakridge rallied for a 29-21 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division win Friday night at Oriole Field. Oakridge's defense stepped up big and... READ MORE
Sep 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Here is the area leaderboard for high school football teams through three weeks of the season. ... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE - Patience was a key for the Ludington Orioles in Wednesday night's West Michigan Conference game against Manistee on the Mariners' pitch. Waiting for their chances, rather than taking any unnecessary risks in a game tha... READ MORE
Sep 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Putting together another balanced attack, the Ludington girls' volleyball team swept the host Oakridge Eagles in three straight sets Tuesday night. The Orioles pretty much dominated the Eagles after getting by them in the first set, 25-20. Aft... READ MORE
Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal MONTAGUE - Led by a 1-2 finish, the Ludington Orioles captured the West Michigan Conference-Lakes cross country jamboree in Montague on Tuesday. Ludington's Summer Brower and Annabelle Lowman helped the Orioles easily outdistance the rest of the field. Lu... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Sometimes, everything just comes together. Which is what transpired at Oriole Field when the Ludington football team cruised to an easy 42-20 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division victory over the Fremont Packers on Friday night. It was ... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--The Ludington and Hart cross country teams both enjoyed a successful day on Thursday afternoon at the Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational. The event was run at Riverside Park in Scottville. The Orioles won the girls' division ov... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- A trip to Big Rapids for a quad girls' volleyball match Thursday night turned out very well for the Ludington spikers. The Orioles swept all three of their matches, beating Big Rapids (25-11, 25-19), Whitehall (25-17, 25-17) an... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Lightning struck twice in the Ludington boys soccer team's West Michigan Conference game with visiting Montague on Wednesday night. While it never rained when the two teams played Wednesday night at Oriole Field, rumbles of thunder were heard... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CANADIAN LAKES--It was a successful day for local girls' golf teams at St. Ives Golf Course on Tuesday afternoon. The event was hosted by Whitehall. The Chippewa Hills Warriors won the event with a round of 382. Grand Rapids West Catholic was a distant s... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Despite running a few new plays which can be a difficult transition for any team, the Ludington girls' volleyball squad cruised to a convincing three-set win (25-13, 25-14, 25-9) over Manistee in Hawley Gymnasium on Tuesday. The Orioles had a... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Ludington—Ludington senior Emma McKinley has been named the Local Sports Journal girl’s golfer of the month for August. McKinley has qualified for the state tournament each of her three years as a high school golfer. This season, ... READ MORE
Sep 02, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Ludington went 3-2 Friday in the Grand Haven Volleyball Invite, defeating Leland (25-18, 25-19), East Grand Rapids (25-22, 25-14) and Fremont (25-14, 25-16) while losing to Shelby (24-26, 16-25) and Grand Rapids Catholic (15-25, 21-25). ... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN – Shelby faced some stiff competition when it traveled to Grand Haven for a Friday tournament. The Tigers faced Ludington, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Leland and Fremont and walked away with a 1-3 record. Facing talented teams is one th... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD -- In a tight match, the Ludington girls swimming team bested host Gaylord 92-84 Thursday in a Coastal Conference matchup. Reese Willis won a pair of extremely tight races, touching the wall first in the 50 and 100 freestyle competitions by 0.03 o... READ MORE
Sep 01, 2023 LocalSportzJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Bouncing back convincingly from a tough loss in its season opener, the Ludington football team cruised past visiting Shelby, 55-6 in a non-conference game at Oriole Field Thursday night. Oriole quarterback Cameron Gunsell ... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Parker Wendt notched a hat trick in leading the Ludington boys' soccer team to a 4-0 shutout of visiting Orchard View on Wednesday night. Ultan Ryan scored the other goal for the Orioles, who were playing their third game in... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL - The Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished second to Lowell in Wednesday's Whitehall Invitational at White Lake Golf Course. Lowell finished first with a 340, followed by the Rockets with 363 and Whitehall at 369. Other area teams included Frem... READ MORE
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Winning all but two events, the Ludington girls swimming and diving team swept Alma (110-58) and Manistee (112-52) in a tri-meet at home Tuesday. The best times for the Orioles came from Ayiana Rangel in the 200-meter freestyle, Ava Carlson i... READ MORE