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
Aug 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington scored two goals in each half and limited Petoskey to just seven shots on goal and earned a decisive 4-1 non-conference win Tuesday at home. Parker Wendt got things started for the Orioles by putting in a shot from a corner kick ... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--The Ludington girl's golf team won the first conference jamboree by five strokes over Whitehall on Monday. The Orioles shot a round of 176 while the Viking's finished at 181. Fremont came in third place with a 189. They were followed by... READ MORE
Aug 29, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART – Ludington won their fourth straight soccer match, taking down Hart 5-0 in the Monday's first action in the West Michigan Conference The Orioles had four different players score, led by Parker Wendt who had two goals. Nathan Pearson, Aiden Malburg... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA – Eleven teams from across West Michigan were present at Benzie Central High School on Saturday for the Annual Pete Moss Invitational. It was Mason County Eastern’s (MCE) boys' that came out on top. The Cardinals took first in the boys' smal... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANITOWOC, Wis. -- It was a clean sweep for the Ludington boys' soccer team with a pair of victories in the Car Ferry Cup. The Orioles survived a tough game in the opener, turning back Roncalli, 1-0, count and rolling to a 4-0 win over Lincoln Manitowoc i... READ MORE
Aug 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY -- Karli Mesyar had a big game defensively and Maddy Vaara was the big gun on offense as the Ludington girls' volleyball team swept all six of its matches Saturday. That result earned the Orioles the title in the Reed City Invitational. "I c... READ MORE
Aug 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Ludington Orioles girls' golf team traveled to Big Rapids on Thursday to participate in the Lady Cardinal Invite. The Orioles shot a round of 377, which was good enough for a third-place finish. Traverse City Central finished at th... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- A lot of emotion was involved in Thursday night's season-opening football game at Oriole Field. Afterall, it was the Orioles first action on the new turf field. On top of that the Orioles were playing a pretty good team in the ... READ MORE