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
Aug 24, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--The Fremont Packers girls' golf team captured the title in the first West Michigan Conference jamboree of the season. Fremont finished in the top spot at 188. The Ludington Orioles shot a 190 for second place, while Whitehall finished i... READ MORE
Aug 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- Three different players scored goals and the Ludington boys soccer team evened its record at 2-2 on the season with a 3-0 shutout at Cadillac Tuesday night. Parker Wendt tallied the first Orioles' goal in the first minute of the... READ MORE
Aug 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Recording five first-place finishes, the Greater Muskegon girls' co-op swimming team opened the season by taking second behind Traverse City at the Ludington Relays on Saturday. Traverse City won the title with 142. The Greater Muskegon te... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Fruitport had a successful day in its own invitational Saturday, defeating Shelby 3-0 and Ludington 2-1 in boys' soccer. In the first game against the Tigers, Fruitport jumped out to an early lead as Jax Flynn scored off a Braylon... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com COOPERSVILLE -- Ludington's volleyball team competed in the Coopersville Invite Friday with two wins, one loss and a split in another strong performance. "The girls played really well," said Orioles head coach Liz Holden. "We came out of pool play as the ... READ MORE
Aug 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's volleyball team swept a home quad Wednesday, defeating Clare (29-25, 26-24), Fenton (18-25, 25-19, 15-13) and McBain (25-14, 25-12). "We had our ups and downs, but ultimately the girls pulled together and played really well," O... READ MORE
Aug 16, 2023 By: Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON – Wednesday marked the first boys' soccer action for Ludington and Reeths-Puffer, but it was the Rockets who looked in midseason form in an 8-0 win at Oriole Field. From the get-go, the Orioles struggled to handle the spee... READ MORE
Aug 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com THOMPSONVILLE-- The Ludington Oriole girls' golf team shot a 380 on Tuesday and finished 12th in the 32-team invitational at Crystal Mountain. Among Division 3-4 schools, the Orioles finished third. Ludington finished with a two-day total of... READ MORE
Aug 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com THOMPSONVILLE--The Ludington girls' golf team kicked off the season with an opening-day 13th-place finish in the opening round of the Lober Classic. The event was played at Crystal Mountain Resort on the Mountain Ridge Course. The Orioles are... READ MORE
Jun 22, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Change is happening at Ludington schools, as taxpayer dollars are being put to good use. For some, the most notable difference will be in the athletic department, however the student/athletes will not be the only members of th... READ MORE
Jun 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Each year the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame honors a high school female and male athlete of the year. The senior athletes are chosen for their achievement in sports throughout their high school career. The 2023 high school athletes are bot... READ MORE
Jun 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL-- League champion North Muskegon placed five players on the first-team all-league soccer team in the West Michigan Conference. North Muskegon finished 10-0 in league play. Fremont and Montague finished tied for second with a confere... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL--The Montague and Oakridge baseball teams each contributed three players to the West Michigan Conference-Lakes Division all-league team. Montague and Oakridge rounded out the conference season at 9-3 followed by Whitehall at 7-5. Manistee and F... READ MORE
Jun 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com ADA--The Whitehall boys track team capped off a successful track season with a fourth-place finish at the MHSAA Division 2 track meet. Saturday's meet was at Forest Hills Eastern High School in Ada. Whitehall finished with 33 points. Other area team scor... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Ludington's girls softball team saw its season come to an end rather unceremoniously Saturday with an 18-0 loss to Big Rapids on the Cardinals' diamond. Madelyn Kenyon started in the pitcher's circle for the Orioles and threw the first 1 1/3... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com KINGSLEY -- It was a disappointing finish to the season for the Ludington baseball team, which lost to Gladwin, 8-0 in the Division 3 district baseball tournament in Kingsley. Jonny Weinert took the loss on the hill, pitching 6 1/3 innings and allowing si... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The golf season ended for six area teams on Tuesday in the Division 2 regional meet at Katke Golf Club in Big Rapids. Spring Lake finished in sixth place with a round of 338. Whitehall came in eighth place at 343. Fruitport finished in 12th pl... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Reeths-Puffer dominated the girls soccer district semifinal with Ludington on Tuesday, posting a 5-0 win to advance to the Division 2 district finals. The game was played at Fruitport. In the process, Sophia Hekkema broke the Puffer single-s... READ MORE
May 27, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Todd "Scoop" Hansen is probably best known as the radio voice of Ludington High School sports, but it has been quite a journey that started when he joined the U.S. Navy when he was still in high school. He is an unabashed... READ MORE