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
May 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- Ludington's girls soccer team extended its season one more game Friday night with an 8-0 victory over Muskegon in the Division 2 district tournament in Fruitport. The Orioles scored five goals in the first 10 minutes, and the ... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's baseball team split a doubleheader at home with Ravenna on Friday, winning the first game 4-3 while dropping the nightcap, 4-3. Jonny Weinert picked up the win in the first game. He pitched seven innings and allowed five hits, no ... READ MORE
May 23, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Western Michigan Christian Warriors capped the regular season on Monday with a 3-1 non-league soccer victory over the Ludington Orioles. The young Orioles earned a 1-0 lead after the opening half. "We were working on a few things that we ... READ MORE
May 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- In a matchup of county rivals, the Mason County Central Spartans earned a 12-10 victory over Ludington on Monday. Madelyn Kenyon pitched for the Orioles and gave up eight hits and five walks while striking out three. Kenyon also led the... READ MORE
May 22, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Kingsley, losing the opener 11-10 and winning the nightcap 4-1 Monday afternoon. Nathan Dillehay was the starting pitcher for the Orioles and worked 3 1/3 innings. Gage J... READ MORE
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com REED CITY -- Ludington got roughed up a bit in the Reed City Crossroads Softball Tournament on Saturday, losing the first game to Reed City, 12-3, and dropping the second to Pine River, 17-8. Madelyn Kenyon started in the pitcher's circle against the ho... READ MORE
May 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HOLLAND - The Ludington girls tennis team earned a spot at the state tournament with a second-place finish in the regional tournament on Friday. The Orioles finished with 21 points, eight points behind regional champion Holland Christian, which finished ... READ MORE
May 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA -- Ludington's girls softball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader at Benzie Central on Thursday night, 9-2 and 7-2. Jody Meisenheimer took the loss in Game 1. She pitched three innings, giving up three hits, three walks and striking out ... READ MORE
May 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA -- Ludington put it all together Thursday night at Benzie Central in a non-conference baseball doubleheader, pulling off a sweep, 2-0 and 7-2. Aris Knoll was the winning pitcher in the opener, throwing six innings scattering four hits, no earne... READ MORE