Apr 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- The Ludington boys track team recorded 13 first place finishes, including three of the four relays, in chalking up a 97-40 victory over Manistee in a Lakes 8 Activities Conference dual meet at home Tuesday afternoon. Lucas Peterson was a do... READ MORE
Apr 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--The Ludington girls tennis team dominated and swept Manistee 8-0 on Tuesday in their season opener. Emma McKinley and Hannah Glanville took No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively for the Orioles. The duo of Mia Pung and Lillian Kolb took No. 1... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY -- Ludington's baseball team opened the season with a doubleheader sweep over Howard City Tri-County in non-conference action on the road Monday night, 14-7 and 13-0. "Tonight was a great way to kick off our season," said Orioles head coach Ev... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's girls softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader over visiting Shelby at home Monday night, 15-3 and 9-5. In the opener, Lilli Goodrich started in the circle and pitched the full five innings, giving up four hits, walking... READ MORE
Apr 08, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss Local Sports Journal A solid senior season earned Orchard View’s Darius Williams first-team honors on the Associated Press boys basketball team. Seth Schuitema of Grant was a second-team selection, while six other local players gained honorable mention reco... READ MORE
Apr 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY -- The Ludington girls soccer team overcame Tri-County with a 3-2 win on Thursday evening. The Orioles peppered the net as they out-shot the Vikings 14-5. Leading the way for Ludington was Abigail Bandstra who scored two goals, while Maddy Bi... READ MORE
Apr 06, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON—Ludington senior Abigail Bandstra will continue her basketball career next fall at Cornerstone University. Bandstra signed her letter of intent recently to play for the Golden Eagles. Cornerstone, which finished 7-21 this p... READ MORE
Apr 01, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com Newaygo’s Jaxi Long was named a Division 2 girls basketball first-team all-stater by The Associated Press. Long was among a strong contingent of area players to be honored by the AP. Another Newaygo standout, senior Emmerson Goodin, ... READ MORE
Mar 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- With her college choice behind her, Lilli Goodrich can concentrate on her senior season of softball at Ludington. Goodrich, primarily a pitcher who moved to Ludington from Orchard View, recently inked her national letter of intent to continue... READ MORE
Mar 22, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com ALPENA -- For the first time in almost a decade the West Shore Wolves are the U 14 Adray League state champions after blitzing through the tournament in Alpena with a perfect record over the weekend. In fact, the Wolves (31-3-3) were t... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com (The feature photo above includes from left to right; David Nemecek, Jaden O'Hagan and John O'Hagan) John O'Hagan had a bucket list when he started officiating 37 years ago, in 1985, and that was to work a state final in each of the spor... READ MORE
Mar 19, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com EAST LANSING -- Ludington knew what it was facing in the No. 1 ranked team in the state, but still had confidence that it could pull the upset. For a brief moment, it appeared that just might happen when the Orioles climbed out of a 1... READ MORE
Mar 18, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- It was the last time the U 14 West Shore Wolves youth ice hockey team would be together on the sheet at the West Shore Community Ice Arena this year, and everyone was feeling in a jovial mood. But, there was an underlying... READ MORE
Mar 17, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- He's been so busy planning for the trip -- working on buses, food, hotels and tickets -- that Ludington girls basketball coach Warren Stowe doesn't feel like he knows too much about Detroit Edison, the Orioles' opponent in Fr... READ MORE
Mar 16, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com CADILLAC -- It was exactly the kind of game Ludington girls' basketball coach Warren Stowe wanted Tuesday night in Cadillac. A defensive battle ... tight, and low scoring. Trailing, 15-14 at the end of the third quarter, the Orioles hit... READ MORE
Mar 14, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- One winning streak is going to end Tuesday night when the Ludington girls basketball team plays Frankenmuth in a MHSAA Division 2 quarterfinal at Cadillac. Tipoff is 7 p.m. The Orioles extended their winning streak ... READ MORE
Mar 12, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Ludington’s boys basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to forge a tie, but the Orioles couldn’t get over the hump. Cadillac held off the Orioles for a 51-48 victory Friday night in a ... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD -- Ludington's girls basketball team kept the beat going Thursday night with a tight 34-31 victory over Negaunee to capture a MHSAA Division 2 regional championship in Gaylord. But it was a hard fought battle, as neither team led by more than fou... READ MORE
Mar 09, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Ludington's boys basketball team saw a couple of defenses it wasn't used to in Wednesday night's MHSAA Division 3 district semifinal against Big Rapids at Manistee. It took some time for the Orioles to make the necessary ad... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Ludington's girls basketball team won its fourth straight game Tuesday night with a convincing 54-36 victory over Standish-Sterling in a MHSAA Division 2 regional semifinal at Big Rapids. Standish-Sterling came into the game with a two-gam... READ MORE