May 09, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Pentwater's girls softball team swept a Western Michigan D League doubleheader from Mason County Eastern, 6-3 and 11-1 in Custer on Monday afternoon. Mikaylyn Kenney did the pitching in the first game, striking out 19, walking just one and... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- In a pair of high scoring games, the Mason County Eastern girls softball team enjoyed the sunshine with two Western Michigan D League victories over visiting Bear Lake, 12-11 and 19-7 at home Thursday. But it wasn't a particularly good day for ... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- It was certainly a tale of two games for the Mason County Eastern baseball team Thursday in its Western Michigan D League doubleheader with visiting Bear Lake, which the Cardinals split. Eastern senior Wyatt Crawford threw all seven innings o... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MESICK -- It was a rough day for the Mason County Eastern girls softball team Monday afternoon when the Cardinals dropped a Western Michigan D League doubleheader to Mesick, 19-3 and 29-4 in Mesick. Taylor Campbell was in the circle for the Cardinals i... READ MORE
Apr 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MESICK -- Wyatt Crawford struck out 11 and gave up just one hit as Mason County Eastern's baseball team won the first game of Monday afternoon's Western Michigan D League doubleheader with Mesick, 2-0. But, the Cardinals lost the nightcap in a game that w... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2022 Courtesy of the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame LUDINGTON--The Mason County Sports Hall of Fame (MCSHOF) has released the names of the Class of 2022 inductees. The hall will induct Bob Cameron, Lyford Young, Al Hardman, Christy Christmas, Jill (Treml) Stickney and Mike Evans.... READ MORE
Apr 12, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pitching ruled the day for the Mason County Eastern baseball team Monday afternoon in a pair of games against fellow Western Michigan D League member Walkerville on the road. The Cardinals needed just six total innings to dispatch the Wildc... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- The weather finally cooperated, and the Pentwater girls softball team was able to get the season started with a non-league doubleheader against Mason County Eastern at home Monday night and swept both games, 15-0 and 18-5. Game one saw Mikayl... READ MORE
Apr 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Hart's boys and girls teams swept the Mason County Eastern Invitational at Custer on Wednesday, while the Cardinal girls were third and the boys 10th. Pentwater's girls were seventh and the boys eighth. The Pirate boys scored 51 points to ou... READ MORE
Apr 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Hart's girls softball team opened the 2022 spring season Tuesday afternoon with a non-conference doubleheader sweep of visiting Mason County Eastern, 21-0 and 24-1 at home. Finley Kistler started the first game in the pitcher's circle for the Pi... READ MORE
Apr 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- Improved weather certainly was welcome Tuesday afternoon as the Hart baseball team played Mason County Eastern in a non-conference doubleheader at home and won both games, 5-2 and 4-3. Game one saw Brandon VanderZanden lead the hitting parade, as... 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 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 10, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Call it a reprieve, if you will. Mason County Eastern's girls basketball team got to play one more game Thursday night before putting the uniforms away. In a makeup game from Feb. 22, the Cardinals visited Manistee Catholic... READ MORE
Mar 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MCBAIN -- Mason County Eastern's boys basketball team saw its season come to an end Wednesday night in a MHSAA Division 4 district semifinal at McBain when the Cardinals fell to Western Michigan D League foe Baldwin, 59-52. Eastern finished the first q... READ MORE
Mar 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- No contest. Big Rapids Crossroads proved no problem for Mason County Eastern in Monday night's first round game in the MHSAA Division 4 boys basketball district tournament. Playing in front of a charged up home crowd, the Cardinals settle... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Overcoming a bad first half, when it couldn't buy a basket against an inspired Manistee Catholic Central defense, the Mason County Eastern boys basketball team rallied for a heart stopping 39-36 victory in the Western Michigan... READ MORE
Mar 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MARION -- Mason County Eastern's girls basketball team saw its season come to an end Wednesday night with a 53-21 loss to McBain Northern Michigan Christian in the MSHAA Division 4 district semifinals at Marion. The Cardinals struggled out of the gate off... READ MORE
Feb 28, 2022 LocalSportsjournal.com MARION -- As the old axiom goes, good defense wins championships, and it put the Mason County Eastern girls basketball team one step closer to vying for a district title Monday night. Keeping the Big Rapids Crossroads offense bottled up the entire game, t... READ MORE