Sep 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal MONTAGUE - Led by a 1-2 finish, the Ludington Orioles captured the West Michigan Conference-Lakes cross country jamboree in Montague on Tuesday. Ludington's Summer Brower and Annabelle Lowman helped the Orioles easily outdistance the rest of the field. Lu... READ MORE
Sep 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – It’s been years since the Hart boys' soccer team lost by mercy rule, but that changed Monday evening when Manistee downed them, 8-0. An aggressive high-pressure attack from the Pirates backfired early as they gave up three goals in the firs... READ MORE
Sep 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Oakridge held the lead twice, including late in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles were dealt a stunning blow when the Manistee Mariners rallied for a 20-15 victory Friday night at Oakridge. Beginning their final possession of the game 80 yard... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2023 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE--The Ludington and Hart cross country teams both enjoyed a successful day on Thursday afternoon at the Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational. The event was run at Riverside Park in Scottville. The Orioles won the girls' division ov... READ MORE
Sep 07, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – The final 15 minutes of the Manistee boys' soccer 3-2 win over Shelby on Wednesday could only be encapsulated by one word – chaotic. Possession shifted between both teams for a majority of the game’s firs... READ MORE
Sep 06, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Jacob Scharp helped the Manistee boys' soccer team end its winless streak at two games with a pair of goals in the Mariners' impressive 4-2 non-conference win over Cadillac on Tuesday night. Playing on ... 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
Aug 31, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Junior running back Kaden Kott is hard to catch once he breaks through into the secondary. On Thursday night, he flashed his speed against the Mason County Central Spartans in a lopsided 58-8 non-conference win for ... 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 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 26, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Looking at the final score of Friday night's non-conference boys soccer game between Manistee and visiting Big Rapids, one might think it was a blowout. After all, in soccer circles a 4-0 shutout is an o... READ MORE
Aug 24, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Week One certainly went according to script for the Manistee football team. The Mariners overpowered visiting Kalkaska with a punishing running game en route to a 45-0 shutout win at Mariners Field Thurs... READ MORE
Aug 19, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- So far, so good. One day after kicking off the 2023 season with a narrow 4-3 victory at Suttons Bay, the Manistee soccer team made it two straight with a 6-1 shelling of Kalkaska on Saturday at Mariners... READ MORE
Aug 18, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SUTTONS BAY -- Being the first game of the season, it wasn't surprising that both teams experienced some nervous tension, but Manistee came away with a 4-3 non-conference win at Suttons Bay on Friday. While there are several veterans return... READ MORE
Jul 31, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- With player/manager Roddy MacNeil wheeling and dealing on the hill, and the defense making the plays, the Manistee Saints won their third straight National Amateur Baseball Federation Major Regional championshi... READ MORE
Jun 23, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE--There was good reason to believe this past golf season could be quite special at Manistee. With a returning individual state qualifier and a batch of other experienced golfers, it was just natural to think it could be a good se... READ MORE
Jun 20, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- It was a struggle early, but the Manistee Saints finally solved the visiting Fulton Sultans pitching. Once that was done, the Saints breezed to a sweep of Sunday's doubleheader at Kliber Field, 7-3 and 11-1. That ext... 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 12, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Coming home with just two wins in its first seven games, all on the road, the Manistee Saints Baseball Club badly wanted to sweep its three-game weekend series against the South Bend Royals. That's exac... READ MORE