High School Athlete Honorees

Nathan Lange earned nine varsity letters in his high school career: four in baseball, three in tennis, and two in basketball. He reached the MHSAA tennis state semifinals twice in doubles, and earned all-state honorable mention honors. In his senior year, in No. 1 doubles, he was named first-team all-state. He was also All-Coastal Conference second team his junior year and All-Coastal Conference f ...Read More...

Emma Fountain earned seven varsity letters in her high school career: four in track and field, two in cross country, and one in basketball. She excelled in track and field, where she was the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state champion in in 2018, and an all-state runner in 2019 in the 400-meter. She was a part of two all-state 3,200-meter relay teams in 2016 and 2017. Fount ...Read More...

Earned eight varsity letters throughout her high school career – three in basketball and two each in volleyball and soccer. In volleyball, Luce set state records for aces in a single game with 20 and aces in a best of five games match with 32. Her 111 aces for a season placed her on the states record books, too. She won the Oriole’s captain for two seasons, earned All-Conference honors her sen ...Read More...

Caleb Schoon earned 11 varsity letters through his high school career – three in soccer and four each in swimming and track. In soccer, he was an All-District and All-Region selection, his junior and senior years, and he was a second team All-State selection his senior year. He was on Ludington‘s 2017 MHSAA Division III state runner-up team. Schoon qualified for the MHSAA Division Three swimmi ...Read More...

Qualified all four years at the state meet in cross country. All conference champ Jr and Sr year in wrestling. Won 3rd place at state Jr year and state champ Sr year in wrestling. 3.57 gpa, National Honor Society, Gold recipient H.G. Bacon award, MHSAA Scholar athlete award recipient. Active in 4-H and St. Mary's church. Jacob will be attending Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa to continue w ...Read More...

Two time state champ in 100 meter dash. State record holder in 100 meter dash. County record in 400 meter dash. Qualified in 4 events at state track meet 2017. 3x class D all state in cross country. Participates in student council, SADD, Homecoming queen. Jordan will be attending Aquinas College to continue running. ...Read More...

State runner up in 800 Jr year, state champ in 800 Sr year. Conference champ in track 6 times and conference champ cross country 3 times. 4.213 gpa Alpha grad,National Honor Society, student council, and plays in the band. Lauren will be attending U.S. Military Academy at West Point to continue running. ...Read More...

The 2015-16 Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Female Student-Athlete of the Year is Mason County Central's Kylie Mount. She earned four letters each in basketball and track and field while also earning three letters in volleyball. She set the Mason County Central school record in the high jump while being all-state twice in the 100-meter hurdles and once in the long jump. In 2016 alone, she was ...Read More...

The 2015-16 Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Male Student-Athlete of the Year is Mason County Central's Spencer Knizacky. He competed all four of his high school years on the wrestling and baseball teams and for three seasons on the varsity football team. He is a two-time West Michigan Conference, district and regional champion in wrestling and he placed three years at the state meet, including ...Read More...

Brandy Thomas left her mark on the walls of Ludington's Hawley Gymnasium and all anyone had to do was look at the track record book. Thomas set new school records in the discus and shot put numerous times throughout her high school career while also participating in volleyball and basketball. She is a four-time Lakes 8 Activities Conference champion in the shot put and a four-time state qual ...Read More...