Jayne (Halvorsen) Reed coached girls’ basketball and softball at Mason County Central High School, coaching the girls’ basketball team to a 1976 MHSAA State Runner Up finish in Class C. In basketball, Reed coached seven years, from 1976 to 1982 and had four conference cham ...Read More...

Harry Plouff has been running for over 30 years and has logged over 100,000 miles, running in 57 marathons on seven continents. Plouff initially attended Mason County Central where he played football for coach Loren Dietrich and he ran track prior to attending Ludington High S ...Read More...

Bruce Krieger coached track & field, cross country, basketball and football at Mason County Central, becoming the 1986 Michigan Track & Field Coach of the Year in Class C and the 1986 National Track & Field Coach of the Year-Bronze Award recipient. Krieger coached ...Read More...

Jeff Kraus, a 1983 Ludington High School graduate, built an undefeated 41-0 record in his senior season to become Ludington High School’s first ever State Champion wrestler, accumulating 29 pins along the way. Kraus wrestled in the 119-pound weight division and was the Oriol ...Read More...

In 2025, the 1975 Free Soil girls’ softball team will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their MHSAA State Runner-up finish. The Pirates won the 1975 District tournament with a 22-11 win over Bear Lake, defeated Center Lake 20-3 to win Regionals, beat Hilman 7-4 in the quarterfi ...Read More...

2024 Life Lesson Award Recipients from Mason County Eastern High School Olivia Wing, daughter of Diane and Daniel Wing, is one of the individuals selected for the 2024 Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Life Lessons Award and has selected Friends of Ludington State Park to recei ...Read More...

2024 Life Lesson Award Recipient – Mason County Eastern Clayton Shoup, son of Robert and Amanda Shoup, is one of the Life Lesson Award honorees from Mason County Eastern High School and has selected St. Mary’s Caritas Food Pantry for a donation given in his honor. Clay pl ...Read More...

Emma earned 12 varsity letters at Ludington where she was a standout in golf, qualifying for State all four years, earning All-State First Team honors her junior and senior years, and qualifying for State in tennis her sophomore season. Emma earned All-Conference accolades and w ...Read More...

Clay earned 15 varsity letters in basketball, earning All-State honors two years, while serving as team captain and breaking school records for most points in a single game with 55 and most 3-point shots in a single game with 10. A four-year, All-West Michigan D League basketball ...Read More...

JocQuin Slappey's journey in the Special Olympics is a testament to resilience, leadership, and an unwavering positive spirit. Despite facing adversities, including personal losses, JocQuin has maintained a respect for life and the games he plays.  On the basketball court ...Read More...