Basketball

Robert Kapcia graduated from Mason County Eastern in 1976 and held the county record for the Most Points in a Basketball Career, 1,520, until 1992 when his record was surpassed, but he currently still remains second overall. Kapcia was selected first team all-state his senior year and all-state honorable mention his junior year. He continues to lead the list of Most Points in a Season with 710 ...Read More...

Nannette Gillispie Clearing-Sky Christensen graduated from Ludington High School in 1984. She won eleven varsity letters in basketball, volleyball and softball. Gillispie was the first Ludington girls basketball player to score 1000 points, setting points records for career, 1312, season, 479 and single game, 38. A four-year starter, she earned all-conference honors three-years and was selected to ...Read More...

Dan Aultman graduated from Mason County Central High School in 2000. In basketball, he was a two-time All-West Michigan Conference athlete; selected Muskegon Chronicle all-area; and was all-state, second team in 2000. Aultman was a two-year starter at Muskegon Community College, and in 2001-02, was team captain, MVP, and best free throw shooter. A two-time MCCAA All-Academic Team selection, in 200 ...Read More...

Steve Hull, a 1975 graduate of Ludington High School, was an eight-time varsity letter winner, selected All-Seaway Conference in football, basketball and track and was honored with all-state honorable mention in basketball in 1974 and as all-state first team in 1975. He was selected all-district in basketball twice; in football once and in track and field once and all-regional in basketball in 197 ...Read More...

Fred Reid graduated in 1956 from Free Soil High School. He was the first pole vaulter at Free Soil and the first Free Soil basketball player to score 1000 points. Reid received 14 basketball awards at Free Soil, set a single-game scoring record of 45 points, had a scoring average of 25 points per game, set a single season scoring record of 519 points in 1955-56, and set a free throw record of 73%, ...Read More...

RyAnn Rohrer is a 2022 graduate of Ludington High School and participated in swimming, basketball, and track & field while an Oriole. RyAnn qualified for the swimming state championships 15 times while in high school. She was Academic All-State in swimming in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. She was also All-Conference first team in swimming 11 times and second team five times. She set three Donald Bald ...Read More...

Eli Shoup, son of Robert and Amanda Shoup, is the Life Lesson Award honoree from Mason County Eastern and selected St. Mary's Caritas Food Pantry as the recipient of the donation given by the MCSHOF in his honor. Eli played basketball, baseball, ran cross country, as well as track & field and maintained a GPA of 4.0 while earning 15 varsity letters. Eli was dual enrolled at West Shore Community Co ...Read More...

Nyah is the daughter of John and Nicole Tyron, and is a graduate of Mason County Central. She was a 11-time Spartan Varsity Letter winner during her 4 years of high school. Earning varsity recognition of four years in Basketball. Three years in both Track & Field, and Volleyball. She also was a varsity member of the Central Cross-Country team. As a 4-year member of the MCC Varsity Girls Basketb ...Read More...

Mike Evans graduated from Ludington High School in 1963. He played basketball and baseball for the Orioles and in 1963, was a Free Press all-state first team selection. He averaged over 18 points per game in 1963 and was chosen to Wood TV’s West Michigan All Star Team. In both 1962 and 1963, Evans was selected to the North Central Conference first team. Evans was considered to be on the cutti ...Read More...

Lyford Young played basketball and ran track at Free Soil high school, graduating with the Class of 1955. Lyford was a first team All-WMD Conference selection in 1953, 1954 and 1955. His team won the District Championship in 1954 and 1955. In the 1954-55 season, Young scored 420 points, averaging 19.1 points per game. Young went on to score 975 points in his high school career. In both 1954 and 19 ...Read More...