Three pots of gold at Puck of the Irish

By Dan Hardenbrook Local youth had a lucky ending to the youth hockey season when three local teams swept the annual Puck of the Irish Tournament at the Bay County Civic Arena. The 10U Renze Powersports squirts, the 12U Oswald’s Bear Ranch pee wees, and the 14U State...

Indians shock Soo on homecoming

By Dan Hardenbrook It was January 31st. They ran it up. They bombed threes and hammered home dunks. They laughed as they did it, knowing there was nothing the Newberry Indians could do to stop them. The final score was 82-37. That was the last time the Indians Varsity...

Hockey wraps up regular season

By Dan Hardenbrook The inaugural regular season for the Manistique Emeralds Varsity Co-Op hockey team came to a close this past weekend with a pair of games at Wings West in Kalamazoo. The Emeralds defeated a strong Mattawan Wildcats team 2-0 on Saturday afternoon,...

On the court: Middle school, JV, and Varsity basketball news

By Dan Hardenbrook Perseverance paid off for the Engadine Boys Varsity Basketball team in a 63-28 win over the Mid Pen Wolverines. Senior Matthias Miller dominated early and ended up with 19 points, and all five Eagle starters had at least 8 points in the win. The...

Newberry Boys Beat Islanders and Eagles

By Dan Hardenbrook Chalk up two more big wins for the Newberry boys varsity basketball team. The Indians defeated the Cedarville DeTour Islanders last week, then came home for a rivalry showdown against the Engadine Eagles on Monday night. There they picked up their...

Grand Marais Polar Bears earn two wins

By Brice Burge Grand Marais scored their first two victories in over two years with a weekend sweep of Copper Country Christian School on Jan. 28-29. The Polar Bear basketball team defeated the Warriors 44-33 on Friday and sank a buzzer beater at home for a 32-30...