By Dan Hardenbrook When you step inside the JL DeCook Gym after school these days, you can hear the Newberry High School wrestling team hard at work. Rarely seen as they grind away in the balcony, and often performing at a high level behind the scenes and out of the...
By Dan Hardenbrook The Manistique Emeralds varsity hockey team took home the program’s first ever win in weekend action at Michigan Tech, taking down the Hancock Bulldogs JV 2-0 Sunday morning. Coming off of a tie with the Jeffers Jets a day prior, there was extra...
Respecting all and fearing none By Dan Hardenbrook Every year, Engadine Lady Eagles varsity basketball coach Roger French comes up with a slogan that he hopes becomes the identity of his team as they take on all challengers during the season. He uses it to set the...
By Dan Hardenbrook It was a stunning sight for Newberry girls basketball Coach Jim Dzelak when he stepped out of his coach’s office for the start of the first practice of the season earlier this month. Dzelak and the Lady Indians have been hurt by low numbers...
By Dan Hardenbrook Anyone who pays any attention to hockey around here knows we’ve had decades of greatness on the ice. There are banners from some of the very best teams hanging in the rafters at the barn. With amazing moments and unforgettable games, Newberry’s...
By Dan Hardenbrook I sat in the booth in agony Friday night. Watching from above the football field, trying to come up with something that would help them. I wanted this so bad for those kids, especially the seniors, who would soon walk off the field for the final...
