Sports

Panthers remain unbeaten, Blue Devils drop first game

By Scott Nason “The Game”  ESPN 1400 Week 3 of the high school football season in the EUP saw the Pickford Panthers remain unbeaten, after trailing at halftime, and the Sault High Blue Devils dropped their first game of the season on Homecoming at VanCitters Field. Cedarville earned an impressive […]

Lakers announce men’s basketball awards from 2019-20

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Lake Superior State men’s basketball team has announced the recipients of the team awards for the 2019-20 season. Senior forward Ke’Montrece Collins was named the Lakers Most Valuable Player. Collins, a native of Toledo, Ohio, earned All-GLIAC First Team honors for the first time in […]

Birds knock on Wood

Caleb Wood is crossing back over the International Bridge from the Soo Eagles to the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League exchange. Hockey News North has confirmed that the 2000 birth year forward has been dealt from the Michigan-based Eagles to the Ontario-based Thunderbirds for future considerations. […]

MHSAA: High School Football Returning This Fall

The MHSAA announced Thursday that high school football is returning this fall, following Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s approval. The 2020 football season is currently in a dead period. Practice without pads begins Tuesday, Sept. 8, with pads permitted on Thursday, Sept. 10. Teams may begin regular-season games on Sept. 18, and […]

Incoming on the Express

Two seasoned scouts — both based in Sault Ste. Marie — and a coach with major junior experience represent a trio of newcomers who have hopped aboard the Espanola Express during the summer. Brad Boyer and Chad Vresk have brought their scouting skills and command to the Express while Brent […]

The MHSAA Lied!

By Dan HardenbrookThe Newberry News This isn’t just about sports. Not anymore. Whether or not you were in favor of fall football, the MHSAA screwed up. The way they came to the decision to move football to the spring was an absolute disaster. The MHSAA organization should be embarrassed. Not […]

Big Ten suspends 2020-21 Fall Season

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In making its decision, which was based on multiple factors, the Big Ten Conference relied […]