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 […]
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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 […]
Michigan moves high school football to spring due to virus
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Friday moved the football season to next spring but said other fall sports would proceed as scheduled during the coronavirus pandemic. The move came days after the Big Ten postponed all fall sports and said it hoped to make […]
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 […]
Mid-American Conference cancels fall football season; no games for CMU, EMU or WMU in 2020
The Mid-American Conference has canceled its football season this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference is the first in the Football Bowl Subdivision to opt out of taking the field this fall. Unable to make a decision at Thursday’s league-wide president’s meeting because Northern Illinois wouldn’t play this […]
MHSAA approves start of fall practices, but games on hold for some – including football
The Michigan High School Athletic Association released a new update regarding the upcoming fall sports season Wednesday afternoon, announcing various key plans to start the upcoming season for all sports. Following a morning meeting, the MHSAA’s 19-member representative council gave approval for all fall sports to begin official practice on […]