SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday that they will be competing in the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge, November 13-15 at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens in Trenton, Ont. The 10-team showcase, held in partnership with Bay of Quinte Tourism and City of […]
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Sault High Poms Camp Success
The Sault High Poms recently attended a camp on the campus of Central Michigan University and earned a number of awards and invites to future events. The team earned 1st place for each nightly rating, where they performed routines they had just learned each morning. They also earned 1st place […]
Blue Devils Football Anticipate Strong Fall Schedule
The Sault High Varsity Football Team, coming off of a 6-3 season in 2022, is looking forward to some big changes this fall. The team is now in the revamped Big North Conference, which includes Escanaba, Marquette, Petoskey, Gaylord and Alpena. Head Coach Scott Menard shared, “With the new conference, […]
Laker Women’s Basketball to Welcome Eight New Lakers to the Program
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball program is set to welcome eight new Lakers as part of the 2023 recruiting class, as announced by head coach Brandon Lokken on (day of release). The class is made up of six freshmen (Breah Golden, Lena Pleaugh, Maddie Bradford, Makenna Clement, Ryleigh Zinn, […]
Six Lakers Named to NABC Honors Court
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Six Lake Superior State men’s basketball student-athletes have been named to the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, as announced by the NABC on Thursday. Andy Soma (Traverse City, Mich.), Ben Patrick (Oklahoma City, OK), Blake Cassidy (Pellston, Mich.), Caden Ebeling (Shelby Twp., Mich), C.J. Robinson (Clarkston, Mich.), and Xander Okerlund (Empire, Mich.) all […]
A North American Indigenous Games Experience
Local basketball players John and Joey Gravelle, and Grace Agawa returned home to their respective sides of the St. Mary’s River after a week in Kjipuktuk, Nova Scotia where they participated in the tenth North American Indigenous Games. The boys’ U19 Team Michigan swept their pool play games, easily beating […]
Lions QB Jared Goff just misses out on NFL top-10 quarterback list
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff had somewhat of a career revival in 2022. After struggling with a new team and subpar receiving crew in 2021, Goff rebounded in a big way, finishing in the top 10 in passing yards (sixth), touchdowns (t-fifth), yards per attempt (seventh), passer rating (seventh) and […]
Local Athletes Head to North American Indigenous Games
Athletes from all over North America are making their way to Kjipuktuk (Halifax) Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation for the tenth North American Indigenous Games, which will run from July 15-23. More than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756 Indigenous Nations across North America and 3,000 volunteers will be […]
Soo Eagles sending eight to U.S. collegiate ranks
SUDBURY, Ont. – Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League clubs continue to make inroads in terms of seeing players advance to the next level. With that, the NOJHL has seen a plethora of its on-ice talent secure opportunities to both further their on-ice careers, as well as continue their respective scholastic endeavours. […]
Laker Men’s Basketball to Welcome Six New Lakers to the Program
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball program is set to welcome six new Lakers to the program for the 2023-24 season, as announced by Head Coach Steve Hettinga on Thursday. “After graduating five amazing seniors, I could not be happier with the class that […]