SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State senior goaltender Mareks Mitens has been named to the Mike Richter Award “Watch List” for the 2020-21 season. The Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) has announced a “Watch List” of 33 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie […]
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Laker Hockey announces variation in this weekend’s schedule
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey program, in conjunction with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and the Northern Michigan Wildcats, has announced a schedule change to the team’s upcoming home series this weekend. The Lakers will now host the Wildcats on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5:00 p.m. […]
Kemon Bassett Named GLIAC North Division Player of the Week
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State student-athlete Kemon Bassett has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball North Division Player of the Week, as announced by GLIAC conference officials on Monday, Feb. 1. Kemon Bassett has earned his second GLIAC North Player of the Week award of the season […]
State of high school and college sports tonight on “The Game”
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com As we enter February, there are some questions that have been answered regarding high school and college sports in the state of Michigan, but many remain, and we will get some answers from the people involved in the decision making, on tonight’s edition of […]
Matthew Stafford goes to the Rams in exchange for Jared Goff and a bunch of first-round picks
Matthew Stafford has spent his entire NFL career trying to rebuild the Detroit Lions franchise — he was due for an upgrade and he just found one. In a blockbuster trade, the Lions sent Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams’ first-round draft picks in 2022 […]
Women’s Basketball Drops Hard Fought Game against Ferris State – PHOTOS
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a final score of 83-65 on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) game. First Half The Lakers […]
Schools outraged that bars can open in Michigan, but not winter sports
Olivet High School boys basketball coach Matt Seidl gathered his team around him at practice Friday to tell them the latest bad news. The season had already been delayed several times by state mandates forbidding close contact for fear of spread of COVID-19. High school winter sports teams were supposed […]
High School Sports Assn issues statement on winter sports
The following statement is attributable to Mark Uyl, executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, on the topic of Winter contact sports – girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling – remaining on pause for contact activities including competition until Feb. 21, per the most recent […]
Second weekend in a row for cancelled LSSU hockey games due to positive COVID testing
Lake Superior State University has announced that they are, again, suspending the weekend’s hockey program. The Lakers were scheduled to play Michigan Tech on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, when a Lake State announced late on Friday that the weekend series was postponed due to recent COVID-19 test […]
Detroit Lions agree to Matthew Stafford’s trade request, split expected
ALLEN PARK — New owner. New general manager. New head coach. New defensive coordinator. New offensive coordinator. New special teams coordinator on his way too. And, it seems, new quarterback too. Matthew Stafford approached the Detroit Lions requested a trade after the season finale, according to a league source. Stafford […]