The concluding rounds of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving will be completed during January, as the MHSAA continues to follow all emergency orders from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). Football teams may begin two days […]
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Labatt Blue U.P. Adult Pond Hockey 2021 Cancelled
The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau, St. Ignace Events Committee, and Labatt Blue have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Labatt Blue U.P. Adult Pond Hockey Championship, originally scheduled for February 11-14, 2021 This unique event has been a staple in St. Ignace for 14 years and draws amateur […]
Honors bestowed on area football players
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named its All-Upper Peninsula 8-Player Dream Team in high school football for the 2020 season. While the season will resuming its playoffs in January, they will not include any teams from the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Cedarville […]
Men’s Basketball Ranked Third in GLIAC North Division Preseason Coaches Poll
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s basketball team was ranked third in the 2020-21 GLIAC North Division Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The Lakers received 40 points, which included one first place vote […]
Mark Uyl, Steve Hettinga guests tonight on “The Game”
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Twin Sault’s only local, regional, and national sports show returns to ESPN 1400 Monday night, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Special guests tonight include Mark Uyl, Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, who will talk about the current “pause” in […]
NOJHL Commissioner, Detroit Tigers catcher guests tonight on “The Game”
By Scott Nason“The Game” 1400 ESPNTheGameSportsShow.podbean.com Many local sports in the area continue to be in a pause and their immediate future unknown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are many others able to play, including the LSSU hockey Lakers, Soo Indians, Soo Jr. Greyhounds, and we will talk […]
Lakers 1-0-1 on the weekend to close out 2020.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie against the Alabama Huntsville Chargers in the opening game of a non-conference series on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. At the close of the first period, […]
Three Lakers Receive WCHA Player of the Month Honors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Ashton Calder, Will Riedell and Mareks Mitens have each been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Players of the Month, as announced by conference officials on Thursday, December 3. Calder has been named WCHA Forward of the Month, Riedell has been named WCHA Defenseman of the Month and Mitens […]
Lake Superior State Hockey Announces Schedule Changes
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team has announced a schedule change to the team’s upcoming home, non-conference series against the Alabama Huntsville Chargers. The Lakers will now host the Chargers on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday Dec.6 at 3:00 p.m. at the Taffy […]
Lions announce changes at head coach & GM
Detroit Lions principal owner and chairman Sheila Ford Hamp said last December that she wanted to see major improvement from her football team in 2020, and for them to play meaningful games in the month of December. Following another double-digit loss on Thanksgiving, a defeat that dropped Detroit’s record to […]