SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Dominic Skrelja’s second goal of the game, coming on the power play with under 10 minutes remaining, was the difference as the Soo Eagles went on to prevail over the Soo Thunderbirds 4-3 as the cross-border rivals renewed acquaintances Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey […]
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Sault Ste. Marie’s Roque Named Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalist
Sault Ste. Marie native and University of Wisconsin senior forward Abby Roque has been named a finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. An alternate captain for the Badgers, Roque is one of 10 finalists for the award that is given annually to the top female college hockey player […]
Division 4 No. 2 St. Ignace Takes Down Division 2 No. 7 Goodrich
ST. IGNACE – After defeating Kingsley in their first northern Michigan matchup on Friday night, No. 7 in Division 2 Goodrich traveled to the U.P. to take on No. 2 in Division 4, St. Ignace. After halftime, the Martians lead by four points. The Saints turned it on in the […]
CCHA being reestablished including NMU, Michigan Tech, LSSU
(WLUC/Press Release) – Seven prominent NCAA Division I hockey playing institutions who first announced last June the exploration of a new Division I men’s hockey conference that will begin play in the 2021-2022 season, have now shared that the league will be reestablished and branded as the Central Collegiate Hockey […]
Coaches, fans reacting to MHSAA basketball brackets that just look wrong
LANSING, MI – The MHSAA’s new seeding system sounds good to most people. But it looks way wrong. So when the Michigan High School Athletic Association posted the girls basketball district pairings Sunday – giving everybody their first glimpse of the new system in action – there was a knee-jerk […]
Local Wrestlers On Top At District Tournament
This past Saturday the Rudyard/Brimley Wrestling Team traveled to Westwood High School for D4 Individual Wrestling Districts. The Bulldogs had four of their wrestlers place in the top four, which qualifies them for the Regional Tournament. Bradley Hall (103 Lbs) took home the gold in the weight division, finishing with […]
Hundreds Compete in St. Ignace’s 14th Annual Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament
Nearly two hundred hockey teams competed for some impressive hardware Sunday in Saint Ignace. The 14th Annual Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament wrapped up this weekend on Moran Bay. 184 teams across 23 divisions from across the country battled it. They played on rinks with ice 17 inches thick. The […]
Lakers Victorious in Canada with a 4-1 Win
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario – The Lakers closed out their Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) with a 4-1 victory against the University of Alabama Huntsville Chargers in a historic game as the teams played in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario at the GFL Memorial Gardens on Saturday, Feb. 15. The game […]
Longtime PA announcer Dave Gonyeau to call his final basketball game at LSSU Saturday
By Linda Bouvet SAULT STE. MARIE – While NCAA Division II basketball has changed dramatically in four decades, fans and opponents have known one constant at Lake Superior State. The familiar faces of LSSU’s basketball scoring crew. Public address announcer Dave Gonyeau, clock operator John Askwith and shot clock operator […]
Lakers Drop an Entertaining Game to the USA Under-18 Team in a Shootout
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s hockey team fell to the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 Team in an exhibition game by a final score of 5-4 in a shootout on Friday, Jan. 31 at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The Lakers took a 1-0 lead […]