University of Wisconsin senior center Abby Roque was named Wednesday as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association offensive player of the year. Roque scored 17 goals and had 38 points in 24 league games. On Tuesday, she was named one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top […]
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WCHA Honors 92 Student-Athletes, 10 from LSSU, With 2019-20 Scholar-Athlete Awards
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Feb. 27, 2020 – The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, through WCHA President and Men’s League Commissioner Bill Robertson, today announced the 92 recipients of the 2019-20 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award. “I want extend congratulations to our 2019-20 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award winners on behalf of […]
Lakers Wrap Up the Regular Season with a 4-2 Victory at Ferris State
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team capped off the regular season with a 4-2 win over the Ferris State Bulldogs in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) game on Saturday, Feb. 29 in Big Rapids, Mich. Lake State finishes the regular season with an overall record […]
Eagles victorious over rival Thunderbirds
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 […]
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 […]