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 […]
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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 […]
After Super Bowl win, Chiefs already eyeing repeat next year
MIAMI — It took the Chiefs five full decades to bring the Lombardi Trophy back to Kansas City. They don’t intend to wait that long again. With confetti still swirling and their thrilling Super Bowl triumph over the San Francisco 49ers mere minutes old, most of the Chiefs were already […]
Bunke Racing Claims 52nd Annual I-500 Win
SAULT STE. MARIE – Bunke Racing claimed its eighth International 500 Snowmobile Race win on Saturday in the 52nd running of the annual event. Aaron Christensen brought home the win for the #74 Polaris to secure his sixth I-500 title, while teammates Gabe Bunke and Taylor Bunke, won their eighth and […]