SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles had a trio of one-goal leads and eventually pulled out a narrow 3-2 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles carried the majority of play in the opening 20 minutes, […]
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Blue Devils Wrestlers Battle for District Title
In a pair of exciting matches, the Sault High Blue Devils put up a great fight in the hopes of claiming the District 2 team title, but fell just short. The Blue Devils drew the Escanaba Eskymos, a familiar foe, in the semifinal round. Hazen Hudson (113) started the dual […]
Border Patrol Agents Face Harsh Elements and Complex Situations
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – – The U.S. border patrol says it has almost 20,000 agents. 85-percent of them are on the Mexican border, the so-called frontlines of the migrant crisis. But there’s a smaller, dedicated crew of agents patrolling the Upper Peninsula. “I heard an agent say, a long time […]
Two Dead in Local Shooting – Updated
UPDATE: On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Police andFire Departments were dispatched to Wood Creek Manor for a report of multiple gunshotshaving been fired. While enroute, responders learned that a man shot himself in one of thehallways of the apartment building. Upon arrival, […]
Reverend Thomas R Easterday
In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-one of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Sent 21 Men to Union […]
2 Full Weeks – NEMWA & MYWAY Youth Tournament Wrestling Results
Sault City Youth Wrestling results for the last two weekends. There was a lot of traveling for the club, seeking out stronger competition. Freeland – NEMWA ResultsTravis Pyle 1-2 (DNP) and Guy Pyle III 0-2 (DNP). Gaylord – MYWAY ResultsColton Paquin 0-2 (DNP), Dalton Anderson 0-2 (DNP), Davin Anderson 3-0 […]
3rd period surge sends Thunderbirds past Eagles
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Busting open a tie-game with four unanswered third period goals propelled the Soo Thunderbirds past the Soo Eagles 6-2 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. Converting on the night’s first power play, the visiting Eagles used some crisp puck […]
Eagles grind out victory vs. Rapids
FRENCH RIVER – A couple of in-close markers, off the stick of Gabriel Clark, including the eventual deciding tally, helped the Soo Eagles grind out a 5-2 victory versus the French River Rapids Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Noelville Arena. Clicking on an early power play, Sault […]
Laker Women’s Basketball Fall to Ferris State
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) women’s basketball team (5-14, 2-9 GLIAC) fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs (15-5, 9-2 GLIAC) by a final score of 83-46 on Thursday. Both teams battled early with the Lakers getting a pair of threes from CeCe Hacker (Omaha, Neb.) and Gracey Metz (Hartland, Mich.), […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Top Bulldogs in Top-15 Showdown
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 11 Lake Superior State (LSSU) Lakers (18-3, 9-2 GLIAC) avenged their December loss earlier this season with a 73-64 victory over the No. 15 Ferris State Bulldogs (18-4, 8-3 GLIAC) in front of a packed crowd in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium on Thursday. The […]