By Dan Hardenbrook The Newberry girls and boys varsity track teams took center stage at the first meet of the season last Friday in Cadillac. The host Vikings welcomed schools big and small from all around the top half of Michigan for a fiercely competitive early...
By Dan Hardenbrook They were once strangers from opposite corners of the world. Newberry Lady Indians basketball players Allie Whalen and visiting international exchange student Lucie Rabochova became teammates and friends, before forming a bond like only sisters can...
By Dan Hardenbrook With wintery weather returning just in time for spring break, the Newberry varsity baseball team headed south, looking for warmer temps, sunshine, and clear fields to prepare for the upcoming 2024 season. Fourteen players, led by coaches Dan...
By Dan Hardenbrook Longtime Newberry softball Coach Bruce Dake has seen his fair share of preseason sessions, but he’s never seen a preseason quite like this. A mild winter had the softball team expecting to practice outside much sooner than usual, and those extra...
By Dan Hardenbrook Vince Gross, superintendent and athletic director at Whitefish Township Community School has been voted the 2024 Northern Lights League (NLL) Athletic Director of the Year. Gross was hired for these roles at Whitefish in 2022, and has a long history...
By Dan Hardenbrook When Newberry Athletic Director Anthony Kitzman launched an effort to replace Newberry’s crumbling track last year, he wanted to bring glory back to the program. The 2006 NHS Graduate was a member of UP State Championship teams in high school, and...
