Newberry picks up Great Lakes 8 East conference honors

Nov 3, 2024 | Sports

The Great Lakes 8-player East awards were released this week. Pickford’s quarterback Tommy Storey was the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year while Pickford senior Eli MacDonald took home Defensive Player of the Year honors. The entire list of awards, as voted...

Volleyball district bracket announced

Nov 2, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced bracket pairings for this year’s MHSAA District Volleyball Tournaments. The 2024 Districts will get underway next week, with both Newberry and Engadine participating in the Division 4...

UP Finals preview

Oct 18, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The first championships of the fall sports season will be awarded this weekend, as the MHSAA Cross Country Finals take place Saturday at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. Several individuals and one team from the local area will be taking...

Newberry varsity football nearly upsets Norway

Oct 16, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Playing with no fear and nothing left to lose, the Newberry Indians varsity football team took one of the top teams in the Upper Peninsula to their absolute limit last Friday, before falling 36-30 to the Norway Knights in Great Lakes 8 East...

Engadine boys win home XC meet

Oct 9, 2024 | Sports

By John Vrancic For the Newberry News The Engadine boys had been chasing Rudyard throughout this cross country season. That wasn’t the case in Engadine on September 30, however, as the Eagles won the opening leg of the Eastern U.P. Conference Jamboree with 49 points....

Dig Pink returns

Oct 2, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook One of the biggest sporting events of the season—the annual Dig Pink volleyball game—will pair Newberry and Engadine volleyball teams in competition for an incredible cause on Thursday night. Billed as the “most important game of the year”, Dig Pink...