Area Sports

The Upper Peninsula Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association made the announcement last week after their annual basketball meeting in Marquette.

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.

Longtime Newberry softball Coach Bruce Dake has seen his fair share of preseason sessions, but he’s never seen a preseason quite like this.

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.

Minor work and upgrades to the track have begun, and other projects like crack sealing and painting are planned for this spring and summer. But the biggest improvements are still being evaluated.

The third season of local high school varsity hockey came to a sudden end against a familiar face in Sault Ste. Marie last week.

After accepting an offer to run cross country and track for the Davenport University Panthers, Clark has also committed to play hockey.

A pair of wrestlers for the Newberry program made history this past weekend, advancing through the MHSAA Individual Wrestling Regionals.

“Our press break shut them down right from the start. We shot the ball with confidence, and everybody played a key part,” said Johnson, who highlighted several players who made an impact.

After advancing to the final day, the 14U French Trucking team, a combined group from Newberry, Manistique, and Munising, fell to a high-powered Escanaba team 6-1.