Big Lake Strength & Performance focuses on mindset

Aug 2, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook In part two of our profile on Aaron Donovan and Big Lake Strength & Performance, we take a closer look and learn about how programs have made a major impact in the lives of local residents. Local trainer Aaron Donovan could see the concern on...

Strength training is lifting the Indians

Jul 25, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook At a recent summer workout, new Head Coach Zach Clickner could already see results from the Indians’ revamped offseason program. He’s hoping it will pay dividends when the season opens in August, but if it had to start today, Clickner thinks the...

Newberry Country Club fully open

Jul 17, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Less than a month after a major storm ripped through the Newberry Country Club, club owner Lance Byrns has announced that all 18 holes are now playable and the course is fully reopened. Damaging straight line winds tore through the course, wiping...

J.L. DeCook Gymnasium to get new floor

Jul 15, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook One of Newberry High School’s main athletic facilities will get a facelift when the J.L. DeCook Gymnasium receives a newly remodeled floor and playing surface later this summer. The gym’s basketball and volleyball courts will be redesigned and...

Indians football hosting summer scrimmages

Jul 13, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The season opener is weeks away, but football play returns to Newberry when the Indians welcome several schools for partial squad scrimmages. These matches are part of a summer series prior to the start of official practice on August 12. It’s a...

SOS: Save our sports

Jul 5, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook After news broke last week that the Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education was considering a massive cut to the athletic department for the second straight year, reactions were highly emotional. Sadness, disappointment, and anger were...