State Savings Bank cashes in for district championship

Mar 10, 2021 | Features, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook For the third season in a row, a local 14U youth hockey team is headed to the Michigan Amatuer Hockey Association State Tournament. The State Savings Bank 14 team, made up of players from Newberry, Manistique, and Munising, dominated in their...

New Eagles coach proud of players

Mar 3, 2021 | Schools, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook It’s no secret that the new season has gotten off to a challenging start for the Engadine Eagles boys basketball team. They’ve had a series of hurdles. But new Coach Ty Elenbaas knows his guys won’t just give up. There was the long delay to...

TAYHA teams had a busy weekend

Feb 17, 2021 | Community, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Players and coaches within the Tahquamenon Area Youth Hockey Association have raced to action. In the first full weekend of hockey in Michigan, four different age groups competed in games all across the Upper Peninsula. The 10U Renze Powersports...

Indians basketball teams fall in close contests vs Cheboygan

Feb 10, 2021 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook It was a long wait, and the action was well worth it in a couple of hot contests to open the new season for the Newberry Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams. Both teams took on Cheboygan in Straits Area Conference action, with the girls getting...

All they want are answers

Jan 27, 2021 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Another weekend, and another bombshell announcement from the State of Michigan for high school sports. The winter season, which normally would have begun two months ago, has stopped and started more times than a big city traffic jam. Now, our winter...

Winter sports back in action

Jan 20, 2021 | News, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The winter sports season arrived with the start of “no contact” preseason practices for girls and boys varsity basketball and varsity wrestling. Athletes made their return to the J.L. DeCook Gymnasium for a very new experience, and everyone was...