All they want are answers

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

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...

Nance signs with Madonna University

By Dan Hardenbrook Engadine Senior Lineman Nick Nance just put the last feather in the cap for his high school football career. Following a final season that saw him achieve great success despite his team’s struggles, Nance will play college football. He signed a...

One-on-One with Leveille and Nance

Dan Hardenbrook goes one-on-one with Engadine Eagles head football coach Vince Leveille and senior Nick Nance, who was recently named to the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association 2020 All-UP 1st...

An apology to Mark Uyl

By Dan Hardenbrook Nobody in high school sports has had a tougher 2020 than Mark Uyl. Uyl, the executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, has hardly had a minute to breathe. Probably even less time to think. He’s been on the other end of...

If the universities can play, why can’t we?

By Dan Hardenbrook No matter how hard I try, I can’t make sense of it. This is usually one of the best times of the year to be a sports fan. Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally a binge worthy buffet of sports action. NFL football takes center stage, even if...