Post-pandemic sports are possible

By Dan Hardenbrook Every day is bringing a new possibility for high school sports. New rules, new guidelines, new executive orders. Last week, I offered up some quick tips and ideas for the return of high school sports. Some of you even thought they were good! So at...

Defining week for high school sports

Defining week for high school sports By Dan Hardenbrook It’s been 75 days since high school sports took a time out. After weeks of wondering what the future of high school sports could look like, the answers will be coming soon. The National Federation of State High...

Newberry hosts virtual winter sports banquet

By Dan Hardenbrook Newberry High School hosted a Winter Sports Banquet last week to honor their 2019-2020 teams from Girls and Boys Basketball and Wrestling. Varsity Coaches Jim Dzelak (Girls Basketball), Kenn Depew (Boys Basketball), and Bob Bowler (Wrestling)...

Time to tee it up at the golf course

By Dan Hardenbrook With news from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that we can golf again – albeit a little differently – and a weekend of beautiful weather, many people dusted off the clubs and swung away last weekend for the first time in 2020. The off-season felt...

Kopsi signs with Bay College

Engadine Senior Izzy Kopsi has signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at Bay College in Escanaba. The 6’2” center made an immediate impact on the Lady Eagles this season, averaging 8.1 points per game, along with 10.7 rebounds and 2.8 steals per...

Newberry Girls Basketball Recap

By Dan Hardenbrook One quick look at the Lady Indians 2019-2020 season could bring many words to mind. Outnumbered? Outmatched? Young? Inexperienced? But Coach Jim Dzelak had another word that came to mind when I asked him to describe the season in just one word....