Newberry boys confident on the court

By Dan Hardenbrook Slowed by Mother Nature, the Newberry boys varsity basketball team got back on the court last weekend, starting a brutal stretch that has them travelling from end to end across the Upper Peninsula and playing almost every day of the week. Winning...

Basketball’s 2024-2025 season tipoff

By Dan Hardenbrook The boys basketball season tipped off for the local teams on Monday. Newberry traveled to St. Ignace to renew their rivalry with the Saints, while Engadine went a few miles further, crossing the bridge for a meeting with the Mackinaw City Comets....

Varsity hockey iced in season opener

By Dan Hardenbrook Several new players and a new head coach made their debuts for the Manistique Emeralds Varsity Hockey team in their 2024-2025 season opener at the Little Bear West arena last Thursday. The new-look Emeralds, entering a new era, put up as tough of a...

Newberry picks up Great Lakes 8 East conference honors

The Great Lakes 8-player East awards were released this week. Pickford’s quarterback Tommy Storey was the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year while Pickford senior Eli MacDonald took home Defensive Player of the Year honors. The entire list of awards, as voted...

Volleyball district bracket announced

By Dan Hardenbrook The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced bracket pairings for this year’s MHSAA District Volleyball Tournaments. The 2024 Districts will get underway next week, with both Newberry and Engadine participating in the Division 4...

UP Finals preview

By Dan Hardenbrook The first championships of the fall sports season will be awarded this weekend, as the MHSAA Cross Country Finals take place Saturday at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. Several individuals and one team from the local area will be taking...