Area Sports

Newberry’s varsity wrestling team had one of its largest and toughest tests of the season last weekend in Manistique.

The Newberry Lady Indians dominated both ends of the court last Friday, rolling past the Rudyard Lady Bulldogs in EUP Conference play 49-16.

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.

The boys basketball season tipped off for the local teams on Monday. Newberry traveled to St. Ignace while Engadine crossed the bridge for a meeting with Mackinaw City.

Several new players and a new head coach made their debuts for the Manistique Emeralds Varsity Hockey team in their 2024-2025 season opener last Thursday.

The Great Lakes 8-player East awards were released this week. The entire list of awards, as voted on by coaches in the conference, are below.

The 2024 Districts will get underway next week, with both Newberry and Engadine participating in the Division 4 District 101.

The MHSAA Cross Country Finals take place Saturday at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. Here is a look at the top contenders and team heading into the championship event.

The loss drops Newberry to 0-7 on the season. But the record was not an indication of how the Indians played against Norway.

The Engadine boys had been chasing Rudyard throughout this cross country season. That wasn’t the case in Engadine on September 30, however, as the Eagles won the opening leg of the Eastern U.P. Conference Jamboree with 49 points.