Emeralds control the ice, pick up heat

Jan 5, 2025 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The Manistique Emeralds Varsity Hockey team stayed busy over the holiday break, with three games in four days to wrap up 2024. Last weekend the Emeralds made their annual appearance at the Alpena Blue Line Club Christmas Showcase, taking on two...

Wrestlers finish 2-2 in Manistique

Dec 28, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Newberry’s varsity wrestling team had one of its largest and toughest tests of the season last weekend in Manistique. The Indians were one of five teams competing in a weekend of head-to-head competition against four different opponents. Newberry’s...

Lady Indians roll over Rudyard

Dec 18, 2024 | Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook 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 win saw the Lady Indians earn an early advantage and control every phase of the contest while picking up...

Newberry boys confident on the court

Dec 12, 2024 | Sports

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

Nov 29, 2024 | Sports

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

Nov 27, 2024 | Sports

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...