×

Local Sports

Combining academics, athletics

MARQUETTE — Just three area players and two area teams made the state basketball coaches association group of boys’ all-state academic honors as shown on its website. The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan recognized the players and teams, all coming from the greater Ishpeming ...

Lofty award, lofty grades

MARQUETTE — Maybe making an academic all-state list might not sound like too tall of a task for many studious basketball players. But with the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan criteria, it’s actually quite the ultimate honor for area high school players. The organization that ...

Miners softball season comes to an end at regionals

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Negaunee High School softball team couldn’t make an early rally stick as it bowed out in the regional semifinals of the MHSAA Division 2 tournament in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday. Downstate West Branch Ogemaw Heights posted a 12-2 victory in a game called in the ...

GNC softball honors

MENOMINEE — Seven players from the Marquette Senior High School varsity softball team were named when Great Northern Conference coaches determined postseason honors recently. With the MHSAA website listing the Sentinels having a 25-10 record, Marquette couldn’t break into any of the ...

High school softball

MHSAA regional tournaments Division 2 Saturday — at Sault Ste. Marie West Branch Ogemaw Heights 12, Negaunee 2 Gaylord 8, Shepherd 6 Championship: W. Branch Ogemaw Heights 2, Gaylord 1 Division 4 Saturday — at Lake Linden-Hubbell Superior Central 13, L’Anse 9 Norway 4, ...

A starting nine of Miners: Negaunee leads M-PC, West PAC softball awards

NEGAUNEE — Yes, you could put an entire batting lineup of Negaunee High School softball players out on the field just from the Miners who have earned all-league honors. Nine Negaunee players earned postseason awards from the Mid-Peninsula Conference and the West PAC, not too surprising for ...