NORWAY — There will not be Little League baseball or softball state tournaments held this summer in Michigan, including one that was scheduled to be played in the Upper Peninsula. The state’s 16 Little League district administrators voted to cancel state tournaments after Little ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The latest in a long line of sports-related casualties due to the coronavirus pandemic is only a postponement this time, rather than an outright cancellation. Organizers of the Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game that was scheduled for the last ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia University named a new head coach Monday for its women’s hockey team. Lindsay Macy of White Bird, Idaho, takes the place of Matt Marchel, who had been the Lions’ head coach for five seasons. Macy started an AAA girls program for the Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy ...
ESCANABA — The 2020 Upper Peninsula Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo has been canceled due to concerns with the coronavirus pandemic. Scheduled for July 10-11 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, organizers noted Wednesday that this is the first time this event won’t be held in ...
"The outpouring of support has just been so overwhelming and gratifying." — Wendy Finkbeiner, Garrett Finkbeiner’s mother, about well wishes received, many online through Facebook ------------------- MARQUETTE — A Marquette family couldn’t thank all the well-wishers individually for ...
"If we can get a day where our sponsors are pretty solid, then we think we’re going to go for it." — Tony Mancilla, general manager, Island Resort and Casino ------------------ HARRIS — The Symetra Tour’s stop at the Sweetgrass Golf Club has been given a tentative rescheduling after ...
HARRIS — The Island Resort Championship professional women’s golf tournament scheduled for June has been postponed, according to a Thursday announcement. The Ladies Professional Golf Associaton said Wednesday that its season restart won’t occur until July, which includes the Symetra ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech University Recreation has canceled all summer sports camps and tournaments due to health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. MTU President Rick Koubek announced Friday the continued suspension of face-to-face instruction on Michigan Tech’s ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia University women’s basketball players Carsyn Osterman and Bailey Froberg finished the 2019-20 women’s basketball season ranked in the top 10 in two statistical categories among all players at Michigan four-year colleges. Osterman, a 5-foot-7 sophomore guard-forward ...
HOUGHTON — Former Michigan Tech goaltender Tony Esposito is on the 2020 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ballot as one of 10 finalists in the amateur category. The ballot was unveiled Monday and allows for online fan voting through April 30. The 2020 induction is scheduled for Oct. 2 at ...
"Simply put, (Coach Carl “Buck” Nystrom) made it his mission for us to own the final quarter of the game." — Jack Hirn, player, 1975 national championship NMU football team --------------------- ESCANABA — Going from worst to first in any sport at any level doesn’t happen very ...
EAST LANSING — An Ishpeming High School graduate and Bay de Noc Community College senior was named to the 2020 All-Michigan Academic Team and was honored at the annual Phi Theta Kappa awards luncheon held at Michigan State University on Monday. Marissa Maino was one of two Bay students ...
By Iron Mountain Daily News HERMANSVILLE — The 82nd edition of the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament has been canceled, organizers said due to health and safety precautions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The 11-day tournament was to be begin Thursday at the Meyer ...
"I’ve used Skype and some of those online phone formats much more than I ever have." — Matt Johnson, men’s basketball head coach and athletic director, Bay de Noc Community College ------------------- ESCANABA — The art of recruiting is a specialized one. Getting student-athletes ...
ST. IGNACE — Ella Adams steps to the free throw line and takes her time. She sets up perfectly and displays textbook form on the release of her shot, flicking her wrist and following through with her right hand. Everything is aligned perfectly and the ball cleanly swishes through the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Burt Angeli, a Daily News fixture who covered area athletics for more than four decades, including 35 of those years as sports editor, died Thursday at age 65. Angeli — whose “ScuttleBu(r)t” column was a must-read for athletes, coaches, fans and dog lovers — had ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The 35th edition of the Upper Peninsula All-Star Basketball games scheduled for Marquette Senior High School in June has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Marquette athletic director Alex Tiseo informed the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of ...
ESCANABA — Matt Johnson has been coaching alongside Matt Gregory for the last three seasons. The Bay College men’s basketball coach and athletic director has had an opportunity to see first-hand the coach and person Gregory is, so when the women’s basketball coaching job opened up, ...
Yes, it’s been awhile, but finally, my bowling column, which I’d almost forgotten was titled “Splits, Spares and Strikes,” returns to this space today. I’ve got some catching up to do, but then again, time — and sports page space — is a luxury I have to share with you as this ...
ESCANABA — The annual Upper Peninsula Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo is scheduled for two days in mid-July at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Put on by the U.P. Trappers Association, the event runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 10, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ...