It’s getting closer to Memorial Day, but it’s still hockey season in North America. On the surface that might not sound so good, but it’s turned into a good thing this season as the NHL’s conference finals are offering some interesting scenarios. Looking at them all, it’s time ...
Last week I outlined the schedule of televised bowling for this spring and summer on the CBS Sports Network. But I didn’t get a chance to share what is probably the most important news long-term — that Fox Sports has signed a multiyear agreement with the PBA. For us fans watching on TV, ...
Progress is being made in pro sports. With one simple decision last week, the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks took a major step forward in terms of national importance as they chose to interview Becky Hammon, a woman, to be their new head coach. Hammon isn’t just your typical candidate, either. ...
Wait! Bowling season really isn’t over, it’s just ended its main fall-winter-season that mirrors the school year — except we get out around the end of April just like in college. You might keep your local center in mind — in Marquette County, that’s Superior Lanes in Marquette ...
The NFL Draft is arguably the most overblown sporting “event” in the country. It’s an exhausting three-day marathon where predictions are given, talk is endless and deals are made. On the surface, it seems rather boring — like any overblown business meeting. However, it gets ...
The best-laid plans of tournament directors go right out the window when you’re dealing with winter weather in the Upper Peninsula. But should that still be true in mid-April? That’s what happened on April 15 when organizers of the Junior Gold youth bowling tournament at River Rock ...
With April just about over, it finally feels like spring in the Upper Peninsula. Even though the season officially began 11 days before March was over, the U.P., as well as most of the states above the Mason-Dixon Line, has been hammered with cold weather and absurd amounts of snow. In ...
Sometimes we lose sight of what is important in sports. It’s the little things that can matter the most. We can get caught up in the emotions of the playoffs and we can take things too seriously as sports fans, sometimes lashing out at people in public or online. However, earlier in ...
With one shot — his final of the evening — Greg Bisel of Marquette established two firsts at Superior Lanes of Marquette on April 4. His strike on the final ball in the Wednesday Industrial League not only gave him the center’s first sanctioned 300 game this season, but also its first ...
If there’s one positive thing that can come out of a tragedy, it’s that it can bring people together. Whether it’s a team, a school or a community, everyone tends to move closer to help provide support and help try to get past a terrible moment in their lives. That is what is occurring ...
There’s some extra loot — in the form of scholarships — awaiting the most successful bowlers at the Junior Gold youth tournament to be held Sunday at River Rock Lanes in Ishpeming. Jim and Wendy Negri of Marquette have pledged $1,000 extra to be awarded in scholarship funds to the ...
The word is that women’s basketball is boring. That’s a common thought every March when the NCAA Tournament rolls around and it’s usually blared all over social media from the opening tip of the women’s tourney to the final horn of the title game. The typical complaints out ...
Veteran bowlers Gary Carlson and Dave St. Onge were three-time cashers at the 11th annual Marquette County U.S. Bowling Congress Association tournament held at River Rock Lanes in Ishpeming. Held over two weekends in March, Carlson won the all-events title by more than 50 pins with a ...
Villains are important in sports. When it comes time for the postseason, whether it be playoffs or a tournament, people need somebody to root against. Whether it’s a player, coach or the team in general, villains give championships that little extra something. Fans may not have a hero ...
The four seniors slowly trudged their way into the postgame conference after the WCHA championship game last weekend, trying to keep their heads up although it was probably very difficult. The Northern Michigan University skaters had just been dealt a terrible loss on their home ice. And it ...
Heather Sandberg and Justin Stephens continue to stay in the swing of things this bowling season. It’s easy to follow Stephens’ exploits as he makes a run at bowling 40 perfect games before he turns 40. Even though he just bowled his 38th 300 a month ago — his third perfecto this ...
In all the hoopla surrounding the high school state tournament regionals and finals, I forgot about part of the Upper Peninsula Bowling Conference’s end-of-season tournaments. That was the team events held at the Bowl-A-Rama in Escanaba on Feb. 17. Let’s right that wrong by ...
You impressed me Marquette County. A month ago, I wrote a column wondering why hockey fans, or just sports fans in general, weren’t attending Northern Michigan University hockey games. I listed some potential reasons why this might be occurring, including the big national conference ...
What a fun, easy and productive way to hold onto the legacy of a young man who was taken from us way too soon. The Hunter Negri Memorial 9-Pin Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 24, with shifts at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at Superior Lanes. Organizers have indicated that if enough teams sign ...
For two decades, Michigan State University head coach and Iron Mountain native Tom Izzo has ruled the world of college basketball in Michigan from the Winter Throne out of East Lansing. The House of Izzo has won a national championship and earned seven Final Four berths, eight ...