Saints Girls, Boys Lead Kiwanis Invite Before Weather Forces Cancellation



Poor spring weather continues to cause problems for athletic teams in the Eastern Upper Peninsula the 23rd Annual St. Ignace Kiwanis Track and Field championships were called off with only five events remaining Friday, May 2. Strong winds and rain threatened the meet from the start, but held off until the start of the 400- meter dash. By then, wind […]

St. Ignace Jr. High Girls Take First Place at Inland Lakes



The St. Ignace Saints girls junior high track and field team captured the championship at the Inland Lakes Invitational Wednesday, April 30. St. Ignace finished with a team points total of 94, followed by Johannesburg-Lewiston with 83, Inland Lakes 67, Ellsworth 61, Pellston 59, Mancelona 58, Gaylord St. Mary 51, and Onaway 41. After 10 events, the Saints were in […]

St. Ignace Sweeps Comets in Hardball Doubleheaders



The St. Ignace Saints girls softball team swept Mackinaw City during a non-conference doubleheader, 18-3 and 23-13, at the Kiwanis Sports Complex in St. Ignace Tuesday, April 29. Saints statistics, game one: Marcie Rickley, four hits, four RBIs, winning pitcher with eight strikeouts; Alyssa Pechta, three hits, one RBI; Ashly Peterson, two hits, two RBIs; Dana Schieding, Mallory LaLonde, Hollee […]

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Cedarville Boys, Pickford Girls Finish First at Robert W. Smith Track



The Cedarville Trojans boys and the Pickford Panthers girls captured first place during the Eastern Upper Peninsula track meet at the Robert W. Smith track in Cedarville Tuesday, April 29. In the boys division, the Trojans totaled 186 points, followed by Pickford with 98, Engadine 50, Brimley 49, and DeTour 47. In the girls division, Pickford tallied 169 points, followed […]

High School Golf Results



The St. Ignace Saints golf team competed during invitationals at Sault Ste. Marie Friday, May 2, and Petoskey Thursday, May 1. Saints Second at Sault The Saints finished second behind Cheboygan at Sault Ste. Marie, and the team was led by Tyler Mapes, who carded 78 for second place overall. He was followed by Jeff Gamble with an 88, Dane […]

Spencer Captures First Place in Discus at MIAA Tourney



Katie Spencer, a junior at Albion College, became the first female athlete to win an individual event for the college since 1999, during the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) track and field championships, winning a title in the discus throw at Alma College Thursday, May 1. Spencer posted a personal best throw of 130’9″ on her second attempt of the […]

Thurston Wins National Wrestling Title



Galloway Thurston, 12, won the Division 4, 135-pound wrestling national championship at Battle Creek Saturday, March 29. Thurston, a seventh grade student at Gros Cap School, qualified for the nationals with a third place finish at the Michigan state finals and recorded a 3-0 mark to win the title. He pinned a third-seeded wrestler from Ohio in the first match, […]

St. Ignace Youth Bowling Awards



St. Ignace Girls First at Newberry Invitational



The St. Ignace Saints girls track and field team won the Newberry Invitational, while and the Saints boys finished second to Manistique Thursday, April 24. In the girls division, the Saints totaled 159 points to win the championship, followed by Gwinn with 148, Manistique 94, Newberry 71, and Rudyard 34. Manistique’s boys team won the title with 174 points, followed […]