LaTour, Colegrove Join Hall of Fame



This is the fifth and final story in a series about the LaSalle High School Hall of Fame inductees that will be held December 28 and December 29. Barb LaTour and Colleen Colegrove, formerly two top student athletes, will be inducted into the LaSalle High School Hall of Fame at the school’s awards banquet Sunday, December 28, and will introduced […]

Teams Begin Girls Basketball Season



St. Ignace Saints girls basketball team is 2-1 after the first week of the season, following a 59-34 road win over Gaylord Blue Devils in the opener Tuesday, December 2. During a Petoskey Tournament, the Saints fell to the host Northmen 47-42 Friday, December 5, but came back to defeat Sault Ste. Marie 56-35 in the consolation match Saturday, December […]

Lakers Hoops Sweep Rockets in NLL Opener



Mackinac Island Lakers boys and girls basketball teams swept the Paradise Rockets in a Northern Lights League (NLL) season-opening weekend series Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6. In the boys game, Coach Jim Fisher and his Lakers’ quest for a third consecutive NLL championship started very positively with an 81-43 win over the Rockets Friday evening, and 89- 51 […]

Engadine Volleyball, Football Athletes Honored During Awards Ceremony



Engadine High School honored its athletes in volleyball and basketball during an awards ceremony Thursday, December 4. The volleyball team captured the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference (EUPC) and Class D district championship this year. Leading the way was this year’s Most Valuable Player, Elisa Hobbs. For the Eagles football team, it was Phillip Hood who took the school’s top athletic […]

2008-2009 Cedarville, Pickford Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Teams



McNeely, Robinson, Evashevski 5-0 at Munising



Seniors Mike McNeely (119- pound weight class) and Rob Robinson (145) and junior John Evashevski (135) posted 5-0 wrestling records during the Munising Invitationals Saturday, December 6. Tyler Oja (152) and William Pechta (112) recorded 4-1 marks, Eric Brown (140) and Kaiden Shiemke (130) went 3-2, Devin Chargo (125) was 2-3, and Lucas Thurston (171), Jimmy Campbell (189), and Nathan […]

Emily Feldhake Competes in Chicago Marathon October 12



St. Ignace Hockey League Results



Saints First National Bank 8 Gaylord 4 Otsego County Sportsplex December 7, 2008, game one Goals by St. Ignace: Patrick Sweeney (3), Cody Therrian (1), Conner Langendorf (1), Tom Robbins (1), Aaron Cook (1), Derrick Kelly (1); Gaylord: Seth Muzyal (1), Derrick Axford (2), Anthony Tomaski (1). Assists by St. Ignace: Tom Robbins (2), Kyle Winkelman (1), Patrick Sweeney (1), […]

St. Ignace Bowling League Results



National League (November 27, 2008) Timmy Lee’s Pub 53, Star Line 53, Mackinac Grille 51, Zeus Enterprises 49, Clyde’s Drive Inn 48, B-Bay 42, Michelob Ultra 40, Rescue Team 30. National League (December 4, 2008) Timmy Lee’s Pub 60, Star Line 58, Mackinac Grille 48, Zeus Enterprises 51, Clyde’s Drive Inn 48, Michelob Ultra 47, B-Bay 42, Rescue Team 30. […]

James ‘Jay’ Blackwell



James “Jay” Cecil Blackwell, 68, of Kinross, worked as a truck driver for many years. Mr. Blackwell died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born June 27, 1940, in Clay County, Arkansas, to Walter C. and Verna Alta (nee Jarvis) Blackwell. While growing up, he lived in Missouri and Michigan. As a […]