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Bellaire sweeps Central Lake to earn district title
BELLAIRE - The Bellaire Eagles avenged a district loss to league rival Central Lake last year by sweeping past the Trojans on Thursday night to claim the district 105 title, 3-0. After needing five sets on Wednesday night to defeat Ellsworth, the Eagles shook off an early Trojans run in the first set to take it 25-16.
St. Ignace beats Pellston, claims district title and advances to regionals
MACKINAW CITY - The St. Ignace Saints beat the Pellston Hornets, 25-11, 25-22, 14-25, 25-12, to claim the district championship. They now advance to the regional semifinal where they will take on the Newberry Indians next Tuesday. For Pellston, there season comes to an end with a 4-12 record.
Newberry takes down Rudyard to claim district championship
PICKFORD - The Newberry Indians beat the Rudyard Bulldogs, 25-20, 28-26, 20-25, 27-25, winning it 3-1 and claiming a district title. Newberry advances to the regional semifinal and will take on St. Ignace next Tuesday at Brimley for a spot in the regional final. For Rudyard, their season comes to a close with a 19-12-3 record for the 2023 season.
Ferris State Bulldogs hockey team gets ready to host two games against St. Lawrence
BIG RAPIDS - The Ferris State hockey team split a two-game series with Northern Michigan last weekend and on Friday and Saturday they’ll host St. Lawrence University. It’ll be the first time since 2014 that Ferris will welcome in St. Lawrence, but next year the Bulldogs will be in New York taking on the Saints. The Bulldogs come into this matchup with a 2-3-1 record while St. Lawrence sits at 1-4-1, Ferris is currently at 3rd in the CCHA standings. Bulldogs head coach Bob Daniels is looking forward to playing against a somewhat unfamiliar team. “I do think it’s nice...
Rudyard and Newberry pick up district semifinal wins, will meet in district final
RUDYARD - On Wednesday evening the Rudyard Bulldogs beat the Brimley Bays, while the Newberry Indians beat the Engadine Eagles in district semifinal matchups. The Bulldogs and Indians will now play in a division four district final matchup on Thursday. For the Brimley bays, their season comes to an end with a 5-12 record, and for the Engadine Eagles they finish the season with an 0-14 record.
Central Michigan football head coach Jim McElwain addresses Connor Stalions investigation after win
MOUNT PLEASANT — Jase Bauer threw for one touchdown and rushed for two more, Marion Lukes had 202 yards rushing and a score, and Central Michigan held off Northern Illinois, 37-31, on a snowy Tuesday night. Bauer gave CMU a 37-11 lead with 6:32 remaining in the third quarter. But NIU answered two plays later when Rocky Lombardi connected with Trayvon Rudolph on a 72-yard score to begin a stretch of 20 straight points. After the game, CMU head coach Jim McElwain addressed the school’s decision to investigate claims that suspended Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions was on the Chippewas’ sideline during the season opener at Michigan State. “We obviously are aware of a picture floating around with the sign-stealer guy,” McElwain said. “Our people are doing everything they can to get to the bottom of it. I certainly don’t condone it in any way, shape or form.
Traverse City St. Francis comes from behind to stun Lake City in thrilling volleyball district opener
MANTON - The Traverse City St. Francis Gladiators went the distance, erasing a two-set deficit to defeat Lake City in a thrilling district opening match 3-2 on Monday night. The Gladiators and Trojans entered the match ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, in the latest MIVCA state rankings, with St. Francis having defeated Lake City in their final match of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 26 in four sets. On Monday night, the Gladiators jumped out to an early lead, but the Trojans were able to come back and tie things up. Both teams held leads late in the set, with Lake City pulling out a 25-23 decision in the end. The second set was another back-and-forth battle, with the Trojans scoring a 25-22 win to take a two-set lead.
Rudyard and Newberry sweep their way to district semifinals
PICKFORD - The Rudyard Bulldogs and Newberry Indians opened up division four volleyball postseason play by scoring sweeps on the floor at Pickford on Monday night. In the first match of the evening, the Bulldogs topped the host Panthers, taking the first set 25-18, the second set 25-11, and battling off a hard-fought comeback effort by Pickford to take the third set 25-23. Rudyard (18-11-3) advances to meet Brimley in a district semifinal at Pickford at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening. In the second half of the doubleheader at Pickford, Newberry showed consistency in sweeping Maplewood Baptist by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-16.
East Jordan’s seasons ends at the hands of Ishpeming
EAST JORDAN - On Saturday afternoon at Boswell Stadium in East Jordan the Ishpeming Hematite’s beat the East Jordan Red Devils 20-6 in a district semifinal matchup. Ishpeming led this one 6-0 until the 4th quarter when Braylon Grybauskas scored a touchdown to make it 6-6. Ishpeming would go on to score two more touchdowns later in the 4th to get the victory. East Jordan’s season ends with an 8-2 record, Ishpeming will take on Iron Mountain for a district title.
Catch all of the Sports Overtime highlights from the first week of playoffs!
On a busy opening night of the 2023 high school football postseason, our cameras were on the sidelines for six key matchups. REED CITY 41, MONTAGUE 13 The Reed City Coyotes continued their hot run of play, rolling to a 41-13 district semifinal victory over visiting Montague. The Coyotes held a 21-13 lead at the half, and shut down the Wildcats in the second half. Reed City (7-3) advances to the District Championship game, where they will play host to Hart. MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 21, EVART 19
Ferris State get ready to take on American International College
BIG RAPIDS - The Ferris State Bulldogs are getting ready to take on American International College for the first time ever. In their last game Ferris State beat Michigan Tech 35-21 behind five rushing touchdowns from Carson Gulker. This now marks back to back seasons that the Bulldogs have lost to Grand Valley State and then beat Michigan Tech in the regular season, it’s familiar territory for the dogs. “I feel like, responding to the loss. We did it last year, so it was kind of the same, you know, it’s a couple of new players, but overall, it’s just...
Ferris State Bulldog Hockey team get ready for trip to Northern Michigan
BIG RAPIDS - The Ferris State Bulldogs hockey team is coming off of a 9-0 win against Grand Valley State in an exhibition matchup last Friday. This weekend they’re heading up to Marquette for two games against Northern Michigan. The Bulldogs are currently 1-2-1 on the season not including the exhibition. The Wildcats are still looking for their first win of the season, but they have caused Ferris problems in the past. “You know, we can attest the last few years we’ve struggled in that building. It seems like we’ve gotten blown out on the Friday night and then Saturday,...
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