Basketball

Winter sports playoffs begin this week

The Sault High Blue Devil hockey team ended their regular season with a 5-5 record, falling on Senior Night at Big Bear Arena, 6-2 on Friday, and winning at Petoskey on Saturday 7-2. The Blue Devils will start their regional on Tuesday night in an opening round game against Tawas […]

Bulldogs move a top the SAC standings (with photos)

The Rudyard Bulldogs boys’ basketball team is seeking conference titles in the Eastern Upper Peninsula and Straits Area Conference, and put themselves in pole position to with the SAC, as they topped Cheboygan on Wednesday night, 49-31, at the Harris Kahl Gynmasium. Rudyard (10-1) ranked #9 in the latest State […]

Panthers top Trojans in EUP Conference battle

The Pickford Panthers girls’ basketball team stayed atop the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference standings, as they defeated the Cedarville Trojans, 52-44, on Monday night at the Purple Palace. Pickford (7-2) is at St. Ignace on Tuesday night. Cedarville (5-2) is at DeTour on Tuesday night. The St. Ignace girls’ basketball […]

Sault High girls improve to 9-0 (with photos)

The Sault High Blue Devil girls’ basketball team keeps on rolling, as they improved to 9-0 on Friday night, winning at Alpena, 66-22. The Blue Devils will be home to Traverse City Central on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. In other girls’ basketball from Friday night, Pickford moved a top the […]

Saints improve to 5-2, knock off Bays

After a comeback victory over the Sault High Blue Devils on Wednesday night in boys’ basketball, the St. Ignace Saints won their third game in a row on Thursday night, improving to 5-2 overall, as they defeated Brimley, 66-59 at the Iggy Zone. The Saints will be home to East […]

Cedarville tops Pickford at the Purple Palace

The Cedarville Trojans boys’ basketball team improved to 5-2 on the season, as they defeated the Pickford Panthers, 47-34, on Tuesday night at the Purple Palace, in Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference play. You can hear the podcast of the game at Cedarville at Pickford Boys B-Ball 3-2-21 (podbean.com). Cedarville is […]

Winter weather cancels Monday games

The winter weather across the Eastern Upper Peninsula on Monday, cancelled several scheduled high school basketball games. Games cancelled on Monday include Sault High at St. Ignace in girls’ and boys’ basketball, along with Newberry at Rudyard, Cedarville at Pickford, and Brimley at DeTour in girls’ basketball, and Rudyard at […]