Huskies searching for leadership

October 26, 2022

Who is the first person you think of when you hear the word leadership? As a sports fan, my thoughts drift to those athletes I grew up loving, whether that be David Wright of the New York Mets, or Mark Messier of the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks, or Steve Yzerman when he captained the Detroit Red Wings. That that is exactly what the Michigan Tech Huskies are looking for, specifically the hockey team. The Huskies have four skaters in their lettered leadership group in Arvid Caderoth, Brett Thorne, Logan Pietila and Ryland Mosley. All four have done some ...

I guess I am an Oldtimer

October 19, 2022

For most of my life, I have played ice hockey. Growing up in the Copper Country, having Michigan Tech right next door, it was inevitable that I would discover that ice hockey not only looked fun, but would also turn out to be quite fun to play. I have played up to a fairly high level, competing in the national tournament for 18U AAA, before injuries caught up with me. This year, after 13 years of wondering how to get into it, I am finally playing Copper Country Oldtimers, not the tournament, but rather the league. So many of my friends and former teammates have been involved in the ...

The suffering in Queens continues

October 12, 2022

Over the weekend, Major League Baseball was kind enough to debut its new wild-card format, a best-of-three series that replaced the old one-and-done scenario. As a New York Mets fan, this set up to be a very fun weekend for me, as my favorite baseball team was going to have three games at home to eliminate another team from the playoffs. They were going to start their three top pitchers, all three of whom could start anywhere in the league. They were facing the San Diego Padres, who made a monster trade at the deadline to land Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals, and yet still ...

It feels good to be back

September 28, 2022

For four months, I struggled with something I would never wish on anyone else, unemployment. It was an experience unlike anything I can easily describe, and not one I am looking to go through again any time soon. When the Daily Mining Gazette let me go in May, it took awhile for the shock to set in. I do not blame the publisher and the management team behind him, as I made a mistake that cost the paper more than just ad revenue. I spent the next four months reflecting on that decision. To anyone I hurt by running that inappropriate letter to the editor, I am truly sorry. I know that ...

Peterson: Nothing like Harwell on the radio

July 14, 2021

There was a time, not so long ago, when a person could tune in the old family radio and hear the down-home baseball announcing of Ernie Harwell. The late Harwell’s broadcasts of the Detroit Tigers ranks right up there with some of the fonder memories of my youth. Like fishing one of the many “jump across” creeks that were so abundant a half-century or so ago. On any day, you could fish those creeks and fill your creel with a number of colorful speckled trout. And you were so inclined, you could cook up a meal right there on the banks of the creek. It would be hard ...

Peterson: Don’t trust movies for the truth

July 7, 2021

If you’re looking for the facts, and nothing but the facts, don’t look to sports movies for it. It’s a fact that Hollywood will do whatever it has to do to embellish a story. The movies “Rudy” and “Hoosiers” — two of the most popular sports flicks ever made — illustrate that. Rudy was the low budget film about an undersized Notre Dame football fan who made his dream of playing for the Irish a reality through persistence. Rudy Ruettiger, who appeared at Baraga High School as a motivational speaker a few years ago, was small (5-6, 165 pounds). But he starred in the ...