There’s an old saying that the family that sticks together stays together. That particular philosophy has been adopted full-bore by the Finlandia University and Hancock High football teams. The Lions are hoping to gain the support of Hancock sports fans — and those in the Copper Country ...

It seemed like just yesterday that the football season came to an end. But here we are again with another season upon us. The high school grid season gets underway Thursday night with a couple of games on the schedule. The most interesting one locally is the meeting of L’Anse and ...

With the sounds of whistles blowing, coaching shouting, and feet hitting the turf or gym floor, it can only mean one thing: fall sports season. Last weekend saw some of the area high school volleyball teams take the court for preseason tournaments. Credit goes out to both Calumet and Lake ...

Just the other day, I had the chance to take in football summer drills at L’Anse High. If there was a bit of deja vu involved, that could be understood because my first experience with football drills took place 47 years ago in the same town. Life in general, was much different, on that ...

The story is a familiar one. The star of the scenario is an underdog team who some how defies the odds and takes down the heavy favorite on the biggest stage. This subject again came up during a recent conversation I was having with a fellow sports fan. It got me to thinking about some of ...

The way the Detroit Tigers are going about their rebuilding job is one of the strangest I can recall. Now, I’ve watched many other major league teams go about the job of restoring their fortunes. Some prefer the “tear it down” method, which means they unload just about all of their ...