LANSING — Conservation officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are reminding spring anglers to exercise caution and use river etiquette while out steelheading this spring. Many of the state’s rivers are experiencing high water due to the significant recent rainfall and spring run-off. “Spring means anglers are out in search of steelhead, but [...]
LANSING – Michigan recently became the 39th U.S. state to enact a law that regulates sports concussions and return to athletic activity. While the law goes into full effect on June 30, the Michigan Department of Community Health has launched a website with resources for coaches, parents and athletes with educational resources and online training [...]
EAST JORDAN — The Benzie Central High School track teams both won the regional title on Saturday at East Jordan. For the girls, this was their sixth straight title, and for the boys it was their fourth. All those titles in a row mean that this year’s seniors will graduate having never lost a regional [...]
GRAYLING — While normally rivals, the golf teams of the Northwest Conference came together for a good cause on. On May 16, Benzie Central and Frankfort high schools took part in the Grayling Recovery Tournament at Antrim Dells golf course along with 20 other teams from around the area to raise money to help Grayling [...]
Benzie Central struggles in home loss to Manistee, 7-0 BENZONIA — After measuring up with Manistee in a close and well-played 2-1 defeat, the Benzie Central High School girls soccer team seemed to be heading in the right direction. The second time the two teams met, the Huskies just didn’t have the focus to keep [...]
FRANKFORT – The Frankfort High School baseball team was unstoppable on May 17 when it hosted Manistee High School. The bats came alive in overwhelming fashion as the Panthers defeated the Chips in both games, 17-2 and 13-7. In the first game, the Panthers got the mercy win in the fourth inning. Kyle Kidder got [...]
FRANKFORT — It was another busy few days for the Frankfort High School softball team. The Panthers took on Glen Lake and Manistee High Schools before heading down to Mesick for the Bulldog Tournament. After some tough losses and big wins, the team’s record now sits at 15-12 for the year, with the end of [...]
MANISTEE — The Benzie Central High School baseball team headed down to Manistee to take on the Chips and Mason County on May 18, taking part in the 350 Club Invitational. In both contests, the Huskies played well but ended up just a bit short, losing to the host school 5-4, before falling to Mason [...]
BRETHREN — The Frankfort High School track boys and girls teams competed in the Division 4 Michigan High School Athletic Association regional meet on Saturday, held at Brethen. In a very tough, competitive meet the boys finished 13th out of 17 teams, and the girls took 12th place in their meet. After a day of [...]
FRANKFORT — The Frankfort High School softball team had several big games last week, taking on Northwest Conference foes and traveling to Rochester Hills where they took a tournament trophy. The week started on May 7, when the Panthers played host to Suttons Bay High School. The bats came alive, behind two strong pitching outings [...]