Sports

As the MHSAA fall tournaments wrap up, a few Upper Peninsula teams remain in both volleyball and football with the hopes of bringing some more hardware home up north. Volleyball In Division 4, the Skyline Central Conference is still alive thanks to the Crystal Falls-Forest Park Trojans.

The Lake Superior State hockey program (1-6-1, 0-20 CCHA) fell to the Northern Michigan Wildcats (7-5-0, 3-1-0 CCHA) by a final score of 5-3 on Saturday. Both teams opened the contest feeling each other out with multiple saves from each goaltender, but the Lakers were able to strike first with a strike from sophomore forward Timo Bakos (Augsburg, Germany) after being set up by Joshua Wildauer (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) and Benito Posa (Flint, Mich.) midway through the opening period.

Sophomore Montez Archer had a school record and a program first as the Finlandia University football team (0-6 UMAC, 0-10) lost 45-7 to Greenville (4-1 UMAC, 6-3), Saturday afternoon at Francis Field.

The Michigan Interscholastic volleyball coaches Association (MIVCA) released their regional team awards for the 2022 season with two Alger County players making the list. Alger County sits in region 2 for the MIVCA, which includes Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Schoolcraft, Mackinac and Menominee Counties. The players are included regardless of school size, but are listed by their school’s MHSAA enrollment divisions.

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Month for October and four student-athletes from three different programs have been recognized. Northern Michigan’s AJ Vanderbeck and Ben Halasz were named Forward and Rookie of the Month, respectively, while Jake Livingstone from Minnesota State was tabbed Defenseman of the Month and Blake Pietila of Michigan Tech earned Goaltender of the Month honors.