Sports

Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s hockey team has added a new recruit. Jayde Pederson is the career goals leader for Waseca High School in Minnesota. MLB The Detroit Tigers will continue to pay all their minor league players – for now. With no minor league baseball to be played this …

WCHA Reports of the death of the University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey program appear to have been premature. After school officials announced recently that the sport would be cut to save money, boosters quickly raised more than $300,000 to cover most of the costs for the 2020-2021 season. University …

Finlandia Finlandia University players dominate this year’s American Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Women’s Basketball team. Five Lions received top honors, with a grade point average of 3.5 or better. That’s more than any other school. They include Molly Berg, Harlee Froberg, Katie Loman, Katie Lundeen and Taylor Pertile. Honor Roll …

Little League The Portage Lake Little League has canceled its summer season. The announcement yesterday noted that COVID-19 restrictions have not yet been relaxed enough to permit play. With no guarantee that restrictions will be eased further in the near future, league officials said they did not feel that sign-ups …

Finlandia Finlandia University has a new athletic conference affiliation. The Lions teams that had competed in the American Collegiate Athletic Association will now be members of the Capital Athletic Conference. The move is a result of a merger between the ACAA and the CAC. Former ACAA members UC-Santa Cruz, Mills …

High School Carter Crouch and Jamie Hendrickson have earned top athletic honors for the 2019-2020 season at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. Carter is the son of Andy and Beth Crouch.  He is graduating with a 3.46 GPA.  During his high school athletic career he earned 12 varsity letters, the maximum …

High School Alex Studebaker and Andrea Kariniemi have received the two top athletic honors presented each year by Calumet High School. Kariniemi claimed the Holly Jean McCullah Award by earning six varsity letters – two each in volleyball and softball, and one each in basketball and track. She was named …

Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team has landed a new recruit. Chase Sides is an outfielder from Millport, Alabama. NBA The NBA is focusing on Orlando, Florida, as a single-site venue at which it could conclude its season. Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex has multiple courts, including some that …

Running The Thatcher Markham Memorial Run has been postponed. The run debuted last summer, as part of Bridgefest. When this year’s Bridgefest celebration was canceled, organizers hoped that they might still be able to hold the event as scheduled on June 19th. Now, despite an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, they …

Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s soccer team has added a new defender. Ronald Kelly played at Westfield High School in Houston. MLB Major League Baseball owners yesterday approved a formal proposal that would open training camps next month, and begin play around Independence Day. The plan will be presented to …