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MARQUETTE — Petoskey alum Garret Lundteigen competed in his first full ski season at Northern Michigan University this year, and he finished in fourth place at the USCSA Nationals to earn First Team All-American honors. Lundteigen, who initially went to NMU to play football, had a ton of success in skiing in high school. He was a four-time First Team…

Four local ski teams secured state titles in Divisions 1 and 2 on Monday, including three teams repeating as champions and one team ending a 32-year run without a title. In Division 2, the Cadillac girls ski team won its first state title since 1990, which was also the last time a team won a state title in school history….

CADILLAC – The Cadillac boys ski team took home the Div. 2 regional title for the second straight season, while the girls placed second overall at Caberfae on Monday as both Vikings teams earned spots in the state finals. The Vikings boys posted a 20.5 in the giant slalom and an impressive 16 for a total score of 36.5 on…

On the latest episode of the MISportsNow Podcast, 9&10 Sports Director Matthew Doyle catches up with Boyne City native and 2022 U.S. Olympian Kaila Kuhn. Kuhn will compete on the aerials team as a member of the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Kuhn is a first-time Olympian. MISportsNow · MISportsNow Podcast: Episode 120…

The United States Olympic Freestyle Team will feature two northern Michigan athletes, as Boyne City’s Kaila Kuhn and Gaylord’s Winter Vinecki will compete in aerial skiing next month in the Winter Games in Beijing. They are two of four women to make the team, and this will be their first  time competing in the Olympic games. Kuhn had a successful…

MISportsNow is taking a look back at some of the top moments from 2021. Our 9&10 sports team voted on the 10 best as we count down all the way to No. 1. The segment continues with No. 8 and No. 7: 8. Inland Lakes Volleyball Makes First Ever State Finals: Inland Lakes competed in its first state championship in…

PETOSKEY – High school ski teams are the one winter sport that still got the go-ahead to practice after the epidemic order was issued that paused high school sports. Petoskey’s ski team is one that took the slopes for practice once they were able. “I’m just pumped, I think we’re all pumped just to be here its great,” said Lauren…

The MHSAA provided an update on winter sports following their meeting with the representative council. They will finalize dates for the fall sports postseason soon. The winter sports teams can start practice on Jan. 16 under the current emergency order from MDHHS. Competition for basketball, bowling, hockey and boys swimming and diving can start on Jan. 22. Competitive cheer, gymnastics…

MANCELONA – The annual White Pine Stampede ski race will be going virtual in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The oldest and longest point-to-point cross country ski race in northern Michigan, stretches annually throughout the woods and hills of Antrim County. The race will occur anytime between Feb. 1-12, 2021, and registered racers will receive and t-shirt and a…

The 2021 North American VASA Festival of Races has been canceled. The 45th edition of the North American VASA was scheduled for Feb. 13-14, 2021. The race was set to begin and end at Timber Ridge Resort in Traverse City. The North American VASA Board of Directors issued the following statement: American Vasa Festival of Races board of directors has…