Madonna University

Freshman starting guard Jake Mullin, a Petoskey grad, scored a season-high 23 points for Lawrence Tech during a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference loss, 82-57, to Davenport University. Starting guard Jay Redman, a 2012 Boyne grad, scored nine points...

Junior starting forward Joe Keedy scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out two assists for the Swarthmore (Pa.) College mens’ basketball team during a Centennial Conference overtime win over McDaniel (Md.) College, 75-71. Keedy, a...

Four area freshmen athletes including two former Petoskey teammates met on the hardwood Wednesday when No. 25-ranked Madonna University ran past Michigan-Hoosier Athletic Conference upstart Lawrence Tech, 67-53, in a men’s basketball game. Jake...

What is known is there are some unknowns. Every team typically faces them at the start of each season. The Petoskey High School boys’ basketball team finds themselves in a similar situation starting the 2012-13 season. Coming off a 22-2...

Sophomore guard Kerby Tamm recorded 15 points, forced two turnovers and grabbed one rebound for the Central Michigan University women’s basketball team during a non-league win over South Dakota State University, 88-62. Tamm, a 2011 Petoskey grad,...

When David Kwiatkowski was found slurring his words and smelling of alcohol in a Boston-area hotel room littered with prescription pills late one July night, his life as a traveling medical technician had largely unraveled already. In his early 30s, he...

Constance Phillips, 65, of Phoenix, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in her home in Los Angeles with her family. Connie was born Dec. 7, 1946, in Detroit, to Irven and Eula (nee MacDonald) Watkins. She was educated at Western Michigan University ("...

A number of Petoskey High School athletes were honored with myriad awards Wednesday at the school’s 67th Annual VArsity Awards Banquet. — The U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Awards went to Joe Robbins and Olivia Pizii. Pizii, who was a...

ST. IGNACE -- Michigan lawmakers turned their attention to autism Thursday, approving three bills in the House and Senate to make health insurance more accessible for families impacted by the disorder.  The passage comes just three days before the...

MACKINAW CITY — The Mackinac Bridge will “Light It Blue” on Monday, April 2,  to raise awareness for Global Autism Awareness Day. The Mackinac Bridge Authority is partnering with Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Corner Pieces and the Autistic...

Former Hope College soccer player, Justin Bailey, was only 23-years-old when he was killed in a drunk driving accident this summer.  As the team continues to heal they dedicated Friday night’s event to their friend, renaming their game against...

GLENDALE — The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level. Lonnie Kauppila (Glendale native, Burbank High, 2010) freshman infielder, Stanford University baseball: Known for his quick hands on the infield, Kauppila scooped up a...