Keegan Cooper

Aug 16, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Keegan Cooper

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC)—Westwood is set to open its 2024 season in less than two weeks, and things for the Patriots will be a little different this season as a new head coach takes over. Tyler Thomas, a 2014 graduate of Negaunee High School and St. Norbert Green Knight Alumni, will lead the Patriots this season. Thomas was most recently the head football coach at Ontonagon High School but moved to Westwood to be closer to home.

Aug 13, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Keegan Cooper

NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) - Football is in the air at Miners Stadium. Negaunee began preseason practice Monday. The Miners will look to claim another conference title in 2024. They also want to make it back to Ford Field, where their season ended with a state runner-up finish two years ago. They’ll have to do so without some key players from 2023, like Kai Lacar, James Thomson and Evan Gauthier, who all graduated last spring.

Jul 19, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Keegan Cooper

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) - Melissa Kuhar may be entering her first division two head coaching job this season, but she will lean on her experience as an assistant at Drury University to help her lead the Huskies. Kuhar says building a successful program starts with building connections. “I’m big on building those relationships and getting to know people,” Kuhar said. “Soccer is the big part of my job, but connecting with my athletes... They are more than a soccer player.

Jul 12, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Keegan Cooper

NORWAY, Mich. (WLUC) - This time of year, most 15-year-olds are hanging out with friends, playing baseball, or jumping in a lake, but Ty Frederickson is chasing something much bigger than just summer fun in the sun. Fredrickson has already claimed racing championships in the Tundra Race, Trickle 99 and the Alive for 5-Ice Breaker 100. The young phenom from Minnesota said he’s just following in his dad’s footsteps.

Jun 21, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Keegan Cooper

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The U.P. All-Star Game on Saturday will serve as a first for many things for the young athletes competing. For some of those athletes, it will be the first time they play in the Superior Dome, the first time playing with former high school opponents and for a special few a first look at what the next four years of their football careers will be like. “It’s really nice, it’s almost like a preview of what this fall and the upcoming years are going to be like.