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Lake Leelanau St. Mary senior Leah Fleis jumps to give her teammates high-five’s before beating Kalkaska on Friday night. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Lake Leelanau St. Mary senior Leah Fleis

Lake Leelanau St. Mary senior Leah Fleis jumps to give her teammates high-five’s before beating Kalkaska on Friday night. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Lake Leelanau St. Mary sophomore Cody Couturier and senior Luke Gallagher box out a Leland player last week.

Couturier cousins: Eagles down Comets

The battle between Lake Leelanau St. Mary and Leland in any sport always brings family close together. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Glen Lake junior Micheal Houtteman stepped up in a big way against Frankfort on Friday scoring 11 points. Enterprise photos by Brian Freiberger

G-L upsets Frankfort

Frankfort (6-3) made the trip north on Friday, and suffered its third loss of the season, thanks to an impressive 56-46, Glen Lake (5-2) performance. Despite not having played in three weeks, the Lakers came out hot. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Rowing Club premier ‘The Boys in the Boat’ at the Bay

Rowing Club premier ‘The Boys in the Boat’ at the Bay

Area rowing clubs are sprinting to the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay for a showing of 'The Boys In The Boat' on Monday and Wednesday of next week. Lake Leelanau Rowing Club (LLRC) and Northern Michigan Rowing (NMRC) clubs are trying to harness interest in rowing while showing ‘The Boys In The Boat’ by director George Clooney which was released on December 25. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Nearly 30 rowers crowed the Sleeping Bear Bay Club for Northern Michigan Rowing Club’s inaugural ‘New Year Resolution Races’ Saturday. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Nearly 30 rowers

Nearly 30 rowers crowed the Sleeping Bear Bay Club for Northern Michigan Rowing Club’s inaugural ‘New Year Resolution Races’ Saturday. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Lake Leelanau St. Mary elementary students Meadow Beman, Eisley West, Adeline Morio, Eliza Plamondon, Mary Grant, Ariana Denoyer with tournament trophy after a successful winter basketball season. Courtesy photo

Congratulations to all St. Mary School elementary girls’ basketball teams on a great season that ended just before Christmas break. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Lake Leelanau St. Mary freshman Josh Bunek dribbles before finding a teammate during a holiday tournament against Ubly to end 2023. Enterprise photos by Brian Freiberger

Basketball is back

After a short hiatus, prep basketball action is heating up again on the peninsula for 2024. January begins with an intriguing boys basketball match-up between the cousins of Leland and St. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Eagle senior Della Bunek pushes the ball up the court against the Gladiators. St. Mary took care of business for the Eagles first win over the Gladiators since 2007.

Gladiators travel to St. Mary for first time; loss

TC St. Francis traveled to Lake Leelanau St. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Muldowney sits with a James Naismith statue in Lawrence, Kansas to celebrate his love for basketball. Courtesy photo

Muldowney 51 years officiating

When Mike Muldowney arrives on the basketball court it’s all business for the referee that’s been calling local sporting events on all levels for over 50 years. Muldowney started refereeing at the age of 19, and basketball quickly became his favorite sport to call. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Glen Lake freshman Peace Hawley-Joppich (left) and junior Emily Alaimo pose for a photo before practice Tuesday. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

GL competes at Montague

The only other prep sporting event over the break featured two Glen Lake girls wrestlers competing at Montague Friday. Glen Lake junior Emily Alaimo and freshman Peace Hawley-Joppich competed for the Lakers to end 2023. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Leland seniors Olive Ryder (center-left) and Fiona Moord (center-right) are joined by their Comet teammates as they committed to play volleyball at the collegiate level. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Every high school coaches’ hope is to instill a love of the game of volleyball, according to Leland coach Laurie Glass. “Whether it’s informally playing in your backyard, later in life, joining a co-ed team, doing beach volleyball or playing at the collegiate level (the hope) is just continuing that love of the game and keeping it in your life,” Glass said. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

Glen Lake earned the school’s first girls’ basketball state championship in 40 years. Enterprise file photo

Top-5 sports stories of 2023

In a year of thrilling sports stories we celebrate local athletic stories that reached above and beyond the call of excellence throughout 2023. 1. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

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