The Northland Pines High School boys track team put an exclamation point on its successful indoor season by defeating all nine teams that converged on the field house last Tuesday for the Eagle Invite.

Pines won with 164 points, followed by Tomahawk with 107.5, Houghton, Mich., with 88, Rhinelander with 77, Hurley with 52, Wakefield-Marinesco with 42, Wabeno with 34, Mercer with 19.5, Watersmeet, Mich., with 6 and Three Lakes with 3.

Six inches of snow on the southern corner of the outdoor track prevented the Eagles from holding the meet outside.

Ryan Ozelie started out the team’s successful meet with a blistering

The Headwaters Youth Soccer Association (HYSA) United will hold soccer skills lessons each Sunday from May 12 through June 16 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The sessions will take place at Oldenburg Sports Park every Sunday except May 26 during Memorial Day weekend.

Participants will take part in skills training, casual games and 3-on-3 games.

The cost is $10

Six members of Northern Michigan University’s (NMU) club hockey team recently were selected to represent the Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) at the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) All-star Challenge in West Chester, Pa.

Among those tapped from NMU was former Northland Pines defenseman Evan Weber, the son of Pat and Lori Weber of Eagle River.

Weber is a senior de­fenseman and captain of the Northern Michigan team.  He joined top players from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa to form a team which was coached by Wildcat coach Carl Trosien, the nephew of the Rev. Bill Trosien of Eagle River.

The team finished fourth out of 14 teams,

The Three Lakes Bluejays baseball team led off its Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) schedule last Thursday with an 18-4 loss to the Crandon Cardinals in cold, wet conditions.

The Cardinals are the defending champions in the NLC and are the favorites to take the title this season, according to Three Lakes coach Jeff Liebscher.

“We had to come out and play good ball in order to beat them, but this just didn’t happen,” he said. “I know we are just as talented as they are, but in the game of baseball, you need every player focused on the game.”

The Jays’ pitching and defense ultimately is what let them down,

The Three Lakes Grid Iron Club will host its ninth annual Golf Classic Saturday, June 1, at Big Stone Golf Course.

The event will begin with sign-in at 1 p.m. with golf to follow at 2 p.m. The cost of golf and dinner will be $80.

An early-bird registration is available to those who register by May 25 for a cost of $75.

Golf cart rentals will be included