The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The Starting Five - NFL Playoffs

The Starting Five – NFL Playoffs

Carter Landis, Sports Editor January 16, 2017

The Divisional round of the 2016-17 NFL playoffs has concluded, and the championship games are set. Aaron Rodgers and the hot streak Packers head to Atlanta to play MVP front runner Matt Ryan and the explosive...

STARTING FIVE: College Football National Championship recap

STARTING FIVE: College Football National Championship recap

Carter Landis, Sports Editor January 10, 2017

And so, the Goliath of college football has finally fallen. The Clemson Tigers defeated the previously undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday night, 35-31, claiming only their second National Championship,...

The Cowboys need Romo dawg

Carter Landis, Sports Editor December 20, 2016

Whenever a rookie has an unexpectedly phenomenal start to their career, fans of the team usually call for the ousting of the previous incumbent. Immediate success with a promising young talent can change...

College football playoffs and New Years 6 Bowls

College football playoffs and New Year’s 6 Bowls

Carter Landis, Sports Editor December 7, 2016

The dust has finally settled and the committee has decided their four best teams. It took a lot of time, a lot of studying schedules, resumes, and championship games, along with a multitude of twitter...

College GameDay experience

Carter Landis, Sports Editor November 26, 2016

The Western Michigan Broncos are 11-0 on the season, and the ESPN show ‘College GameDay’ decided to feature the Broncos on this past weekend’s edition in Kalamazoo at Sangren Hall on Western’s...

Women’s swim team makes a splash at the conference championships

Lexi Doll and Annie Malek, Staff Writers November 15, 2016

The Huskie swim team had an amazing finish to their season on November 4th and 5th at the SMAC Championship.  They came in 3rd out of 9 teams in the conference and beat Battle Creek Lakeview, which...

The Undefeateds: Alabama and ...Western Michigan?

The Undefeateds: Alabama and …Western Michigan?

Carter Landis, Sports Editor November 14, 2016

After Iowa stunned Michigan at Nile Kinnick stadium on Saturday with a last second field goal, only two unbeaten teams were left standing: The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Western Michigan Broncos. Alabama’s...

A true showing of dominance: Men’s soccer team playing phenomenally as playoffs approach

A true showing of dominance: Men’s soccer team playing phenomenally as playoffs approach

Carter Landis, Sports Editor October 18, 2016

This year’s Huskies men’s varsity soccer team is playing stellarly this season, with a 17-1-2 record (9-0-1 in the conference), ranking number one in the state of Michigan. They played for the conference...

More Pain Than Gain

Drayke Simpkins, Journalism 1 Staff October 6, 2016

  If you live in Michigan, there is a good chance you are familiar with and maybe even a fan of one or more Detroit sports teams. The NBA Detroit Pistons, NHL Detroit Red Wings, NFL Detroit Lions,...

2016 MLB Playoff Predictions

2016 MLB Playoff Predictions

Carter Landis, Sports Editor October 4, 2016

The playoffs are here, which is just what baseball fans need after the tragic death of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. A great last month of baseball will take the fans’ minds off the most horrific...

Recent Portage Northern graduate, Andrew Evans, throws discus qualifying for The Olympics.

Brown and orange to red, white, and blue: Portage Northern’s own Andrew Evans qualifies for the Olympics

Carter Landis, Sports Editor July 12, 2016

The Olympics are back in action and the world will once again come together to cheer on their country’s athletes. The United States looks to top the medal count again, just like they did in 2012....

Huskies celebrate after scoring run.

PN Baseball End Season at U of M in State Quarter Finals

Bailey Neal, Photo Manager June 15, 2016

Despite a great run in the state tournament, the Northern Baseball team lost in the quarter finals against the #1 ranked Saline baseball team. Pitchers Jesse Liebert, Ryan Reeder, and Cortland Hasenburg...

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