October 1, 2024
30th Anniversary of Last Championship Stirs Longing For More
by Frank Mills/CHN Reporter
It’s been 30 years since Lake Superior State last claimed the title of champions, and much water and history has passed through the famous Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, since then. The once storied program — made nationally relevant by two NAIA titles in the 1970s, coach Frank Anzalone’s NCAA national title in 1988, and sculpted into a powerhouse by coach Jeff Jackson’s championships in 1992, nearly-1993, and 1994 — has struggled to win consistently since Jackson left the program in 1996.
Much of that is circumstantial, of course. It got a lot harder for the “little guy” to win consistently, and it gets harder and harder still. But that…
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