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East All-Stars Hold Off West To Win UP Title, 19-13
Saturday June 29, 2013
The Upper Peninsula High School Football All-Star game went down to the wire on Saturday, before the East team...

Kangas Hired To Be New Gladstone Football Coach
Thursday June 27, 2013
The Gladstone School Board on Thursday hired Cody Kangas to be the Braves' new varsity football coach. The 24-...

Gladstone's Vuksan To NMU; Esky's Falish To Tech
Wednesday February 6, 2013
Wednesday was "Signing Day" for the nation's college football programs. Northern Michigan University...

Ten U.P. Football Players Named To All-State Team
Sunday December 2, 2012
The Detroit Free Press is out with its high school football All-State teams, and ten Upper Peninsula players a...

HEMATITES WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, 20-14
Saturday November 24, 2012
Eric Kostreva scored three touchdowns to lead the Ishpeming Hematites to a 20-14 win over Detroit Loyola Satur...

Hematites Win; Maroons, Saints Lose In Semifinals
Saturday November 17, 2012
Three Upper Peninsula high school football teams played in state semifinal action on Saturday. The Ishpeming H...

Gladstone School Board Dismisses Football Coach
Monday November 12, 2012
The Gladstone School Board Monday night fired football Coach Josh Mileski after four years in charge. The vote...

Pearson, Rockets Come Up Short In State Semifinal
Sunday November 11, 2012
The Rapid River Rockets were eliminated from the state football playoffs on Saturday, as the Bellaire Eagles h...

Late North Dickinson Comeback Falls Short, 26-20
Friday November 9, 2012
The St. Ignace Saints jumped to a 26-0 lead and then hang on to beat the North Dickinson Nordics, 26-20, in th...

Rapid River Prepares For State Semifinal Challenge
Friday November 9, 2012
The Rapid River High School football team will host the Bellaire Eagles in the Division Nine state semifinal g...

BELIEVE IT!!! Rockets Upset #1 Cedarville, 22-14
Monday November 5, 2012
The Rapid River Rockets football team pulled the biggest upset of the season Friday by knocking out the top-ra...

Pearson, Metter Lead Rockets To Playoff Victory
Saturday October 27, 2012
Jake Pearson rushed for 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Robert Metter caught five passes and had th...

Gov. Snyder Signs Concussions Legislation Into Law
Tuesday October 23, 2012
Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting young athletes from concussions. The law r...

Selection Sunday: 21 U.P. Football Teams Play On
Sunday October 21, 2012
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced its Field of 256 playoff teams Sunday night, as well a...

Rockets Start Strong But Bellaire Pulls Upset, 28-16
Friday October 19, 2012
The Rapid River Rockets got a couple of touchdowns from Jake Pearson and the defense made two big stands in th...

Flivvers Roll To G.N.C. Title; Eskymos Miss Playoffs
Friday October 19, 2012
The Kingsford Flivvers scored 28 points in the first quarter and cruised to a 49-13 win over the Escanaba Esky...

Braves Season Ends As Copper Kings Make Playoffs
Thursday October 18, 2012
The Calumet Copper Kings dominated the line of scrimmage Thursday and cruised to a 36-12 win over the Gladston...

Junior Boys LL State Champs To Be Honored Friday
Wednesday October 17, 2012
The Delta County Junior Boys Little League All-Star team that won the state championship this summer will be h...

Packer Fullback Thrills Fans During Escanaba Visit
Tuesday October 16, 2012
Green Bay Packer fullback John Kuhn used his day off Tuesday to come to the U.P. to meet Yooper Packer fans. K...

Playoff Dream Alive: Eskymos Win on Homecoming
Friday October 12, 2012
The Escanaba Eskymos had a Happy Homecoming Friday night after posting a 42-14 win over the Iron Mountain Moun...