The Bark River-Harris High School wrestling team lost to state power New Lothrop on Tuesday in the MHSAA Division Four state quarterfinals, 54-20 in Kalamazoo. It was the team's first-ever trip to the state finals. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association individual regional tournaments were held on Saturday across the state. The top four boys in each weight class advance to the state indivudal finals in downstate Kalamazoo. In all, 31 boys qualified for states, led by sebem from Bark River-Harris. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team did not need the Luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day Wednesday as the Eskymos rolled past Marquette, 64-11, to win a Division Two district title. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews, videos.
The Bark River-Harris High School wrestling team won three more matches Monday night, highlighted by senior Tyler Racicot's 100th career match victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
You can get rid of all of those returnable cans and bottles and help the Manistique High School wrestling team at the same time. You can drop them off at the Gonzalez home at 1019 Deer Street, and when stores start accepting returnables again, the team will return them and the money will be used to help to buy new gear for next season. You can also call 286-3978, and they'll pick up the returnables.
NMU-National Training Site Greco-Roman wrestler Spencer Woods had qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, scheduled for this upcoming weekend. With the competition canceled, the Summer Olympics postponed until 2021, and his dream deferred, he has returned to his home state of Alaska. Woods is on self-quarantine, living in an Arctic oven tent with a wood stove until he can join his parents in their village. (NMU Photo Sandy Slater)
The Michigan Wrestling Association is praising the work of the best high school wrestling teams and individuals...off the mat. The Escanaba Eskymos were recognized for having the ninth-best team grade point average in the state in Division Two. The Westwood Patriots and five individuals were also honored. Click the above headline to read more.
Eight Upper Peninsula High School wrestlers are being honored for their success on the mat this winter. The Michigan Wrestling Association lists its All-State teams by grade level and by division. Click the above headline to read about the Yoopers and see videos.
Gladstone High School wrestlers Cole Hansen and Michael Brazeau finished strong on Saturday at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling state finals at Detroit's Ford Field. They both ran the table in their respective weight classes to finish third overall. Click the above headline to read more details. (Gladstone Braves Athletics photo)
Twenty-four Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers qualified for the MHSAA State Finals at Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday by placing in the top four at their individual regional tournaments downstate. Seven of them won championships. Click the above headline to see who qualified. (Pictured: Gladstone's Michael Brazeau)
The Bark River-Harris High School wrestling team won its first-ever MHSAA Division Four district championship Thursday night in Iron Mountain. The Broncos beat Iron Mountain in the final, 63-10. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos went down to thw wire in a wrestling dual meet Wednesday night before Gladstone picked up a 38-33 upset win on a pin by Peter Noblet in the evening's final match. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights.
The Michigan Wrestling Association's girls high school state championships were hosted Sunday by Adrian College, featuring 265 wrestlers from around the state, including seven from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see how they did.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team rolled to a pair of dual meet victories Thursday night, beating an undermanned Menominee squad, 66-12, and then beating Bark River-Harris, 57-18. The Broncos also knocked off the Maroons as part of the triangular. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights from the triangular.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the Upper Peninsula high school wrestling championship on Saturday in Marquette. The Eskymos had 209 points. Marquette was second (179), and Gladstone was third (156.5). Click the above headline for all of the results.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the 47th annual Elks Invitational Championship on saturday, taking first place in five different weight classes. Click the above headline to see the team and individual results.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 39-21, and topped the Manistique Emeralds, 48-32, to win the annual Veterans Quad Meet Thursday night at the Bark River-Harris Gym. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
Team USA faced Sweden in a dual Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle wrestling meet Wednesday at the Northern Michigan University Superior Dome. Team Sweden topped Team USA 22 matches to seven. Click the above headline to read details.
Two Upper Peninsula wrestlers finished third in their respective weight classes at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at Ford Field in Detroit. Escanaba's Hunter Larson and Iron Mountain's Parker Stroud both won their final matches on Saturday. Gladstone's Cole Hansen and Michael Brazeau also reached the podium. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifter Bret Pfeiffer placed first overall yesterday at the 2019 Nike National Junior Championships and Pan Am Trials powered by Rogue in Lombard, Ill. Click the above headline to read details.
There will be plenty of Upper Peninsula representation at Ford Field on March 1st for the MHSAA Wrestling Finals after placing in the top four at their respective regional tournaments on Saturday. Click the above headline to see who qualified. Pictured: Gladstone's Cole Hansen was a Division Three champion. (Jill Hansen photo)
The Escanaba High School wrestling team won the MHSAA district championship Wednesday night, beating Marquette, 48-30, and Sault Ste. Marie, 57-15, at Marquette High School. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves wrestling team won the championship of the Ray Mariucci Invitational Saturday in Kingsford. Gladstone won championships at 103 (Lane Matzke), 135 (Adam Bruce), 152 (Cole Hansen), and 215 (Cole Dawson). The Braves took first as a team. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the Elks Wrestling Championship on Saturday, with five Eskymos reaching the finals and three winning championships. Hunter Larson, Tyler Lawson, and Collin Arnt all took home their brackets. Click the above headline to read all of the results, and see a video of the trophy presentation.
The Manistique High School wrestling team is finding out what it takes to compete against the Upper Peninsula's other teams during the first few weeks of the season. The Emeralds are led by former state qualifier and collegiate wrestler Mat Gonzalez. Click the above headline to read more about the 2018-'19 Emerald wrestlers.
Four wrestling teams got together for a quadrangular meet Thursday night at Bark River-Harris High School. Iron Mountain, Manistique, Gwinn, and the host Broncos had many double forfeits, but also, some good wrestling. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifter Nate Lewis of Arlington, Wash., will be traveling to Biala Podlaska, Poland Sept. 20-23 to compete in the World University Championships. Click the above headline to read more details. (OTS Photo)
Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete in three World Championship events this semester. Athletes will take part in the Junior World Championships in Slovakia, the U23 World Championships in Romania and the Senior World Championships in Hungary. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual Wrestling state finals were held Fridat and Saturday at Detroit’s Ford Field. There were 17 U.P. wrestlers competing, and six reached the podium. Click the above headline for results.
The MHSAA individual wrestling regional tournaments were held across the state on Saturday. Escanaba's Hunter Larson (pictured) won his second straight regional championship, and a total of six Delta County wrestlers qualified for the state finals at Detroit's Ford Field. Click the above headline to read more details.
