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 High School girls basketball team built a 19-point lead and held on to beat Bark River-Harris, 57-49, Friday night. Click the above headline for deatils.
The Bark River-Harris High School girls basketball team used a big second quarter to roll past the Munising Mustangs, 50-31, Tuesday night in Harris. The Broncos led by as many as 30 points. Click the above headline for details, photos, video clips.
The North Central Jets rallied from 13 points down in the second half Monday night to beat the rival Bark River-Harris Broncos, 65-53, in Powers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos, and to listen to post-game interviews.
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.
The North Central Jets basketball program will honor two of its most successful alums, and its state championship teams, on December 23 in Powers. This will be part of the Jets' boys basketball game against Bark River-Harris, after the NCA girls take on Menominee. Click the above headline for details and to see the night's schedule.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released the 2019 U.P. High School Football Teams. Click the above headline to see who was honored.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines cruised past the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball action Monday night. The scores were 25-20, 25-15, and 25-21. Click the above headline to for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Bark River-Harris Broncos met it a friendly football scrimmage on Friday, as the start of the regular season approaches. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and video highlights, and interviews.
The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues have advanced to the American Legion Baseball Zone Five championship after winning their semifinal games on Saturday. The championship game was rained out and will be played Sunday. Both teams qualified for the state tournament in Gladwin. Click the above headline for details, videos highlights.
The Bark River Bucs beat the Escanaba Cubs, 1-0, in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night in Bark River. The Bucs had a 6-1 lead in the nightcap before the Cubs staged a late rally to post a 13-8 win. Click the above headline to read details, watch post-game video interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Reece Korhonen.
The Midland Berryhill American Legion Baseball team came from behind twice on Sunday to win the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Tournament in Escanaba. Berryhill rallied to beat DePere, 8-6, in the semifinals, then did the same to beat Marinette, 5-3, in the championship game. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Cubs finished the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Saturday with an 0-4 record after losing to Marinette, 17-2, and Bark River, 10-2, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Bark River Bucs lost their third game of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Saturday, falling to the defending World Series runners-up, Midland Berryhill, 12-3, in Gladstone. The Bucs trailed by just two runs in the fourth inning before Berryhill pulled away. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and other scores.
The Escanaba Cubs hung in there for a while, but eventually lost their first game at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament Thursday night, 11-1, to Midland Berryhill at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Nate Belleville.
The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its All-State teams, and the Upper Peninsula is well-represented, with five First Team and nine Honorable Mention selections. Click the above headline to see the list. (Pictured: Gladstone's Taylor Trudeau)
The MHSAA Baseball tournaments are wrapping up. Click the above headline for the updated schedules, regional and district tournament scores.
The Norway Knights captured a MHSAA Division Four baseball district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson, 7-1, and edging Bark River-Harris, 3-1, in Bark River. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
Jake LaFave hit a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Escanaba Eskymos to a 3-1 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Monday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the schedules and scores for the U.P.'s teams.
The Big Bay deNoc High School boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday night, beating the Hannahville Soaring Eagles, 61-35, in Hannahville. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos, video highlights.
Sierra Debelak scored 30 points to help the Bark River-Harris Broncos beat the Stephenson Eagles, 70-59, Tuesday night in Harris. The Broncos jumped to a 16-2 lead, then watched as the Eagles closed to within three points in the final two minutes. BR-H finished the game on an 8-0 run. Autumn Rasner scored 25 points for the Eagles in a losing effort. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Stephenson Eagles completed a season series sweep over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Tuesday night, posting a 48-46 win in Harris. Merlin Thoune scored 13 points and Joe Starzynski added ten for the Eagles. The Broncos were led by Riley Bray's 21 points. BR-H played without senior Hunter Debelak, who's out with an ankle injury. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos girls basketball team rallied from an eleven point deficit to beat the Forest Park Trojans, 60-55, Thursday night in Crystal Falls. The Broncos were perfect at the free throw line, making all 23 foul shots. Cassidi Stannard scored 19 points. Hailee Demers added 15 and Sierra Debelak chipped in 13. The Trojans got 18 points and 18 rebounds from Mercedes Simmons in a losing effort.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos used an aggressive half-court trap and outscored the Norway Knights, 13-4, in the fourth quarter to post a 42-33 win Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored the first 12 points of the game and cruised past the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 43-26, in girls basketball action Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline for details, photos, video clips, and post-game comments.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves built a 15-point lead then held on to post a 46-44 boys basketball win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Thursday night in Harris. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
Sierra Debelak had five triples and 21 points as the Bark River Harris Broncos rallied past the Escanaba Eskymos 55-50 Wednesday night in Escanaba. Cassidi Stannard had 12 points and Lauryn Bloniarz added 11. The Eskymos were led by Nicole Kamin with 14 and Lexi Chaillier with 13. BR-H (6-0) trailed 38-32 before going on a 19-2 run to take the lead. Escanaba fell to 3-3. (Nick Nolde photo)
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.
