The Escanaba High School hockey team raced to a big 6-2 lead after two periods, and then had to hang on for dear life down the stretch as the Hancock Bulldogs put on a furious rally before the Eskymos escaped with a 6-5 win Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Ben Sands had three goals and two assists to lead the Eskymos, while Brady Axford countered with a hat trick of his own for the Buldogs. Click the above headline for details, hear interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
Nine Upper Peninsula high school football teams survived the first weekend of the playoffs, and will play some November games next weekend. Escanaba, Kingsford, Menominee, Bark River-Harris, and Iron Mountain are all alive in 11-player. Norway, North Dickinson, Pickford and Lake Linden-Hubbell are alive in eight-player. Click the above headline to see the schedules and Week One scores.
Senior running back Owen Gereau scored four touchdowns and Trevor Thorbahn scored twice as the Gladstone High School football team cruised past the Hancock Bulldogs, 57-8, on Braves Homecoming Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field.
The Gladstone High School football team broke a three-game losing streak Friday night with a 36-20 win over the Hancock Bulldogs at Hancock's McAfee Field. Isaac Ketchum rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and Casey Alworden scored on a long pass reception and an even longer punt return. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brad Landis.
The Hancock Bulldogs hockey team scored three third period goals to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-2, Friday night, in Escanaba. Todd Kilpela scored two of those three third period goals for Hancock. Click the above headline for photos taken by Lizzy Taylor.
The American Legion Zone 5 Tournament continued on Friday as eight games took place in Gladstone and Escanaba. Marquette, Escanaba, Copper Country, and Gladstone advanced to the semifinal game. Click the above headline for more details.
The Zone Five American Legion Tournament got underway on Thursday as Gladstone defeated Iron Mountain 11-4, Escanaba beat Eastern UP 10-6, Marquette rolled Ishpeming 17-4, and Copper Country escaped 6-5 against Menominee. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team gave up 18 shots and three goals in the first period in the first period, and couldn't recover as an emotional Hancock Bulldogs team skated to a 5-3 win on Bulldog Senior Night Thursday at the Houghton County Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews from the game.
The Gladstone High School football team lost by one point for the third time this season Friday night, falling to the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 15-14, at the Marble Athletic Field. Cole Hawker kicked three field goals, including the game-winner with 31.1 seconds left, and the Braves threw two interceptions in the red zone to stop scoring drives. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
A team of Houghton, Hancock, and Calumet High School hockey players came together to win the USA Hockey Tier II National Championship on Monday. Team Copper Country beat Clarence, NY, 5-2. Click the above headline for details. (USA Hockey photo)
The Hancock High School hockey team got five goals from its top line and rolled to a 7-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Saturday at the Houghton County Arena. Alex Nordstrom led the way with a hat trick for the Bulldogs. Click the above headline to read details.
The Calumet Copper Kings claimed their first-ever state championship in girls basketball Saturday with a 57-49 upset win over Flint Hamady in East Lansing. Click the above headline to see the details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The St. Ignace Saints rallied from 20 points down to beat Pittsford, 64-60, to win the Class C girls basketball state championship Saturday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for the details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The MHSAA girls high school basketball tournaments have wrapped across the Upper Peninsula, and two U.P. teams are playing at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for the scores and schedules.
The Finlandia University women's softball team will play in the NCAA-III Regional Tournament for the first time in school history on Thursday in Whitewater, Wis.
The Lions will open regional play against the host UW-Whitewater team. It is an eight-team, double-elimination tournament. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Michigan Tech Huskies were less than five minutes away from their first WCHA Final Five win in more than 15 years before ninth-ranked Denver turned the tables and came away with a 3-2 overtime victory in front of 11,489 fans in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. The Huskies led, 2-1, before DU's Luke Salazar scored, sending the game to overtime. Then, 2:38 into the extra session, Denver’s Jason Zucker scored the game-winner.
