The Stephenson Eagles rolled up more than 500 yards of offense and dominated in the trenches on both sides of the ball, beating the Rapid River Rockets, 52-12, Thursday night on Rockets Senior Night in Rapid River. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The North Central High School football team began its quest for a third straight state championship Friday night with a 54-6 win over the Stephenson Eagles in Powers. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos, and post-game interviews.
The Stephenson High School boys cross country team captured the school's first MHSAA Upper Peninsula cross country championship since 2012 on Saturday, taking the top spot by nine points over Engadine, 77-86. Click the above headline for details. (Kate Kuntze photo)
Six Upper Peninsula teams played a full day of high school volleyball Saturday in Escanaba at the Elks Invitational. Sault Ste. Marie topped Escanaba in the championship match after rallying past Stephenson in the semifinals. Click the above headline to read details, see pictures and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team salvaged the final game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, beating the Green Bay Preble Hornets, 1-0, in nine innings, on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Spencer Coldren scored 22 points and Spanish exchange student Lluis Alloza added 20 as the Stephenson Eagles boys basketball team ran past the Rapid River Rockets, 64-53, Tuesday night in Rapid River. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Spanish foreign exchange student Lluis Alloza scored 22 points to lead the Stephenson Eagles to a 52-32 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The North Central Jets boys basketball team scored the first 15 points of the game Monday night and rolled to a 66-37 win over the Stephenson Eagles in the season-opener in Stephenson. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils defeated the Houghton Gremlins, 2-0, on Saturday, to win the championship of the eight-team Escanaba Elks Invitational. The scores were 26-24, 25-15. Click the above headline to see all scores, and photos and videos.
Luke Gorzinski ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as the North Central Jets wrapped up a perfect regular season Saturday with a 50-8 win over the Stephenson Eagles. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
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 Stephenson Eagles will not play the Forest Park Trojans in high school football this Thursday. Stephenson announced on Tuesday that it was cancelling the game, making the second straight game the team has cancelled. Click the above headline for details.
The Stephenson Eagles traveled to Escanaba Tuesday night for some volleyball. Because the Eskymos have a full schedule, the Eagles faced the Eskymo JV team. Stephenson won the first two sets, 25-20 and 25-19. Escanaba won the third set, 25-16, but the Eagles won the fourth set, 25-18, to win the match. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
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.
Nothing went according to script on Friday as the Division Four baseball district tournament was held in Norway. The North Central Jets upset the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 9-4, and then the Stephenson Eagles pulled an even bigger surprise, 4-2, over the host Norway Knights. Then the Jets won their first-ever baseball district, 14-4, over Stephenson. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, video highlights.
The Bark River-Harris High School softball team swept the Stephenson Eagles, 8-1 and 15-5, Monday afternoon in Bark River. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Western Eight Football Conference has released its All-Conference Teams. Stephenson's Montell Glover (pictured) was named the Offensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year. Rapid River Coach Steve Ostrenga was named Coach of the Year after leading the Rockets to the WEC title. Click the above headline for details.
The Rapid River Rockets played stout defense and upset Michigan's top-ranked "eight-player" football team Friday night, beating the Stephenson Eagles, 16-14, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read details. (Joanna Thorbahn photo)
The Stephenson High School football team raced to a 46-0 lead and cruised to a 54-30 victory over the Superior Central Cougars Saturday in Eben. Montell Glover scored five straight touchdowns for the Eagles. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got five strong innings on the mound from Jace Briggs, and Logan Heim delivered a two-run triple, leading to an 11-3 win over the Stephenson Eagles on Friday. Click the above headline for game details, photos, and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Stephenson Eagles braved raw weather conditions Saturday, and managed to play five innings of baseball at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos won the game, 12-5. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The North Central High School baseball team opened the 2017 season on Friday with a couple of one-run games. The Jets rallied to beat Norway, 4-3, but lost to Stephenson, 3-2. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Upper Peninsula's high school baseball season began on Monday as the Stephenson Eagles lost to the Crivitz Wolverines 7-3, on a chilly afternoon in Marinette County. The Eagle girls softball team also lost to Crivitz, 9-3, on Monday. The Stephenson baseball team has its home opener on Friday in Daggett against Norway. It will broadcast live on WUPF-FM, Eagle 107.3. Pictured: Bryce Tharp started on the mound for the Eagles.
The 2016-17 Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for the U.P. composite schedule and scores.
The Stephenson High School girls basketball team had their playoff run come to an end Thursday night. The Eagles lost to Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 45-38, in a Class D semifinal at Michigan State University's Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details.
The Stephenson High School girls basketball team will play at Michigan State University on Thursday. The girls rolled past Newberry, 60-35, in the Class D state quarterfinal Tuesday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos rallied from 17 points down, but eventually lost to the Stephenson Eagles, 57-56, in overtime, Wednesday night in Harris. The win moves Stephenson into the Class D district championship game on Friday. Click the above headline to read the game's details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Stephenson High School girls basketball team pulled down 40 rebounds and took advantage of their size advantage to beat the Gladstone Braves, 56-53, in an entertaining basketball game Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, listen to interveiws, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The smallest school in the Great Northern Conference is on top of the league in volleyball. The Stephenson Eagles rolled past the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-0, Thursday night, to clinch the GNC championship. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
