The Negaunee Miners finished as Division One U.P. Finals winners Wednesday for the fourth straight year, edging Westwood by one point in Wednesday’s tournament. (MHSAA story/Negaunee HS Photo)
West Iron County is used to competing for Upper Peninsula tennis titles. Going into Wednesday’s Division 2 Finals, the Wykons had finished first or second 31 times at the season-concluding event. The Wykons won their 14th championship after finishing runner-up three of the previous four years. They won five of the eight flights in Kingsford to finish ahead of Norway, which won the other three flights, and Ishpeming. Both finished five points behind West Iron, tied for second place. (Story/photo courtesy of MHSAA/Jason Juno)
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the Mid Peninsula Conference championship on Thursday. The Miners had 44 points, with Westwood second at 36 points. Negaunee won six of the eight championship flights: Lili Saunders, Rheana Nelson, and Addi Chapman in singles. The doubles teams of Nicole Kerkela and Clare O'Donnell; Olivia Richards and Sadie Rogers; and Paige O'Donnell and Maia Brunette also won championships. Ishpeming (20 points) finished third on the team scoreboard. Norway (14 points) was fourth and Iron Mountain (4 points) finished fifth.
The Ishpeming Hematites are your MHSAA Division Two Upper Peninsula girls tennis champions after sneaking past West Iron County and Norway to take the title on Wednesday. Ishpeming had 13 points, West Iron 12, and Norway ten. The Hematites took championships in three of the four doubles flights. Click the above headline for details. (IHS photo)
The Negaunee Miners won their third straight MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Wednesday, taking six of the eight flights in Escanaba and Gladstone. Westwood was runners up. Click the above headline for the details.
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team picked up another Mid Peninsula Conference championship on Thursday, edging the Westwood Patriots for the MPC title, heading into next week's MHSAA Division One championships in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won the Great Northern Conference championship on Wednesday, winning for a fourth straight year, and setting up a battle with Negaunee in the MHSAA U.P. Finals next Wednesday. Click the above headline for details.
The U.P. Division One Girls Tennis Awards have been announced, and the co-champion Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners cleaned up the top awards. Escanaba's Sophia Derkos led the way, winning her second straight U.P. Player of the Year award. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners finished as co-Upper Peninsula champions after Wednesday's MHSAA Division One Tournament in Marquette. Both teams finished undefeated seasons after they tied for first with 16 points each. Westwood had a great day, too, with 14 points. CLick the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team picked up a 7-1 win over a strong Westwood Patriots team Wednesday afternoon in West Ishpeming. The win kept the Eskymos undefeated on the season, as they followed up a tie with undefeated Negaunee with a performance that saw five straight-set victories. Click the above headline for details.
It was a heavyweight battle between two top teams in the Upper Peninsula high school girls tennis, and there was nothing settled as the Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners finished in a 4-4 tie. Click the above headline for the details.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula, and on Monday, the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up. The Eskymos won the match, 7-1, which included a meeting between two of the U.P.'s best tennis players at #1 singles: Escanaba's Sophia Derkos and Gladstone's Tia Schone. Click the above headline for details
The Kingsford Flivvers girls golf team won the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday for the first time in school history. And Marquette golfer Abigail Luke got a hole-in-one. Click the above headline for details, interviews.
The high school Division One All-UP girls tennis teams were announced on Wednesday, and the Escanaba Eskymos brought home top honors as well as the Upper Peninsula's only members on the statewide D-1 All-State team. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday at Kingsford High School, winning four of the eight flights along the way. Negaunee finished with 19 points, while Marquette took second with 14 points and Escanaba was third with 11 points. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos girls tennis team won the Great Northern Conference championship for the second straight year on Wednesday in Kingsford. The Eskymos edged Marquette 25-23, and Gladstone's Tia Schone won the #2 singles title. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team had a long day on the road Monday, playing two matches in two different towns. The Eskymos defeated the Westwood Patriots, 5-3, before losing to the undefeated Negaunee Miners, 6-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team picked up another 8-0 win on Thursday, heading into a big week for the Eskymos next week with several showdown match-ups. Escanaba turned back Kingsford, 8-0, with six straight set wins. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redettes and Escanaba Eskymos girls tennis teams played to a 4-4 tie for the second straight meeting on Tuesday, with both teams each winning two singles matches and two doubles matches. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team posted another victory on Wednesday, taking down the West Iron County Wykons, 6-2, in Escanaba. The Eskymos won three of the four singles matches, as well as three of four doubles matches. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redettes and Escanaba Eskymos girls tennis teams had some very competitive matches on Tuesday, and the result was a dead heat. The dual meet ended in a 4-4 tie as both teams won twice in singles flights and twice in doubles. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School tennis team picked up another victory on Monday, beating the Gladstone Braves, 6-1. Click the above headline to see details, photos, and videos.
The Westwood Patriots won the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Wednesday. They finished with 20 points. Negaunee was second with 15 and Escanaba third with 12. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Negaunee Miners girls tennis team finished its regular season with a perfect 15-0 record in dual meets Monday by sweeping Escanaba, 8-0. The Eskymos bounced back to beat Iron Mountain, 6-2. in the second match of the day. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the Great Northern Conference championship yesterday in Marquette. The Eskymos made the finals in seven of the eight flights. West Iron County was a distant second in the team score. Click the above headline to read details.
The 2021 high school girls tennis season is coming to an end, and the Negaunee Miners are one of the top favorites to take home the Upper Peninsula championship. Click the above headline to read about the team, and hear interviews with Coach Kyle Saari and senior Lilly Nelson.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team rolled to their second straight 8-0 win on Wednesday, beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 8-0, in Escanaba. The Eskymos also swept Marquette on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details, photos courtesy of Esky Athletics.
The Westwood Patriots won three of the four doubles matches and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-3, in girls tennis action Monday afternoon. The match featured three flights that went to third set tiebreaks. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team continued its strong early-season play by beating the Gladstone Braves, 7-1, Monday afternoon in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, and see video highlights from the #1 doubles match.
The Negaunee Miners captured the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Monday, taking five of the eight flights. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. (Ryan Stieg photo)
