Gladstone JV Braves Open Season With 20-12 Win
August 26, 2021The Gladstone High School junior varsity football team beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 20-12, in the season-opener Thursday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
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Soccer
Dawson Scores Twice As Redmen Blank Ramblers
August 25, 2021The Marquette Redmen boys varsity soccer defeats Boyne City 2-0 on Tuesday night in Marquette. Junior Max Dawson lead the way scoring both goals in the first half. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS Soccer Photo)
Girls Volleyball
Bark River-Harris Rolls Past Menominee In Opener
August 24, 2021The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team scored the first 12 points of the match and rolled to a 3-0 win over the Menominee Maroons Tuesday night. The scores were 25-5, 25-12, 25-22. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Soccer
HOT START: Marquette Soccer Wins Four Matches
August 22, 2021The Marquette High School boys soccer team beat the heat over the weekend and opened the season by winning four soccer matches in lower Michigan. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos (courtesy of MSHS Varsity Soccer)
Football
READY FOR REPEAT: NCA Starting Title Defense
August 16, 2021The North Central High School football team is ready to try defending last winter's state championship as practice has begun for the 2021 season. The Jets lost eight seniors off last year's team, but returns the core bunch that went went undefeated in 2020-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to player interviews.
Football
Escanaba Eskymos Excited To Play Football Again
August 10, 2021The Escanaba High School football team has begun practice after surviving a 2020 COVID season in which the Eskymos played only two regular season games, and none at home. Click the above headline for photos, videos, from Tuesday's practice.
Football
Gladstone Braves Optimistic As Practice Gets Going
August 09, 2021The Gladstone Braves held their first practice of the 2021 football season on Monday. The Braves have a tough schedule this year, with non-conference games against Gaylord, Elk Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie, and Calumet, to go along with the Great Northern Conference games. Click the above headline for photos, videos interviews.
Football
Practice Begins For Michigan HS Sports On Monday
August 08, 2021Teams participating in all nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments – featuring more than 100,000 student athletes statewide – will be allowed to begin practice Monday. Click the above headline for details.
Football
BEAT THE HEAT: H.S. Practices Starting Monday
August 04, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools are preparing to begin fall sports practices next Monday, and they're also preparing for hot weather. Click the above headline to read details, and the MHSAA's heat protocols.
Baseball
MHSAA Assistant Director Nate Hampton Retiring
August 02, 2021Longtime assistant director Nate Hampton has retired after 32 years on staff with the Michigan High School Athletic Association and 50 serving in education and educational athletics. Click the above hesdline to read details of his career.
Football
ONE LAST RIDE: U.P. Football All-Star Game Held
August 01, 2021The high school football careers officially came to an end for 80 Upper Peninsula graduated seniors as the U.P. Football All-Star Game was held at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Photo)
Football
ALL-STAR LEADERS: Football Skills Events Held
July 28, 2021The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline to see who were on top.
2021 Little League Season
CLUTCH NO-NO! Norway Advances To State Final
July 27, 2021The Norway Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) pulled out a dramatic 1-0 win over Midland Northeast in the state semifinals Tuesday afternoon at Marion Park. Landon "Donny" DeBakker threw a no-hitter, and got three straight outs in the final inning after the bases were loaded with no hits. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Football
High School Footall All-Star Week Gets Under Way
July 26, 2021Football All-Star Week is under way in Marquette, as nearly 80 recently-graduated high school seniors checked in at the Superior Dome for a week of practices and other events before Saturday's big game. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Gladstone Honors Former Player; Rallies For Win
July 08, 2021The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-4, Thursday night in Gladstone. It happened after a pre=game ceremomy in which Gladstone player Dayton Bernson was awarded a $500 scholarship named after the late Indians player Christan Groleau. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Baseball
HELP WANTED: MHSAA Looking For New Refs
June 29, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations online or by mail for game officials for the 2021-22 school year. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
FIRE UP CHIPS: Hanson Commits To Play At CMU
June 28, 2021Escanaba high school pitcher Jared Hanson on Monday committed to attend school and play baseball at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Blues Wrap Up Delta County Trips With 6-1 Victory
June 23, 2021The Marquette Blues American Legion Baseball team scored five runs in the fourth inning and Justin Wenk made it stand up on the mound in a 6-1 Blues win over the Escanaba Cubs on Wednesday. Marquette wrapped up its six games in Delta County with a 3-3 record. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
Girls Softball
U.P. POWER! Rudyard Girls Rally For Win At MSU
June 18, 2021The Rudyard High School softball team rallied from a 7-1 deficit to beat Holton in a dramatic state semifinal game Friday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. (MHSAA Photo)
Baseball
PITCHER'S DUEL: Lancour Outpitches Forrest, 3-2
June 17, 2021Hunter Lancour threw a complete-game one-hitter with eleven strikeouts, and had the walk-off base hit in the seventh inning, leading Escanaba Cubs opened the season with a 3-2 win over the Gladstone Indians. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, interviews.
Baseball
END OF THE LINE: Escanaba Boys Fall In Regional
June 12, 2021The Escanaba High School baseball team had one bad inning on defense, and stranded eleven baserunners on offense, and lost to the Muskegon Oakridge Eagles, 5-2, in the MHSAA Division Two regional championship game on Saturday at Alma College. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Johnny Schlenvogt.
Baseball
U.P. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES/SCHEDULES
June 12, 2021The 2021 high school baseball playoffs have wrapped up for Upper Peninsula teams. Click the above headline to see scores.
Girls Softball
UP HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULES
June 12, 2021The 2021 high school girls softball playoffs are winding down across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the scores/schedules.
Baseball
NOT DONE YET: Eskymos Hold Off Petoskey, 3-2
June 09, 2021The Escanaba High School baseball team pulled out another dramatic win on Wednesday, beating the Petoskey Northmen, 3-2, in the MHSAA Division Two regional semifinal at Petoskey's Turcott Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Baseball
Big Inning Helps Norway Knights Drop Ironwood
June 09, 2021The Norway Knights scored five runs in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie and they cruised to a 9-4 win over the Ironwood Red Devils Wednesday in a MHSAA Division Four regional semifinal game in Bark River. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Eskymo Baseball Team Wins First District Since '16
June 05, 2021The Escanaba High School baseball team hoisted its first district championship trophy since 2016 on Saturday after a posting a dramatic 5-4 win over Cheboygan in the semifinals, and then topping Marquette, 9-5, in the championship game. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
Baseball
'THIS ONE MEANS A LOT' Braves Win 7th District
June 04, 2021The Gladstone Braves won their seventh straight baseball district championship on Friday, beating the Newberry Indians, 18-1, and then holding off the Superior Central Cougars, 6-3, under windy and hot conditions in Eben Junction. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Tennis
THE WAIT IS OVER: Eskymos Win UP Tennis Title
June 02, 2021The Escanaba Eskymos won their first MHSAA Division One boys tennis championship in 14 years on Wednesday. They waited out two very long rain delays to end Negaunee's multi-year reign. Click the above headline to read more details.
Football
Escanaba Eskymos Hold Football Lineman Camp
June 02, 2021The Escanaba Eskymos football team’s lineman camp wrapped up on Wednesday. It was put on by Michigan Tech University assistant coach Jace Daniels, and former Central Michigan/Finlandia Coach Travis Wilzius. They are both former Eskymos. The Escanaba HIgh School coaching staff also helped to instruct at the two-day camp.
Baseball
Redmen Get Playoff Win; Will Host Semifinals Sat.
June 01, 2021The Marquette Redmen scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday night and beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 4-2, in Quinnesec. It was a double win for the Redmen as the MHSAA has moved the rest of the district tournament from Quinnesec to Marquette this Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
