The Escanaba High School volleyball team won for a second straight night on Tuesday, turning back Iron Mountain in a five-set marathon, 3-2. The Eskymos won the decisive fifth game, 15-7. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won twice on a hot Monday afternoon, and by identical scores. The Eskymos beat Munising, 7-1, and then rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 7-1. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School cross country running teams had a successful day on Tuesday at the Munising Invitational at the Valley Spur Course. The boys team dominated the meet, winning by a wide margin over the other eleven teams. And the girls team finished second behind Menominee, but had four of the top ten finishers. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won their first home volleyball match of the season Monday night, turning back the Manistique Emeralds, 3-1, inside a hot, humid Escanaba High School Gym. The Eskymos lost the first set, but won the next three, to give new Head Coach Christa Erickson (pictured) her first coaching win. Click the above headline for details.
Volunteers with the Gladstone High School Baseball team spent the past week making big improvements to the Don Olsen Field. They completely re-sodded the infield and make other upgrades. Click the above headline to see some photos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team began the 2013 season on Saturday by splitting four matches at a tournament in Sault Ste. Marie. The Braves beat the host Blue Devils and Rudyard, but lost to Brimley and Rogers City. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone High School cross-country teams opened the season on Friday by taking second at the Marquette Invitational Relays. Gladstone had two pairs of boys and one pair of girls qualify as medalists. Marquette dominated both races on the scoreboard. Click the above headline for more details.
The Marquette Royales hockey team will begin playing this fall at Lakeview Arena, and they will prepare this weekend by holding a Tryout Camp. The Royales are part of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League, which includes teams from Minnesota and six other states. Click the above headline to read more about this new hockey team.
The Rapid River High School football team began its second week of practice on Tuesday under sunny, warm conditions. The Rockets are looking to make another long run in the state's "Eight-Man" playoffs, after making the state championship game in 2011 and the state semifinals in 2012. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Upper Peninsula's high school football teams are gearing up for the start of the regular season. There are a number of rules changes that coaches, players, and fans should know about. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School Ahtheltic Hall of Fame has announced its 2013 class. It's highlighted by 1992 graduates Desi Schultz and Jude VanDamme, both of whom played Division One sports at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos still have two weeks to go before the high school football season begins. But we all got a taste of what the 2013 Eskymos will look like during an intrasquad game Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The Black Team topped the White Team, 28-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The 2013 high school football season officially began on Monday with the first day of practice. And the Gladstone Braves got the jump on many U.P. teams by holding a practice at 12:01 a.m. in the morning. The varsity and junior varsity kids worked on several drills, and did some conditioning during the two-hour practice. Click the above headline for details.
The American Legion Baseball Class A State Tournament wrapped up Saturday with a pair of white-knuckle games that left everyone on the edge of their seats at Adrian College. Escanaba beat Gladstone, 1-0, on Devin Olsen's first career no-hitter. Then Hudson held off a late Cubs rally to win the state championship, 4-3. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Gladstone Indians stayed alive in the American Legion Baseball state tournament on Friday by beating Gladwin, 10-3, and Hancock, 8-1. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Cubs were limited to two base hits and lost to the host Hudson team, 4-0. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba Cubs used three pitchers to shut down Ida, 7-0, in their first game at the state tournament in downstate Adrian on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Indians beat Hancock, 15-1, but then lost a heartbreaker to Hudson, 2-0. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Gladstone Indians won the Upper Peninsula American Legion baseball Zone championship on Sunday after heavy rains rolled into Menominee. Gladstone was leading a depleted Escanaba Cubs team, 15-0, in the second inning at the time. The Indians won the Zone Five trophy because they were the only undefeated team left.
The Escanaba Cubs won three games on Saturday to fight their way into next week's state tournament. And the Gladstone Indians kept it on cruise control to whip Hancock. Click the above headline to see the details.
The Gladstone Indians rallied from three runs down to earn a tense, nine-inning, 5-4 win over the Menominee Red Wave, at the U.P. Zone Five Championships at Spies Field Thursday night. Gladstone is guaranteed a state tournament berth. The Escanaba Cubs, meanwhile, pulled out a 2-1 win over Sault Ste. Marie to stay alive in the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Indians grabbed an early lead and then held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Travelers, 6-4, Wednesday at the American Legion Baseball U.P. Zone Five Championships in Menominee. The Escanaba Cubs also got a win, 5-3, over Ishpeming, but then lost a heartbreaker to Menominee, 2-1, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details.
The Mid Pen League American Legion Baseball All-Star Game was held this week in Ishpeming. The South All-Stars took a 7-0 lead and held on to beat the North, 10-6. Gladstone's Jake Pearson hit a two-run homer and Indians teammate Cody Frazer had a hit and an RBI to lead the South. Marquette's Ryan Walther had two hits and was given the MVP award.
A former Escanaba High School hockey player will now be in charge of the Eskymo hockey program. The Escanaba School Board Monday hired Matt Hughes as the varsity head coach. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs gave up eight runs in the fifth inning and lost to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 9-1, Sunday at the Sault Invitationl. The Cubs ended up with a 2-3 record. Click the above headline for details.
In a game that was suspended by rain Tuesday night, the Gladstone Indians jumped on the Marquette Blues quickly Thursday and posted a 6-0 win at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline and see pictures from the game.
The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues had a pretty good game going Tuesday night but in the end, Mother Nature won out, and the teams will have to finish what they started. The Indians had a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when heavy rains rolled into Gladstone, and so the game was suspended and it will be finished Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos from the game.
The Gladstone Indians fell into a big hole during the first inning of their Mid Pen League game with Hancock on Sunday. But the Tribe got the wake-up call and ended up pounding the visitors, 13-3, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Marquette Blues topped the Escanaba Cubs, 9-6, in American Legion Baseball action Friday night in Marquette. The game saw plenty of emotion as the Cubs became frustrated with the officiating, leading to two coaches and one player being ejected from the game. Click the above headline to read details.
Christian Tackman and Justin Jurek combined to pitch a two-hitter as the Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 3-1, in a well-played rivalry game Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians scored in every inning and got a combined pitching shutout pitching performance from Christian Groleau and Lucas LaCosse, and the Indians beat the Ishpeming Blue Storm, 14-0, Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs lost to Manitowoc, 11-1, Sunday, to finish the Marinette Firecracker Tournament with a 1-2 record. Click the above headline to read the game story and to see photos.
