The Gladstone High School boys basketball team rallied from eight points down to beat the Menominee Maroons, 64-61, in overtime Wednesday in Gladstone. The win gave the Braves a surprise district championship after a regular season that included a seven-game losing streak. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The best hockey season in Escanaba High School history came to an abrupt end Saturday as the Eskymos lost to Saginaw Heritage, 2-1, in the Division Two Regional Final in Gaylord. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team had four players score in double figures and the Braves upset the Kingsford Flivvers, 56-53, Monday in Kingsford. Click the above headline to read details of the district tournament game, and see photos and videos.
The Menominee Maroons buried the Escanaba Eskymos under a pile of three-point baskets early in the game, and then played tough defense the rest of the way to post a 61-46 district tournament victory Monday in Kingsford. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Two St. Ignace wrestlers repeated as state champions and six other Upper Peninsula boys reached the podium Saturday as the state individual tournament wrapped up at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to see the results.
Levi Wunder scored three times and Nick Vandermissen had two goals and two helpers as the Escanaba Eskymos routed the Marquette Redmen, 8-0, Thursday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to highlights.
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened its post-season with an 8-0 win over the Negaunee Miners Tuesday night in Negaunee. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio clips.
The Kingsford Flivvers knocked down several three-point baskets and played an aggressive defense to eliminate the Escanaba Eskymos, 46-34, in a Class B District tournament game Monday. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves missed seven out of eight free throws down the stretch and the Menominee Maroons pulled out a 47-46 victory in the Class B district tournament in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see the story, photos, and videos.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines took a six-point lead in the third quarter, but the North Central Jets rallied to post a 57-47 win Saturday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and videos.
Jamie Hiltunen nailed six three-point baskets to help the Escanaba Eskymos rally past the Gladstone Braves, 57-48, Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the story, watch video highlights, and listen to audio replays and interviews.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team competed in the state finals for the first time since 2008 on Friday in Battle Creek. The boys lost to downstate powerhouse Richmond, 48-15, in a Division Three state quarterfinal match. Norway also competed in Battle Creek, losing to defending Division Four state champion Hudson, 67-5. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored three goals in each of the first two periods and cruised to a 6-3 hockey victory over the Kingsford Flivvers Thursday night in Wells. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to highlights and interviews.
The Marquette Redettes won the Upper Peninsula gymnastics title Thursday night, and qualified for the state finals. Marquette had 127.2 points. Escanaba was second with 117.45, and Negaunee took third with 115.55 points. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team had a nine-point lead at halftime against the Kingsford Flivvers Wednesday night. But then Andrea Roell got on a...roll. Roell scored 23 of her game-high 27 points in the second half as the Flivvers rallied past the Braves, 58-51. Click the above headline to read details and to see pictures and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos set a school record for hockey victories in a season by beating the Negaunee Miners, 8-0, Monday night in Negaunee. Levi Wunder and T.J. Myrick each scored twice, but the Eskymos also got big nights from their freshmen players. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews. Pictured: the Eskymo freshmen players celebrate as Charlie Zuidema scores to end Monday night's game in Negaunee. (Lisa Dagenais photo)
The MHSAA Competitive Cheer District Finals were held over the weekend across the state. In Division Three, Kingsford finished second and Gladstone took fourth, so both advance to the regionals. In Division Four, Munising, Manistique, Iron Mountain and Norway all advanced to next week's regionals. Click the above headline for scores. Pictured: The Escanaba cheerleaders, who finished fifth out of 12 teams at the districts in Mt. Pleasant. The Eskymos do not move on to regionals. (Linda Bockman photo)
The DeTour Red Raiders made the long trip from the eastern U.P. a successful one on Saturday as they used a big fourth quarter to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 50-42, in Escanaba. The game was tied at 33-33 before the Raider girls went on a 15-2 spurt to take control. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Seven Gladstone Braves and two Escanaba Eskymos have qualified to wrestle at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The boys all finished in the final four in their respective weight classes at the regionals Saturday in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to see which wrestlers qualified.
The Escanaba Eskymos were down to their final seconds against the Hancock Bulldogs on Saturday, but managed to pull out a 4-3 victory at the Wells Sports Complex. Jake Eastin scored with 28 seconds left to tie the game, then Levi Wunder won it in overtime to help the Eskymos extend their winning streak to ten games. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
Levi Wunder scored a hat trick, while Jake Eastin and Steve Wood each scored twice, as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 7-3, Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and Carney-Nadeau Wolves both had a hard time scoring points for most of the night Thursday. But the Broncos went on a 21-1 run late in the second and early in the third quarters and posted a 58-37 win over the Wolves. Click the above headline to read details, see pictures and videos, and to see all of the Upper Peninsula's girls scores. Pictured: BR-H freshman Jordyn Hardy goes up for a baseline shot as Carney's Autam Wery (11) defends.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won its first regional championship since 2008 Wednesday night. The Braves beat Roscommon, 46-28, and then beat Grayling, 44-25, to earn a trip to next week's state finals. Click the above headline to see pictures of Jared Syverson, Bobby Beauchamp, and Jake Kujala in action. Thanks, Candy, for the photos!
The Escanaba Eskymos were eliminated from the Division Two regional tournament Wednesday night in Mt. Pleasant. The boys lost to Greenville, 53-21, in the semifinals. Escanaba's Travis Heller and Zach Priebe earned pins, while Alec Slaga won on points and Sergei Lamarche won by a forfeit. Click the above headline to see photos
The Gladstone Braves lost their second straight heartbreaker Wednesday, falling to the Negaunee Miners, 53-49, in a girls basketball make-up game in Gladstone. The loss followed Tuesday night's overtime setback against Escanaba. Jess Beaudry scored 21 points in a losing effort for Gladstone. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see pictures and videos.
Seven different Escanaba players scored goals Tuesday night as the Eskymos posted a wild 7-5 victory over the Kingsford Flivvers at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The North Central Jets improved to 12-2 on the season, but it wasn't easy. NCA slipped past North Dickinson Tuesday, 53-49. Click the above headline to see photos courtesy of ND's Rand Hruska. Pictured here: Trevor Ekberg with the dunk.
In a game that was close the whole way through, the North Dickinson Nordics escaped from Rapid River Monday night with a 40-38 win in a Skyline Conference make-up game. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team rallied from two goals down, and then hung on in the final minute to beat the Chelsea Bulldogs, 6-5, Saturday afternoon, at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase in Chelsea. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and to listen to audio highlights.
The Gladstone Braves had eleven wrestlers qualify for next week's individual regional tournament by placing at the individual districts Saturday in Negaunee. Five Braves won district championships as kids from 14 schools from as far away as Tawas came to the U.P. for the event. Click the above headline to see the results.
