Michelle LaFave scored another "double-double" and the Escanaba Eskymos played strong defense to beat the Menominee Maroons, 40-28, Monday night. Click the above headline to see videos and pictures from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored a pair of goals less than a minute apart in the first period to take the lead, but the Calumet Copper Kings scored two shorthanded goals in the second period and posted a 5-2 win Saturday night at the Calumet Armory. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to radio highlights.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team turned in a flat performance Friday night and lost to the Kingsford Flivvers, 64-34, at the Gladstone Gym. Click the above headline to read details and to see videos from the game.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team got pins from Travis Heller, Trevor Irving, Hunter Sadler, and Teddy Peippo, and rolled to a 53-21 win over the Marquette Redmen in a dual meet Thursday night in Escanaba. Escanaba also won three matches by forfeit. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redettes played a defensive first half of girls basketball Tuesday night, with only 35 points scored between the two teams. But the Redettes pulled away in the second half and posted a 52-35 win at the Escanaba Gym. Click the above headline to read details and see videos from the game.
Jake Eastin scored with 52 seconds left in the third period to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 4-3 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils Tuesday night at Pullar Stadium. It was Eastin's second goal of the game, and led the Eskymos to their ninth straight victory. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos outscored Republic-Michigamme, 18-2, in the first quarter and cruised to a 51-41 Skyline Conference victory Monday night in Harris. Freshman Cody VanBrocklin led the way with 20 points. Click the above headline to read more details and to see photos and videos, and all of the U.P.'s basketball scores.
The Gladstone Braves used their depth to win the Escanaba Elks Wrestling Invitational on Saturday in Escanaba. The Braves had four individual champions and three others made it to final matches before losing. The Eskymos finished second, and St. Ignace was third. Click the above headline to see the list of winners.
Levi Wunder scored another hat trick and got plenty of help from his teammates as the Escanaba Eskymos overpowered the Grand Blanc Bobcats, 9-1, Saturday at Michigan Tech University. It was Escanaba's eighth straight win, seven of them by the mercy rule. Click the above headline to read the details, look at pictures and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
Levi Wunder scored a hat trick and Ben Lasecki added a pair of goals as the Escanaba Eskymos shut out the Negaunee Miners, 9-0, Friday night at the Jeffers New Year's Tournament in Houghton. The Eskymos beat the Miners for the second time this season. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines outscored the Gladstone Braves, 14-2, in the final minutes of the game and pulled out a 67-61 boys basketball victory Thursday night in Perkins. Brett Branstrom scored 25 points, including the winning basket on a put-back with 49 seconds left in the game. Click the above headline to read details, watch videos, see photos, listen to audio highlights.
The Escanaba High School hockey team won its sixth straight game on Saturday, beating the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 9-1, in the championship game of the Dick Johnsen Memorial Tournament. The Negaunee Miners won the third place game over Monroe (Wis.), 11-3. Click the above headline to read the details on both games...to see photos and video highlights...and to listen to radio replays and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos used strong defense and good post-play to turn back the Calumet Copper Kings, 60-43, Saturday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos trailed by a point at the half, but got big games from Dan LaPalm, Ben Kleiman, and Brandon Robinette to turn the tide in the second half. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Painesdale-Jeffers Jets will meet in the championship game of the Dick Johnsen Memorial Tournament on Saturday after both teams posted mercy-shortened wins on Friday. Jeffers shut out Negaunee, 8-0, while Escanaba turned back Monroe (Wis.), 9-1. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
Elisa Jurmu scored a game-high 24 points, including a hook shot at the buzzer, to give the Houghton Gremlins a dramatic 52-50 win over the Gladstone Braves Thursday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game, as well as all of the Upper Peninsula's girls basketball scores.
The Escanaba High School basketball team picked up its second win of the season Thursday by running away from the West Iron County Wykons, 86-56, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Brandon Robinette had 26 points and 16 rebounds to pace the Eskymo attack. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos.
It was Hockey Night at the Wells Sports Complex Saturday night as the Escanaba High School hockey program held its annual alumni games. About 40 guys laced up the skates and strapped on the pads to compete in the friendly games. Click the above headline to read some details and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Kingsford High School hockey team battled hard Saturday night, but lost to the DePere (Wis.) Voyaguers, 5-3, at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Reid Pietila scored two goals and Ted Pietila added a single goal to pace the Flivvers. Also on Saturday, Sault Ste. Marie beat Grosse Pointe South, 5-4, at a tournament in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to see all U.P. high school hockey scores.
The winter storm that cancelled 20 Upper Peninsula high school sporting events on Thursday also wiped out almost all of Friday night's U.P. schedule. Click the above headline to see all of the postponements and make-up dates for some of the games.
Jake Eastin scored a hat trick...Derek Chaillier, Steve Wood, and Nick Vandermissen all had "play makers" as the Escanaba Eskymos blanked the Negaunee Miners, 9-0, Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Upper Peninsula is seeing an early start to the flu season, and it is hitting several school districts hard. The L'Anse Public Schools, for example, are closed until Thursday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. boys and girls high school basketball scores.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team finished a respectable tenth place at the huge Marquette Challenge Saturday evening at Marquette Senior High School. Eskymo junior Travis Heller finished in third place in his 152-pound weight class. The Gladstone Braves finished 12th overall, with Brandon Gagnon taking fourth place in the 160-pound class. Click the above headline to read more details from the Challenge.
The Negaunee Miners hockey team finished 0-2 at the Gil Versailles Memorial Tournament, losing to Tomahawk (Wis.), 8-1, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see all U.P. hockey scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team gave up a goal 1:39 into the game Saturday, but the boys regrouped and rolled over the L'Anse Purple Hornets, 9-1, in the championship game of the Gil Versailles Memorial Tournament. Levi Wunder scored four goals and added two assists for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read the story, see pictures and videos, and listen to audio highlights. You can also see all U.P. hockey scores and schedules.
The Gladstone Braves raced to a big lead in the second quarter and then held off the Escanaba Eskymos, 78-66, Friday night in boys basketball at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see all of the Upper Peninsula's boys and girls basketball scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team met the Tomahawk (Wis.) Hatchets for the first time ever Friday night. Nick Vandermissen had a hat trick to lead the Eskymos to a 9-1 win. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves and North Central Jets had an old-fashioned "backyard brawl" Thursday night on the basketball court. The Wolves pulled out a 59-53 win over their rivals, extending their home-court winning streak to 21 games. Click the above headline to read the details and to see pictures and videos from the game.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils scored early and often Wednesday night and turned back the Cheboygan Chiefs, 9-1, in Cheboygan. Eric Hillock scored a hat trick and Will Gauthier added two goals for the Blue Devils. The Soo is now 7-0 on the season. Click the above headline to see all of the Upper Peninsula's high school hockey scores and schedules.
The Gladstone High School basketball teams both played Great Northern Conference contests Tuesday night, and "seven" was not a luck number. The Braves boys fell at home to the Marquette Redmen, 58-51, while the Braves girls lost in Kingsford, 51-44. Both games, by seven points. Click the above headline to see all of the Upper Peninsula's boys and girls basketball scores and schedules.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves won their third straight game Monday, turning back the Stephenson Eagles, 59-54, in Carney. Senior Wade Schetter scored 33 points to lead the Wolves. Click the above headline to see all of Monday's boys and girls basketball scores.
