The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team beat Utica Eisenhower, 4-1, Saturday at the Bay Reps Tournament in Traverse City. The win followed Friday night's 8-0 loss to Macomb Dakota. Levi Wunder scored two goals on Saturday to lead the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read details from the game.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team bounced back from Tuesday's 38-point loss to Negaunee by beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 53-51, Friday night in Escanaba. Brandon Robinette's two free throws with 17 seconds left in the game broke a tie and helped the Eskymos earn a big Great Northern Conference win. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the game, and to see all U.P. scores.
The Gladstone Braves went on a 19-4 run in the third quarter and beat the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 73-61, Thursday night in high school basketball. The small Class D school had a halftime lead built by phenominal free throw shooting, but the Braves' depth of talent turned the tide in the second half. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils edged the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-1, in high school hockey Wednesday night in Wells. Soo Goaltender Nick Mackenzie stopped 11 Eskymo shots in the final period, and then the Devils scored an empty-net goal with 18.6 seconds left to seal it. Click the above headline to read the story, watch video highlights, and see photos.
The Gladstone Braves girls basketball team went down to the wire with the Marquette Redettes Tuesday night before the visitors pulled away for a 45-37 victory. Marquette hit two clutch three-pointers down the stretch as the Redettes finished the game outscoring the Braves, 12-5. Click the above headline to read the game's details, watch video highlights, and to see all of the U.P. girls basketball scores.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team started the night by celebrating the success of last year's state semifinal season. Then they went out and served notice that they will be a force to be deat with again in 2012-13. Carney-Nadeau rolled to an early 20-point lead and cruised to a 77-35 win over the Rapid River Rockets. Click the above headline to see the story, photos and videos from the game.
The North Central Jets broke open a close game with a big run in the third quarter to beat the rival Stephenson Eagles, 61-48, Monday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Detroit Free Press is out with its high school football All-State teams, and ten Upper Peninsula players are getting First-Team All-State honors. Eleven other U.P. players got second team/honorable mention. Click the above headline to see the list of all U.P. players being recognized.
Michelle LaFave had 16 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 48-45 girls basketball win over Sault Ste. Marie Saturday afternoon in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see pictures and videos. You can also see all of the Upper Peninsula's girls basketball scores there.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team played tough defense during the final five minutes of the game and beat the Gwinn Model Towners, 43-37, Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see video highlights. Also, see all U.P. girls scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team raced to a 3-0 lead less than seven minutes into the game, and then rolled past the Marquette Redmen, 7-5, Tuesday night at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. Jake Eastin had a hat trick and Nick Vandermissen had two goals and three assists to lead the Eskymos.
Eric Kostreva scored three touchdowns to lead the Ishpeming Hematites to a 20-14 win over Detroit Loyola Saturday to win the Division Seven state championship at Ford Field. An emotional Hematites team pulled one of the biggest upsets in MHSAA championship history, beating the state's top-ranked team that was filled with future college talent. Click the above headline to read the story.
The Kingsford High School hockey team dropped its season-opener Wednesday night to the Bay Port Pirates, 3-1, at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Ted Pietila scored Kingsford's only goal in the second period. The game was tied 1-1 in the third period before the Pirates from the Green Bay area scored twice to win the game. Bay Port outshot Kingsford, 15-3, in that third period. Kingsford goaltender Wes Poupore stopped 23 shots.
A Thanksgiving tradition continues in Marquette Thursday with the annual Turkey Trot 5K and 10K run/walk event. Also on Thursday, there's a Turkey Trot 5K event scheduled in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read more details about the two running events.
The Escanaba High School hockey team is busy preparing for the 2012-'13 season. The team posed for pictures on Monday, and then held practice at the Wells Sports Complex. The Eskymos have 20 players on this year's roster, including one girl. Click the above headline to read a team preview.
Three Upper Peninsula high school football teams played in state semifinal action on Saturday. The Ishpeming Hematites beat Pewamo-Westphalia, 8-7, to advance to next week's state championship game in Detroit. The Menominee Maroons lost a heartbreaker to Grand Rapids West Catholic, 20-17, and the St. Ignace Saints were beaten by Beal City, 25-7. Click the above headline to read recaps of all three games.
The high school hockey season opened this weekend, and several U.P. teams got off to good starts. The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils won twice, 5-0 over Big Rapids and 8-2 over Rockford. The Negaunee Miners beat Lapeer East, 10-4, before dropping a wild 8-7 decision to Utica Stevenson. The Marquette Redmen won their opener over Hancock, 5-2. Click the above headline to read more.
The Gladstone School Board Monday night fired football Coach Josh Mileski after four years in charge. The vote to "not renew" his contract was unanimous. Mileski led the Braves to an 11-25 record over four years, including 2-7 this season. Click the above headline to read more, and to listen to comments from Superintendent Jay Kulbertis.
The Rapid River Rockets were eliminated from the state football playoffs on Saturday, as the Bellaire Eagles held on for a 20-16 win in the "Eight Man" semifinals in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read the details, see videos and listen to audio from the game.
The St. Ignace Saints jumped to a 26-0 lead and then hang on to beat the North Dickinson Nordics, 26-20, in the Division Eight Regional Championship game Friday night in Felch. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has decided to switch the sites for next Tuesday's state quarterfinal volleyball matches involving two Upper Peninsula teams. The matches will now take place in Manistique. Forest Park will face Onaway in a Class D quarterfinal at 5:00 Tuesday, and Calumet takes on Traverse City St. Francis at 7:00.
The Rapid River High School football team will host the Bellaire Eagles in the Division Nine state semifinal game Saturday afternoon. The Rockets held their final practice Friday afternoon, after the student body cheered the players on during a pep assembly. The boys then enjoyed a home-cooked meal Friday evening. Click the above headline to read a preview on the game, and to see a few pictures and videos from Friday's practice.
The Forest Park Trojans and the Calumet Copper Kings won regional volleyball championships Thursday night. Forest Park swept Superior Central, 3-0, in a Class D final. Calumet did the same to West Iron County in the Class C Regional Final. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball results.
The Rapid River Rockets football team pulled the biggest upset of the season Friday by knocking out the top-ranked Cedarville Trojans, 22-14, in the Eight-Man Regional Championship Game. Jake Pearson scored the go-ahead touchdown with 2:51 to play, and then the defense made a last-second stand to defeat the previously-undefeated Trojans. Click the above headline to read the game story, see pictures and videos, and listen to radio highlights.
The volleyball season came to an end on Saturday for the Bark River-Harris Broncos as the North Dickinson Nordics won the Class D district championship, 3-0. The scores were 25-21, 25-18, and 25-21. Also on Saturday, St. Ignace won a district championship. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball scores.
Eight Upper Peninsula girls volleyball teams won district championship trophies Thursday night. One of them was the Kingsford Flivvers, which ended the Gladstone Braves' season with a 3-0 win in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball scores.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team survived a scare as they beat the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 3-2, in a Class D district semifinal Wednesday night. The Broncos will face North Dickinson in Saturday's district final, after the Nordics blanked Mid Peninsula, 3-0. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the BRH-Carney match.
The high school volleyball post-season continued Tuesday night with 20 Upper Peninsula teams in action in all four classes. Kingsford shut out Menominee, 3-0, to advance to the Class B District Final against Gladstone on Thursday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. scores.
Jake Pearson rushed for 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Robert Metter caught five passes and had three interceptions as the Rapid River Rockets held off the Superior Central Cougars, 44-34, Friday in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Kingsford Flivvers won the Great Northern Conference volleyball championship this fall, and Kingsford outside hitter Carlee Benzie was named Player of the Year. Escanaba's Holly Ettenhofer and Gladstone's Callie Jensen were named to the All-GNC First Team on Saturday. Click the above headline to see the list.
