The Escanaba High School hockey team could not get a puck past Alpena senior goaltender Aidan Schultz Tuesday night and the Eskymos fell to the seventh-ranked Wildcats, 5-0. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team braved the cold, wind, and snow outside to host its annual Alumni Night Friday at the Wells Sports Complex. There were two 60-minute long games: one with mostly older Esky graduates, and the other with mostly recent grads. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from both games.
The Calumet High School hockey team beat the Hancock Bulldogs, 4-2, Thursday night at the Colosseum, despite being outshot 35-16. The team started the night by honoring legendary coach Jim Crawford, who died Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team hung tough for the second straight game, but could not make the big shots down the stretch and fell to the Houghton Gremlins, 47-40, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The close loss followed a 51-48 loss to Marquette on Monday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
Kodey Goldi fought off early foul trouble and scored a career high 42 to lead the Rapid River Rockets to a 80-60 win over the previously-undefeated Big Bay deNoc Black Bears Monday night. Steven Holmes scored 32 points in a losing effort for Big Bay. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team earned a 4-2 win over the Hancock Bulldogs at the Houghton County Arena Friday night, with four different goal scorers and 27 saves from freshman goaltdender Cully Hayes. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team went on a 19-0 run to break open a close game to defeat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 66-54, Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team hosted its only home match of the season Tuesday night, and picked up victories over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers and Marquette Redmen in a quad meet. Iron Mountain topped Kingsford, while the Flivvers beat Marquette in the other matches. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team had to fight past a hot goaltender to post a 5-2 win over Rochester United Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Freshman Nolan Bink scored three goals for a hat trick, and fellow ninth grader Graham Johnson lit the lamp. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The North Central High School boys basketball team wrapped up a perfect 2-0 opening week by dominating the Rapid River Rockets, 63-36, Thursday night in Powers. Hunter Robinson led the Jets with 20 points, countering the 20 put up by Rockets center Kodey Goldi. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored six straight goals after a scoreless 25 minutes of play, and beat the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, Tuesday night, in a game that more resembled a football game than a hockey game. Three different Eskymos scored two goals apiece in the win. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team bounced back from Tuesday night's rough performance against Marquette by rolling past the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 9-4, Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Marquette Redmen scored seven goals in the first period, and after the Escanaba Eskymos scored three times, regained momentum in the third period to post an 11-3 win Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. The game ended on the mercy rule with 3:49 to play. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and for interviews.
The Negaunee Miners football team battled Grand Rapids West Catholic to a 14-14 draw in the third quarter before the Falcons exploded to beat the Miners, 59-14, in the Division Six state championship game on Friday. Click the above heaadline for details.
The 2022 Upper Peninsula high school football playoffs have come to an end. Click the above headline for all of the scores.
Sawyer LaMarch scored the game-winning goal in the third period, and his cousin, Brayden Martineau, had the other two goals as the Escanaba Eskymos erased a 2-0 deficit to edge the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-2, Tuesday nigt in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and player/coach radio interveiws.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its Eight Man All-U.P. teams. The voting was done last week by a panel of 16 reporters from around the U.P. at a meeting in Marquette, before the North Central Jets won the state championship.
The North Central Jets completed a remarkable "three-peat" on Saturday with yet another dominating performance in the MHSAA Division Two Eight Man state championsip game, racing to a 35-0 lead and rolling over the Mendon Hornets, 66-26, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to listen to the radio replay of the game.
The Negaunee High School football team pulled out a gutsy 13-12 victory over Reed City in the MHSAA Division Six state semifinals Saturday afternoon in Gaylord. The Miners advance to the state championship game at Detroit's Ford Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters announced their All-U.P. football teams Friday evening. A panel of 20 people met for seven hours at Northern Michigan University on Wednesday to come up with this list. Click the above headline to see the winners.
The North Central High School football team faced its first challenge of the season on Saturday, but pulled away from the Marion Eagles, 36-12. THe win moves the Jets into the state championship game next Saturday at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to listen to a replay of the game and post-game comments. (Photo Michelle Gorzinski)
The Upper Peninsula high school volleyball post-season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
The best season in 15 years came to an end for the Gladstone High School football team on Saturday as the Negaunee Miners posted an 18-12 win in the MHSAA Division Six Regional Championship Game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Escanaba High School senior Mari Bink has signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Saginaw Valley State University, an NCAA Division Two school and member of the GLIAC conference. Also, senior McKayla Mott signed her letter to play softball at Aquinas College, a NAIA school located in Grand Rapids. Both Eskymos signed their letters Wednesday afternoon at the high school with family and friends in attendance.
The Gladstone High School football team scored 28 unanswered points to beat the Manistee Chippewas, 36-14, in the MHSAA Division Six district championship game Friday night. The Braves move to the state's Final Eight for the first time since 2008. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Great Northern Conference football awards have been announced. They were voted on by the coaches from Escanaba, Gladstone, Marquette, Menominee, and Kingsford High Schools. Click the above headline to see the list of winners.
The Houghton High School volleyball team fought off four match points when they were about to be swept in their MHSAA Division Two district semifinal game by the Escanaba Eskymos, and then pulled off an improbable comeback to beat the Eskymos, 3-2, Wednesday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
The Superior Central Cougars opened the MHSAA District Tournament Monday night with a 3-0 win over Big Bay deNoc at Mid Pen High School. The scores were 25-14, 25-15, 27-25. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School football team scored early and often on Saturday and beat the Elk Rapids Elks, 51-14, in the MHSAA Division Six state playoff opener at the Marble Athletic Field. It's Gladstone's first playoff victory since 2008. Click the above headline for details, see photos and video highlights, and to hear player interviews.
The North Central High School football team began its quest for a third straight state championship Friday night with a 54-6 win over the Stephenson Eagles in Powers. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos, and post-game interviews.
