Scott Hiller's walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning led the Escanaba Eskymos to a 9-8 come-from-behind win over the Iron Moumntain Mountaineers on Saturday. The grandson of 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series champion John Hiller came through two hours after Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera got his 3,000th career hit. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team scored three runs in the seventh inning and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-5, Friday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, videos, and post-game comments.
The Escanaba High School baseball team played for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday night, and picked up a doubleheader sweep over the Manistique Emeralds, 7-5 and 16-0, at the Schoolcraft County Fairgrounds. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team took advantage of seven Bark River-Harris errors and posted an 11-0 victory Tuesday afternoon at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, and see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Escanaba High School softball team finally got to play two games in chilly southern Lower Michigan on Saturday. The Eskymos lost to Jackson Northwest, 6-3, before beating Three Rivers, 16-0. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Northern Michigan University lacrosse team honored seniors Jessica Close, Jessica Daniels, Emily Renfrew, and Aleya Speas on Friday as the 'Cats pounced on the Peacocks of Upper Iowa early and often en route to a 23-4 victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain Mountaineers baseball team jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first two innings and held on to beat the Gladstone Braves, 9-8, in the season-opening game Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see details, and see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School hockey team celebrated a successful season with its annual post-season banquet Monday night at the House of Ludington. Despite having only a dozen skaters, the Eskymos compiled a better-than-expected record of 16-10-0-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Associated Press has released its All-State boys basketball teams. There were nine U.P. players recognized, and the Menominee and Ewen-Trout Creek coaches were named Michigan Coach of the Year in their respective divisions. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association announced its 2021-22 high school boys basketball All-U.P. teams Friday night. Media members from across the U.P. met in Marquette earlier this week to make their selections. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association announced its 2021-22 high school girls basketball All-U.P. teams Thursday night. The media members from across the U.P. met in Marquette earlier this week to make their selections. Click the above headline for details.
An increase in the number of regular-season games high school basketball teams are allowed to play may be the most visible action taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Other sports will also see changes, some as early as this spring. Click the above headline for details.
Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments for the 2022-23 school year have been announced, with enrollment breaks for postseason tournaments posted to each sport’s page on the MHSAA Website. Click the above headline for details.
The Menominee Maroons boys basketball team fell behind early and could not recover, and lost to the Schoolcraft Eagles, 59-49, Saturday, in the Division Three state championship game at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers led for most of the game on Saturday, but lost in the Division Four state championship game to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian, 56-45, in overtime at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers coughed up a 17-point lead in the second half but managed to pull out a 62-56 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary in the Division Four state semifinal basketball game Thursday. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Menominee High School basketball team built a big lead in the first half and then held off a second half push by the Ecorse Red Raiders to post a 74-56 win in Thursday's state semifinal at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for scores.
The Menominee High School boys basketball team advanced to the state's Final Four on Tuesday with a dominating 70-39 win over Grayling in the Division Three state quarterfinals in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Baraga High School girls basketball team rallied from 13 points down in their Division Four state semifinal game against Fowler at the Breslin Center on Thursday, but lost a tough one, 51-45. Click the above headline for the details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Menominee High School boys basketball team captured its first regional championship since 2008 Wednesday night by beating Benzie Central, 60-56, in double overtime. At the same time, Escanaba and North Central lost their title games. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team shook off a poor shooting night and slipped past the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 41-29, in the MHSAA Division Two Regional Semifinal Monday night in Manistique. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Upper Peninsula high school girls basketball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the scores for the U.P. teams.
The Munising High School boys basketball team rolled to a MHSAA district championship Friday night, avenging last year's upset loss to the Rapid River Rockets by winning this time, 60-25, in Munising. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team won its second straight district championship game Wednesday night, blowing past the Kingsford Flivvers, 74-50, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Upper Peninsula hockey season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see the schedule and scoreboard for U.P. teams.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team raced to a 29-3 lead and rolled past the Negaunee Miners, 57-31, in the MHSAA Division Three district semifinals Monday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos boys basketball team followed in the footsteps of the girls squad by posting a playoff win against a larger Great Northern Conference school Monday night. The BR-H boys beat Gladstone, 45-40, in a district tournament game three days after the girls upset Menominee. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights.
The Upper Peninsula is home to three high school wrestling state champions, as well as two state runners-up. Drew Allgeyer of Bark River-Harris, and Parker Stroud and Shawn McGuire of Iron Mountain, all won titles Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. BR-H’s Dillon Raab and Iron Mountain’s Tyler Winch were runners-up. Click the above headline for details
The Bark River-Harris Broncos girls basketball team used strong defense Friday night to upset the Menominee Maroons, 37-33, in the MHSAA Division Three district championship game in Bark River. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
