The Escanaba High School hockey program is looking for a new head coach. Matt Hughes announced his resignation Monday night after eight years as the head coach, and 13 years of coaching all together. Click the above headline to hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team continued its strong early-season play by beating the Gladstone Braves, 7-1, Monday afternoon in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, and see video highlights from the #1 doubles match.
The Escanaba High School football team waited an extra day to finally get on the field, but it was worth the wait as the Eskymos beat the Antigo Red Robins, 42-28, Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette Redmen boys soccer team stayed undefeated on the season by winning three more games on Saturday in Saginaw. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS Photo)
The Gladstone Braves outlasted the Calumet Copper Kings, 26-20, in overtime in the varsity football season opener Friday night at rainy Agassiz Field. The Braves scored on a touchdown pass from Cam Kelly to Nate Young in OT, then the defense made a goal line stand to preserve the win. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Menominee High School volleyball team bounced back from a dismal performance in their season opener to beat the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Thursday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-18, 25-23, and 25-11. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School junior varsity football team beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 20-12, in the season-opener Thursday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Marquette Redmen boys varsity soccer defeats Boyne City 2-0 on Tuesday night in Marquette. Junior Max Dawson lead the way scoring both goals in the first half. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS Soccer Photo)
The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team scored the first 12 points of the match and rolled to a 3-0 win over the Menominee Maroons Tuesday night. The scores were 25-5, 25-12, 25-22. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette High School boys soccer team beat the heat over the weekend and opened the season by winning four soccer matches in lower Michigan. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos (courtesy of MSHS Varsity Soccer)
The North Central High School football team is ready to try defending last winter's state championship as practice has begun for the 2021 season. The Jets lost eight seniors off last year's team, but returns the core bunch that went went undefeated in 2020-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to player interviews.
The Escanaba High School football team has begun practice after surviving a 2020 COVID season in which the Eskymos played only two regular season games, and none at home. Click the above headline for photos, videos, from Tuesday's practice.
The Gladstone Braves held their first practice of the 2021 football season on Monday. The Braves have a tough schedule this year, with non-conference games against Gaylord, Elk Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie, and Calumet, to go along with the Great Northern Conference games. Click the above headline for photos, videos interviews.
Teams participating in all nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments – featuring more than 100,000 student athletes statewide – will be allowed to begin practice Monday. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools are preparing to begin fall sports practices next Monday, and they're also preparing for hot weather. Click the above headline to read details, and the MHSAA's heat protocols.
Longtime assistant director Nate Hampton has retired after 32 years on staff with the Michigan High School Athletic Association and 50 serving in education and educational athletics. Click the above hesdline to read details of his career.
The high school football careers officially came to an end for 80 Upper Peninsula graduated seniors as the U.P. Football All-Star Game was held at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Photo)
The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline to see who were on top.
The Norway Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) pulled out a dramatic 1-0 win over Midland Northeast in the state semifinals Tuesday afternoon at Marion Park. Landon "Donny" DeBakker threw a no-hitter, and got three straight outs in the final inning after the bases were loaded with no hits. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Football All-Star Week is under way in Marquette, as nearly 80 recently-graduated high school seniors checked in at the Superior Dome for a week of practices and other events before Saturday's big game. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-4, Thursday night in Gladstone. It happened after a pre=game ceremomy in which Gladstone player Dayton Bernson was awarded a $500 scholarship named after the late Indians player Christan Groleau. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations online or by mail for game officials for the 2021-22 school year. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba high school pitcher Jared Hanson on Monday committed to attend school and play baseball at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Blues American Legion Baseball team scored five runs in the fourth inning and Justin Wenk made it stand up on the mound in a 6-1 Blues win over the Escanaba Cubs on Wednesday. Marquette wrapped up its six games in Delta County with a 3-3 record. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
The Rudyard High School softball team rallied from a 7-1 deficit to beat Holton in a dramatic state semifinal game Friday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. (MHSAA Photo)
Hunter Lancour threw a complete-game one-hitter with eleven strikeouts, and had the walk-off base hit in the seventh inning, leading Escanaba Cubs opened the season with a 3-2 win over the Gladstone Indians. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School baseball team had one bad inning on defense, and stranded eleven baserunners on offense, and lost to the Muskegon Oakridge Eagles, 5-2, in the MHSAA Division Two regional championship game on Saturday at Alma College. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Johnny Schlenvogt.
The 2021 high school baseball playoffs have wrapped up for Upper Peninsula teams. Click the above headline to see scores.
The 2021 high school girls softball playoffs are winding down across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the scores/schedules.
The Escanaba High School baseball team pulled out another dramatic win on Wednesday, beating the Petoskey Northmen, 3-2, in the MHSAA Division Two regional semifinal at Petoskey's Turcott Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
