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.
The Norway Knights scored five runs in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie and they cruised to a 9-4 win over the Ironwood Red Devils Wednesday in a MHSAA Division Four regional semifinal game in Bark River. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team hoisted its first district championship trophy since 2016 on Saturday after a posting a dramatic 5-4 win over Cheboygan in the semifinals, and then topping Marquette, 9-5, in the championship game. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Gladstone Braves won their seventh straight baseball district championship on Friday, beating the Newberry Indians, 18-1, and then holding off the Superior Central Cougars, 6-3, under windy and hot conditions in Eben Junction. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won their first MHSAA Division One boys tennis championship in 14 years on Wednesday. They waited out two very long rain delays to end Negaunee's multi-year reign. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos football team’s lineman camp wrapped up on Wednesday. It was put on by Michigan Tech University assistant coach Jace Daniels, and former Central Michigan/Finlandia Coach Travis Wilzius. They are both former Eskymos. The Escanaba HIgh School coaching staff also helped to instruct at the two-day camp.
The Marquette Redmen scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday night and beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 4-2, in Quinnesec. It was a double win for the Redmen as the MHSAA has moved the rest of the district tournament from Quinnesec to Marquette this Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Norway Knights played a tune-up game on Tuesday to close the regular season. The Eskymos got two-run base hits from Riley Lamb and Nick Kolich, and three pitchers combined to throw a three-hitter as Escanaba beat Norway, 5-1, at Marion Park. Click the above headline for details, photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Gladstone High School senior Ahna Larson signed her National Letter of Intent Friday to attend school at Northern Michigan University. She will join the Wildcat Track & Field team this fall. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Knights and Gladstone Braves combined to make 13 errors in a back-and-forth baseball game Thursday night at Marion Park. The final error of the night cost the Braves as the Knights picked up a 8-7 win in eight innings. Click the above headline for details.
The Superior Central Cougars scored seven runs in the top of the eleventh inning to beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 10-3, on Wednesday. It is believed to be the longest game in both schools' history, and it lasted three hours and 29 minutes. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Gladstone High Schoool baseball team played its final home game Monday night, honoring its seven seniors and then hanging on for a 7-4 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos under the lights. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
