The Escanaba High School boys basketball team led from start to finish on Thursday, squashing the Gladstone Braves, 77-43, in the MHSAA Division Two district semifinals at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got off to a slow start but eventually overwhelmed the Manistique Emeralds, 60-35, in the MHSAA Division Three district opener Tuesday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
Nicole Kamin shattered personal and school records by scoring 45 points Monday night, while her close friend and future college teammate Megan Crow threw in a career-high 36 points, as Kamin's Escanaba Eskymos beat Crow's Gladstone Braves, 65-48, in the district semifinals Monday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette Redmen got two goals apiece from three different players and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 6-1, to win the MHSAA Division Two Regional Chamopionship Saturday at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Sawyer LaMarch had two goals and assisted on another Thursday as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 5-1, in the MHSAA Division Two regional semifinals in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team did not need the Luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day Wednesday as the Eskymos rolled past Marquette, 64-11, to win a Division Two district title. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews, videos.
The Munising High School boys basketball team built an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 60-51, Tuesday night in Harris. It was the first loss of the year for BR-H. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team was not caught looking past the Negaunee Miners Monday night, leading from wire to wire and posting a 56-35 non-conference win. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored four goals in the second period and pulled away from the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 6-2, Friday night in the Soo. It was Escanaba's fifth straight win. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone High School senior Megan Crow scored 26 points and broke the 1,000 point mark for her career Thursday night as the Gladstone Braves beat the Manistique Emeralds, 59-36, in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details. (Gladstone Athletics photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team fell behind by two goals in the first period, but scored four times in the second period and then held off the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets at the end, 6-5, Wednesday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Iron Mountain High School boys basketball team pulled away down the stretch Tuesday night to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 58-52, in a battle of the Upper Peninsula's top two teams in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Bark River-Harris High School wrestling team won three more matches Monday night, highlighted by senior Tyler Racicot's 100th career match victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos boys basketball team stayed undefeated on the season with a 49-42 win over the Norway Knights Monday night. They built a 19-point lead and hung on at the end. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School hockey team wrapped up a three-games-in-23-hours span Saturday by posting two wins over the Negaunee Miners, 8-2 and 4-3, at the Hannahville Ice & Turf. Click the above headline for details, interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up its second win of the season Friday, beating Painesdale-Jeffers, 3-1, at the Wells Sports Complex. Spencer Bourdeau had a goal and an assist, and his younger brother Gunner added a goal as the Eskymos built a 3-0 lead and held on in the third period. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen overcame 42 saves from Escanaba goaltender Dylan Ziemke to post a 2-0 win over the Eskymos Tuesday night at Lakeview Arena. Owen Riipi scored both of Marquette's goals. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team built a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off a furious Menominee rally to beat the Maroons, 87-79, Thursday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Escanaba High School senior Derek Douglas signed his National Letter of Intent on Thursday to run track and cross country at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. Click the abive headline to hear Douglas talk about his future.
The Houghton High School hockey team scored five unanswered goals Tuesday night to break a 3-3 tie and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-3, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, interviews, photos, video taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Monday that it is delaying the staer of spring sports seasons until March 26. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves boys basketball team rallied from 18 points down to beat the Menominee Maroons, 76-72, in double overtime, Friday night in Menominee. Cam Ballard had 36 points to lead the Braves. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team battled hard against the Hancock Bulldogs Friday night before fallinhg,5-1, at the Houghton County Arena. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Brandon Frazer signed his National Letter of Intent Thursday to play college basketball at Ave Maria University, a Catholic school in Florida that was founded by Michigan native and Dominos Pizza founder Tom Monaghan. AMU is an NAIA-Division Two school nicknamed the Gyrenes. Frazer signed Thursday on his 18th birthday.
The Escanaba High School hockey team held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 5-4, Wednesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. After the teams played to a 1-1 draw in the first two periods, the goals came in bunches in the third before Escanaba hung on. Click the above headline for details, pictures, videos, interviews.
Hunter Potier scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Gladstone Braves coughed up a late lead but shut down the Negaunee Miners in overtime, 62-52, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos held on to beat the Gladstone Braves, 64-63, Monday night, in a girls basketball game that saw two players dominate and the outcome decided on the final play. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team opened its season Tuesday night with a 63-22 win over the Houghton Gremlins. The season started more than two months late due to pandemic restrictions. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Hancock Bulldogs scored six goals in the second period and overwhelmed the Escanaba Eskymos, 9-3, Monday night, in the hockey season opener in Wells. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch, and for interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team reacted with joy Thursday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that winter contact sports could continue after being shut down since November. Click the above headline to hear from three members of the Eskymos.
