The Escanaba High School hockey team scored two goals in each period Thursday night and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Two Regional semifinals at the Negaunee Ice Arena. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Menominee High School girls basketball team went on a big run in the third quarter Tuesday night and pulled away from the Escanaba Eskymos, 70-50, in Escanaba. Emma Anderson led the way with 23 points. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team scored early and often Monday night as they beat the Westwood Patriots, 79-61, in Gladstone. Noah Ballard scored 22 points, Rane Castor added 20, and Mike Hagebusch scored a career-high 14 points in the win. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team literally rolled to an Upper Peninsula championship Saturday night in Marquette, beating two teams that they had not defeated all season along the way. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
Twenty-four Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers qualified for the MHSAA State Finals at Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday by placing in the top four at their individual regional tournaments downstate. Seven of them won championships. Click the above headline to see who qualified. (Pictured: Gladstone's Michael Brazeau)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the first period and beat the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 7-2, Saturday afternoon, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and photos/videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
Tyler Sundling scored 28 points and broke the 1,000 point mark for his Rapid River career as the Rockets beat the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 76-66, Friday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and video highlights.
Nicole Kamin scored 31 points and Taylor Ray added 15 as the Escanaba High School girls basketball team beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 72-50, Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
Brett LaFord scored 17 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career Tuesday night as the Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team held off the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-56. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team outscored the Gladstone Braves, 20-6, in the fourth quarter, to post a 47-39 come-from-behind win in the Battle of Delta County Monday night. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education has decided to retire its Native Chief logo Monday night. While the school has used a Block M for many years now, the decision to officially remove the chief emblem passed, 6-1. The board made no decision on potential changes to the nickname itself. Click the above headline for details.
The Bark River-Harris High School wrestling team won its first-ever MHSAA Division Four district championship Thursday night in Iron Mountain. The Broncos beat Iron Mountain in the final, 63-10. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette High School boys basketball team scored 12 straight points in the final two minutes to pull away from the Gladstone Braves, 70-58, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
The Ishpeming High School boys basketball team shook off a horrendous start and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 67-56, Monday night. It was the first ever meeting between the schools. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on to beat the Gaylord Blue Devils, 3-2, Friday night in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Billy and Micky LaMarch.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos went down to thw wire in a wrestling dual meet Wednesday night before Gladstone picked up a 38-33 upset win on a pin by Peter Noblet in the evening's final match. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos got a dominating performance from Kyle Krutina, Karson Krutina, and Ethan Silverstone, and rolled to an 11-3 win over the Negaunee Miners Tuesday. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos taken by Bill LaMarch.
The Michigan Wrestling Association's girls high school state championships were hosted Sunday by Adrian College, featuring 265 wrestlers from around the state, including seven from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see how they did.
The Escanaba High School hockey team improved its season record to 10-10-0 on Saturday after posting a 4-2 win over the Jenison Wildcats at the Arctic Coliseum in downstate Chelsea. Click the above headline for details, vidoes taken by Missy Reinhart.
The Escanaba High School hockey team bounced back from Thursday's tough loss by beating the Wyandotte Bears, 2-1, in a shootout Friday at the Michigan Public School's High School Hockey Showcase in downstate Chelsea. Click the above headline to read details, see videos taken by Missy Reinhart, and hear post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team rolled to a pair of dual meet victories Thursday night, beating an undermanned Menominee squad, 66-12, and then beating Bark River-Harris, 57-18. The Broncos also knocked off the Maroons as part of the triangular. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights from the triangular.
The Escanaba High School hockey team had the lead in the second period on Thursday at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, but lost on a third period goal to Davison, 4-3, in Chelsea. Click the above headline for details. (Missy Reinhart photo)
The Manistique Emeralds boys basketball team rallied from 15 points down to take the lead in the third quarter, but the Escanaba Eskymos rebounded to post a 77-70 win Tuesday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the Upper Peninsula high school wrestling championship on Saturday in Marquette. The Eskymos had 209 points. Marquette was second (179), and Gladstone was third (156.5). Click the above headline for all of the results.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team built a 19-point lead and held on to beat Bark River-Harris, 57-49, Friday night. Click the above headline for deatils.
Trevor Denome made 48 saves but the Escanaba Eskymos lost to the Houghgon Gremlins, 4-1, Friday night at Dee Stadium. Click the above headline for details.
The Gwinn community is in mourning today following the sudden death of high school football coach Dion Brown. Brown, who was well-known for his enthusiasm and unwaivering support for his players died Wednesday night at the age of 37. Click the above headline to read more, and hear an interview with former player Austin Forbes.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team rallied from ten points down to beat Davenport University, 67-58, Thursday night in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline for details, and listen to post-game comments from Coach M<att Majkrzak.
The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2019-20 school year, have been announced. Five of the finalists are from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to read more about the program.
The Escanaba High School hockey team battled hard Tuesday night before falling to the state's top-ranked Division Three team, the Calumet Copper Kings, 5-2, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
