The Carney-Nadeau Wolves built a 15-point lead then held on to post a 46-44 boys basketball win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Thursday night in Harris. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
Sierra Debelak had five triples and 21 points as the Bark River Harris Broncos rallied past the Escanaba Eskymos 55-50 Wednesday night in Escanaba. Cassidi Stannard had 12 points and Lauryn Bloniarz added 11. The Eskymos were led by Nicole Kamin with 14 and Lexi Chaillier with 13. BR-H (6-0) trailed 38-32 before going on a 19-2 run to take the lead. Escanaba fell to 3-3. (Nick Nolde photo)
Austin Willette scored 27 points to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 78-69 win over the Menominee Maroons in Friday night's third place game at the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves fell behind by 23 points before closing the gap to seven in the second half before losing to a talented Milwaukee Young Coggs Prep team, 82-74, Friday night, in the championship game of the Carney Holiday Tournament. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear post-game comments.
The Escanaba High School basketball team rallied from 16 points down late in the fourth quarter, but lost to the Milwaukee Young Coggs Eagles, 86-82, Thursday, at the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves had a big third quarter from Max Baumler and then held on to beat the Menominee Maroons, 51-46, Thursday night at the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Manistique High School wrestling team is finding out what it takes to compete against the Upper Peninsula's other teams during the first few weeks of the season. The Emeralds are led by former state qualifier and collegiate wrestler Mat Gonzalez. Click the above headline to read more about the 2018-'19 Emerald wrestlers.
The Marquette High School girls gymnastics team is young, but enthusiastic, as the 2018-19 season gets under way. The Redettes finished second at the Escanaba Invitational last Wednesday night. Click the above headline to read more about the Redettes.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council will host its eighth “Battle of the Fans” contest this winter to award the top high school student cheering section in Michigan. Click the above headline to read details.
The Houghton Gremlins hockey team scored a pair of quick goals on two separate occasions and played stingy defense Friday to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-1, in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Four wrestling teams got together for a quadrangular meet Thursday night at Bark River-Harris High School. Iron Mountain, Manistique, Gwinn, and the host Broncos had many double forfeits, but also, some good wrestling. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Negaunee Miners, and Marquette Redettes met in a gymnastics inviational Wednesday in Escanaba. The Eskymos won, with Marquette second and Negaunee third. May Waters of Negaunee won two events and was the "all-around" winner. Click the above headline for the scores, and to see photos, videos highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored two goals in the final two minutes of the game, but the team's rally fell short in a 4-3 loss to the Hancock Bulldogs Tuesday night in Wells. Click the above headline for details, hear interviews, and see photos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Rapid River High School basketball team held off the Forest Park Trojans, 59-50, Thursday night in Rapid River. Tyler Sundling had 17 points to lead the Rockets. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Gladstone High School basketball teams both lost their Great Northern Conference match-ups Tuesday night. The Braves boys lost at home to Marquette, 61-47, as Marius Grazulis scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Redmen. Meanwhile, the Gladstone girls lost in Kingsford, 54-51, as Brooke Kriegl scored 34 points in a second-half Flivver rally. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow, Scott Balenger.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team scored the first 14 points of the game Friday and beat Harper College, 70-19, in Palatine, Ill. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights, and listen to interviews.
The Bay College women's basketball team improved to 6-5 on the season with a 87-60 win over the Alpena Community College Lumberjills Wednesday night. Jordan Kraemer led the way with 23 points and six steals. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School basketball team rallied for a 61-57 win over the Negaunee Miners Tuesday night in their season opener. Jared Nash got a steal and lay-up in the final seconds to seal the win. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos jumped to a quick 16-2 lead and held on to beat the Florence (Wis.) Bobcats, 61-56, Tuesday night in Harris. The Broncos improved to 2-1 on the season. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
Kyle Krutina scored two goals and his younger brother Karson also scored as the Escanaba Eskymos rallied to beat the Negaunee Miners, 6-5, Monday in Wells. Nick Kolich, Devin Fisher, and Grant Wickham also scored for Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, see photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch, and watch interviews.
Reece Castor set Gladstone High School's all-time career boys basketball scoring record Thursday night by scoring 34 points to lead the Braves to a 71-28 win over the Manistique Emeralds in Gladstone. Castor, who has signed to play at Northern Michigan University, broke the old record set by another former NMU Wildcat, Doug Ingalls. Castor has 1,344 career points, with 18 games left in his senior season. (Gladstone HS Photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 6-3, in high school hockey action Thursday night in Wells. Christer Carne scored a hat trick and Nick Kolich added a three-assist playmaker for the Eskymos. Grant Wickham had a goal and two assists, while Ethan Silverstone and Chris Sliva also scored. Trevor Denome made 17 saves in net. Escanaba (1-1) hosts Negaunee Monday night to close out a three-game homestand.
Gaetanno Cammarata scored two goals and assisted on another as the Marquette Redmen topped the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-2, in high school hockey action Tuesday night. Kyle Krutina and Grant Wickham scored for Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, interviews, radio replays, and to photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
Eight Upper Peninsula High School football players have been selected to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams. The announcement came on Friday in Detroit. Click the above headline to see which players were picked.
The Rapid River Rockets won the MHSAA Eight-Player Division Two state championship on Saturday, beating Onekama, 30-18, at the Superior Dome. The Rockets won their first football championship after making the state finals on two other occasions. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the MSAA. (MHSAA photo)
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team lost to top-ranked Leland-3-0, in the state semifinals Friday in Battle Creek. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Leland’s Ella Siddall had 34 assists and five aces, while senior Hanna Elwell had 17 kills for Leland (47-10-1). Carney, playing in its first volleyball semifinal ever, got a big defensive performance from junior Alanis Harris, who had 22 digs. The No. 9 Wolves finished 26-4-1.
Gladstone High School third baseman Sydney Herioux has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Saginaw Valley State University. Herioux is a three-sport athlete at Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and interview.
The high school football post-season is winding down across Michigan. Click the above headline to see the scoreboard.
Hundreds of people lined up inside the Gladstone High School auditorium for five hours Wednesday to pay their respects to Matt Houle. The well-known former coach and activities director passed away over the weekend at the age of 57. Click the above headline for reaction.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team advanced to the state semifinals Tuesday night with a thrilling 3-2 win over the Onaway Cardinals in the quarterfinals at Manistique High School. The scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, and 15-9.