The Stephenson Eagles completed a season series sweep over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Tuesday night, posting a 48-46 win in Harris. Merlin Thoune scored 13 points and Joe Starzynski added ten for the Eagles. The Broncos were led by Riley Bray's 21 points. BR-H played without senior Hunter Debelak, who's out with an ankle injury. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team shook off a sluggish first half and beat the Houghton Gremlins, 53-48, Friday in Escanaba. The Eskymos had just two practices this week, and no games, due to weather. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team dug itself a 5-2 hole Tuesday night but the Eskymos scored five straight goals to escape with a 7-5 win at the frosty Negaunee Ice Arena. Spencer Bourdeau scored his second goal of the game to tie it, then Kyle Krutina scored the next two goals to win it. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Missy Reinhart and videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team scored 65 points in the first half and cruised to a 91-50 win over the Menominee Maroons Friday night. It was Gladstone's seventh straight win. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos.
The North Dickinson Nordics scored the first 12 points of the third quarter to pull away from the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 60-41, Friday night in Perkins. The Nordics led by as many as 23 points and held off a Mid Pen run that cut it to 11 in the fourth qaurter. Matthew Bruette had 28 points to lead ND (5-7). Zach Englund had 18 points and Dylan Trudell scored ten for Mid Pen (1-10). Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Gladstone High School senior Adam Bruce on Friday signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross country and track at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He was the Division One Upper Peninsula champion last fall and was a four-time U.P. champion in wrestling. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team scored 33 of the game's first 43 points and cruised to a 42-27 win over the Manistique Emeralds Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos girls basketball team rallied from an eleven point deficit to beat the Forest Park Trojans, 60-55, Thursday night in Crystal Falls. The Broncos were perfect at the free throw line, making all 23 foul shots. Cassidi Stannard scored 19 points. Hailee Demers added 15 and Sierra Debelak chipped in 13. The Trojans got 18 points and 18 rebounds from Mercedes Simmons in a losing effort.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos used an aggressive half-court trap and outscored the Norway Knights, 13-4, in the fourth quarter to post a 42-33 win Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored the first 12 points of the game and cruised past the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 43-26, in girls basketball action Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline for details, photos, video clips, and post-game comments.
The Marquette Redmen hockey team scored goals on the first two shots in the first two minutes of the game Thursday and rolled to a 6-0 win over the Escanaba Eskymos at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Mickey LaMarch.
The Gwinn Model Towners shaved a 21-point deficit to one in the fourth quarter, but the Gladstone Braves pulled away to post a 69-60 win Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and video highlights.
The Rapid River High School boys basketball team led from start to finish Monday night, rolling past the North Central Jets, 68-54, in Rapid River. The Rockets avenged an earlier loss to the Jets. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves wrestling team won the championship of the Ray Mariucci Invitational Saturday in Kingsford. Gladstone won championships at 103 (Lane Matzke), 135 (Adam Bruce), 152 (Cole Hansen), and 215 (Cole Dawson). The Braves took first as a team. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Escanaba Eskymos played well but couldn't hold a 2-0 lead Saturday in Traverse City, losing to Woodhaven, 4-2. Nick Kolich and Ayden Mylander scored for the Eskymos. On Friday, the Eskymos beat Bay City, 4-1, as Kyle Krutina scored twice. Trevor Denome was in net for both game for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team completed a two-game sweep of the Tawas Braves on Saturday, 8-0, at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Grant Wickham had a hat trick for a second straight game, and ended the weekend with six goals and three assists. Ayden Mylander, Joey Jacobson, Devin Fisher, Kyle Krutina, and Chris Sliva also scored for Escanaba. The Eskymos outshot Tawas, 33-3.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the Elks Wrestling Championship on Saturday, with five Eskymos reaching the finals and three winning championships. Hunter Larson, Tyler Lawson, and Collin Arnt all took home their brackets. Click the above headline to read all of the results, and see a video of the trophy presentation.
The Escanaba Eskymos overwhelmed the first-year Tawas Braves, 16-0, in high school hockey action Friday night in Wells. The Eskymos scored eight goals in each of the two periods, outshooting the downstate team, 33-4. Click the above headline for details, watch post-game interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
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.
