The two-time defending state champion North Central Jets had their 28-game winning streak come to an end Friday night with a 66-58 overtime loss to the Forest Park Trojans. Connor Bartolini scored seven touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, for the Trojans. Hunter Riley threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score for NCA.
The Gladstone Braves scored touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams, and cruised to a 44-6 win over the Manistique Emeralds Friday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Brenda Crow, Scott Balenger, and Laura Lamberg.
Colton Brunette, Ryan Arndt, Kadin Mustafa, and Brent Sundquist all scored two touchdowns apiece as the Bark River-Harris High School football team rolled over the Marion-Tigerton Thundercats, 64-6, Friday night in Wisconsin. The Broncos (2-0) host Newberry next Friday.
The Rapid River High School football team was on the ropes late Thursday night, but pulled out a 48-40, double overtime victory, over the Superior Central Cougars. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves played to a 4-4 tie in a girls tennis dual match Tuesday afternoon in Gladstone. It's the second time this season that the teams ended in a draw. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School football team won its first-ever Mid Peninsula Conference game Friday night, beating the Gwinn Model Towners, 42-0, in Gwinn. Darin Johnson threw four touchdown passes. Click the above headline for more details, interviews, radio replays.
Tne North Central High School football team got its 2017 season off to an impressive start Thursday, beating North Dickinson, 60-0, in Powers. Hunter Riley threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone Area Public Schools have made changes to the athletic code that all students must adhere to in order to play on Braves sports teams. One addition is a Fan Code of Conduct. A change is a lesser sanction for a student who "self-reports" an infraction. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Athletic Director Andy Jacques)
Escanaba High School baseball head coach Kirk Schwalbach has resigned after six years at the helm. He posted a 108-65-3 record and won three district titles during those six years. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Bark River-Harris High School volleyball team got off to a nice start Tuesday night, beating Niagara, 25-14, in their first game. But the Badgers took advantage of many BR-H service errors and other mistakes and won the next three games, 25-14, 25-18, and 25-15. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team played to a 4-4 tie with the Menominee Maroons on Tuesday at Pfotenhauer Park. It was the Braves' second straight tie, after tying Escanaba on Monday. Click the above headline for details. (Scott Balenger photo)
The Gladstone High School volleyball team rallied to beat the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 3-1, Tuesday night in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline to read details.
Escanaba High School sophomore Gabi Salo has made a verbal commitment to play softball for the University of Wisconsin. Salo was an All-State selection for the Eskymos last spring, and played on a number of travel teams throughout the summer, in tournaments across the country. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves played to a 4-4 tie in girls tennis action Monday afternoon in Escanaba. The Eskymos won all four singles matches while the Braves took all four doubles flights. It was Gladstone's season-opener. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, from the #1 and #3 singles matches.
The high school sports season is under way in Gladstone, even though classes don't begin for two more weeks. The annual Meet The Braves event was held on Sunday at the Marble Athletic Field, the only time where the football, volleyball, cross country, and tennis teams are in one place. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
Michigan high school football teams are allowed to play one exhibition game before the start of the regular season, and many U.P. teams did that on Friday. The weather was cloudy and chilly as the Gladstone Braves faced the Munising Mustangs in Munising, and the Manistique Emeralds played at Bark River-Harris. (Brenda Crow photo)
The 2017 high school girls tennis season got under way Wednesday across the Upper Peninsula. The Escanaba Eskymos opened their season with a match against the Marquette Redettes. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the GNC match.
The Gladstone High School football team has a lot of confidence entering the 2017 season, with experience on both sides of the ball, and a new league to play in. The Braves have left the Great Northern Conference and will play in the Mid Peninsula Conference. Click the above headline to read more about the Braves football team.
The Bark River-Harris High School football team is hoping that an infusion of senior talent will help the team return to the win column when this season begins later this month. The team is holding spirited two-a-day practices in preparation for the season. Click the above headline to see photos and video interviews from their practice.
Gladstone High School graduate Tyson Seymour signed a National Letter of Intent on Tuesday to play baseball at Muskegon Community College. Seymour was a Division Two All-State selection in his senior year at Gladstone. Click the above headline for details.
High School football practices got under way on Monday across Michigan. In Escanaba, the Eskymos started working again after winning two playoff games last fall. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and interviews from Day One.
Several rules changes taking effect this season are aimed at reducing health risks in high school sports as fall practices begin for member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team completed a massive comeback on Sunday by winning its fifth straight game to take its second state championship in the last four years. The Indians beat Menominee, 15-2, wrapping up a long trip through the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, taken by Laura Lamberg.
The journey through the loser's bracket of the American Legion Baseball state tournament continued on Saturday for the Gladstone Indians as they beat Gaylord, 6-2, and Menominee, 9-6, to force a decisive game to determine the state champion on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and for photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team scored seven runs in the final two innings Friday to stun the defending state champions from Hudson, 10-6, at the Class A state tournament in Gladwin. This after the Indians eliminated Copper Country, 8-0. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion Baseball team overcame a shaky start Friday night and beat the Gaylord Strikers, 8-6, to advance to the Class A State Championship Game in downstate Gladwin. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Copper Country Flames, 16-8, to win the Zone Five Championship Saturday afternoon in Hancock. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team had an emotional walk-off victory over the Marquette Blues on Saturday before the season came to an end with a loss to the Copper Country Flames. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team will return to the state tournament this summer after beating Sault Ste. Marie, 7-3, Saturday, at the U.P. Zone Tournament in Hancock. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Indians built a 6-0 lead and held on to beat the Escanaba Cubs, 9-6, at the American Legion Zone Five U.P. Finals on Friday in Hancock. Click the above headline to read details, and see videos and pictures taken by Laura Lamberg and Sheila Olsen.
