The Escanaba High School football team had a Happy Homecoming on Friday with a 35-6 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils. The Eskymos are now 4-1 on the season. Click the above headline to read details. (Anne Truitt photos)
The Escanaba Eskymos scored the first nine points of their match in Marquette Thursday night, and went on to post a 3-1 win over the Redettes. Marquette hosts its annual invitational on Saturday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. scores.
Scott Hanson has been hired as Escanaba's new varsity baseball coach. He replaces Kirk Schwalbach, who resigned earlier this summer. Click the above headline to read more. (Pictured: Hanson, second from left, along with Schwalbach and the 2017 EHS seniors)
The Great Northern and Mid Peninsula Conferences held their girls tennis championships on Wednesday as scattered thunderstorms rolled through the Upper Peninsula. In Escanaba, Marquette won the GNC title, with West Iron County second and Menominee third. In Iron Mountain, not all of the matches were finished, but Negaunee clinched the Mid Pen title, with Westwood due to finish second and Gladstone to take third. The meet will be finished on Thursday. (Pictured: Marquette's Hannah Swajanen)
The Escanaba High School volleyball team won a hard-fought battle from the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night, 3-1, in Gladstone. The scores were 25-21, 25-27, 25-18, and 25-23. The Eskymos visit Marquette on Thursday while the Braves are idle. Also on Tuesday, Mid Peninsula beat North Central, 3-0, and Munising topped Rapid River, 3-0.
The Escanaba High School tennis team lost to the Menpminee Maroons, 5-3, Tuesday afternoon in Menominee. The Eskymos got wins from Taylor Gauthier, Megan Marenger, and Jasmine Clark in singles action, but the Maroons won all four doubles flights, including #1 doubles by forfeit. Click the above headline to see all of the scores.
The North Central High School football team broke its two-game losing streak Saturday with a 76-8 win over the Baldwin Panthers in Pickford. Hunter Riley threw three touchdown passes and ran in another score. Lucas Dombrowski returned a fumble for a touchdown. Austin Paupore also scored for the Jets. NCA (2-2) led, 60-0, at the half.
The Gladstone High School football team improved to 4-0 on the season Friday with a hard-fought 20-12 win over the Westwood Patriots. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos taken by Scott Balenger.
The Rapid River High School football team improved to 4-0 on the season with a dramatic 26-22 win over the Ontonagon Gladiators Friday in Rapid River. Sam Orth intercepted a pass and returned it deep into Ontonagon territory late in the fourth quarter, and then on a 4th-and-7 play, Brent Sundquist tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Logan Hardwick to take the lead for good. The Rockets face Carney-Nadeau next week.
The Escanaba High School football team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 45-28 win over the Marquette Redmen Friday night in Escanaba. Logan Carroll ran for more than 200 yards and scored four touchdowns. His TD's all came on long runs of 66, 62, 34, and 33 yard scampers. Craig Kamin threw a 30-yard touchdown to Ryan Robinette, Cody Vandermissen scored on a short run, and Christer Carne kicked a field goal.
The Escanaba High School tennis team posted a 6-2 win over the Kingsford Flivvers on Thursday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School tennis team swept all four doubles flights and posted a 6-2 win over the Munising Mustangs Wednesday afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos. (Pictured: Braves' Natalie Hansen).
The Escanaba High School volleyball team was in control most of the way Tuesday night and posted a 3-0 win over the Negaunee Miners. The scores were 25-20, 25-20, and 25-16. Click the above headline to see photos and video clips.
The Gladstone Braves be having a veteran's football game vs Westwood on Friday. All of the proceeds will go toward the UP Honor Flight. The Braves will be wearing the Digital Camo Jerseys in honor of our veterans. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School tennis team dropped a 6-2 decision to the Westwood Patriots Monday at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School football team held on to beat Detroit Loyola, 21-20, Saturday afternoon in Hazel Park. The Eskymos stopped a two-point conversion and recovered an on-side kick in the final seconds to preserve the win. Click the above headline for details.
The Houghton High School volleyball team won the championship of The Rock event Saturday in Gladstone. The Gremlins topped the host Braves, 2-0, in the final, after knocking off the Escanaba Eskymos, 2-1, in the semis. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 43-0 win over the Negaunee Miners Friday night in Gladstone. The Braves are now one of just four undefeated 11-man teams in the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline for details.
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.
