The Escanaba High School took in $819 in donations at the Special Olympics Basketball game the school hosted on March 6th. Pictured above is the group of EHS varsity and JV girl's basketball players and Special Olympics Area One Representative George Dunlap.
The 2016-17 Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for the U.P. composite schedule and scores.
The North Central Jets earned a shot at a third straight basketball state championship Tuesday with a 74-61 win over the Hillman Tigers in the state quarterfinals. The Jets advanced to the Final Four at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, and to listen to post-game interviews. (Bill Krachinski photo)
The Negaunee Miners battled from behind to force overtime, but lost to Manton, 51-49, in the Class C state quarterfinal Tuesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Negaunee's Trent Bell and Gladstone's Joe Gibbs earlier this year)
The Escanaba Eskymos wrapped up their 2016-17 hockey season Tuesday night with their awards banquet at the House of Ludington. Garth Wickham was named the team's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline to read more details and see more photos.
The North Central High School boys basketball team will face the Hillman Tigers in the Class D state quarterfinal game Tuesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the Jets' practice, and for interviews.
The U.P. Football All-Star Game created quite a buzz this year by changing the most basic premise of the game, how the teams are divided. A "draft" was held to divide the players between the two teams. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Sports photo, story)
The high school girls basketball post-season has wrapped up for the Upper Peninsula's teams. Click the above headline to see all of the scores from 2016-'17.
Less than 24 hours after their season ended in a regional final downstate, the Gladstone Braves basketball players were back at the school for their season-ending banquet Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos from the event.
The last-remaining Upper Peninsula girls basketball team still alive in the post-season, the Engadine Eagles, played hard Thursday, but lost to Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 64-59, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone High School basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday with a 63-48 loss to the Ludington Orioles in the Class B regional championship game in Grayling. Click the above headline for Joyce Ness photos and Mike Dagenais videos.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight regional championship Friday, beating Rapid River, 95-51, in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, to hear post-game interviews, and see pictures taken by Bill Krachinski.
The North Central High School basketball team survived a major upset bid Monday night, turning back Dollar Bay, 75-73, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. In the first game, Rapid River topped Ewen-Trout Creek. And in Class C, Negaunee and Iron Mountain won their games. Click the above headline for details, interviews. (Pictured: NCA survives)
The Gladstone community turned the Sault Ste. Marie High School Gym into "Gladstone East" Monday night, and the loud crowd helped the Braves to overcome a strong Grayling Vikings team, 74-69, in the Class B regional semifinals. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos taken by Ben Deatrick, and listen to radio interviews.
The dream season came to an end for the Calumet High School hockey team on Saturday after a 6-3 loss to Warren DelaSalle in the Division 3 state championship game in Plymouth. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the MHSAA. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone Braves rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Menominee Maroons, 57-43, in the Class B district championship game Friday night in a jam-packed Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, see video highlights taken by Mike Dagenais, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight district championship Friday night, turning back the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 79-60, in Stephenson. Click the above headline for more details, and to listen to post-game interviews.
The Upper Peninsula High School hockey season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores for all of the U.P's teams.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans scored all eight points of the second overtime and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-54, in the Class D regional championship game Thursday night in Kingsford. Forest Park will face Engadine in the quarterfinals next week. Click the above headline to read game details, and photos taken by Reid Rahoi.
The Gladstone High School basketball team advanced to the Class B district championship game Wednesday with a 69-56 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The win broke a streak of Eskymo playoff victories over the Braves. Click the above headline to see videos taken by Nate Bellville, photos taken by Brenda Crow, and listen to post-game interviews.
Kenzie Wilkinson's put-back at the final buzzer gave the Kalkaska High School girls basketball team a 58-57 win over the Houghton Gremlins in the Class B regional semifinal game Tuesday night in Manistique. Houghton had ended Kalkaska's season in each of the past two years. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Rapid River Rockets rolled past the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 70-40; and the Mid Peninsula Wolverines eliminated the Superior Central Cougars, 69-48, as the Class D boys basketball district tournament began Monday night in Eben Junction. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Upper Peninsula's Special Olympians finally got to take to the court Monday night after their Area One basketball tournament was snowed out last month. The athletes faced the Escanaba High School varsity girls team, and posted a truly special 101-49 victory. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
Manistique High School senior Tanner Gonzalez returned home to a hero's welcome on Sunday after winning a state wrestling championship Saturday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the celebration.
Manistique High School senior Tanner Gonazlez captured a MHSAA Division Four wrestling state championship Saturday evening, beating Johnathon Stid of Dansville, 5-4, in a heart-stopping overtime match at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to read details, see how other U.P. wrestlers fared, and see photos by Anne Truitt.
The North Central High School basketball team faced a challenge from the Bark River-Harris Broncos for two-and-a-half quarters on Saturday, but pulled away to post an 89-52 win in the regular season finale. Click the above headline to see game photos and videos.
Manistique High School wrestler Tanner Gonzalez will wrestle for a state championship on Saturday after he won quarterfinal and semifinal matches Friday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Iron Mountain's Aaron Bolo lost his semifinal match. Click the above headline to read about the two matches, and to see photos taken by Anne Truitt.
The Gladstone Braves trailed the heavily-favored Houghton Gremlins by just one point in the fourth quarter Friday, but the Gremlins pulled away to post a 60-49 victory. Click the above headline to read the game details.
Four Upper Peninsula wrestlers battled through the consolation rounds at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, and they will all get to wrestle for spots on the podium on Saturday. Fifteen other U.P. wrestlers were eliminated, and two were in semifinal action. Click the above headline to see the results, and photos taken by Anne Truitt. Pictured: Gladstone's Austin Demeuse won twice on Friday.
The Gladstone Braves upset the Kingsford Flivvers, 42-40, in a MHSAA Class B girls basketball district semifinal Wednesday night in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Scott Balenger, videos by Mike Dagenais, and hear player interviews.
