The Houghton High School hockey team scored two goals in the third period to hand the Escanaba Eskymos a 2-1 loss Saturday afternoon at Dee Stadium in Houghton. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young, and to listen to interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team had a big second quarter and powered past the Gwinn Model Towners, 54-32, Friday night in Gladstone. Taylor Hunter led the Braves with 19 points. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team opened their season with an easy 69-38 win over the Marinette Marines Thursday night at the Escanaba Gym. Sophomore Lexi Chaillier led the way with 23 points. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Goaltender Brodie Goddard made 35 saves to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 1-0 win over the Marquette Redmen Tuesday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, see photos taken by Randy Ritari, videos taken by Sandi Young.
The Menominee High School football team turned the ball over seven times and lost to Grand Rapids West Catholic, 43-7, in the MHSAA Division Five state championship game Saturday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit. Click the above headline for details and stats.
The 2016 Upper Peninsula high school football season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the regular season and playoff scores.
The Escanaba High School hockey team lost its third straight home game on Tuesday, falling to the Kingsford Flivvers, 5-3, at the Hannahville Ice & Turf. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The North Central High School football team rolled up 569 yards of total offense and Jason Whitens rushed for six touchdowns in his final game, leading the Jets to a 58-22 win over Deckerville in the MHSAA Eight-Man State Championship Game in Greenville. Click the above headline for all of the game details. (Bill Krachinski photo of Jets' seniors)
The Escanaba High School hockey team ended up with a winless weekend after dropping its second straight game to the Alpena Wildcats, 2-1, Saturday afternoon in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
Colby Plowman scored 58 seconds into overtime to lift the Alpena Wildcats to a 3-2 win over the Escanaba Eskymos in the hockey season-opener for both teams. Escanaba had a 2-0 lead late in the second period before Alpena rallied. Click the above headline read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The Upper Peninsula high school girls volleyball season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see all of the playoff scores from the districts all the way through.
Escanaba Eskymos left handed pitcher, Taylor Rathe, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division One softball at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team opened the regular season with a pair of victories this weekend at the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. Northern beat Truman State on Saturday and topped Quincy on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details on both, from NMU Sports Information.
The most successful football season for the Escanaba Eskymos in more than three decades came to an end on Saturday, with a 34-0 loss to Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the Division Four Regional Final in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline to read details. (Photo: Eskymo seniors pose after the game, Patti LeMire).
The North Central High School football team will have the chance to defend last year's state championship. The Jets rolled past the Pickford Panthers, 62-22, in the Eight-Man state semifinal game Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details.
Three Gladstone High School athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Friday to play at the collegiate level in their respective sports. Bryce Douglas (left) signed with the University of Detroit-Mercy for golf, Katie Stephenson signed with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for swimming, and Matt LeClaire (right) signed with Northern Michigan University, also for swimming. (Andy Jacques photo)
The Rudyard Bulldogs and Calumet Copper Kings picked up Class C regional tournament victories Tuesday night in Gladstone. Rudyard outlasted Iron Mountain, 3-2, while Calumet rushed past Munising, 3-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Two Escanaba High School softball players have committed to play college softball after they graduate next spring. Tuesday was National Signing Day for college softball, and Katie Ross and Emily Bruntjens signed on the dotted line. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School football team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 1981 on Saturday, beating the Alma Panthers, 31-13, in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to read details. (Curtis Aiken photo)
The North Central Jets and Forest Park Trojans battled hard for 48 minutes of football Friday night before the Jets emerged with a 60-50 victory in the Eight Man regional final in Powers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Rapid River High School girls volleyball team won its first Class D district championship in a dozen years Thursday, 3-1, over Mid Peninsula in Garden Corners. Click the above headline for details, and all of the U.P. scores. (Photo by Michelle Rubick)
The Gladstone Braves had the Menominee Maroons on the ropes Tuesday night, but the Maroons rallied to win the two sets and post a 3-2 win in a Class B District Semifinal match in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read match details, and see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored three early touchdowns and never looked back Saturday, beating the Whitehall Vikings, 48-27, in an MHSAA playoff game at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos, and video highlights.
The North Central Jets scored on every first half possession and rolled to a 64-0 win over the Rapid River Rockets in the first round of the MHSAA playoffs Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Escanaba Eskymos lost the first set of their match Thursday night against the Stephenson Eagles, but roared back to post a 3-1 win at the Escanaba High School Gym. The result wrapped up the regular season. Click the above headline for video highlights and all of the U.P. scores.
Former Calumet High School hockey star Ben Johnson has been sentenced to three years in a Canadian prison for a sexual assault conviction. Johnson heard his sentence in an Ontario courtroom on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Johnson as a Spitfire)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association's Upper Peninsula Cross-Country Finals were held on a crisp Saturday afternoon at the Beauchamp Farm in Delta County. It was a double championship for Ishpeming in Division Two, while teams from both ends of the U.P. won other championships. Click the above headline to see all of the results. Thanks to Superior Timing!
The Calumet Copper Kings got three touchdowns from Rory Anderson and beat the Gladstone Braves, 24-6, Friday night, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to interviews, and see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored 42 points in the second half and pulled out a wild 49-42 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Logan Carroll's 28-yard touchdown run with 52 seconds left in the game won it. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves are rejoining the Great Northern Conference...for basketball only. The Braves will also play in the Mid Peninsula Conference, starting in the 2017-2018 school year. The Braves will play their normal schedule this season. Click the above headline to read details.
