Neal Violetta scored three touchdowns and Shane Ring added two scores and the Negaunee Miners beat the Gladstone Braves, 44-21, Friday night at Miners Stadium. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to replays, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team rebounded from Tuesday night's loss to Kingsford with a 3-0 win over the Stephenson Eagles Thursday night in Stephenson. Click the above headline to read details, and to see all of Thursday's U.P. volleyball scores.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team swept the Gwinn Model Towners for the second time this season on Thursday, 8-0, in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see the scores.
The Escanaba Cross Country Invitational was held on Thursday at the Beauchamp Farm in Flat Rock, the site of next month's U.P. Finals. Sault Ste. Marie and Munising won the girls meets, while Stephenson and Houghton won for the boys. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Kingsford Flivvers took an early lead and went on to post a 3-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos in a Great Northern Conference volleyball match Tuesday night. The scores were 25-23, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got five touchdown passes from Jace Briggs...three of them to Iver Stenberg...and rolled to a 52-24 win over the Gogebic Miners Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The North Central Jets outscored the Forest Park Trojans 30-0 in the third quarter and rolled to a 60-42 win Friday night in Crystal Falls. Jason Whitens had four touchdown passes and Tyler Bentley had two long TD runs. Click the above headline for details. (WJMN Local Three photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos scored two defensive touchdowns and Scout Wunder scored two on the ground and the Eskymos rolled past Petoskey, 39-0, Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos. (Pictured: Tyler Willette was pumped after his catch)
The Gladstone High School junior Varsity football team beat Benzie Central, 40-30, Thursday afternoon at the Marble Athletic Field. The varsity game between the two schools was cancelled because the Huskies don't have enough players. Click the above headline for game details, and to see photos from the JV game taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team lost a Great Northern Conference match against the Menominee Maroons, 3-2, Thursday in Menominee. Then in the evening, the Gladstone Braves also lost in Menominee County, 3-2, to Stephenson. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team picked up a victory on the road Wednesday, beating the Gwinn Model Towners, 8-0. Click the above headline to see all of the individual results.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team rallied to beat the Negaunee Miners, 3-2, in the Eskymos' home opener Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gwinn Model Towners scored 30 points in the first half and rolled to a 36-16 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Eric Thompson, and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Scout Wunder scored two touchdowns and the Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of Alpena penalties and turnovers to post a 24-8 win Thursday night in Alpena. Paul Carne added a field goal and three extra point kicks for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for more details.
Jason Whitens threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score as the North Central Jets opened their season Thursday night with a 60-14 win over Luck, Wis. Click the above headline for more details and to hear post-game interviews with Whitens and Tyler Bentley.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won all four singles matches on Thursday to tie the Menominee Maroons, 4-4, in a Great Northern Conference match. Megan Marenger rallied from a set down to win at #4 singles, preserving the tie. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Gladstone Braves won all four doubles matches and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-3, in girls tennis action Monday afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read photos and see photos, videos. (Pictured above: Gladstone's Kara Salo and Paige Loehr celebrate a winner)
The high school volleyball season began on Saturday with tournaments in Munising, Kingsford, and Sault Ste. Marie. The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both made the long trip to the Soo to play in the seven-team tournament. Click the above headline to see the scores. (File photo)
The Breitung Township Schools and the Kingsford High School dedicated the fieldhouse at the football facility after Don Edens. He was a longtime Flivver both as a coach, and for many years, as athletic director. Edens passed away several years ago, but has not been forgotten in the Flivver family. The fieldhouse was dedicated at Friday night's Meet the Flivvers event. (school photo)
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened the 2016 season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four doubles matches, but got swept in the singles matches. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football team made the state playoffs last fall for the first time since 2011. The Eskymos will be looking for a second straight trip to the Field of 256 when they open their season next Thursday in Alpena. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's practice, and hear from Eskymo players and coaches.
As the pre-season practices continue, the Gladstone High School football team is looking forward to the new season with a sense of optimism in what will be their final season in the Great Northern Conference. Click the above headline for more details, and practice videos.
The heat wave that traveled across Michigan in July is another reminder of the importance of preparing for activity in hot weather as the Michigan High School Athletic Association fall practices kicked off this week. Click the above headline to read details about heat in practice.
Practice begins on Monday for high school football, and on Wednesday for other fall sports. And there are some rules changes this year. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Pictured: a 2015 Gladstone HS football practice.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion Baseball team lost in the Class A State Championship Game on Sunday in Adrian. Menominee's two pitchers allowed no base hits, but seven walks and three errors led Hudson to a 2-1 win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Big League and Senior League World Series tournaments began on Sunday at Lower Sussex Little League in Roxana, Delaware. The ten teams from around world in each bracket...including the Escanaba Big League Girls...took part in Opening Ceremonies under warm, sunny conditions. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba 10-11 boys won their second straight game at the state tournament in Grand Rapids on Saturday, beating Lincoln Little League, 11-0. The boys clinched a spot in the quarterfinals with the win. Click the above headline for details and for Micky LaMarch's photos.
The baseball season ended for the Escanaba Cubs on Saturday as they fell to Hudson, 4-1, at the Class A American Legion State Tournament at Siena Heights University in Adrian. The Cubs players then went to a Detroit Tigers game (pictured). Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs beat two downstate teams on Friday to stay alive at the American Legion Class A State Tournament at Siena Heights University in Adrian. Click the above headline to read details of the two games, and see photos, videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion baseball team lost to Ida, 10-2, on Friday, to finish the Class A state tournament with an 0-2 record. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
