The Stephenson High School girls basketball team won its first-ever regional championship Thursday with a 60-36 win over the Forest Park Trojans in Kingsford. The Trojans had won the last four straight regional titles. Stephenson will face the Newberry Indians in the Class D state quarterfinals next Tuesday night in Negaunee.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines allowed just six points in the first quarter and nine more in the second, beating the Munising Mustangs, 48-36, in a Class D district game Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, and photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Keenen Adams scored 31 points and the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears overcame an early challenge from the Superior Central Cougars, 73-60, in a Class D district game Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, and photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Sloane Zenner scored 27 points and a key steal in the final seconds to lead the Houghton Gremlins to a 61-57 win over the Kalkaska Blazers in a Class B Regional Semifinal Tuesday night in Manistique. Click the above headline to read the game details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
Danny VanEffen scored 25 points and Tyler Willette added 21 as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 67-49, in the Class B district tournament Monday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for the details, and for photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Marquette Senior High School Figure Skating competed at states over the weekend in Novi...and took first place in the Individual combined events. Meanwhile, Escanaba's Taylor Gauthier (pictured) was also a state champion. Click the headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association's individual wrestling state finals wrapped up Saturday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Munising senior Hunter Sadler wrestled for the state championship Saturday night, and lost, while seven other U.P. wrestlers metaled. Click the above headline to see how all 28 Upper Peninsula state finalists did.
The Escanaba High School Competitive Cheerleading team finished eighth in the Division Three state finals Saturday night in Grand Rapids. The girls had won the regional title the week before (pictured) in surprising fashion. Click the above headline for details.
The Munising Mustangs scored the game's first 13 points and rolled to a 72-28 win over the Rapid River Rockets Friday night in the Class D District Championship game. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The North Central High School basketball team got off to a quick start and rolled to a 75-53 win over the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Thursday night in Powers. The Jets finish with a 20-0 record. Click the above headline for game details, interviews, photos, and videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos rallied from 17 points down, but eventually lost to the Stephenson Eagles, 57-56, in overtime, Wednesday night in Harris. The win moves Stephenson into the Class D district championship game on Friday. Click the above headline to read the game's details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos advanced to the Class B girls district championship game with a surprising 49-42 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Wednesday night. At the same time, the Gladstone Braves led for most of the night in Houghton, but lost at the end, 54-50. Click the above headline to read the details from both games.
The Marquette Redmen and Escanaba Eskymos played 51 minutes of intense hockey Tuesday night, and the Redmen emerged with a 2-1 victory to advance in the MHSAA Division Two Regional Tournament. Click the above headline to read details, listen to interviews and replays, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Reece Castor scored 24 points and Joe Gibbs added 16 as the Gladstone Braves beat the Manistique Emeralds, 65-53, Tuesday night. The Braves honored their two seniors, Kyle Pouliot (pictured) and Phil Griffith. Click the above headline to see Nate Bellville's photos.
The Escanaba High School competitive cheerleading team won the MHSAA Regional Championship in Rockford. It is the first regional title in school history, and the girls will compete in the state finals next Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Freshman Reece Castor scored 23 points and sophomore Brad Spindler added 11 as the Gladstone Braves upended the Escanaba Eskymos, 54-42, in boys basketball Friday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to radio replays and interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team won the school's first-ever regional championship Friday at the MNHSAA Team Regionals in Gaylord. Iron Mountain was second. Both will qualify for the state finals. Click the above headline for more details.
The "team" portion of the high school wrestling season came to an end Friday for the Gladstone Braves and Munising Mustangs as both U.P. schools lost in the quarterfinals at Central Michigan University. Gladstone lost to Remus Chippewa Hills, 48-24, in D-3, while Munising fell to New Lothrop, 69-10, in D-4. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Seven different players scored goals as the Escanaba Eskymos fired 57 shots on goal and closed the regular season an 8-3 win over the Negaunee Miners Thursday night in Wells. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Ashley Edwardsen scored 24 points and Leigha Woelffer made 15 free throws as the Gladstone Braves beat the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 63-57, in girls basketball Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to post-game interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Marquette Redmen outscored the Gladstone Braves, 19-9, in the third quarter and posted a 54-39 win Tuesday night. Click the above headline to see photos by Nate Bellville.
Taylor Hunter's free throw with 1.2 seconds left in the game broke a 40-40 tie and lifted the Gladstone Braves to a 41-40 win over the Kingsford Flivvers in girls basketball action Tuesday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
Joe Gibbs scored 24 points, including eleven in the fourth quarter, to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 60-54 win over the Westwood Patriots Monday night in Gladstone. Ryan Stanaway led Westwood with 23 points. Click the above headline for details, listen to radio highlights and interviews, and photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos played another down-to-the-wire hockey game on Saturday, losing to the Hancock Bulldogs, 3-2, in Hancock. Freshman Alex Nordstrom scored the winning goal with 4:56 left in the game. Click the above headline for details, and photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Katie Stephenson was victorious in four events, leading the Gladstone Braves to the Upper Peninsula girls swimming championship Saturday in Marquette. The Gladstone boys were fourth, with Matt LeClaire winning two events. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association held its individual wrestling regional tournaments on Saturday, and 27 Upper Peninsula boys placed in the top four in their weight classes and will wrestle in the state finals next month at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline for details. Pictured above: two Gladstone Braves advanced in the 160-pound weight class: James Bruce (2nd, second right) and Austin Demeuse (3rd, left).
The Escanaba Eskymos built a quick 2-0 lead, then had to hang on to forge a 2-2 tie with the Calumet Copper Kings Friday night at the Calumet Colosseum. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team got wins from their two heaviest boys to pull a stunning upset of the Roscommon Bucks, 40-32, in the Division two regional championship match Wednesday night. Mason Frederick (pictured) came from behind to get a pin in his heavyweight match, clinching the win for the Braves. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights, and listen to radio interviews from the match.
The Negaunee High School boys basketball team continued to roll Tuesday, posting a 71-41 win over the Gladstone Braves at Negaunee's Lakeview Memorial Gym. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team turned up the defensive pressure in the fourth quarter to shut down the Escanaba Eskymos, 52-36, Monday night in Gladstone. The Braves outscored the Eskymos, 21-5, after Escanaba rallied to tie the game. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
