The Escanaba High School tennis team swept all four doubles flights and won three of the four singles matches and beat Iron Mountain, 7-1, on Thursday. Click the above headline for details.
Freshman Natalie Belanger kept up her torrid hitting with a home run, single, and five doubles, and she pitched two scoreless innings Wednesday as Rapid River swept Manistique, 11-0, and 23-0, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled to a doubleheader sweep of the Kingsford Flivvers on Tuesday, winning both games on the five-inning mercy rule, 11-1 and 10-0, in Escanaba. Gabbi Salo and Nicole Kamin each threw no-hitters in the circle for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from Game #1.
The Gladstone Braves scored eight unanswered runs to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-3, in a high school baseball rivalry game Tuesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and to listen to interviews.
Carney-Nadeau High School graduate and Marquette University freshman Hunter Eichhorn took first place Tuesday at the Big East Conference championships in South Carolina. MU finished second as a team. Click the above headline for details. (MU Photo)
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball team held a special promotion over the weekend in an effort to expand its Upper Peninsula fan base. The team is an affiliate of the Miwaukee Brewers, and celebrated "Yooper Day" as the Peoria Chiefs came to Appleton. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interview with Club President Rob Verjav.
The Gladstone High School baseball team settled for a doubleheader split on Saturday in the program's first-ever meeting with Sturgeon Bay, beating the Clippers, 2-0, in the opener, before dropping the nightcap, 12-2. The games were played in sunny, 40-degree weather. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba High School baseball team improved to 5-1 on its season-opening homestand Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of the Peshtigo Bulldogs, 12-10 and 17-2, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept a doubleheader from the Hancock Bulldogs, 11-1 and 13-3, under cold, sunny, and blustery conditions Friday afternoon in Rapid River. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights from the opener.
The Westwood Patriots tennis team left Delta County with a win and a tie in a pair of dual meets under cold, windy conditions Friday. The Patriots beat Gladstone, 7-1, after settling for a 4-4 tie with Escanaba earlier in the day. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team worked hard for a pair of victories on Thursday, turning back the Negaunee Miners, 4-3 and 9-4. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young, listen to interviews and a replay of Escanaba's walk-off hit.
The Escanaba High School boys tennis team tied the defending Upper Peninsula champion Negaunee Miners, 4-4, on Thursday, before beating the Menominee Maroons, 8-0. Gladstone, meanwhile, lost to Kingsford, 7-1. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marinette Marines split a doubleheader Wednesday night as the baseball season finally started. The Eskymos won the opener, 9-8, before the Marines rolled to a 13-3 win in the nightcap. Click the above headline for details.
The high school boys and girls track & field seasons got off to a belated start on Tuesday as four schools met in Escanaba. The Marquette Redmen won both the boys and girls meets. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos. (Pictured: Marquette's Raffy Millado)
The high school tennis season finally got going Tuesday in Delta County as the West Iron County Wykons made stops in both Escanaba and Gladstone. The Wykons returned to Iron River with a pair of wins, 5-3 over Escanaba and 8-0 over Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from the Esky match. (Pictured: WIC Neil Tomasoski)
The executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Jack Roberts, is stepping down in August. He has been the head of the MHSAA since 1986, the longest serving of any state in the country. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets baseball teams finally got on the field Monday, after spending weeks practicing inside their gyms. The Braves turned back the Jets, 11-1 and 5-1, under sunny skies in Hermansville. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team is preparing for the 2018 season, which is getting off to a late start. The team gathered on Sunday for the annual Eskymo Spaghetti Fundraiser at the Elks Lodge. The money raised with the dinner helps the Eskymo varsity and JV teams with their operations, as both are self-funded and get no money from the district. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the event.
The Gladstone High School softball team won three games on Saturday to take first place at the Chris Brien Invitational at Hanover-Horton High School. Click the above headline to see the details, and video highlights taken by Duane Hardwick.
Escanaba High School senior Ryan Robinette signed his National Letter of Intent Thursday to attend Bay College and play for the men's basketball team next season. Click the above headline for more details, video clips, and audio clips from Thursday's signing.
North Central High School varsity football head coach Kevin Bellefeuil resigned Wednesday night after the school board deadlocked a week ago on whether to retain him. That vote was 3-3, and Bellefeuil initially indicated he would fight for his job at this week's meeting, when an absent board member would be present. But Bellefeuil instead announced his resignation. He led the Jets to two Eight-Man state championships in 2015 and 2016. Leo Gorzinski was named the new coach.
The Escanaba High School baseball team is hoping to finally be able to practice, and maybe even play a game, outdoors. But for now, the Eskymos have to settle for indoor practices. Click the above headline to read more from the team, and to see video interviews.
The Escanaba High School will be getting a new gym floor this summer. Athletic Director Nick Nolde says that the help comes mostly from the Eskymo Fan Club, with a $30,000 donation. Click the above headline to read more details about the project.
The 80th Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament wrapped up Sunday night as a snowstorm raged outside the Hermansville Community Center. Finals were held in Class A, Class EE, and Women's bracket. Click the above headline for details.
Carney Juice Promotions won the Class D championship in thrilling fashion Saturday at the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament in Hermansville. Preston Lauscher's buzzer-beating put-back sent the game into overtime, and then Marvin Charette, Jr., flung home the winner at the OT buzzer as Juice Promotions stunned Escanaba Spindler Financial, 95-92. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos, video highlights.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball players who made up the Escanaba Drifters Class A team ran into a buzz saw Saturday at the Gold Medal Classic in Hermansville. The team was eliminated by Menominee Dexters, made up of Michigan Tech University men, 96-76. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights, from all of Saturday's action.
Carney Juice Promotions got victories in two different classes Friday as the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued in Hermansville. Click the above headline to read details, see scores and schedules and to see photos, video highlights.
Justin Bal scored 22 points and Bobby Kleiman added 14 as Norway Dewey's Brown Bread defeated Hermansville Superior Welding, 59-46, in a Class EE semifinal game Thursday night at the Gold Medal Classic. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
Bark River-Harris High School senior Ryan Arndt officially signed this afternoon to attend Bay College and play basketball next year for the Norse. Arndt was a first team Class D All-U.P. selection this season. Click the above headline for more details.
Hermansville Superior Welding rallied three times in the second half to beat Norway Seamless Gutters, 78-73, in a Class E game at the Gold Medal Classic Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and other scores.
