The Escanaba High School football team repeated as Division Four district champions with a dominating 42-14 win over Alma Friday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos will host Williamston in the regional championship game next Friday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Anne Truitt.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had the lead for more than 39 minutes on Friday, but couldn't hang on, and lost to Ellsworth Community College, 67-65, in Mason City, Iowa. Click the above headline for details and listen to audio replays.
Jordan Kraemer scored 27 points but the Bay College Norse women's basketball team lost to Ellsworth Community College, 61-44, Friday in Mason City, Iowa. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Curtis Aiken.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team captured its second straight Class D district championship Thursday, beating Stephenson, 3-1, in the title match. The scores were 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-22. Sara Simula led the Wolves with 21 kills and 23 digs. Breanne Bedgood added 33 digs. The Wolves face Forest Park in next week's regionals.
The Munising High School volleyball team won a volleyball district championship Thursday night, beating Rapid River, 3-0, in Rapid River. The scores were 25-20, 25-16, and 25-20. Kianne Wendt led the Mustangs with 21 kills. Marissa Ackerman had 14 digs, and Emily Contreras led in assists with 26. Westwood also won its district on Thursday.
The Bay College Norse basketball teams are in Mason City, Iowa, for a tournament this Friday and Saturday. The teams practiced in Winona, Minn., Thursday night. The Norse face Ellsworth Community College on Friday. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Wisconsin-Marinette Buccaneers rallied from double-digit deficits on two different occasions and pulled out a 97-92 overtime victory over the Bay College Norse in the first men's college basketball game played in Escanaba for four decades. Click the above headline to read details, see videos and photos, and listen to interviews and replays.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had a successful debut Wednesday night, beating Wisconsin-Marinette, 95-35, at the Northern Lights YMCA Gym. Click the above headline to read details, and listen to interviews and radio replays.
Northern Michigan University's men's soccer team upset the Tiffin Dragons, 2-1, in a GLIAC tournament game Tuesday in Ohio. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University's women's soccer team lost to Ashland (Ohio), 3-0, in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team raced to an easy win in the first game of their Class B district quarterfinal match Monday night, but Cheboygan won the next three games to take the match, 3-1. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team had its season come to end on Monday night in the Class B district quarterfinals as the girls lost to Boyne City, 3-1, in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see details, videos, and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Northern Michigan University basketball team topped the new Bay College Norse in an exhibition game on Sunday in Marquette, 107-68. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Flivvers scored two early touchdowns, then after a brief Gladstone comeback, the Flivvers rolled to a 56-26 win over the Braves in the Division Five playoff opener Friday night in Kingsford. Click the above headline to read details, listen to radio replays and interviews, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba Eskymos raced to a 34-0 lead and dominated the Bay City John Glenn Bobcats, 40-14, in the Division Four playoff opener Friday in Escanaba. Craig Kamin threw two touchdown passes, while Scout Wunder and Cody Vandermissen had two touchdown runs each. Wunder also caught a TD pass. Escanaba hosts Alma in the district championship game next Friday at 7:00. Escanaba beat Alma last fall.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Kingsford Flivvers battled for the Great Northern Conference football title, with the Flivvers edging the Eskymos by a touchdown. Both teams are well-represented on the All-Conference Team. Click the above headline to see the winners.
The Western Eight Football Conference has released its All-Conference Teams. Stephenson's Montell Glover (pictured) was named the Offensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year. Rapid River Coach Steve Ostrenga was named Coach of the Year after leading the Rockets to the WEC title. Click the above headline for details.
The Mid-Eastern Football Conference announced its All-Conference team, as voted on by the league's coaches. The Bark River-Harris Broncos had six players picked to the First Team, including Ryan Arndt (pictured) and Mike Hall, who made it on both offense and defense. Click the above headline for the list of All-Conference winners.
The Mid Peninsula Conference volleyball All-Conference teams have been announced. Negaunee's Ally Jacobson was named the Player of the Year. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Gladstone's Kaitlyn Hardwick was named to the 2nd Team, and to the All-Defensive Team)
The Mid Peninsula Conference unveiled its football All-Conference teams on Monday, possibly the last such honors as five MPC members plan to switch conferences in 2018. The Gladstone Braves had nine players honored. Click the above headline to see details.
The high school cross country season came to an end on Saturday with the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals in Munising. Boys and girls teams from schools big and small gathered at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course for the event. Click the above headline to read details.
The Superior Central Cougars beat the Rapid River Rockets for the first time ever in football on Saturday. 46-22, in Eben Junction. Beau Rondeau threw four touchdown passes and ran in another. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
Northern Michigan University's hockey team lost to the fifth-ranked Wisconsin, 4-0, Saturday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay. That after the 'Cats beat the Badgers, 5-4, in Friday's game. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos and Kingsford Flivvers wrapped up the high school football regular season Friday night with the Flivvers pulling out a 21-14 win at Flivver Field. Escanaba won the JV and freshmen games on Thursday. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team had three empty trips inside the red zone Friday night and the Braves lost to the Calumet Copper Kings, 20-16, Friday night in Calumet. The loss likely ended Gladstone's hopes of hosting a state playoff game. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video clips from the JV and varsity games.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball Thursday night in Harris. It was the BR-H "pink" match for breast cancer awareness, and was played in memory of Sue Jorasz, who lost her battle with the disease just last weekend. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse basketball teams are getting ready for their season opener in two weeks, against UW-Marinette, with exhibition games scheduled for this Saturday. Click the above headline to see photos and hear some of the players' thoughts.
Five high schools that currently compete in the Mid Peninsula Conference have applied for membership in the West PAC Conferene. Athletic Directors met on Wednesday to talk about it. Click the above headline to read the press release about the meeting.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-0, in a Great Northern Conference volleyball match Tuesday night in Escanaba. The scores were 25-12, 25-13, 25-11. Meanwhile, Munising also swept Rapid River, 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-22). Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights from the Eskymo-Flivver match.
The Bark River-Harris High School volleyball team rallied from two games down to beat the North Central Jets, 3-2, Monday night in Powers. The Broncos won the fifth game, 15-8. BR-H hosts its "Pink Out" match on Thursday. Also on Monday, Superior Central topped Mid Peninsula, 3-1, and Manistique beat Newberry, 3-1.
