The Escanaba High School tennis team posted a 7-1 win over the Munising Mustangs Wednesday afternoon. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos from the #1 singles match between Esky's Christer Carne and Munising's Jared Immel.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Kingsford Flivvers, 9-0 and 11-1, Tuesday night at Lemmerand Park. Meanwhile, Gladstone and Rapid River split a doubleheader in Rapid River. Click the above headline for details on both twinbills, plus photos and videos from the Eskymo-Flivver games.
The Gladstone High School baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Kingsford Flivvers, 11-2 and 12-2, Tuesday night. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School boys golf team won the championship of the Kiwanis Invitational on Tuesday at the NMU Golf Course, while the Eskymo girls lost a close battle with Houghton. Click the above headline for the scores.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both dropped tennis matches on the road Tuesday. The Eskymos lost in Kingsford, 5-3, while the Braves were shut out in Negaunee, 8-0. Click the above headline to read details.
The Norway Knights scored eight runs in the final two innings to beat the Gladstone Braves, 10-6, in the second game of a doubleheader Monday in Gladstone. The Braves won the opener, 4-2, on a walk-off home run by Ben Schwalbach. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos taken by Laura Lamberg
Nathan Hardwick's victory at #2 singles proved decisive as the Gladstone Braves beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 5-3, Monday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details.
Joseph Nardi has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Northern Michigan University hockey program in the fall of 2017. Nardi spent the past three seasons with the AJHL's Whitecourt Wolverines. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team had its six-game winning streak come to an end Saturday with a pair of losses to the DC Everest Evergreens, 7-6 and 12-5, in central Wisconsin. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Sandi Young.
Jordan Kraemer, a senior from Norway High School has signed a NJCAA Letter of Intent to play for the inaugural women’s basketball team at Bay College. Kraemer signed her Letter of Intent at a ceremony Friday in Norway. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team finished a busy week on Saturday with a sweep of the new Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 10-0 and 21-6, at Don Olsen Field. The Braves played eight games in five days, winning seven of them. Click the above headline for details, and to see more photos from Friday's game in Peshtigo, taken by Brenda Crow.
Jared Crow scattered five hits over six innings to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 13-0 win over the Peshtigo Bulldogs Friday night in Wisconsin. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and see videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored four runs in the first inning and cruised to a 6-2 win over the Negaunee Miners Friday at IronTown Field. Craig Kamin threw six innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight batters. CJ Barron pitched a scoreless seventh inning in relief.
The Escanaba High School tennis team picked up a 7-1 victory over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers on Thursday in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details.
Lucas Weinert hit his first home run and had four other hits to lead the Gladstone Braves to a pair of wins, 11-1 and 13-3, over the Marquette Redmen pn Thursday. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba County Club was busy on Thursday as the boys and girls golf teams hosted the annual Eskymo Invitational. The Gladstone boys won, as did the Escanaba girls. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
Gwinn High School senior Reed Wiedenhoefer has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Bay College for the 2017-18 season. Pictured: Wiedenhoefer (back row), joined by GHS Coach Jim Finkbeiner, GHS Athletic Director Rob Soyring; Bay Coach Matt Johnson; and (front row) Reed’s grandma, Gloria Carlson, and mother, Sara Wiedenhoefer
The Gladstone High School team rebounded from Tuesday's loss to Escanaba by posting a doubleheader sweep over the Negaunee Miners, 11-1 and 10-0, Wednesday night. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Laura Lamberg
College hockey will skate into Las Vegas next January when the Ice Vegas Invitational launches with a four-team tournament. And the Northern Michigan Wildcats and Michigan Tech Huskies will compete in the event. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of eight Gladstone Braves errors and rolled to a 12-1 victory on a cold, windy afternoon Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos taken by Mike Dageanis.
The Escanaba High School baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Kewaunee Storm, 5-0 and 11-0, on a firgid Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin. Parker LaMarch and Johnny Schlenvogt tossed shutouts. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School softball team won three games on Saturday to take the championship of the St. Francis Invitational in Traverse City. Meanwhile, the Escanaba and Marquette softball teams were also in action. Click the above headline for scores.
North Central High School senior Jason Whitens signed a National Letter of Intent Friday to play basketball at Western Michigan University. Click the above headline to see photos, and listen to the press conference, plus interviews with Whitens and his father.
The Escanaba High School tennis team posted a 6-2 win over the Menominee Maroons in a make-up match Friday evening in Menominee. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves lost to Westwood, 7-1. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
The 54th annual Escanaba football clinic is set for Friday night at the Terrace Bay Inn, featuring high school and college coaches who will discuss a number of different topics. Click the above headline to read more, along with registration details.
Justin Popelka tossed a one-hit shutout Tuesday to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 3-0 win over the Kingsford Flivvers at Al Ness Field. Escanaba scored all three runs in the second inning. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is retiring from racing. The 41-year-old Earnhardt has 603 starts, over a career that began at age 24 in 1999. He thanked his crew chief, Bark River native Greg Ives, during Tuesday's press conference. Click the above headline to read more.
Gladstone High School girls basketball coach Eric Lundin resigned on Monday after one year as the varsity head coach. Lundin said that he was resigning to spend more time with his family, and will be coaching fifth grade basketball. Click the above headline for more.
Runs were at a premium on Monday as the Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets met for the first time ever in baseball. The Braves won both games, 1-0 and 2-1. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School boys tennis team played at home for the first time this season on Monday, and ended with a 4-4 tie against the Gwinn Model Towners. Gladstone won the singles while Gwinn won the doubles. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
