The Upper Peninsula's high school baseball season began on Monday as the Stephenson Eagles lost to the Crivitz Wolverines 7-3, on a chilly afternoon in Marinette County. The Eagle girls softball team also lost to Crivitz, 9-3, on Monday. The Stephenson baseball team has its home opener on Friday in Daggett against Norway. It will broadcast live on WUPF-FM, Eagle 107.3. Pictured: Bryce Tharp started on the mound for the Eagles.
The 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued on Sunday in Hermansville. Click the above headline to see all of the scores and top scorers.
The Hermansville Community Center was full of basketball from morning to night on Saturday as the 79th annual Gold Medal Classic continued with ten contests. Click the above headline to see the results, plus photos and videos from Class C and Class E games.
The Upper Peninsula Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association met on Wednesday to select its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. Those selections were announced early Saturday. Gladstone's Reece Castor and his father, Clayton, were big winners. As were the North Central Jets, as expected. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Reece Castor)
The Gold Medal Basketball Classic began Friday night at the Hermansville Community Center Gym with four games on the schedule. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see videos and photos from the first night, and see Saturday's schedule.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association met on Wednesday to pick its All-U.P. High School Girls Basketball Teams. The selections were announced early Friday. Click the above headline to see details. (Pictured: Escanaba's Jen Brandt)
Northern Michigan University head coach Kyle Nystrom unveiled the football team's 2017 schedule Wednesday afternoon. The slate includes 10 games, including four at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
Michigan Tech University hockey senior Tyler Heinonen signed a standard ECHL contract with the Kalamazoo Wings, the team announced on Wednesday. The forward joined the team in Florida. Click the above headline to read more details. (MTU Photo)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has released the classifications for the next school year, used in basketball and volleyball post-season tournaments. Munising and Rudyard moved down from Class C to Class D, while Houghton moved from Class B to Class C. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Houghton girls basketball)
For the third straight March, the North Central High School basketball team won a state championship at Michigan State University on Saturday.The boys then returned home to a hero’s welcome, with a parade led by fire vehicles. Click the above headline for more.
The North Central Jets completed an unprecedented three-year run on the basketball court Saturday with a third consecutive MHSAA Class D state championship. The Jets raced to a 23-point lead and held off a furious rally from the Buckley Bears to post a 78-69 victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews and radio replays.
The 2016-17 Michigan Tech hockey season came to end in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal Saturday after top-ranked Denver defeated the No. 19-ranked Huskies 5-2 at U.S. Bank Arena. Tech's final record stands at 23-15-7. Click the above headline to read more.
Marissa Maino, a senior from Ishpeming High School has signed a NJCAA Letter of Intent to play for the inaugural women’s basketball team at Bay College. She signed during a ceremony Friday afternoon in Ishpeming. Click the above headline to read more.
Seth Polfus scored a layup as time expired in a second overtime period to help the North Central Jets beat beat Southfield Christian, 84-83, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews and radio replays. (MHSAA Photo)
The Escanaba High School took in $819 in donations at the Special Olympics Basketball game the school hosted on March 6th. Pictured above is the group of EHS varsity and JV girl's basketball players and Special Olympics Area One Representative George Dunlap.
The 2016-17 Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for the U.P. composite schedule and scores.
The North Central Jets earned a shot at a third straight basketball state championship Tuesday with a 74-61 win over the Hillman Tigers in the state quarterfinals. The Jets advanced to the Final Four at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, and to listen to post-game interviews. (Bill Krachinski photo)
The Negaunee Miners battled from behind to force overtime, but lost to Manton, 51-49, in the Class C state quarterfinal Tuesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Negaunee's Trent Bell and Gladstone's Joe Gibbs earlier this year)
The Escanaba Eskymos wrapped up their 2016-17 hockey season Tuesday night with their awards banquet at the House of Ludington. Garth Wickham was named the team's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline to read more details and see more photos.
The North Central High School boys basketball team will face the Hillman Tigers in the Class D state quarterfinal game Tuesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the Jets' practice, and for interviews.
Bay College has signed its second player for its new women's basketball program. She's Justice Kinnunen of Baraga High School. She joins St. Ignace's Jordan Belleville as the first members of the new Norse team. Click the above headline for details.
The U.P. Football All-Star Game created quite a buzz this year by changing the most basic premise of the game, how the teams are divided. A "draft" was held to divide the players between the two teams. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Sports photo, story)
Shane Hanna scored midway through the second overtime to give the Michigan Tech Huskies a 3-2 win over Bowling Green State in the WCHA Championship Game Saturday night in Houghton. Tech will face Denver in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Cincinnati next Saturday. Click the above headline for more details. (Michigan Tech Photo)
The high school girls basketball post-season has wrapped up for the Upper Peninsula's teams. Click the above headline to see all of the scores from 2016-'17.
Northern Michigan captain Shane Sooth inked a standard player's contract with the Quad City Mallards, the organization announced Friday. Click the above headline for details.
Less than 24 hours after their season ended in a regional final downstate, the Gladstone Braves basketball players were back at the school for their season-ending banquet Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos from the event.
The last-remaining Upper Peninsula girls basketball team still alive in the post-season, the Engadine Eagles, played hard Thursday, but lost to Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 64-59, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone High School basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday with a 63-48 loss to the Ludington Orioles in the Class B regional championship game in Grayling. Click the above headline for Joyce Ness photos and Mike Dagenais videos.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight regional championship Friday, beating Rapid River, 95-51, in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, to hear post-game interviews, and see pictures taken by Bill Krachinski.
Northern Michigan University's Dominik Shine signed with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. Shine wrapped up his collegiate career with 97 points (48G-49A) in 131 career games. Click the above headline for details.
