The home opener for the Escanaba High School volleyball team was a marathon Tuesday night as the Iron Mountain Mountaineers came to town. The Mountaineers won the first two sets before the Eskymos rallied to tie the match. But the visitors won the final set, 15-8. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos stayed undefeated in girls tennis dual meets Tuesday with a 6-2 win over Kingsford, sweeping all four doubles matches along the way. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves lost to Menominee, 5-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Bark River-Harris High School football team practiced under the lights Monday night, and they had to make sure that nobody hit anyone too hard. That's because the Broncos have only 14 players, and have to make sure that no one gets hurt by "friendly hitting". Click the above headline for a preview of the 2015 Broncos.
The Bark River-Harris community turned out Monday night to meet the players and coaches for this fall's Bronco sports teams. The volleyball, cheerleading, and football teams turned out for "Meet The Broncos" in the high school gym. Click the above headline for pictures from the event.
The Escanaba Eskymos are off to a good start in this 2015 girls tennis season. After beating Menominee, and finishing second at the Kingsford Invitational, the Eskymos topped the Gladstone Braves, 8-0, on Monday. It was Gladstone's season-opener. Click the above headline to see the results.
The 2015 Gladstone Braves fall sports season got its official kick-off Sunday night with the annual "Meet the Braves" event at the Marble Athletic Field. The football, volleyball, tennis, cross country, and cheerleading teams all gathered for an evening of pep talks...and some hot dogs. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Nate Bellville.
The 2015 girls high school volleyball season got started on Saturday with several tournaments in the Upper Peninsula. The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves competed at a tourney in Sault Ste. Marie, while Forest Park and Calumet tangled in the finals of an event in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team opened the season with a soggy 7-1 win over the Menominee Maroons Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details.
For the seventh straight year, Michigan ranked seventh nationally in high school sports participation, according to statistics for the 2014-15 school year released by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team will face Michigan State and Michigan in exhibition play to open the 2015-16 campaign, head coach Bill Sall announced Wednesday afternoon. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba High School girls gymnastics team has asked the school board to again fund the Eskymo program. But the school board Monday night was unable to get enough votes to take up that request. Click the above headline for details.
Three Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifters competed at the USA Weightlifting National Championships, over the weekend, in Dallas. Vanessa McCoy led the way with a second place finish at 63kg. Click the above headline for more details.
Teenager C.J. Greaves was in the winner's circle again on Sunday at the Bark River Off-Road races, but Keegan Kincaid won Sunday's Pro Two-Wheel Drive race to prevent Greaves from a double weekend sweep. Click the above headline to read details from the TORC Series. (Photo of Greaves' #33 Truck courtesy of the TORC Series)
It was a big day for C.J. Greaves Saturday as the Off-Road Racing weekend in Bark River kicked off for a 40th straight summer. Greaves won two events to strengthen his points lead in both events, passing his father, Johnny, along the way. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the TORC Series.
The Marquette Area Public Schools have a new athletic director. Jamie Tuma has resigned after serving in that role since 2009. Blaise Zimmer is coming from Saginaw to Marquette to take over that position. Click the above headline for more details.
The start of the college football season is right around the corner, and the coaches within the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference are out with their predictions for the 2015 season. Michigan Tech is picked to finish fourth in the GLIAC North Division, while Northern Michigan is picked to finish last. Click the above headline for more details.
Football practice began for varsity teams across the Upper Peninsula on Monday. The Gladstone Braves held their first practice in the evening, with new head coach Jeff Hansen in charge. The Braves open their season Aug. 28 in Gwinn. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see photos and videos from Monday night's practice.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars returned home Sunday to a hero's welcome after their World Series runner-up finish in Delaware. The girls flew from the East Coast to Chicago in the morning, and then caravaned back to the Upper Peninsula in the afternoon. Click the above headline from the event to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Gladstone's Matt Argall won the U.P. Challenge men's golf tournament on Sunday, which was actually held in Marinette, Wisconsin. Argall shot a third-round "70" to end the three-round event with a 209, two shots clear of second place. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars had their dream season come to an end on Saturday in the World Series Championship game in Delaware. Escanaba lost to the West Regional Champions from Missoula, Montana, 10-0. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see Mary Gauthier's photos.
The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) pulled out another dramatic victory at the Little League World Series on Friday, beating previously-undefeated Bristol, Pa., 2-1, to advance to the World Championship game in Delaware. Click the headline for details.
The District Ten Little League All-Star teams represented the U.P. in state, regional, and World Series tournaments. Click the above headline to see scores from all of this summer's action.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) played their best game of this long tournament run at the most opportune time Thursday. Escanaba made no errors and got strong pitching from Katie Ross to post a 2-1 win over Damascus, Virginia, at the World Series. Click the above headline for the details.
EMP is sponsoring racing on Friday, August 7 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. UPIR switched to Friday this week to allow organizers of Armageddon on Wheels to host their event on Saturday. Only six points separate the top three drivers in the Sportsmen Micro-Sprint class. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) picked up their first win of the World Series on Wednesday, beating Prague, Czech Republic, 11-1, in Lower Sussex, Delaware. Escanaba needs a win on Thursday to qualify for Friday's semifinals. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars committed six errors and struggled to get timely hits in their World Series game against Victoria, B.C., Canada on Tuesday. Escanaba gave up six runs in the third inning and lost, 6-2, to fall to 0-2 in the tournament. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba 9-10 girls finished pool play undefeated at the Minor Softball state tournament in downstate Essexville. Escanaba beat Big Rapids, 14-0, on Monday, to earn a spot in Wednesday's quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) dropped the first contest of their Little League World Series tournament Sunday night in Delaware. Escanaba gave up six runs in the first inning and lost to the experienced team from Garden City, Montana, 11-1, in six innings. Click the above headline to read game details, and for photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won their second straight pool play game on Sunday, beating Vicksburg, 11-1, at the state tournament in downstate Essexville. Click the above headline for details, and photos taken by Cory Allen and Heidi Bullen.
The Gladstone Indians dropped two games to the Marquette Blues in the championships of the Class A American Legion Baseball State Tournament Saturday in Escanaba, 4-0 and 13-3. The Indians couldn't muster up any run support for starting pitcher Brandon Cooper in the opener, and Marquette came out swinging the bats early in the second game. Click the above headline for all of the details.
