The Escanaba High School hockey team jumped to a 3-0 lead Thursday night, but the Calumet Copper Kings scored four unanswered goals to beat the Eskymos in overtime, 4-3, at the Calumet Colosseum. Click the above headline to read the game details. Pictured: Calumet Colosseum, known for years as the Calumet Armory, was built in 1913.
It took less than a half-hour for the Gladstone Braves to win their wrestling dual meet over the Ishpeming Hematites, 41-24, Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team won four matches in two days during a pair of tri-meets in Bark River and Negaunee. On Tuesday, Escanaba beat Munising, 58-16, and then topped Bark River-Harris, 70-12. Then on Wednesday, Escanaba had a perfect score of 84-0 against Negaunee, and the Eskymos also routed Kingsford, 76-6. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Marquette High School hockey team continued its defensive domination Tuesday, shutting down the high-flying Escanaba Eskymos, 2-0, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais and photos taken by Lisa Dagenais.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had a hard time getting into an offensive flow Monday night, and the girls lost a 51-37 decision to the Menominee Maroons. Escanaba's Michelle LaFave (54, pictured) was held to one basket in the first quarter, and ended up with 17 points. Click the above headline to see game photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the championship of the annual Ray Mariucci Invitational Saturday afternoon in Kingsford. The Braves had three individual champions: Jeremy Kadish, Bradley Gagnon, and Diego Mileski.
The Escanaba Eskymos had to battle hard Saturday to pull out a 4-2 win over the Macomb Dakota Cougars at the North/South Showcase in Traverse City. Matt Casey's goal late in the second period broke a 2-2 tie for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to listen to radio replays and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen both had successful debuts Friday at the North/South Hockey Showcase in Traverse City. The Eskymos turned back Bay City Central, 4-2, while Marquette blanked Macomb Dakota, 5-0. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team had more turnovers than points in the first quarter, and that spelled trouble as the Braves faced the Kingsford Flivvers Thursday night. Kingsford took the early lead and led the entire game, posting a 57-45 win. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team won the Battle of Delta County Thursday night, beating the Gladstone Braves, 48-21, in a dual meet in Escanaba. Gladstone had to forfeit matches at 103, 112, 119, and 130 pounds, giving Escanaba 24 free points. Click the above headline to see the match scores, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Ean Bevins (top) pins Gladstone's Diego Mileski in 59 seconds.
The Gladstone and Rapid River High School boys basketball programs met for the first time ever Tuesday night at the Rapid River Gym. The Braves led the entire night and beat the Rockets, 56-29, as both coaches got as many of their 28 combined players into the game as they could. Click the above headline for all of the details.
For the second year in a row, the Escanaba High School wrestling team turned in a strong showing at the Merrill (Wis.) Bluejay Challenge. Escanaba took sixth place out of 24 teams competing in the event. Click the above headline to see the team's top finishers, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Northern Michigan University defenseman Mitch Jones scored at 2:47 of overtime to give the Wildcats a 5-4 win over their U.P. rival Michigan Tech Huskies Saturday night in Houghton. The match-up was the second straight overtime for the teams, after a tie on Friday. Click the above headline to read stories courtesy of NMU and MTU Sports.
The Marquette Redmen scored the game's first eleven points and rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 48-27, Saturday in Gladstone. Marquette made six three's in a battle between the U.P.'s top two-ranked Class A-B-C teams. Click the above headline for details, videos taken by Nate Bellville, and photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had a tough time scoring for most of the evening on Friday, and the Eskymos lost to the Gladstone Braves, 54-43, in Gladstone. EHS senior Michelle LaFave struggled from the field at the line throughout most of the game, and the Braves made eight three-point baskets to maintain their lead. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Lori Jurek, and videos taken by Mike Dagenais and Nate Bellville. Pictured above: Escanaba's Brittany Levesque (4) goes after the loose ball as Gladstone's Caitlyn Leisner (12) defends.
The Gladstone Braves played tough defense and fought off a huge challenge from the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 45-41, Thursday in Perkins. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The schedule has been released for the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, which is set for February 1st through the 8th at the Arctic Coliseum in downstate Chelsea. There will be 65 teams from across Michigan there, including three from the U.P.: Escanaba, Marquette, and Kingsford. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team easily won a dual meeting over the Marquette Redmen, 76-6, Wednesday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos, taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Hunter Sadler won on a pin.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team fell behind by eleven points in the first quarter before coming from behind to beat the Stephenson Eagles, 66-58, Tuesday night in Stephenson. The Braves got 24 points from Alexis St. Cyr, and they had to fight off the tough play of Eagles center Tori Wangerin and the Johnson sisters. Click the above headline to read details, see photos videos taken by Mike Dagenais, and listen to radio highlights and interviews.
Michelle LaFave scored 30 points to lead the Escanaba Eskymos past Manistique Emeralds, 69-38, Monday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos won their second non-conference game in three days. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team battled hard, but fell just short of the championship of the Elks Invitational Wrestling on Saturday. Escanaba ended up a point-and-a-half behind Reedsville, Wis. The Gladstone Braves finished fifth and the Bark River-Harris Broncos were 14th in the 23-team field. Click the above headline to see all of the details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team had a poor first period and then faced a hot goaltender in the second period. But in the end, the Eskymos rallied from a three-goal deficit by scoring six unanswered goals to beat the Pinckney Pirates, 7-4, Saturday at Michigan Tech University. Click the above headline for details.
Sophomore Ben Schwalbach drained four three-point baskets to help the Gladstone Braves rally for a 64-62 win over the St. Ignace Saints Saturday in St. Ignace. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
Levi Wunder scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 6-2 win over Cheboygan Friday night at the Jeffers New Year's Invitational in Houghton. Wunder crossed the 200-point mark for his three-year Eskymo career. Dylan Gauthier scored twice for the Eskymos. Click the above headline details.
The Rapid River High School boys basketball team jumped to an 18-2 lead and then had to make free throws down the stretch to pull out a 43-42 win over the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Tuesday in Perkins. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to postgame interviews.
The Lake Superior State University hockey team won another low-scoring game on Monday to take the championship of the Florida College Hockey Classic. The Lakers beat Notre Dame, 2-1, to win the title...after beating Cornell in a shootout on Sunday. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of Lake Superior State University.
The Escanaba High School hockey program welcomed back its past players for the holiday season with a pair of alumni games at the Wells Sports Complex. The games were split between the "older" guys from 1985 to 2002, and the "younger" guys from 2003 to 2014. Click the above headline to see photos, taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had the lead for most of the night, but the Gwinn Model Towners rallied in the second half to post a 46-41 victory Monday in Gwinn. Tori Lauren scored 17 points for the Model Towners, who trailed 21-14 in the second quarter and 25-22 at halftime. Michelle LaFave had 13 points for the Eskymos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team remained undefeated on home ice on Saturday with a 5-1 win over the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game radio interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team used strong defense to post a 36-32 win over the Houghton Gremlins Saturday afternoon in Gladstone. The Braves outscored the Gremlins, 14-2, over the course of seven minutes in the third quarter, and then held on at the end. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.