The schedules for the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase and the MIHL Hockey Showcase have both been unveiled. Six Upper Peninsula high school hockey teams will participate in the events: three at the showcase in Chelsea, and the other three in the showcase in Trenton. Click the above headline to see the schedules.
Four Gladstone High School wrestlers won U.P. Championships and several others advanced to the podium Saturday as the Braves easily captured the Upper Peninsula team championship in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, and to see Escanaba and Gladstone photos.
Levi Wunder had a goal and an assist and set up numerous other scoring chances as the Escanaba Eskymos skated to a 3-3 tie with Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett Saturday. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
Steve Fredrick scored his second goal of the game with 4:31 left in the third period as the Macomb Dakota Cougars held off the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-3, Friday night at the North/South Hockey Showcase in Traverse City. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Marquette High School girls basketball team improved to 13-0 on the season Thursday night, beating the Escanaba Eskymos, 71-58, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the Manistique Cheerleading Inivtational. The Eskymos won with 733.24 points. Manistique was second with 687.94 points (first amongst the smaller schools). Gladstone's girls came in with 677.24 points, while Munising had 671.78. Click the above headline to see photos from the meet.
Sophomore goaltender Jack Valentine made 34 saves to help the Escanaba Eskymos get a 2-2 tie with the Marquette Redmen Tuesday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio replays.
Brandon Robinette scored 26 points and pulled down 12 boards Monday as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Menominee Maroons, 59-45, in a Great Northern Conference contest in Escanaba. Ben Kleiman added ten points for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see videos and photos from the game.
The Gladstone Braves had five wrestlers win championships in their weight classes Saturday and the team cruised to a first-place finish at the Kingsford Invitational. Norway was second and Marquette finished third. Click the above headline to read more details and to see photos.
The Escanaba Eskymos wrestled well at the Merrill (Wis.) Blue Jay Challenge, finishing sixth out of 25 teams. Kaleb Rahoi won an individual championship in the 145-pound weight class. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the second period and cruised past the Calumet Copper Kings, 8-1, Saturday. Levi Wunder and Calvin Pinar each scored twice. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to replays and interviews.
The Escanaba High School competitive cheerleading team won the championship of the Norway Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Eskymos had the best overall score with 723.08 points. Click the above headline to see photos.
All ten members of the Gladstone High School girls basketball team scored points Friday night as the Braves beat the Manistique Emeralds, 72-25. Click the above headline for more details.
Andy Olesak had his best game in a Gladstone Braves uniform Thursday night, helping his team get a big win in Kingsford. Olesak scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked six shots, as the Braves beat the Flivvers, 61-52. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Escanaba High School junior Eric Cousineau attended the Orange Bowl in South Florida, and he wasn't there as a spectator. He was part of an All-Star Marching Band with kids from around the country. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos.
Fifteen-year-old Jordan Ives is one of the youngest people ever to race late-model stock cars in the U.P. And now the Gladstone High School sophomore needs your help to possibly win up to $50,000 in sponsorships from the Champion spark plug company. Click the above headline to read how you can help him.
Tyler Jandron became the Negaunee High School basketbll program's All-time leading scorer Wednesday as the Miners beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 57-55. Jandron scored 26 points and passed his brother Tony's previous record of 1,011 points. Eric Lori's three-pointer late in the game gave Negaunee the winning margin. Alex Brionnes led Ishpeming with 28 points.
The below-zero temperatures and dangerous wind chill factors forced numerous sporting events to be postponed this week. Click the above headline to see the games that we have confirmed make-up dates for.
JR Motorsports, owned by NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., announced Monday that 18-year-old driver Chase Elliott has joined their team in the #9 car. And Bark River native Greg Ives will have the front seat as Elliott's crew chief when the Nationwide Series begins in February. Click the above headline to read the details and to listen to our interview with Ives.
Levi Wunder scored four goals and added two assists and senior Jeff Lyle scored his first goal in an Eskymo uniform as Escanaba beat Grand Blanc, 11-3, at the Jeffers New Year's Showcase Saturday at Michigan Tech University. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to radio replays and highlights.
The championship of the Escanaba Elks Wrestling Invitational went right down to the wire Saturday night before Escanaba's Devin Olsen topped Gladstone's Jack Cronick on a 5-3 decision, giving Escanaba the points needed to edge Gladstone for the championship, 260-250. Norway was third. Click the above headline to see the details.
Levi Wunder scored a hat trick and Chris LeMire scored his first two goals as an Eskymo Friday as Escanaba turned back Cheboygan, 8-0, at the Jeffers New Year's Hockey Tournament in Houghton. Sophomore Jack Williams also scored for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details and to see video highlights from the game.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos played 32 tough minutes of basketball Friday night, and the Braves led most of the way, posting a 51-42 win in Gladstone. Anna Wulf had 11 points and Lexi Hongisto added ten for the Braves. Ashley Cook scored 15 points for Escanaba, while the team's leading scorer, Michelle LaFave, was held to nine points.
The Gladstone Braves went on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to break a 41-41 tie and the Braves beat the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 56-48, Thursday night in Gladstone. Jared Hunter scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, to lead the Braves. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
As 2014 begins, here's a look back at an extremely emotional 17 months for Ishpeming's Jeff Olson. He suffered the tragedy of his son's suicide and played a part in Eric Dompierre's long battle to be able to play beyond his 19th birthday. But then came two state football championships in a row, and a new job as the head coach of the Hematite varsity basketball team. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba High School hockey program welcomed back some of its former players during this Winter Break. Two alumni games were played at the Wells Sports Complex. Pictured above: The winning Orange team from the "younger alumns" game. The Orange team beat the Black team, 20-8. (Mary Gauthier photo)
Alex Briones scored 29 points to lead the Ishpeming Hematites to a 68-44 win over the Gladstone Braves Monday night in Gladstone. It was Ishpeming's season-opener after winning its second straight football state championship one month ago. Dave Dykowski led the Braves (1-4) with 13 points. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored four unanswered goals to beat the Negaunee Miners, 5-2, Sunday evening at the Wells Sports Complex. T.J. Myrick scored twice, while Steve Wood, Derek Chaillier, and Levi Wunder added single tallies as the Eskymos won the Gil Versailles/Dick Johnsen Memorial Tournament. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos and videos.
The North Central High School boys basketball team continued its early-season dominance Saturday with a 70-28 win over the Stephenson Eagles in Powers. The Jets improved to 5-0 on the season, with every game being decided by a wide amount on the scoreboard. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and videos.
It was a blast from the past Saturday night as members of the 1984 North Central High School basketball team were honored during halftime of the Jets-Stephenson basketball game. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and a video.
