The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos will join forces to offer a co-op boys and girls swimming program this winter. Gladstone started its program last year, and now, Escanaba kids can join. Click the above headline to read more.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team had a frustrating night in Marquette Tuesday, losing three close sets before falling, 3-0. After the match, Braves Coach Liz Gendron said that the officials were "outright, obvious, and inexcusably" against her team. Click the above headline to read more details.
The North Central High School boys cross country team won its first-ever Upper Peninsula championship Saturday, edging Pickford by two points at the Division Three meet in Marquette. Seth Polfus finished third overall and teammate Bryce Holle ended up in fourth place. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Escanaba High School cross-country teams ran hard at the U.P. Finals in Marquette on Saturday, but the home team won both races. Marquette dominated the girls race, with seven girls finishing in the top 12. And in the boys race, the Redmen had the top two finishers. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Cabella's Masters Walleye Circuit Tour wrapped up its world championships on Saturday with Wisconsin anglers Tony Kobriger and Dan Zwick winning for the second straight year. The Gladstone husband-wife team of Glen and Carol Chenier finished seventh. Click the above headline to see the results, pictures, and videos.
The Kingsford Flivvers scored 35 points in the first half and rolled to a 55-20 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. The result gave the Flivvers their sixth win of the season, while Gladstone fell to 0-8. Click the above headline to see video highlights, listen to audio replays, and to read details.
The North Central Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to allow an NCA Jets varsity baseball team in the Spring of 2014. It will be a self-funded program, and many of the boys who will play in it come from the successful Norway Little League program. Pictured: the Jets will play at the Hermansville Field.
The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team fell behind 20-0 Thursday night and put on a big rally before losing to Iron Mountain, 20-18. Nick Bink threw a touchdown pass and ran in another score for the Eskymos, but a fourth quarter interception was costly. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Kingsford Flivvers scored 34 points in the first half and rolled to a 48-7 win over the Gladstone Braves Thursday night in junior varsity football. T.J. Vanderlinden scored Gladstone's only touchdown. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The North Central High School football team will try to earn a spot in the state playoffs Friday when they host arch-rival Bark River-Harris. Click the above headline to see photos from NCA's game last week at North Dickinson.
The Gladstone Braves completed a season-series sweep of the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-0, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-14, 25-22, and 25-19. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos/videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos completed the football sweep of the Gladstone Braves on Saturday as the EHS freshmen beat the Braves, 42-7, at the Escanaba Athletic Field. That win comes on the heels of Escanaba's junior varsity and varsity wins. Click the above headline to read details on the game, see photos, and listen to replays.
The Gladstone Braves won a multi-team volleyball tournament on the road for the second time this season Saturday, taking the trophy from the Escanaba Elks Invitational with a 2-1 win over Marquette in the final. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Travis Heller threw three touchdown passes and Cam Beversluis scored twice as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 41-16, Friday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, listen to audio highlights, and see videos and photos.
The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team improved to 5-2 on the season Thursday by beating the Gladstone Braves, 55-0, in Gladstone. Dylan Gauthier scored three touchdowns, and quarterback Nick Bink threw for a score and ran for another. Click the above headline to read details and to see the photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School cross-country teams finished as Great Northern Conference runners-up on Thursday in Stephenson. Marquette won the championship by a wide margin in the girls race, and outlasted the Eskymos, 36-46, in the boys race. Click the above headline to see the results.
The North Central High School boys cross country team won the Central U.P. Conference championship for the first time in school history on Wednesday afternoon. The NCA boys, led by Seth Polfus's second-place finish, had three of the top eight finishers to win the meet over Munising, 42-56. Superior Central finished third with 63 points. Click the above headline to see the results, videos, and a bunch of photos from the meet.
The Munising High School girls cross country team had a perfect score on Wednesday and rolled to the Central U.P. Conference Championship at the Gorzinski Farm in Wilson. The Mustangs got all five of the top spots, lead by race winner Marissa Immel, to win with 15 points. Superior Central was second with 64 points. Big Bay deNoc was third. Click the above headline to see the results, and photos and videos from the meet.
Former Escanaba High School and Northern Michigan University football standout Jace Daniels has been re-signed by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Daniels was cut from the Bucs' practice squad in September and had returned to Marquette and was roofing houses before getting the call Tuesday to return to Tampa.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won their first two sets from the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears Monday, then held off a strong rally to post a 3-1 Central U.P. Conference volleyball victory. The scores were 25-21, 25-6, 18-25, and 26-24. Click the above headline to see photos and watch video highlights from Monday night's match.
Ray'nell Anderson and Justin DeLisle each scored two touchdowns and rushed for more than 100 yards Friday as the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils beat the Gladstone Braves, 45-22, on Braves Homecoming. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The Rapid River Rockets fell behind by two touchdowns, but then took control to beat the Cedarville Trojans, 48-25, Friday night in DeTour. Jake Pearson scored six touchdowns on the ground and threw for another in the battle between the Bridge Alliance's top two teams. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Escanaba High School junior varisty football team got an exciting performance out of freshman quarterback Nick Bink, but the boys lost to the Memominee Maroons, 44-36, Thursday night in Escanaba. Bink threw three touchdown passes and scored another touchdown on the ground. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Kingsford Flivvers edged the Negaunee Miners to win the MHSAA Division One U.P. girls tennis championship on Wednesday. The Escanaba Eskymos finished third, led by U.P. titles at #1 and #3 doubles. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team followed up last Saturday's tournament championship by beating the Marquette Redettes, 3-1, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 25-10. Meanwhile, the Braves are planning their annual "Spike Out Breast Cancer" match. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team pulled out a 3-1 victory in a hostile environment at Michigan Tech University Tuesday night. The Wildcats lost the first set, then won the next three. The scores were 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the NMU Information office.
Former Northern Michigan University goaltender Jared Coreau will be on the bench Wednesday when the Detroit Red Wings open the NHL season against the Buffalo Sabres. Coreau had been sent down to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, but on Monday, he was called up. Coreau will back up starting goaltender Jimmy Howard. You can hear every Red Wings game live on WGLQ-FM (97.1).
The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team could not protect the home court Monday night as the girls hosted the Munising Mustangs. The vistors won the match, 3-0, by scores of 25-19, 25-10, and 25-20. Click the anove headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos competed well with a downstate powerhouse football team on Saturday, but made too many big mistakes and lost to Detroit Country Day, 34-7. Click the above headline to read more deatils, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School boys cross-country team rolled to the championship of the "Golden K" Invitational Saturday at Ludington Park. Meanwhile, the Munising Mustangs won both the boys and girls trophies in the small school division. Click the above headline to see all of the results and photos.
