The Gladstone High School Volleyball Team finally put it all together Saturday as the girls played at a tournament in Marquette. The Braves beat Menominee in the quarterfinals, Hancock in the semifinals, and then topped Stephenson in the finals, to win the trophy. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Marquette Redmen scored tocuhdowns on all nine of their offensive possessions and rolled to a 63-32 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Kingsford Flivvers tennis team won Great Northern Championships in seven of the eight flights and cruised to the GNC team title Wednesday in Kingsford. The Escanaba Eskymos finished a strong second in the team score, getting three doubles teams to the finals. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team lost a tough Great Northern Conference match to the Menominee Maroons, 3-2, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 15-13. Click the above headline to read more details.
Escanaba's Holy Name Catholic School recently celebrated its Homecoming with lots of fun, and of course, football. Click the above headline to see photos from the evening.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans cruised to a 3-0 Skyline Conference volleyball win over the Rapid River Rockets Monday night in Rapid River. Senior Lexi Gussert led the Trojans with ten kills and four service aces. The scores were 25-10, 25-15, 25-14. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Upper Peninsula Youth Football League is under way at the Holy Name Field in Escanaba. The boys have three more weeks left in their season, with play starting at 9 a.m. on Saturdays. Click the above headline to see photos from last weekend's games.
The Marinette-Menominee Timberjacks semi-pro football team had plenty of chances to stay atop of the league standings Saturday night, but couldn't cash in and lost to the Sheboygan County Rebels, 20-6, in Menominee. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats football team got nearly 300 yards of passing and almost 500 yards of total offense on Saturday, but lost to the Ohio Dominican Panthers, 30-23, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team lost all five of its matches at the Clintondale Invitational in Wisconsin on Saturday. The Braves played without three top players: Jess Beaudry (injury), and Callie Jensen and Summer Demeuse (SAT tests). Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football team continued its recent mastery of the Marquette Redmen by posting a 35-14 victory Friday night. It marked three straight wins for Escanaba over Marquette. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos.
The Menominee Maroons scored six touchdowns in the first half and rolled to a 56-6 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. The easy win helped the Maroons to stay undefeated, while the Braves fell to 0-4 on the season. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos from the game.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos went back-and-forth all night before the Braves pulled out a 3-2 volleyball victory on Thursday, winning the decisive fifth set, 18-16. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos.
The Michigan Senate has approved a resolution honoring the career of Carl "Buck" Nystrom, who has coached football at various levels in the Upper Peninsula for more than four decades. Click the above headline for more details.
The U.P. Sportsplex has celebrated its grand opening. It is an indoor athletic facility featuring youth and adult leagues and training programs for golf, tennis, baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer. They will have open roller skating available on Friday nights and party rentals. U.P. Sportsplex is located at 1110 Wright Street in Marquette.
Northern Michigan University graduate Jared Coreau made his National Hockey League debut for the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night. He played the third period in goal against the Chicago Black Hawks at the United Center. Coreau stopped all 11 shots that he faced.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept their series from the Negaunee Miners after posting a 3-0 win Tuesday in Escanaba. Ashley Cook led a nine-point run late in the second game to help the Eskymos win that game, 25-22. And she was serving at the end when the Eskymos put the match away, 25-19. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba School Board voted 5-2 Monday night to reinstate girls gymnastics at the Escanaba High School. The sport was cut back in the spring. This time, gymnastics will be a self-funded sport. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team got wins from its top two singles teams on Monday, but lost to the Westwood Patriots, 5-3, at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won all four doubles matches and rolled to a 7-1 win over the Gwinn Model Towners Monday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team made an impressive run to the championship match of the "Rock Invitational" Saturday, before falling to the Houghton Gremlins, 2-0. Gladstone won three matches and tied another to win its pool, and then swept Gwinn in the semifinals. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team struggled to find much momentum Saturday as the girls played at "The Rock" Invitational in Gladstone. The Eskymos lost their first three matches, then managed to rally for a tie against Norway in the final match of the day. Click the above headline for more details, photos, and videos.
The Rapid River High School volleyball team lost three matches and tied another on Saturday at "The Rock" Invitational in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see the scores, as well as photos and videos from the tournament.
The Negaunee Miners got two touchdowns apiece from Tyler Lajoie and Tyler Windahl and rolled to a 38-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night. The loss spoiled the Braves' home debut. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio interviews.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos were one yard away from a potential victory Friday night, but couldn't get across the goal line at the end and the Newberry Indians pulled out a 12-8 win in Harris. The Broncos had three cracks at the end zone from the one yard-line in the final 35 seconds of the game, but the Indians made the defensive plays.
The Michigan Tech University women's soccer team scored twice in the first half and then added three more goals after intermission to beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 5-0, Thursday, in Marquette. Click the above headline to read more details. Story and photo are courtesy of Michigan Tech University Athletics.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team picked up a home victory Thursday, turning back the Norway Knights, 3-0. The scores were 25-15, 25-17, and 25-18. The Braves host the ten-team Rock Invitational this Saturday. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 5-1, in girls tennis on Tuesday at Pfotenhauer Park. The #2 and #3 singles matches were halted by rain and will be resumed on Friday in Gladstone. It's the second time this season that the Eskymos have beaten their Delta County rivals on the tennis court.
The Escanaba High School boys cross-country team won another invitational on Tuesday, getting three runners in the top ten to easily take the Kingsford Invitational. The Esky girls, meanwhile, finished second, behind Marquette. Gladstone's girls finished fourth, and the Braves boys took seventh. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves lost to the Roscommon Bucks, 36-12 on Saturday. Jared Hunter threw touchdown passes to Riley Ballard and Dave Dykowski in a losing effort. Click the above headline for game details, and to see photos and listen to radio highlights.
