The Gladstone High School junior varsity football team fell to 0-2 on the season Saturday after losing to Roscommon, 34-12, Saturday afternoon in Lower Michigan. Hunter Garling and Trenton Vanderlinden scored on long runs for the JV Braves. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Jake Pearson rushed for 309 yards and scored four touchdowns, and he threw for another score, as the Rapid River Rockets whipped the Posen Vikings, 64-26, Thursday night in Rapid River. Luke Berro rushed for 65 yards and also scored for the Rockets. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team lost at home to the Stephenson Eagles, 3-2, Thursday night. The Braves had trouble dealing with Stepehson middle-hitter Lexi Johnson, says Gladstone Coach Liz Gendron. Click the above headline for more details.
Escanaba High School and Northern Michigan University graduate Jace Daniels had a reversal of fortunes on Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut him from the team's practice squad. But Daniels says he may be back with the NFL club before too long. Click the above headline to read more.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got off to a good start Friday night in their season-opener against the Forest Park Trojans. But the Trojans gradually took control of the game and won, 39-6. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves were limited to a handful of first downs and less than 100 yards of total offense Thursday, as the Gwinn Model Towners posted an 18-6 win to open the 2013 season. The Braves turned the ball over four times, and gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to audio.
Northern Michigan University men's basketball coach Bill Sall announced his first recruiting class on Wednesday. It includes six college transfers and five true freshmen. Carney-Nadeau's Wade Schetter, Kingsford's Caleb Harrington, and Mid Peninsula's Brett Branstrom are amongst them. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team won for a second straight night on Tuesday, turning back Iron Mountain in a five-set marathon, 3-2. The Eskymos won the decisive fifth game, 15-7. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won twice on a hot Monday afternoon, and by identical scores. The Eskymos beat Munising, 7-1, and then rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 7-1. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School cross country running teams had a successful day on Tuesday at the Munising Invitational at the Valley Spur Course. The boys team dominated the meet, winning by a wide margin over the other eleven teams. And the girls team finished second behind Menominee, but had four of the top ten finishers. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won their first home volleyball match of the season Monday night, turning back the Manistique Emeralds, 3-1, inside a hot, humid Escanaba High School Gym. The Eskymos lost the first set, but won the next three, to give new Head Coach Christa Erickson (pictured) her first coaching win. Click the above headline for details.
Volunteers with the Gladstone High School Baseball team spent the past week making big improvements to the Don Olsen Field. They completely re-sodded the infield and make other upgrades. Click the above headline to see some photos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team began the 2013 season on Saturday by splitting four matches at a tournament in Sault Ste. Marie. The Braves beat the host Blue Devils and Rudyard, but lost to Brimley and Rogers City. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone High School cross-country teams opened the season on Friday by taking second at the Marquette Invitational Relays. Gladstone had two pairs of boys and one pair of girls qualify as medalists. Marquette dominated both races on the scoreboard. Click the above headline for more details.
The Marquette Royales hockey team will begin playing this fall at Lakeview Arena, and they will prepare this weekend by holding a Tryout Camp. The Royales are part of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League, which includes teams from Minnesota and six other states. Click the above headline to read more about this new hockey team.
The Rapid River High School football team began its second week of practice on Tuesday under sunny, warm conditions. The Rockets are looking to make another long run in the state's "Eight-Man" playoffs, after making the state championship game in 2011 and the state semifinals in 2012. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Upper Peninsula's high school football teams are gearing up for the start of the regular season. There are a number of rules changes that coaches, players, and fans should know about. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School Ahtheltic Hall of Fame has announced its 2013 class. It's highlighted by 1992 graduates Desi Schultz and Jude VanDamme, both of whom played Division One sports at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos still have two weeks to go before the high school football season begins. But we all got a taste of what the 2013 Eskymos will look like during an intrasquad game Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The Black Team topped the White Team, 28-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The 2013 high school football season officially began on Monday with the first day of practice. And the Gladstone Braves got the jump on many U.P. teams by holding a practice at 12:01 a.m. in the morning. The varsity and junior varsity kids worked on several drills, and did some conditioning during the two-hour practice. Click the above headline for details.
Our local high school football teams begin practice next Monday, but the younger guys are already practicing ahead of the fall season. The kids aged 5-to-12 are practicing without pads every afternoon at the Holy Name Catholic School's football field, which is maintained by the Upper Peninsula Youth Football League. Click the above headline to read registration details, and to see photos and videos.
The South Bend, Ind., Senior Girls (age 15-16) Little League Softball team won the World Series championship in Delaware on Saturday, beating Italy, 5-1, in the title game. And the Grosse Pointe Woods Shores Major Boys (age 11-12) won the Central Regional in Indianapolis on Saturday, 10-3, over Chicago. That downstate team won its state championship here in the U.P...in Ishpeming. Click the above headline to read how Michigan's teams did at Regionals.
Escanaba High School and Northern Michigan University graduate Jace Daniels played in his first-ever National Football League game Thursday night for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Click the above headline to read more details.
The American Legion Baseball Class A State Tournament wrapped up Saturday with a pair of white-knuckle games that left everyone on the edge of their seats at Adrian College. Escanaba beat Gladstone, 1-0, on Devin Olsen's first career no-hitter. Then Hudson held off a late Cubs rally to win the state championship, 4-3. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Gladstone Indians stayed alive in the American Legion Baseball state tournament on Friday by beating Gladwin, 10-3, and Hancock, 8-1. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Cubs were limited to two base hits and lost to the host Hudson team, 4-0. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
9-10 GIRLS MINOR SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
The Escanaba Cubs used three pitchers to shut down Ida, 7-0, in their first game at the state tournament in downstate Adrian on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Indians beat Hancock, 15-1, but then lost a heartbreaker to Hudson, 2-0. Click the above headline to read the details.
