The Gladstone Braves played outside for the first time this season on Wednesday, and managed to sweep a doubleheader from the Marquette Redettes, 9-5 and 7-0. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Gladstone Braves opened their boys tennis season on Wednesday with a 5-3 loss to the Westwood Patriots at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline for all of the scores, and to see photos and watch videos.
With all high school athletics cancelled for this week at the Escanaba High School, the kids had fun anyway in the annual Key Club Dodgeball Tournament Monday. The money raised helps the Kiwanis Club's effort to end neonatal tetnus. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the event.
The Escanaba High School baseball team won the championship of the Chippewa Hills Warriors Invitational on Saturday. The Eskymos got strong pitching from Devin Olsen to turn back Whitehall, 4-2. And then Ben Kleiman pitched a complete game as Escanaba whipped Remus Chippewa Hills, 12-3. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
Gladstone High School played its first baseball game in 54 years on Saturday, but the Braves dropped a pair of games at the Chippewa Hills Warriors Invitational, losing to Chippewa Hills, 4-0, and Whitehall, 6-4. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
A Gladstone teenager who isn't even old enough to drive on Michigan roadways is making another move in his stock-car racing career. Jordan Ives, who just turned 15 years old last month, will test his luck this summer with some races on the ARCA Midwest Tour. Click the above headline to read the story.
Ken Godfrey, who was involved in the vast expansion of athletics facilities at Northern Michigan University, has died. He was 64 years old. Godfrey was NMU's Athletic Director from 2003-2011, and worked for two decades before that as the Superior Dome, Vandament Arena, and the Berry Events Center were built. Click the above headline to read the story and obituary.
Escanaba High School hockey coach Tim McCarthy resigned on Wednesday. McCarthy said that he did not have the time or energy to give a full commitment to both hockey and his job at Northern Machining and Repair. Click the above headline to read more about the resignation.
An Escanaba boy has won Marquette Junior Hockey's top award. Chris LeMire was given the Peter Bartanen Memorial Award for exemplifying the standards of outstanding dedication and leadership. LeMire played for the Marquette American Legion Bantam AA team this winter. He will be a freshman at Escanaba High School in September. Click the above headline to read more.
The Gladstone Braves dominated the Superior Dome Track Invitational on Tuesday, beating Menominee by 32 points and topping Marquette by 52 points. Jared Vuksan and Justin Pederson each set Dome records in winning their events. Click the above headline to read more details and to see team/individual results.
Escanaba marathon runner Kaylyn Bernard is safe, and so is her mother, after the horrific terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Click the above headline to read, and listen to, the whole story, as told by Bernard's mother, Jayne Szukolowski.
Escanaba High School sophomore Kaleb Rahoi won the 148-pound national championship Sunday at the 2013 Brute National Wrestling Championships in Independence, Missouri. Meanwhile, Gladstone seventh grader Jared DeMeuse won the national championship in his bracket, as well. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football schedule is set for this fall, and it includes a match-up with a state powerhouse. The Detroit Country Day Yellow Jackets will make the long trip on Saturday, Sept. 28, for a 2:00 game. Click the above headline to see the entire 2013 Eskymo football schedule.
Escanaba High School had its annual Spring Meet the Eskymos event Thursday night. It was a chance to meet the players and coaches for the baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and track teams. Click the above headline to see pictures of the various Eskymo teams as they addressed the gathering.
Gladstone High School basketball coach Phil Griebel has resigned. Griebel was the head coach the last three seasons, after spending four years as the Braves' junior varsity coach. Click the above headline to read more on Griebel's decision.
The Gladstone High School baseball team had its "Meet the Braves" fundraiser Sunday afternoon at the Gladstone Middle School. The team hosted a breakfast that was attended by 475 people, and raised money by raffling off items that were donated by local stores. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Keweenaw Storm Under-19 girls hockey team lost a heartbreaker in the national championship game Sunday night in San Jose, Calif. The girls lost in double overtime to the Chazy (N.Y.) Flyers, 3-2, after rallying from a 2-0 deficit to force OT. Click the above headline to read more.
Escanaba native John Barnes was hired Friday as the new women's basketball head coach at Youngstown State University, a NCAA Division I school located in eastern Ohio. Barnes was the head coach at Michigan Tech from 2003 until 2010, and then spent time as an assistant coach at Michigan, Wisconsin and UW-Green Bay. Click the above headline for details.
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Wednesday that Northern Michigan University goaltender Jared Coreau has signed a three-year entry level contract with the NHL team. Coreau played all 38 games for NMU this season, and finished with a 2.70 goals against average, and a .919 save percentage. Click the above headline for more details.
The high school girls softball season began this weekend with 24 games inside the NMU Superior Dome. On Saturday, the Gladstone Braves beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-3, before the Braves lost a tight one to Marquette, 5-4. The Eskymos whipped Negaunee, 15-0, to salvage one win on the weekend. Click the above headline to see the tournament scores.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. Boys Basketball Teams early Saturday. Mid Peninsula's Brett Branstrom and Carney-Nadeau's Wade Schetter made the "Dream Team". The North Central Jets were voted as Class D "Team of the Year", and NCA Coach Adam Mercier was named Class D Coach of the Year. Branstrom was Player of the Year. Click the above headline to see who made all of the All-U.P. basketball teams.
Forest Park junior Lexi Gussert was a unanimous choice for Class D Upper Peninsula girls basketball Player of The Year in voting done by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Escanaba sophomore Michelle LaFave made the Class ABC First Team, and Bark River-Harris senior Sarah Madalinski made the Class D First Team. Click the above headline to see the entire list.
The head coaches of the Escanaba High School girls basketball and volleyball teams turned in their resignations on Tuesday. Kelly O'Connell steps down after 27 years of coaching, the last seven of them as the varsity girls basketball coach. Volleyball coach Bron Harmon leaves after ten years of coaching, the last five as head coach. Click the above headline to read the details.
Northern Michigan University's spring football season began this week with several practices at the Superior Dome. The team's annual "Spring Game" is scheduled for April 20 at the Dome. Click the above headline to see the team's spring practice schedule.
The United States Olympic Education Center Greco-Wrestling team is training this week with a group of wrestlers from Japan. The team is made up of athletes from Gunma and Waseda Universities, and from the Nippon Sports Science University.
The 75th annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament wrapped up Sunday in Hermansville, with four championships being determined. Click the above headline to see the scores and award-winners.
The North Central High School basketball team returned home from East Lansing Saturday night, and were given a big "welcome home" celebration at the school in Powers. The boys won their first regional championship in 28 years. A large crowd of family, friends, and members of the general public showed up for the celebration.
The North Central High School boys basketball team battled hard, but lost to the top-ranked Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian Defenders, 51-36, in the Class D state semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read the game details and listen to post-game comments.
The Negaunee High School basketball team had its season come to an abrupt end on Thursday as the Miners lost to Laingsburg, 45-43, in the Class C state semifinal at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read the game details and to hear post-game comments.
The Escanaba High School hockey team put the wraps on the most successful season in school history at an awards banquet Wednesday at the House of Ludington. Jake Eastin was selected the team's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline to see all of the awards winners, and a bunch of photos.
