The Escanaba Eskymos did not win the Upper Peninsula girls championship this fall, but the girls still had a successful season and they were praised for their efforts on Thursday. Click the above headline to read see the All-U.P. Girls Tennis Teams.
The high school girls regular season came to an end Thursday night, and both of Delta County's teams dropped their Great Northern Conference finales. Escanaba lost at home, 3-0, to Stephenson, while Gladstone fell in Kingsford, 3-1. The Eskymos and Braves will open district tournament play against each other Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for more details and photos.
Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting young athletes from concussions. The law requires coaches to remove an athlete from play immediately if there is suspicion that the athlete may have a concussion. That athlete will only be allowed to return with a written note from a health professional. Click the above headline to read the full story.
Two Escanaba Eskymos were selected as members of the Upper Peninsula Cross-Country "Dream Teams" by the U.P.'s cross-country coaches on Tuesday. Andrew Stenberg was one of seven boys picked for the Division One boys "Dream Team", while Aimee Giese was picked for the D-1 girls "Dream Team". Click the above headline to read more details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced its Field of 256 playoff teams Sunday night, as well as the 16 "eight-man" teams. There will be 21 Upper Peninsula teams in the post-season. Click the above headline to see all of the pairings.
The top-ranked college hockey team in the country, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, escaped the Upper Peninsula with a split in a two-game series against the Michigan Tech University Huskies this weekend in Houghton. MTU won, 5-3, on Friday and Minnesota won, 3-2, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Northern Michigan University football team nearly followed up last week's upset of Grand Valley State with another stunner Saturday. But the Wildcat comeback fell just short as Wayne State escaped with a 38-31 victory in Detroit. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos finished as Upper Peninsula runners-up in both the boys and girls races Saturday at the U.P. Finals at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. The Eskymo boys finished seven points behind D1 Sault Ste. Marie for the championship. The Escanaba girls finished 21 points behind D1 champion Calumet. Click the above headline to see the U.P. Finals results.
The Rapid River Rockets got a couple of touchdowns from Jake Pearson and the defense made two big stands in the red zone during the first half of Friday night's game against the Bellaire Eagles. But the Rockets could not hold a 16-6 lead and lost to the downstate team, 28-16. Click the above headline to read the story and to see photos and videos.
The Kingsford Flivvers scored 28 points in the first quarter and cruised to a 49-13 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The win gave the Flivvers the Great Northern Conference championship, and at the same time, dashed the Eskymos' playoff hopes. Click on the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Calumet Copper Kings dominated the line of scrimmage Thursday and cruised to a 36-12 win over the Gladstone Braves at the Marble Athletic Field. Calumet got four touchdowns from Clark Kangas and held the Braves to just 22 yards of total rushing. lick the above headline to read details, and to see videos.
The Delta County Junior Boys Little League All-Star team that won the state championship this summer will be honored at Escanaba-Kingsford varsity football game this Friday night. Also, it will be Parents Night before the game. Click the above headline for details.
Green Bay Packer fullback John Kuhn used his day off Tuesday to come to the U.P. to meet Yooper Packer fans. Kuhn spent about 90 minutes at the Escanaba Wal-Mart store, and one by one, fans of all ages filed by to get their picture taken with the popular fullback. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Gladstone Braves volleyball team went the distance with the Marquette Redettes Tuesday before the Redettes pulled out a 3-2 Great Northern Conference win at the Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won the first two sets of their match against the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Monday night. But the Wolverines battled back to tie the match, before BR-H pulled out an exciting 3-2 win by taking the final set, 15-13. Click the above headline to read details and to see pictures and videos.
The Escanaba Junior Hockey Association is sponsoring a "pre-season" hockey team this fall, getting the boys ready for the upcoming high school hockey season. But on this team, they're not only boys! Click the abive headline to read more, and to see photos taken from Sunday's pre-season game.
Volunteers have been doing renovation work on the Al Ness Baseball Field this fall. There will be new all-grass baselines between first and third bases, a warning track behind the plate to the backstop, and artificial grass walkways between the plate and the dugouts.
The Northern Michigan University football team picked up its biggest win of the season Saturday, beating the #14-ranked Grand Valley State Lakers, 38-10, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read the story and photos.
Gladstone Braves volleyball team did not make it out of pool play Saturday at a tournament in Houghton. The Braves beat Ishpeming and Dollar Bay, but lost to Calumet and L'Anse to finish the day 2-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos had a Happy Homecoming Friday night after posting a 42-14 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers at the Escanaba Athletic Field. David Falish rushed for three touchdowns and Jake Walker scored twice to lead the attack. Click the above headline to read more details from the game.
The Gladstone Braves fell behind, 21-0, in the first quarter and couldn't catch up, as the Kingsford Flivvers posted a 49-28 win Friday night over the Braves. Kingsford's Reed Larson rushed for 210 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Braves lost their sixth straight game. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School boys cross country team successfully defended its Great Northern Conference Championship Thursday by easily outdistancing the rest of the field at the Escanaba Country Club. The Eskymos had five boys finish in the top 15 to win the meet with 51 points. Menominee was second, eleven points back. Click the above headline to read details, and to see meet pictures and videos.
The Escanaba High School freshman football team hang on to beat the Westwood Patriots, 29-28, Thursday night on a cold evening in Escanaba. Logan Lamb scored two touchdowns and Dylan Gauthier had a 75-yard TD run to pace the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the game.
The eighth graders from Escanaba's Holy Name Catholic School and the Rapid River Junior High hooked up in a good football game Thursday afternoon in Escanaba. The Holy Name Crusaders took a 22-0 lead and held on for a 22-20 win over the junior Rockets. But the big winner from the game was the Delta County Cancer Alliance, as the kids all wore pink to support breast cancer research. Click the above headline to see photos from the game.
The Marquette Redettes dominated the field at the Great Northern Conference girls cross country championships Thursday. Lindsey Rudden was the runaway winner for Marquette. Escanaba finished second on a tiebreaker over Menominee, as Aimee Giese took fourth and Aubree Peterson finished fifth. Click the above headline to see results and photos.
Homecoming Week continued Wednesday night at the Escanaba High School as the girls took to the Escanaba Athletic Field for the annual Powder Puff football game. In a fun, hard-hitting game, the Eskymo Seniors beat the Juniors, 20-6. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Lisa Dagenais.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night, but rallied to beat the Gladstone Braves, 3-2, in a Great Northern Conference match at the Escanaba High School Gym. The scores were 15-25, 25-17, 25-15, 18-25, 15-9. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Michigan Tech University football team scored the first 34 points of the game and beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 41-17, Saturday at the Superior Dome. Escanaba graduate Austin Young made his NMU debut in the game, catching one pass and getting four carries on the ground. Click the above headline to read more details.
Logan Lamb and Dylan Gauthier each rushed for two touchdowns and more than 100 yards as the Escanaba High School freshman football team edged the Gladstone Braves, 32-26, Saturday at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read more details and to see pictures from the game.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils won all six of their matches on Saturday to cruise to the championship of the Elks Volleyball Invitational in Escanaba. The Soo beat Rudyard in the final. Escanaba finished 1-1-2 and Gladstone was 0-4 in pool play. Click the above headline to see all of the scores, pictures, and videos from the tournament.
