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Eskymos, Redmen Settle Nothing In 3-3 OT Tie                 The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen went toe to toe for 59 minutes of hockey Thursday night, and settled nothing about who the favorite will be come playoff time. The Eskymos built an early 2-0 lead, but the Redmen battled back to force a 3-3 overtime tie. Eskymo goaltender Austin Young was strong, stopping 34 of 37 shots, while Redmen netminder Evan Kyle was also good, making 31 saves on 34 Escanaba shots. The two teams could possibly meet again in a regional semifinal on March 1st at the Wells Sports Complex. Pictured above: Dan Williams (15) scores the first Eskymo goal. See the puck bouncing over the goalie's pad? Left photo: Derek Chaillier celebrates his goal that made it 2-0. (Lisa Dagenais photos) CLICK HERE  to read the game story, see more photos and audio highlights. WATCH ESKYMOS vs REDMEN VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Dan Williams score Escanaba's first goal. CLICK HERE  to see Eskymo defenseman Derek Chaillier save a goal. CLICK HERE  to see Esky goalie Austin Young rob Marquette's Tyler Jackson. CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Bryce Wolf score a strange goal. CLICK HERE  to see Marquette's Eric Chapman score the game-tying goal. CLICK HERE  to see all U.P. high school hockey scores/schedules.

MHSAA Announces Academic Award Finalists The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2011-12 school year have been announced. The program, which has been recognizing student-athletes since the 1989-90 school year, will honor 32 students who participate in at least one sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a postseason tournament. Amongst the 120 finalists are five Upper Peninsula athletes: Zach French (Westwood), Jeff Gregory (Kingsford), Ben Rebertus (Negaunee), Megan Kangas (Norway), Jamie Seppanen (Superior Central). CLICK HERE  to read more about the program.

Esky Girls Start Slow, Finish Strong vs Miners The Escanaba Eskymos had a poor first quarter, but rallied to post a 47-36 win over the Negaunee Miners Wednesday night at Negaunee's Lakeview Gym. Escanaba, coming off an emotional win over Marquette, had trouble with turnovers early on and trailed, 14-4, after one quarter of play. But the girls used good defense to slow down the Miners' perimeter shooting, and eventually took over the game in the second half. Olivia Nash scored 22 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, while Trista Barron scored seven second half points. Courtney Waara scored 12 points to lead Negaunee (6-4), which lost to the Eskymos for the second time this season. Escanaba (9-4) heads to Iron Mountain on Friday. CLICK HERE  to see the U.P. boys basketball scores/schedule updates. CLICK HERE  to see the U.P. girls basketball scores/schedule updates.

Eskymo Wrestlers 'Three-Peat' As U.P. Champs                 The Escanaba Eskymos won the Upper Peninsula Wrestling Championship for the third straight year on Saturday, easily outdistancing the other 18 U.P. teams at the U.P. Finals in Marquette. The Eskymos won with 246 points and four individual U.P. championships. Escanaba's champions included freshman 125-pounder Kaleb Rahoi, and senior heavyweight Dalton Perron-Spear. Both boys had four pins in their four matches. Eskymo sophomore Travis Heller won at 140 pounds on two decisions, one pin and one bye; and senior 189-pounder Jake Drage had one pin, one decision, and two major decisions. Escanaba's David Falish, Jared Maycunich, Eddie Terres, and Zach Priebe all had third place finishes. Gladstone finished fifth with 142 points. Brandon Gagnon made the finals, but dropped a 3-1 decision. Five other Braves wrestlers made the semis. They all finished fourth. Pictured above: Travis Heller gets a victory at the U.P. Finals. (Linda Bockman photo)

Welcome To The RRNSports.Com Video Vault! Click the below links to see video replays from recent local sporting events! JANUARY 24, 2012: Escanaba Eskymos Hockey vs Kingsford Flivvers CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Dan Williams score one of his goals. CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Derek Chaillier score a second period goal. CLICK HERE  to see Esky goaltender Nick LeMire make two of his 24 saves. CLICK HERE  to see Kingsford's Sean Ryan score a power play goal. JANUARY 20, 2012: Escanaba Eskymos Hockey vs Calumet CLICK HERE  to watch a replay of Calumet's overtime winning goal. CLICK HERE  to watch a replay of Jake Eastin's Eskymo goal. CLICK HERE  to watch a replay of Ryan LaMarch's Eskymo goal. CLICK HERE  to watch/hear the Barbershop Chorus sing the national anthem. JANUARY 19, 2012: Escanaba Eskymos Wrestling vs Kingsford CLICK HERE  to watch David Falish get a pin over Kingsford's Drake Griggs. CLICK HERE  to watch Eddie Terres get a buzzer-beater over Alex Warf. CLICK HERE  to watch Kaleb Rahoi get a pin over Kingsford's Tyler Jones. JANUARY 18, 2012: Escanaba Eskymos Girls Basketball vs Marquette CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Olivia Nash drain a three-pointer. CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Lisa McGraw score on the fast break. CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Meredith Marlett get a hoop and foul. CLICK HERE  to see Escanaba's Erin Connor score off the bounce pass. JANUARY 17, 2012: Gladstone Braves Girls Basketball vs Marquette CLICK HERE  to see Whitney Wells get a rebound, hoop, steal, and hoop. CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone's Jenna Leisner get a basket and a foul. CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone's Jammie Botruff get a basket and a foul. CLICK HERE  to see Marquette's Mellie Tuma score a fourth quarter basket. JANUARY 14, 2012: Escanaba Bantam AA Hawks vs Soo Lakers CLICK HERE  to see Kyle Egner get rocked by a huge hit...but get back up. CLICK HERE  to see Blane Borman score a third period goal. JANUARY 14, 2012: Escanaba Eskymos Hockey vs Plymouth Wildcats CLICK HERE  to see Devin Barton get robbed of a goal, twice. CLICK HERE  to see Ryan LaMarch score a goal in the first period. CLICK HERE  to see Jake Eastin score a goal in the third period. CLICK HERE  to see Ryan Meintz score a goal in the third period. JANUARY 12, 2012: Bark River-Harris Boys Basketball vs Superior Central CLICK HERE  to see BR-H senior Jake Kleiman score two of his 18 points. CLICK HERE to see BR-H senior Taren Halfaday score two of his 28 points. CLICK HERE  to see Cougar junior Trevor Maki score two of his 28 points. CLICK HERE  to see BR-H junior Neil Wentland score a driving layup.

RRNSports.Com U.P. Sports Briefs:. Wolfpack Girls Hockey Ties, Falls To Keweenaw The Great Lakes Wolfpack Under-19 girls hockey team tied the Keweenaw Storm, 3-3, in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at the Wells Sports Complex. Lora Kositzky, Bre Belanger, and Jalyn Dagenais all scored for the Escanaba team. Annika McQueeny was in next for the 'Pack. In the second game, the Copper Country girls won, 4-0. Marquette Advantedge Girls Win Twice In Ohio The Marquette Advantedge Under-19 girls hockey team won twice on Saturday at a Showcase in Columbus, Ohio. The girls beat the Michigan Icebreakers, 4-3, as Haley Boroughf scored twice and Kirsten Iwansky, Allison Carlson each scored single goals. Later, Marquette beat the North Kentucky Lady Norse, 8-0. Boroughf scored four goals in that Advantedge victory. Brock Nelsen added a goal and two assists.