The Gladstone Braves and Negaunee Miners hooked up in a pair of tightly-contested baseball games Thursday evening at Don Olsen Field. The Braves pulled out both games, 2-0 and 4-1, as the Miners stranded 16 baserunners in the doubleheader. Click the above headline for details.
The high school baseball season got underway on Tuesday as the Gladstone Braves swept a doubleheader from the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 17-2, and 6-1, at Don Olsen Field. It was a rematch of last spring's regional semifinal game, but there were a lot of new faces on the field for both teams on Tuesday. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Gladstone High School junior Matt Meyer became just the third Upper Peninsula high school bowler ever to qualify for the state championship match last weekend at the MHSAA Division Three state finals in Jackson. Click the above headline to read his story.
Fifteen Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers reached the podium and earned medals Saturday at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at Detroit's Ford Field. Three wrestlers finished as state runners-up, with another finishing third and two finishing fourth. Click the above headline to see how all 36 U.P. wrestlers did. (Pictured: Gladstone's Drew Hansen).
Sophomore Lillie Johnson scored 37 points as part of another double-double, and the Gladstone Braves rallied from ten points down to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 60-51, Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details. (Gladstone Athletics photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves met for the second time in five days on the wrestling mat, and the result was the same Monday night in Gladstone. The Braves beat the Eskymos by an even larger score than last time, 63-12. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team fell behind early on the scoreboard but used their depth to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 51-30, Wednesday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos led, 24-0, after the first four matches, but then the Braves took control from there. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team fell behind early and never could recover Friday night, losing to the Kingsley Stags, 51-27, in the MHSAA Division Six regional championship game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves football team ended four years of playoff frustration by beating the Negaunee Miners, 28-14, Friday night, at the Marble Athletic Field. The Braves took down the defending state runners-up, and the team that had ended their season in each of the past three playoffs. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The Gladstone High School football team opened MHSAA Division Six playoff action Friday night with a workmanlike 28-7 win over the Boyne City Ramblers at the Marble Athletic Field. Eli Berthume rushed for three touchdowns and the Braves defense pitched a shutout until the back-ups allowed a score in the fourth quarter. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves raced to a 27-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 30-0 victory over the Escanaba Eskymos Friday night, ending Escanaba's season and sending the Braves into the playoffs as a No. 1 seed. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 28-21, Friday night in the Copper Country. Eli Berthaume scored all four touchdowns for the Braves. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves scored three touchdowns in the second half, and the defense pitched a shutout, as the Braves pulled away from the Houghton Gremlins on Homecoming, 31-8, Friday night. Eli Berthaume scored three touchdowns in that second half, and the defense forced twqo fumbles, as the Braves improved to 5-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Maroons won their sixth straight game Friday night as Landan Bardowski rushed for four touchdowns and Trevor Theuerkauf passed for two more scores in a 44-26 win over the Gladstone Braves. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team won its first match in two years Tuesday night, beating the Westwood Patriots, 3-0, by scores of 25-15, 25-10, and 25-23. Click the above headline for details, and interviews. (Freddy VanBrocklin photo)
The Gladstone Braves football team earned an easy 49-8 win over the Westwood Patriots Friday night in West Ishpeming, but the Braves paid a heavy price for the win when senior running back Austin Solis suffered a leg injury that may sideline him for the rest of the season. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team swept the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday night, butthe third set was a marathon, with the Eskymos winning, 31-29. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see pictures taken by RRN's Freddy VanBrocklin.
The Gladstone High School football team bounced back from last week's tough loss in Kingsford Friday night by dominating the Hancock Bulldogs, 45-16, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, interviews, and a broadcast replay.
Eli Rouse ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kingsford Flivvers rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 35-12, in a battle of unbeaten teams Friday night, at Flivver Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team held off an upset-minded Gladstone Braves team Thursday night, 3-1. The scores were 28-26, 25-18, 15-25, and 25-18. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team used a strong defense and big-play offense to beat the Negaunee Miners, 42-14, Thursday night, in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal game. The Braves, at least temporarily, got revenge for recent heartbreaks against the Miners, but more battles may lie ahead. Click the above headline for full coverage.
The Manistique High School volleyball team followed up a strong performance in last week's Kingsford Invitational with an easy 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team dominated in all three phases of the game Friday night and vlew past Marquette, 36-7, in the season opner at the Marble Athletic Field. Nate Young intercepted three passes on defense, including one for a touchdown, and he had a hand in three touchdowns on offense. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula, and on Monday, the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up. The Eskymos won the match, 7-1, which included a meeting between two of the U.P.'s best tennis players at #1 singles: Escanaba's Sophia Derkos and Gladstone's Tia Schone. Click the above headline for details
The Gladstone High School football team made a long playoff run last year, and with most of them guys back for their senior year this season, the Braves are hoping to make an even deeper run this fall. Click the above headline for interviews, photos, videos.
The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. CLick the above headline for all of the results. (XCel Photo Credits)
The Gladstone High School softball team lost a tough extra-inning battle to Standish-Sterling in the state quarterfinals on Tuesday, 3-1, in Gaylord. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Gina Pepin, videos taken by Amy Sundquist, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won a regional championship on Saturday, beating Benzie Central, 6-4. But the Braves gave up three unearned runs in the final inning of the quarterfinal game and lost to Standish-Sterling, 5-4. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team won a MHSAA Division Three regional championship on Saturday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, and then turning back the host Elk Rapids Elks, 9-3, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association baseball post-season tournaments are in the regional rounds across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline for the schedules for all Upper Peninsula teams.