The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan has released its All-State Top Ten academic teams. Marquette, Gladstone, and North Central all made the top ten teams in their respective classes, while Escanaba, Bark River-Harris, Manistique, and Bessemer were honorable mention. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association met on Wednesday to select its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. Those selections were announced early Saturday. Gladstone's Reece Castor and his father, Clayton, were big winners. As were the North Central Jets, as expected. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Reece Castor)
For the third straight March, the North Central High School basketball team won a state championship at Michigan State University on Saturday.The boys then returned home to a hero’s welcome, with a parade led by fire vehicles. Click the above headline for more.
The North Central Jets completed an unprecedented three-year run on the basketball court Saturday with a third consecutive MHSAA Class D state championship. The Jets raced to a 23-point lead and held off a furious rally from the Buckley Bears to post a 78-69 victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews and radio replays.
Seth Polfus scored a layup as time expired in a second overtime period to help the North Central Jets beat beat Southfield Christian, 84-83, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews and radio replays. (MHSAA Photo)
The 2016-17 Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for the U.P. composite schedule and scores.
The North Central Jets earned a shot at a third straight basketball state championship Tuesday with a 74-61 win over the Hillman Tigers in the state quarterfinals. The Jets advanced to the Final Four at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, and to listen to post-game interviews. (Bill Krachinski photo)
The North Central High School boys basketball team will face the Hillman Tigers in the Class D state quarterfinal game Tuesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the Jets' practice, and for interviews.
The U.P. Football All-Star Game created quite a buzz this year by changing the most basic premise of the game, how the teams are divided. A "draft" was held to divide the players between the two teams. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Sports photo, story)
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight regional championship Friday, beating Rapid River, 95-51, in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, to hear post-game interviews, and see pictures taken by Bill Krachinski.
The North Central High School basketball team survived a major upset bid Monday night, turning back Dollar Bay, 75-73, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. In the first game, Rapid River topped Ewen-Trout Creek. And in Class C, Negaunee and Iron Mountain won their games. Click the above headline for details, interviews. (Pictured: NCA survives)
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight district championship Friday night, turning back the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 79-60, in Stephenson. Click the above headline for more details, and to listen to post-game interviews.
The North Central High School basketball team faced a challenge from the Bark River-Harris Broncos for two-and-a-half quarters on Saturday, but pulled away to post an 89-52 win in the regular season finale. Click the above headline to see game photos and videos.
Seth Polfus hit seven three-point baskets as the North Central Jets rolled to a 64-42 win over the Menominee Maroons Tuesday night in Powers. The outburst happened hours after Polfus was announced as the winner of a statewide scholar-athlete scholarship. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The North Central High School basketball team rolled to a 41-6 lead in the second quarter and posted a 76-29 win over Bark River-Harris Friday night in Powers. The victory set a state record for consecutive victories at 66. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Bill Krachinski, and listen to player post-game interviews.
The North Central High School boys basketball team raised another state championship banner to the wall inside the NCA Gym Saturday night, and then continued its march toward another title with a 77-29 victory over North Dickinson. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights from the celebration and the game.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves and North Central Jets both improved to 2-0 on the season with wins Thursday night. Carney beat North Dickinson on the road, 54-41, while North Central rolled past Rapid River at home, 93-39. Click the above headline for details.
The 2016 Upper Peninsula high school football season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the regular season and playoff scores.
The North Central High School football team rolled up 569 yards of total offense and Jason Whitens rushed for six touchdowns in his final game, leading the Jets to a 58-22 win over Deckerville in the MHSAA Eight-Man State Championship Game in Greenville. Click the above headline for all of the game details. (Bill Krachinski photo of Jets' seniors)
The North Central High School football team will have the chance to defend last year's state championship. The Jets rolled past the Pickford Panthers, 62-22, in the Eight-Man state semifinal game Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details.
The North Central Jets and Forest Park Trojans battled hard for 48 minutes of football Friday night before the Jets emerged with a 60-50 victory in the Eight Man regional final in Powers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The North Central Jets scored on every first half possession and rolled to a 64-0 win over the Rapid River Rockets in the first round of the MHSAA playoffs Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Rapid River Rockets hung with the North Central Jets for a while Thursday night, but the defending state champions had too much firepower and eventually rolled to a 76-18 win in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details, and see photos and video highlights from the game.
The North Central Jets scored 44 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 79-0 win over the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers in eight-man football Saturday afternoon in Powers. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The North Central Jets outscored the Forest Park Trojans 30-0 in the third quarter and rolled to a 60-42 win Friday night in Crystal Falls. Jason Whitens had four touchdown passes and Tyler Bentley had two long TD runs. Click the above headline for details. (WJMN Local Three photo)
Jason Whitens threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score as the North Central Jets opened their season Thursday night with a 60-14 win over Luck, Wis. Click the above headline for more details and to hear post-game interviews with Whitens and Tyler Bentley.
Bobby Kleiman threw a five-hitter to lead the North Central Jets to a 4-0 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Tuesday in Hermansville. But the Broncos pounded out 15 hits in the nightcap to win, 7-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The North Central High School boys basketball team returned to Menominee County Saturday night to a hero's welcome after winning their state championship earlier in the day in East Lansing. Click the above headline for photos, videos from the celebration.
The North Central High School boys basketball team won its second straight Class D state championship on Saturday, holding off a big challenge from Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 59-48, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline to read game details.
The North Central Jets jumped to a 50-9 lead and cruised to a 64-23 win over Fulton-Middleton in the Class D state semifinal game Thursday night at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of the MHSAA.
