The Norway Knights captured a MHSAA Division Four baseball district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson, 7-1, and edging Bark River-Harris, 3-1, in Bark River. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos used an aggressive half-court trap and outscored the Norway Knights, 13-4, in the fourth quarter to post a 42-33 win Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos dropped the first set of Monday night's volleyball match against the Norway Knights, but roared back to win the next three sets and take the match, 3-1. The scores were 19-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20. Seven Eskymo seniors were honored before the match. Click the above headline to see photos and videos highlights.
Nothing went according to script on Friday as the Division Four baseball district tournament was held in Norway. The North Central Jets upset the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 9-4, and then the Stephenson Eagles pulled an even bigger surprise, 4-2, over the host Norway Knights. Then the Jets won their first-ever baseball district, 14-4, over Stephenson. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, video highlights.
Payton Thompson hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to help the Norway Knights beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 6-4, in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday. The Broncos won the opener, 7-1. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Connor Ortman scored 24 points to lead the Norway Knights to a 58-56 win over the Rapid River Rockets Thursday night in Norway. Ortman crossed the 1,000 point mark in his high school career (1,012). He is a recruit of Lakeland University in Wisconsin. (Bob Bal photo)
The Norway Knights outscored the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 23-8, in the third quarter and rolled to a 64-41 win Friday night in Harris. Connor Ortman scored 26 points to lead the Knights. Click the above headline for details, see photos and video highlights.
Micah Wilson of the Norway Knights has been named to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association's Division Four All-State First Team. He was selected as an outfielder, but also was a key part of the Knights' pitching rotation in 2017. Norway softball outfielder Britta Grayvold and outfielder Ada Van Holla were also given All-State honors.
The Bark River-Harris High School baseball team won its first-ever district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson in the semifinal, 8-0, and then beating Norway, 3-2, in a heartstopping title game. Click the above headline for interviews, photos and videos.
The Norway Knights scored eight runs in the final two innings to beat the Gladstone Braves, 10-6, in the second game of a doubleheader Monday in Gladstone. The Braves won the opener, 4-2, on a walk-off home run by Ben Schwalbach. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos taken by Laura Lamberg
The North Central High School baseball team opened the 2017 season on Friday with a couple of one-run games. The Jets rallied to beat Norway, 4-3, but lost to Stephenson, 3-2. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from the Norway Knights and win, 10-1, in their home opener Wednesday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Sandi Young.
Norway High School pitcher John Edwardsen has been named to the Division Four All-State Second Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. He is the third player in Knights history to be selected. Click the above headline to read details.
The Norway High School baseball team won a regional championship on Saturday, blasting Rudyard, 18-6, and Indian River Inland Lakes, 14-1. Click the above headline for details. Pictured: Ryan Menard is met at the plate after hitting his home run.
The MHSAA high school baseball and softball regional tournaments are set for Saturday, and the Upper Peninsula's teams are making final preparations. Click the above headline to see the schedule, and to see photos from the Escanaba Eskymos baseball oractice in Midland. (Pictured: the Norway Knights baseball and softball teams)
Justin Popelka threw a three-hit shutout as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Norway Knights, 2-0, Wednesday night, at Al Ness Field. Norway pitcher John Edwardsen allowed just five hits but took the loss. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young, and listen to radio interviews.
The Gladstone Braves and Norway Knights played a pair of tight low-scoring games Monday night, and the Knights won them both, 2-0 and 1-0, to stay undefeated on the season. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Norway Knights kept their perfect early-season record intact Thursday by beating the Gladstone Braves, 4-3, at Don Olsen Field. The Knights scored a run in the top of the seventh inning and then held on for the win. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday that the state wrestling finals will move to Central Michigan University starting in 2016. The team finals have been held in Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena ever since the MHSAA started offering the sport in 1988. Click the above headline for all of the details. (Pictured: Kellogg Arena)
There were no Upper Peninsula state wrestling champions, but ten U.P. boys finished in the top eight of their weight classes Saturday at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to see the results for the U.P. boys.
Ten Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers have survived the first two days of the MHSAA Individual state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. They all have at least one loss, so they can't win a state championship, but all can finish as high as third in their weight classes on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves had four wrestlers reach the finals at Saturday's MHSAA Division Three district tournament in Grayling. A total of eight Braves wrestlers made the top four to qualify for regionals. Kingsford and Menominee will each send two wrestlers to the regionals. Click the above headline to read Saturday's results. Pictured: Gladstone's Jeremy Kadish with his bracket. (Renee Kadish photo).
It was a big Saturday for high school wrestling in the area as the Marquette Challenge was held, as well as the Tomahawk Invitational in northern Wisconsin. There were 20 teams on hand in Marquette, and 17 in Tomahawk. Click the above headline for more details.
It was the end of the line for the Norway High School baseball team Tuesday at the Division Four State Quarterfinals in Traverse City. The Knights fell to Maple City Glen Lake, 5-2, ending a season that started slowly but ended with the team on a nice postseason run. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos.
The L'Anse High School girls basketball team finished the fourth quarter on a 12-3 run and beat the Norway Knights, 65-54, in a Class C regional semifinal Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for videos and photos.
The Norway Knights won the championship of their own tournament Saturday at Marion Park. After sitting through a snow delay, the Knights beat Stephenson, 7-0, and then topped Negaunee, 5-2, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Knights hosted a baseball district for the first time on Friday, and took full advantage by winning the championship with wins over Stephenson and Newberry. Meanwhile, in Division Three, Pickford knocked off Superior Central before being blasted by defending champion Negaunee. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the Pickford-SC game.
The opening day for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's girls softball district tournaments did not have much drama on Tuesday. The Division Three districts in Gladstone saw a forfeit and another game that was mercied after three innings of play. The Division Four districts in Norway featured three games that ended on the mercy rule. Click the above headline to see Tuesday's scores.
The post-season gets underway for some of the Upper Peninsula's high school girls softball teams on Tuesday. Division Three games will be held in Gladstone, while Division Four games take place in Norway. Both are hosting districts for the first time. Click the above headline to see all softball/baseball schedules.
The Gladstone Braves had an easy day on the courts Monday, winning all eight flights from the Norway Knights. Two of the wins were 6-0, 6-0, while two others were 6-1, 6-0. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Eskymos traveled to Marquette and lost, 8-0. Only two of the Eskymo matches made it past straight sets. Pictured: Gladstone's Cody Frazer serves in his doubles match. Click the above headline to see more details from both tennis matches.
