The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association announced its 2021-22 high school girls basketball All-U.P. teams Thursday night. The media members from across the U.P. met in Marquette earlier this week to make their selections. Click the above headline for details.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils defeated the Houghton Gremlins, 2-0, on Saturday, to win the championship of the eight-team Escanaba Elks Invitational. The scores were 26-24, 25-15. Click the above headline to see all scores, and photos and videos.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves volleyball team put up a spirited effort in the Division Four state semifinals Friday, but made too many mistakes and lost to Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 3-1. The scores were 23-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team returned to the court on Tuesday, and picked up where it left off before the shutdown two months ago. The Wolves won their Division Four state quarterfinal game over Rudyard, 3-1, in Manistique. Click the above headline for details.
Senior Taylor Kedsch had 19 kills Tuesday to lead the Carney-Nadeau Wolves to a 3-0 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos in girls volleyball action. The scores were 25-20, 25-18, 25-18. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Brett LaFord scored 17 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career Tuesday night as the Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team held off the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-56. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The North Central Jets played tough perimeter defense and held off the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 46-41, in a boys basketball rivalry game Thursday night in Powers. Click the above headline for game details, and to see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The volleyball season came to an end for the Carney-Nadeau Wolves in the Division Four state quarterfinals Tuesday night as the Rudyard Bulldogs posted a 3-1 win at Manistique High School. Rudyard won the first set, 25-19, before the Wolves got even, 25-23. The Bulldogs rebounded to win the final two sets, 25-20 and 25-11. Rudyard will face Leland in the semifinals Thursday afternoon in Battle Creek. (Alex Kline/TV 6 Photo)
The North Central High School boys basketball team opened district tournament play on Monday with a 49-36 upset win over the Carney-Nadeau Wolves Monday night in Powers. Click the above headline to see photos, video clips, and hear post-game interviews.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves built a 15-point lead then held on to post a 46-44 boys basketball win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Thursday night in Harris. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves had a big third quarter from Max Baumler and then held on to beat the Menominee Maroons, 51-46, Thursday night at the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team lost to top-ranked Leland-3-0, in the state semifinals Friday in Battle Creek. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Leland’s Ella Siddall had 34 assists and five aces, while senior Hanna Elwell had 17 kills for Leland (47-10-1). Carney, playing in its first volleyball semifinal ever, got a big defensive performance from junior Alanis Harris, who had 22 digs. The No. 9 Wolves finished 26-4-1.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team advanced to the state semifinals Tuesday night with a thrilling 3-2 win over the Onaway Cardinals in the quarterfinals at Manistique High School. The scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, and 15-9.
Brady Eichmeier threw three touchdown passes and also ran in three scores as the North central Jets celebrated Homecoming with a 69-0 win over the Carney-Nadeau Wolves Thusrday in Powers. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Rapid River Rockets raced to a 30-0 lead and cruised past the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 60-14, in high school football action Friday night. The Wolves had just twelve players for the game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
Carney-Nadeau High School graduates Preston Lauscher and Jordan Janofski have signed National Letters of Intent to attend college and play basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette. The two made it official at a signing ceremony Friday night at the Carney-Nadeau Gym, attended by family, friends, and Bucs Coach Bryan Wickstrom.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team rallied from 14 points down to take a late lead, but ended up losing to the Dollar Bay Blue Bolts, 65-64, in the Class D regional final Wednesday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team used strong defense and balanced scoring to knock off the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers, 51-45, in the Class D regional semifinals Monday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team used strong defense instead of the usual three-point basket to beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 56-47, Thursday night in Carney. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
The North Central Jets outscored the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 19-2, in the third quarter and cruised to a 71-49 victory in boys basketball action Thursday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team captured its second straight Class D district championship Thursday, beating Stephenson, 3-1, in the title match. The scores were 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-22. Sara Simula led the Wolves with 21 kills and 23 digs. Breanne Bedgood added 33 digs. The Wolves face Forest Park in next week's regionals.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball Thursday night in Harris. It was the BR-H "pink" match for breast cancer awareness, and was played in memory of Sue Jorasz, who lost her battle with the disease just last weekend. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos, videos.
Hunter Eichhorn won his fourth straight MHSAA Division Three Upper Peninsula golf championship on Thursday, and his Carney-Nadeau Wolves lifted the trophy for a third straight year. DeTour won the girls championship. Click the above headline for the details.
The Escanaba County Club was busy on Thursday as the boys and girls golf teams hosted the annual Eskymo Invitational. The Gladstone boys won, as did the Escanaba girls. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
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 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)
Hunter Eichhorn scored 25 points and the Carney-Nadeau Wolves topped the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 64-42, Thursday night on Garden Corners. Eichhorn made six three-pointers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.