The Iron Mountain North 10u Minor Little League All-Stars fell behind 7-1 Monday night, but scored 20 unanswwered runs to eliminate Escanaba, 21-7, in Rock. Then the Gladstone-Norway game was suspended by darkness in the final inning. Click the above headline for details.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines football team played on its home field for the first time since October of 2012, hosting the Brimley Bays Friday night. The new Mid Pen team trailed just 18-12 in the second quarter before Brimley pulled away to win, 66-18. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Mid Peninsula High School football program died in 2012 as numbers in the small Delta County school district dwindled. But not so fast. The Wolverine program has been resurrected, and the boys will be on the field in Perkins this fall. Click the above headline to read more about the program, and see photos and videos from this week's practice.
The Gladstone High School football team lost by one point for the third time this season Friday night, falling to the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 15-14, at the Marble Athletic Field. Cole Hawker kicked three field goals, including the game-winner with 31.1 seconds left, and the Braves threw two interceptions in the red zone to stop scoring drives. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines cruised past the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball action Monday night. The scores were 25-20, 25-15, and 25-21. Click the above headline to for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines girls volleyball team lost the first two games, but roared back to win the final three to take the match, 3-2, Monday night in Harris. The scores were 19-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, and 15-8. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
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 high school girls basketball post-season has wrapped up for the Upper Peninsula's teams. Click the above headline to see all of the scores from 2016-'17.
The Rapid River Rockets rolled past the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 70-40; and the Mid Peninsula Wolverines eliminated the Superior Central Cougars, 69-48, as the Class D boys basketball district tournament began Monday night in Eben Junction. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Gladstone High School basketball team used an up-tempo offense to score the game's first 15 points, and the Braves never let up on the gas, rolling to a 98-38 win over Mid Peninsula Thursday night in Perkins. Click the above headline to hear interviews, read game details, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines ramped up the defense Thursday night and topped the Rapid River Rockets, 53-47, at the Mid Pen Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
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 Rapid River High School girls volleyball team won its first Class D district championship in a dozen years Thursday, 3-1, over Mid Peninsula in Garden Corners. Click the above headline for details, and all of the U.P. scores. (Photo by Michelle Rubick)
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines had their season come to an end Monday night after the Forest Park Trojans posted a 73-45 victory in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. In Class C, Norway topped Boyne City, 57-47, in a regional semifinal contest in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read the details of both tournament games.
Damian Richmond scored 21 points and Terry Brower added 20 as the Mid Peninsula Wolverines beat Big Bay deNoc, 54-36, in the Class D District Championship game Friday night in Perkins. It was Mid Pen's first district title since 1996. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to replays and interviews, and see photos and videos.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines allowed just six points in the first quarter and nine more in the second, beating the Munising Mustangs, 48-36, in a Class D district game Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, and photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The North Central High School basketball team got off to a quick start and rolled to a 75-53 win over the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Thursday night in Powers. The Jets finish with a 20-0 record. Click the above headline for game details, interviews, photos, and videos.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines made 13 three-point baskets, including six in the fourth quarter, but the Bark River-Harris Broncos held on to post a 58-56 win Tuesday night in Harris. Click the above headline for the details, and to see the game's photos and videos.
The 2015 Upper Peninsula High School football season has moved into the playoffs. Click the above headline to see the playoff scores, plus all of the 2015 regular season scores.
The Gladstone Braves played tough defense and fought off a huge challenge from the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 45-41, Thursday in Perkins. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Rapid River High School boys basketball team jumped to an 18-2 lead and then had to make free throws down the stretch to pull out a 43-42 win over the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Tuesday in Perkins. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to postgame interviews.
The Mid Peninsula High School boys basketball team has just eight players, and none of them are seniors. But the Wolverines hustled for all 32 minutes Monday before losing to the Gladstone Braves, 62-47, in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos taken by Ron Jurek, videos taken by Nate Bellville, and listen to radio replays.
No boys basketball player will ever again wear the No. 21 jersey at the Mid Peninsula High School. The jersey that Brett Branstrom wore for five years...from eighth grade through graduation...was retired during a ceremony Monday night. Click the above headline to read more details.
Ten players scored points as the Gladstone Braves got their first basketball win of the season Monday, beating the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 71-44, in Perkins. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio relays and interviews.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. Boys Basketball Teams early Saturday. Mid Peninsula's Brett Branstrom and Carney-Nadeau's Wade Schetter made the "Dream Team". The North Central Jets were voted as Class D "Team of the Year", and NCA Coach Adam Mercier was named Class D Coach of the Year. Branstrom was Player of the Year. Click the above headline to see who made all of the All-U.P. basketball teams.
The Upper Peninsula girls basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see all of this season's scores from across the U.P.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines took a six-point lead in the third quarter, but the North Central Jets rallied to post a 57-47 win Saturday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and videos.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines outscored the Gladstone Braves, 14-2, in the final minutes of the game and pulled out a 67-61 boys basketball victory Thursday night in Perkins. Brett Branstrom scored 25 points, including the winning basket on a put-back with 49 seconds left in the game. Click the above headline to read details, watch videos, see photos, listen to audio highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won the first two sets of their match against the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Monday night. But the Wolverines battled back to tie the match, before BR-H pulled out an exciting 3-2 win by taking the final set, 15-13. Click the above headline to read details and to see pictures and videos.
Track teams from across Delta County braved the cold, windy conditions to compete in the annual Delta County Track Invitational Thursday at the Escanaba High School Track. The Gladstone Braves won the boys meet while the Escanaba Eskymos won the girls competition. Pictured: Gladstone's Kyle Closs throws the discus in Thursday's meet. Click the above headline for results and more pictures.
