Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave no indication Wednesday afternoon that she will make the changes requested by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to move forward with football, and to allow some other sports to resume downstate. In fact, the governor pointed to "concerning" case counts in the U.P. and northern lower peninsula while saying she'd have an announcement "very soon". Click the above headline for more.
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.
Members of the Bark River-Harris and North Central High School football teams made the long trip to Lansing on Friday to take part in a rally with hundreds of their downstate peers on the steps of the state capitol. Click the above headline to see photos and listen to interviews with the Jets and Broncos players.
The 2020 high school cross country season got underway Friday with the Marquette Relays. Click the above headline for details, and Gladstone Braves photos.
Upper Peninsula State Senator Ed McBroom calls the cancellation of the high school and college football seasons in Michigan “ridiculous” and says that the decisions will hurt kids, young adults, and entire communities. Click the above headline for his comments.
The Battle of Delta County's first match-up of the high school girls tennis season was closely contested as always on Monday, as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 5-3, in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association representative Council decided on Thursday to move forward with volleyball, soccer, and swimming in the Upper Peninsula. Football remains cancelled until next spring. Up to . Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association decided to cancel the fall football season on Friday, moving it to the spring instead. For now, the U.P. volleyball season can continue. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University football team reacted Wednesday to the announcement that their season was being cancelled, with hopes that they might be able to salvage a season next spring. Click the above headline to read more, listen to interviews.
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference decided on Wednesday to cancel all fall sports, including football and volleyball, for the rest of 2020, with the hopes of playing those sports in the spring. This effects Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech, and Lake Superior State Universities. Click the above headline for details.
The U.P. Football All-Star Game announced Tuesday that sixteen U.P. high school football teams will receive donations from the game this year. The game was cancelled by the pandemic, but sponsor support was shared with schools. Twelve schools got $1,000 each and four schools were given equipment. Click the above headline for details.
