The Gladstone School Board voted Monday night to hire Clayton Castor to be the new varsity basketball head coach in the 2015-16 season. He replaces Dale Hongisto, who resigned on May 5th for family reasons. The school board officially accepted Hongisto's resignation at Monday night's meeting. Castor is a Gladstone High School graduate. He coached the Braves freshman basketball team last season.
The Wisconsin Badgers held a nine-point lead midway through the second half of their national championship basketball game against the Duke Blue Devils Monday night. But Duke took control of the game down the stretch to win its fifth national championship, 68-63, in Indianapolis. Click the above headline to see the details, courtesy of UW Sports Information.
Northern Michigan University announced Friday that Walt Kyle will return to coach the Wildcat hockey team for the next two seasons. Kyle has been at the helm of the NMU program for the past 13 years. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
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)
Michigan Tech's Mel Pearson has been named the 2014-15 College Hockey News Coach of the Year. In his fourth season at his alma mater, Pearson led the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 34 years, with a 29-10-2 overall record. Click the above headline to read more details, courtesy of MTU Communications.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Monday announced Classification changes for the 2015-16 school year, based on school enrollment figures. St. Ignace will move from Class D to Class C, while Sault Ste. Marie drops from Class A to Class B. Click the above headline to read the details.
The North Central High School boys basketball team ended its season Saturday the same way the campaign began more than four months ago: with a dominating victory. The Jets beat the Morenci Bulldogs, 67-47, to win a Class D state championship at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for the details.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team had its dream season come to an end Friday in the first round of the NCAA West Regional. The fifth-ranked Huskies were stunned by St. Cloud State, 3-2, in overtime, in Fargo, N.D. Click the above headline to read details.
The North Central High School boys basketball team jumped out to a 29-4 lead and cruised to a 71-46 win over the Fulton Pirates Thursday in the Class D state semifinal game at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team will open NCAA Tournament play on Friday at the West Regional in Fargo, N.D. The Huskies will face St. Cloud State in a regional semifinal game. Click the above headline to read a preview, courtesy of Michigan Tech.
The North Central Jets are headed to Michigan State University's Breslin Center after a 63-51 win over the Hillman Tigers in the Class D state quarterfinal Tuesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. The Jets will play in the state semifinals against the Fulton Pirates on Thursday. Click the above headline to read the details.
Escanaba High School senior Levi Wunder earned another award on Sunday as he was named to the Michigan High School Hockey Dream Team at a banquet in Farmington Hills. But Wunder was passed over for the Mr. Hockey award, as that honor was given to Austin Alger of Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron River Ice Hawks Midget B hockey team won the state championship on Sunday in downstate Fraser. The Ice Hawks, with five Delta County boys on the roster, beat the Marquette Togos, 3-0, in the state championship game. Click the above headline for details.
The Calumet Copper Kings claimed their first-ever state championship in girls basketball Saturday with a 57-49 upset win over Flint Hamady in East Lansing. Click the above headline to see the details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The St. Ignace Saints rallied from 20 points down to beat Pittsford, 64-60, to win the Class C girls basketball state championship Saturday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for the details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
Minnesota State scored three power play goals in the third period to beat the Michigan Tech Huskies, 5-2, in the WCHA Championship game Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of Michigan Tech University.
The Escanaba High School hockey team celebrated one of its most successful hockey seasons in history during the post-season banquet Thursday at the House of Ludington. Captain Levi Wunder won several awards, as eight "team awards" were handed out. Click the above headline to see who won awards.
The Calumet High School girls basketball team used strong defensive play and timely scoring to turn back top-ranked Laingsburg, 30-26, in the Class C state semifinal game Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to see the details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The St. Ignace Saints trailed for the entire first half, but rallied in the second half to beat Frankfort, 59-50, in a Class D state semifinal Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for the details from the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The MHSAA girls high school basketball tournaments have wrapped across the Upper Peninsula, and two U.P. teams are playing at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for the scores and schedules.
The 2014-15 boys basketball regional tournaments have ended. Click the above headline to see the schedules for the U.P. teams, plus all of the regular season and district results.
The Escanaba High School basketball team had its remarkable playoff run come to an end Wednesday with a 73-62 loss to the Cadillac Vikings in the Class B regional final at Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to read details.
Escanaba High School senior Levi Wunder was named as the state's best high school hockey player Wednesday by the State Champs Sports Network. The network's director and camera crew surprised Wunder with the trophy in front of hundreds of his classmates. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Levi Wunder was named to the Division Two All-State First Team over the weekend by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association. And junior defenseman Calvin Pinar was a Second Team All-State selection. In all, nine U.P. hockey players got some sort of honors in Division Two, while 15 U.P. boys were honored in Division Three. Click the above headline for the entire list.
The 2014-15 high school hockey season has come to an end. Congratulations to Escanaba and Houghton for making it to Compuware Arena. Click the above headline to see all of the scores for all U.P. teams.
The Escanaba High School basketball team continued its unexpected run through the post-season tournament on Monday, turning back the Cheboygan Chiefs, 61-46, in a Class B regional semifinal at the Manistique High School Gym. Click the above headline for game details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team was given a police and fire escort on Friday as the boys returned home from playing in the program's first-ever state finals appearance. A group of parents and other supporters welcomed the boys at the Wells Sports Complex after the team made the seven-hour trip from suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to see photos and a video from the "welcome home".
Tyler Hardwick scored on a rebound at the final buzzer Friday to give the Escanaba Eskymos a 32-30 win over the Gladstone Braves in the Class B District Championship game in Gladstone. The Eskymos advance to the regionals after losing twice to the Braves during the regular season. Click the above headline to see the game details.
The Escanaba High School hockey program's first-ever trip to the state finals ended on Thursday with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Livonia Stevenson at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. Levi Wunder and Hunter LaMarch each scored for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School basketball team survived poor free throw shooting to post a 52-50 win over the Menominee Maroons in a Class B District semifinal game Wednesday night. That sets up championship battle with Escanaba Friday night. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
