The Gwinn High School girls basketball team nailed 19 three-point baskets and rolled to a 57-36 win. Eva Pankonien led the way with nine three's and a career-high 27 points for the Braves. Click the above headline for drtails.
The Negaunee High School wrestling team won a Division Three district championship Wednesday night at Kingsford High School, marking just the second time in school history and the first time since 1991. The Miners eeked out a 42-41 win over the host Flivvers, and after Menominee took down Westwood, 39-30, in the other semifinal, Negaunee faced Menominee in the championship. The Miners beat the Maroons, 60-24, to advance to the MHSAA Team Regionals on Feb. 18 in Gladstone. Before that, the individual district tournament will be held this Saturday at Grayling High School. (Negaunee High School Photo)
The North Central High School wrestling team won a Division Four district championship Wednesday night at Munising High School, beating the Munising Mustangs, 66-18, and the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 40-33. The Jets advance to the MHSAA Team Regionals on Feb. 18 at Indian River Inland Lakes. Before that, the individual district tournament will be held this Saturday at Manistique High School. (North Central High School Photo)
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won a Division Three district championship Wednesday night, beating the Boyne City Ramblers, 52-30, and the Cheboygan Chiefs, 78-6, at the Gladstoine High School Gym. It's the 28th straight year that the Braves won a wrestling district. The Braves advance to the MHSAA Team Regionals on Feb. 18 at the Gladstone High School Gym. Before that, the individual district tournament will be held this Saturday at Grayling High School. (Gladstone High School Photo)
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team jumped to a 12-0 lead and rolled past the rival Escanaba Eskymos, 70-25, Monday night in Gladstone. It was the Pink Game for breast cancer awareness to help local resident Mary Johnson, who is fighting cancer. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team held off the Manistique Emeralds, 65-55, Monday night, on Senior Night at the Escanaba High School Gym. The Eskymos won their third straight game to improve to 7-11 on the season. Manistique's record fell to 5-11. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team led from wire-to-wire Thursday night in completing a sweep of the Copper Country teams, beating the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 9-2, at the Wells Sports Complex. That gave the Eskymos wins against all Keweenaw teams this season: Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and now, Jeffers. Click the above headline for details.
It was another milestone in a season filled with milestones for Gladstone High School girls basketball senior Lillie Johnson. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit crossed the 2,000 point mark for her Braves career as the Braves beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 53-49, in an intense game that went to overtime. Johnson scored 32 points in the victory. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a signature victory on the big stage Friday night. The Eskymos knocked off the top-ranked (Division Three) Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Cranes, 6-2, at the MIHL Showcase in the Detroit suburb of Trenton. Click the above headline for the details, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Tuesday announced more opportunities for high school students to enter into “Name and Likeness” agreements, although it won't be a free-for-all like it is right now in college sports. The high school model will allow students to do appearances or social media promotions, for money, but there are strict guidelines, according to Escanaba Athletic Director Nate Zaremba. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored three goals in less than two minutes to start the third period Thursday night, and beat the Grandville Bulldogs, 5-1, at the Wells Sports Complex. It was a battle of two state-ranked teams, with Grandville ranked No. 2 in Division Two (and eighth in the Super Ten of all classes) and the Eskymos coming in ranked eighth in Division Three. Click the above headline for details.
Munising hosted Gwinn Tuesday night in a Wrestling Dual Meet. The Modeltowners defeated the Mustangs, 41-28. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Casey Ford.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday, with four wrestlers taking first place, and six others also making the podium. The Braves won the Duval Trophy, named after the legendary Escanaba High School wrestling coach, given every year to the U.P. Champion. Click the above headline for the results. (Gladstone HS wrestling photo)
The latest match-up between the Menominee Maroons and Marinette Marines boys basketball teams Saturday night went the same way most recent M&M games have gone: into the Menominee win column. The Maroons won their tenth straight game, beating the Marines for the second time this season, 92-67. Tanner Theurkauf led the Maroons with 23 points, all but one of them in the second half. Kaden Ducane had 20 points ane eight rebounds for the Marines. Menominee improved to 10-1 on the season while Marinette fell to 4-11.
The Marinette High School boys basketball team came up short Thursday night against the Freedom Irish, falling, 80-44, in Marinette. Connor Eastman led the Marines again with 13 points. Donovan Davis had a double-double of 14 points and ten rebounds for Freedom. Marinette fell to 4-10 on the season.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a 7-1 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night at the Mountain View Ice Arena. The Eskymos wanted to rebound from last Saturday's 8-0 loss to defending state champion Flint Powers, as well as from a gut-wrenching down-to-the-wire loss to the third ranked Hartland Eagles. They accomplished that, led by captain Graham Johnson. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and to hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls JV and varsity basketball teams are recovering after a harrowing experience after its games Tuesday night in Marquette. The bus carrying both teams was on its way home when it got into sudden icy conditions on Highway M-553 near the Marquette County Fairgrounds. The crash that followed is going to be felt for a long time. Click the above headline for details, videos, interviews.
The Marquette High School boys basketball team took a while to get going Tuesday night, but gradually pulled away to an 84-44 Great Northern Conference victory at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Gladstone High School senior Lillie Johnson made Braves basketball history Tuesday night, passing Reece Castor for the all-time scoring record for the school, both boys and girls. Johnson, passed Castor's 1802 career points, and then some, as the Braves beat the Westwood Patriots, 51-30. Johnson scored 27 points in the victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
A scary moment late Tuesday night for the Escanaba High School girls basketball team, as the team returned home after its game against the Marquette Sentinels in Marquette. The team's bus slid on extremely icy roads and flipped onto its side along Highway M-553 near the Marquette County Fairgrounds at 9:25 Tuesday night, according to the Marquette County Sheriff's Department. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team wrapped up a successful weekend on home ice Saturday with a 5-1 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils at the Wells Sports Complex. The Eskymos improved to 12-4-0 on the season, and are gearing up to face two of the best teams in all of Michigan next weekend. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Marinette Marines boys beat Sevastopol, 63-50, Friday night. Connor Eastman had 29 points for Marinette and Kaden Ducane added 14 points and nine rebounds. The Marines improved to 3-6 on the season, breaking a six-game losing streak. The Pioneers fell to 6-3 on the season. Marinette is back in action Monday night at Southern Door. (Eric Bergstrom photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team cruised to a 4-1 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex, beating the Flivvers for the second time this season. Graham Johnson scored another hat trick, getting three more goals to give him 25 on the season, along with 14 assists. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night at the Border Battle in Menominee, but the Braves clamped down on defense in the second half to beat the Marinette Marines, 41-28. In Tuesday's second game, Menominee crushed the Green Bay West Wildcats, 90-52, as Tanner Theuerkauf scored 29 points. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
It was a heavyweight battle on the ice Saturday night as the Escanaba Eskymos and Alpena Wildcats met at the Northern Lights Arena in Alpena. Escanaba took a 2-0 lead in the third period, gave up two quick goals, fell behind in the shootout, but emerged with a 3-2 victory that included goals by Ben Sands and Nick Martinson in the shootout. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team barely broke a sweat Friday evening in defeating the Toledo St. John's Titans, 8-0, at Alpena's Northern Lights Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews with Owen LaBonte and Coach Andy Johnson.
The Kingsford Flivvers hockey team beat the Marquette Sentinels for the first time since 2018 Tuesday night, posting a shocking 2-1 victory at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline for details. (Breitung Township Schools photo)
It was a banner afternoon for Graham Johnson Saturday afternoon as the Escanaba High School hockey captain led his team to a mercy-shortened victory over a downstate opponent. Johnson scored the 100th goal of his Eskymo career, as he personally dominated the Saginaw Heritage Hawks, 8-0, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team used a huge second quarter to open up a 20-point halftime lead, and the Braves never looked back, beating the Escanaba Eskymos, 67-48, in a rivalry battle at the Escanaba High School Gym. It was a dream-come-true night for Braves junior Lonnie Davey, as he drained ten triples and scored a career-high 36 points. Click the above headline for details. (GHS file photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team jumped to a quick 2-0 lead Thursday night, but the Marquette Sentinels rallied for a 5-2 victory at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
