The Gladstone Braves won a multi-team volleyball tournament on the road for the second time this season Saturday, taking the trophy from the Escanaba Elks Invitational with a 2-1 win over Marquette in the final. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Travis Heller threw three touchdown passes and Cam Beversluis scored twice as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 41-16, Friday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, listen to audio highlights, and see videos and photos.
The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team improved to 5-2 on the season Thursday by beating the Gladstone Braves, 55-0, in Gladstone. Dylan Gauthier scored three touchdowns, and quarterback Nick Bink threw for a score and ran for another. Click the above headline to read details and to see the photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School cross-country teams finished as Great Northern Conference runners-up on Thursday in Stephenson. Marquette won the championship by a wide margin in the girls race, and outlasted the Eskymos, 36-46, in the boys race. Click the above headline to see the results.
The North Central High School boys cross country team won the Central U.P. Conference championship for the first time in school history on Wednesday afternoon. The NCA boys, led by Seth Polfus's second-place finish, had three of the top eight finishers to win the meet over Munising, 42-56. Superior Central finished third with 63 points. Click the above headline to see the results, videos, and a bunch of photos from the meet.
The Munising High School girls cross country team had a perfect score on Wednesday and rolled to the Central U.P. Conference Championship at the Gorzinski Farm in Wilson. The Mustangs got all five of the top spots, lead by race winner Marissa Immel, to win with 15 points. Superior Central was second with 64 points. Big Bay deNoc was third. Click the above headline to see the results, and photos and videos from the meet.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won their first two sets from the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears Monday, then held off a strong rally to post a 3-1 Central U.P. Conference volleyball victory. The scores were 25-21, 25-6, 18-25, and 26-24. Click the above headline to see photos and watch video highlights from Monday night's match.
Ray'nell Anderson and Justin DeLisle each scored two touchdowns and rushed for more than 100 yards Friday as the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils beat the Gladstone Braves, 45-22, on Braves Homecoming. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The Rapid River Rockets fell behind by two touchdowns, but then took control to beat the Cedarville Trojans, 48-25, Friday night in DeTour. Jake Pearson scored six touchdowns on the ground and threw for another in the battle between the Bridge Alliance's top two teams. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Escanaba High School junior varisty football team got an exciting performance out of freshman quarterback Nick Bink, but the boys lost to the Memominee Maroons, 44-36, Thursday night in Escanaba. Bink threw three touchdown passes and scored another touchdown on the ground. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Kingsford Flivvers edged the Negaunee Miners to win the MHSAA Division One U.P. girls tennis championship on Wednesday. The Escanaba Eskymos finished third, led by U.P. titles at #1 and #3 doubles. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team followed up last Saturday's tournament championship by beating the Marquette Redettes, 3-1, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 25-10. Meanwhile, the Braves are planning their annual "Spike Out Breast Cancer" match. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team could not protect the home court Monday night as the girls hosted the Munising Mustangs. The vistors won the match, 3-0, by scores of 25-19, 25-10, and 25-20. Click the anove headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos competed well with a downstate powerhouse football team on Saturday, but made too many big mistakes and lost to Detroit Country Day, 34-7. Click the above headline to read more deatils, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School boys cross-country team rolled to the championship of the "Golden K" Invitational Saturday at Ludington Park. Meanwhile, the Munising Mustangs won both the boys and girls trophies in the small school division. Click the above headline to see all of the results and photos.
The Gladstone High School Volleyball Team finally put it all together Saturday as the girls played at a tournament in Marquette. The Braves beat Menominee in the quarterfinals, Hancock in the semifinals, and then topped Stephenson in the finals, to win the trophy. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Marquette Redmen scored tocuhdowns on all nine of their offensive possessions and rolled to a 63-32 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Kingsford Flivvers tennis team won Great Northern Championships in seven of the eight flights and cruised to the GNC team title Wednesday in Kingsford. The Escanaba Eskymos finished a strong second in the team score, getting three doubles teams to the finals. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team lost a tough Great Northern Conference match to the Menominee Maroons, 3-2, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 15-13. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans cruised to a 3-0 Skyline Conference volleyball win over the Rapid River Rockets Monday night in Rapid River. Senior Lexi Gussert led the Trojans with ten kills and four service aces. The scores were 25-10, 25-15, 25-14. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team lost all five of its matches at the Clintondale Invitational in Wisconsin on Saturday. The Braves played without three top players: Jess Beaudry (injury), and Callie Jensen and Summer Demeuse (SAT tests). Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football team continued its recent mastery of the Marquette Redmen by posting a 35-14 victory Friday night. It marked three straight wins for Escanaba over Marquette. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos.
The Menominee Maroons scored six touchdowns in the first half and rolled to a 56-6 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. The easy win helped the Maroons to stay undefeated, while the Braves fell to 0-4 on the season. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos from the game.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos went back-and-forth all night before the Braves pulled out a 3-2 volleyball victory on Thursday, winning the decisive fifth set, 18-16. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos.
The Michigan Senate has approved a resolution honoring the career of Carl "Buck" Nystrom, who has coached football at various levels in the Upper Peninsula for more than four decades. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept their series from the Negaunee Miners after posting a 3-0 win Tuesday in Escanaba. Ashley Cook led a nine-point run late in the second game to help the Eskymos win that game, 25-22. And she was serving at the end when the Eskymos put the match away, 25-19. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba School Board voted 5-2 Monday night to reinstate girls gymnastics at the Escanaba High School. The sport was cut back in the spring. This time, gymnastics will be a self-funded sport. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team got wins from its top two singles teams on Monday, but lost to the Westwood Patriots, 5-3, at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won all four doubles matches and rolled to a 7-1 win over the Gwinn Model Towners Monday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team made an impressive run to the championship match of the "Rock Invitational" Saturday, before falling to the Houghton Gremlins, 2-0. Gladstone won three matches and tied another to win its pool, and then swept Gwinn in the semifinals. Click the above headline for photos and videos.