The DeTour Red Raiders made the long trip from the eastern U.P. a successful one on Saturday as they used a big fourth quarter to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 50-42, in Escanaba. The game was tied at 33-33 before the Raider girls went on a 15-2 spurt to take control. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Seven Gladstone Braves and two Escanaba Eskymos have qualified to wrestle at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The boys all finished in the final four in their respective weight classes at the regionals Saturday in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to see which wrestlers qualified.
The Escanaba Eskymos were down to their final seconds against the Hancock Bulldogs on Saturday, but managed to pull out a 4-3 victory at the Wells Sports Complex. Jake Eastin scored with 28 seconds left to tie the game, then Levi Wunder won it in overtime to help the Eskymos extend their winning streak to ten games. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
Levi Wunder scored a hat trick, while Jake Eastin and Steve Wood each scored twice, as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 7-3, Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and Carney-Nadeau Wolves both had a hard time scoring points for most of the night Thursday. But the Broncos went on a 21-1 run late in the second and early in the third quarters and posted a 58-37 win over the Wolves. Click the above headline to read details, see pictures and videos, and to see all of the Upper Peninsula's girls scores. Pictured: BR-H freshman Jordyn Hardy goes up for a baseline shot as Carney's Autam Wery (11) defends.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won its first regional championship since 2008 Wednesday night. The Braves beat Roscommon, 46-28, and then beat Grayling, 44-25, to earn a trip to next week's state finals. Click the above headline to see pictures of Jared Syverson, Bobby Beauchamp, and Jake Kujala in action. Thanks, Candy, for the photos!
The Escanaba Eskymos were eliminated from the Division Two regional tournament Wednesday night in Mt. Pleasant. The boys lost to Greenville, 53-21, in the semifinals. Escanaba's Travis Heller and Zach Priebe earned pins, while Alec Slaga won on points and Sergei Lamarche won by a forfeit. Click the above headline to see photos
The Gladstone Braves lost their second straight heartbreaker Wednesday, falling to the Negaunee Miners, 53-49, in a girls basketball make-up game in Gladstone. The loss followed Tuesday night's overtime setback against Escanaba. Jess Beaudry scored 21 points in a losing effort for Gladstone. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see pictures and videos.
Seven different Escanaba players scored goals Tuesday night as the Eskymos posted a wild 7-5 victory over the Kingsford Flivvers at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The North Central Jets improved to 12-2 on the season, but it wasn't easy. NCA slipped past North Dickinson Tuesday, 53-49. Click the above headline to see photos courtesy of ND's Rand Hruska. Pictured here: Trevor Ekberg with the dunk.
In a game that was close the whole way through, the North Dickinson Nordics escaped from Rapid River Monday night with a 40-38 win in a Skyline Conference make-up game. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team rallied from two goals down, and then hung on in the final minute to beat the Chelsea Bulldogs, 6-5, Saturday afternoon, at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase in Chelsea. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and to listen to audio highlights.
The Gladstone Braves had eleven wrestlers qualify for next week's individual regional tournament by placing at the individual districts Saturday in Negaunee. Five Braves won district championships as kids from 14 schools from as far away as Tawas came to the U.P. for the event. Click the above headline to see the results.
Travis Heller and Kaleb Rahoi won district wrestling championships Saturday and two other Escanaba wrestlers were good enough to advance to regionals after the 14-school individual district tournament event at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to read more details and to see photos.
Nick LeMire made 35 saves and Levi Wunder scored with just under six minutes left in the third period as the Escanaba Eskymos beat Rochester United, 1-0, Friday night at the MPHSH Showcase in downstate Chelsea. Click the above headline to read more details, watch videos, see pictures, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba High School competitive cheerleading team have won the Great Northern Conference championships for the first time. Escanaba had 425.14 points. Kingsford was second with 412.48 points, Gladstone was third (415.44) and Marquette was fourth (379.74). This photo is courtesy of Linda Bockman.
The Kingsford High School hockey team won its opener at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase on Friday. The Flivvers topped the Saline Hornets, 6-3, as Reid Pietila scored three goals. Meanwhile, the Marquette Redmen lost their opener to Farmington, 5-3, Thursday night. Marquette also lost to Farmington, 4-3, in Friday's game, in Trenton. Click the above headline to see photos from both games, and videos from Kingsford's win. Pictured: Kingsford's Reid Pietila takes a shot Friday afternoon in Chelsea.
Levi Wunder scored two goals and goaltender Nick LeMire stopped 35 shots as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Hartland Eagles, 4-2, Thursday night at the Michigan Public School Hockey Showcase in downstate Chelsea. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba High School Wrestling team dominated in the lower weight classes and held off Sault Ste. Marie, 53-30, to win a Division Two district championship Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves rolled to a Division Three district championship. The Braves got a forfeit from Menominee, and then pounded Negaunee, 72-9. Click the above headline to read all of Wednesday's wrestling details. Pictured: Escanaba celebrates with its district trophy. (Sheila Olsen photo)
Wednesday was "Signing Day" for the nation's college football programs. Northern Michigan University signed 26 players, including Gladstone's Jared Vuksan, to National Letters of Intent. Michigan Tech signed 31 players, including Escanaba's David Falish and eight other U.P. players. Click the above headline to see who the UP schools signed.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team battled hard against the top-ranked Marquette Redmen, taking a brief lead in the third quarter before falling, 53-43. Click the above headline to read the game details, see photos and videos, and to listen to audio highlights.
Jake Eastin and Nick Vandermissen scored third period goals and Levi Wunder added an empty-netter as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Alpena Wildcats, 6-4, Saturday at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Gladstone Braves were down by five men at Saturday's Great Northern Conference Wrestling Championships, and the Escanaba Eskymos took full advantage. The Eskymos won the conference championship by 20 points. Marquette finished third. Click the above headline to read more details and to see match photos.
Levi Wunder scored two goals and added three assists to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 9-2 win over the Alpena Wildcats Friday night in Wells. Wunder broke the Escanaba High School record for points scored in a season. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and videos.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team outscored the Menominee Maroons, 17-6, in the first quarter and then used an aggressive defense to post a 49-39 win Thursday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves dominated the upper weight classes to pull away from the Escanaba Eskymos, 41-19, in a wrestling dual meet Thursday night in Escanaba. The Braves got four consecutive pins at 171, 189, 215, and 285 pounds to beat the Eskymos for the second time this season. Click the above headline to read details. Pictured: Escanaba's Travis Heller (orange) and Gladstone's Brandon Gagnon square off in a battle between a pair of 2013 U.P. Champions. Heller won, 12-4. (Sheila Olsen photo)
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and Munising Mustangs battled for 31 minutes of basketball Tuesday night, and settled nothing. But in the final minute, the Mustangs took care of business and posted a 49-43 win over the Broncos. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The North Central Jets and Carney-Nadeau Wolves hooked up in another down-to-the-wire game Tuesday night in Powers. North Central won it at the end, 52-49. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School girls gymnastics team lost by less than one point to the Negaunee Miners Monday night in Escanaba. The score was 114.15-113.58. Escanaba's Erin Mattson was the "all-around" champion. Click the above headline to see more details and pictures.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both competed well Saturday at the Northern Michigan Wrestling Championships in Gaylord. The Braves finished fifth overall and the Eskymos took sixth place at the prestigious 29-team event. Eskymo freshman Kaleb Rahoi upset Rogers City senior Evan Lamb in the 135-pound championship match. Gladstone's Jeremy and Josh Kadish both made the finals in their weight classes before losing close matches. Click the above headline to see how the U.P. wrestlers fared. Pictured: Rahoi (right) wrestles Lamb on Saturday. (Sheila Olsen photo)