The Kingsford High School hockey team battled hard Saturday night, but lost to the DePere (Wis.) Voyaguers, 5-3, at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Reid Pietila scored two goals and Ted Pietila added a single goal to pace the Flivvers. Also on Saturday, Sault Ste. Marie beat Grosse Pointe South, 5-4, at a tournament in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to see all U.P. high school hockey scores.
The winter storm that cancelled 20 Upper Peninsula high school sporting events on Thursday also wiped out almost all of Friday night's U.P. schedule. Click the above headline to see all of the postponements and make-up dates for some of the games.
Jake Eastin scored a hat trick...Derek Chaillier, Steve Wood, and Nick Vandermissen all had "play makers" as the Escanaba Eskymos blanked the Negaunee Miners, 9-0, Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Upper Peninsula is seeing an early start to the flu season, and it is hitting several school districts hard. The L'Anse Public Schools, for example, are closed until Thursday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. boys and girls high school basketball scores.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team finished a respectable tenth place at the huge Marquette Challenge Saturday evening at Marquette Senior High School. Eskymo junior Travis Heller finished in third place in his 152-pound weight class. The Gladstone Braves finished 12th overall, with Brandon Gagnon taking fourth place in the 160-pound class. Click the above headline to read more details from the Challenge.
The Negaunee Miners hockey team finished 0-2 at the Gil Versailles Memorial Tournament, losing to Tomahawk (Wis.), 8-1, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see all U.P. hockey scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team gave up a goal 1:39 into the game Saturday, but the boys regrouped and rolled over the L'Anse Purple Hornets, 9-1, in the championship game of the Gil Versailles Memorial Tournament. Levi Wunder scored four goals and added two assists for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read the story, see pictures and videos, and listen to audio highlights. You can also see all U.P. hockey scores and schedules.
The Gladstone Braves raced to a big lead in the second quarter and then held off the Escanaba Eskymos, 78-66, Friday night in boys basketball at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see all of the Upper Peninsula's boys and girls basketball scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team met the Tomahawk (Wis.) Hatchets for the first time ever Friday night. Nick Vandermissen had a hat trick to lead the Eskymos to a 9-1 win. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves and North Central Jets had an old-fashioned "backyard brawl" Thursday night on the basketball court. The Wolves pulled out a 59-53 win over their rivals, extending their home-court winning streak to 21 games. Click the above headline to read the details and to see pictures and videos from the game.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils scored early and often Wednesday night and turned back the Cheboygan Chiefs, 9-1, in Cheboygan. Eric Hillock scored a hat trick and Will Gauthier added two goals for the Blue Devils. The Soo is now 7-0 on the season. Click the above headline to see all of the Upper Peninsula's high school hockey scores and schedules.
The Gladstone High School basketball teams both played Great Northern Conference contests Tuesday night, and "seven" was not a luck number. The Braves boys fell at home to the Marquette Redmen, 58-51, while the Braves girls lost in Kingsford, 51-44. Both games, by seven points. Click the above headline to see all of the Upper Peninsula's boys and girls basketball scores and schedules.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves won their third straight game Monday, turning back the Stephenson Eagles, 59-54, in Carney. Senior Wade Schetter scored 33 points to lead the Wolves. Click the above headline to see all of Monday's boys and girls basketball scores.
The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team beat Utica Eisenhower, 4-1, Saturday at the Bay Reps Tournament in Traverse City. The win followed Friday night's 8-0 loss to Macomb Dakota. Levi Wunder scored two goals on Saturday to lead the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read details from the game.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team bounced back from Tuesday's 38-point loss to Negaunee by beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 53-51, Friday night in Escanaba. Brandon Robinette's two free throws with 17 seconds left in the game broke a tie and helped the Eskymos earn a big Great Northern Conference win. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the game, and to see all U.P. scores.
The Gladstone Braves went on a 19-4 run in the third quarter and beat the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 73-61, Thursday night in high school basketball. The small Class D school had a halftime lead built by phenominal free throw shooting, but the Braves' depth of talent turned the tide in the second half. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils edged the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-1, in high school hockey Wednesday night in Wells. Soo Goaltender Nick Mackenzie stopped 11 Eskymo shots in the final period, and then the Devils scored an empty-net goal with 18.6 seconds left to seal it. Click the above headline to read the story, watch video highlights, and see photos.
The Gladstone Braves girls basketball team went down to the wire with the Marquette Redettes Tuesday night before the visitors pulled away for a 45-37 victory. Marquette hit two clutch three-pointers down the stretch as the Redettes finished the game outscoring the Braves, 12-5. Click the above headline to read the game's details, watch video highlights, and to see all of the U.P. girls basketball scores.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team started the night by celebrating the success of last year's state semifinal season. Then they went out and served notice that they will be a force to be deat with again in 2012-13. Carney-Nadeau rolled to an early 20-point lead and cruised to a 77-35 win over the Rapid River Rockets. Click the above headline to see the story, photos and videos from the game.
The North Central Jets broke open a close game with a big run in the third quarter to beat the rival Stephenson Eagles, 61-48, Monday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Detroit Free Press is out with its high school football All-State teams, and ten Upper Peninsula players are getting First-Team All-State honors. Eleven other U.P. players got second team/honorable mention. Click the above headline to see the list of all U.P. players being recognized.
Michelle LaFave had 16 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 48-45 girls basketball win over Sault Ste. Marie Saturday afternoon in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see pictures and videos. You can also see all of the Upper Peninsula's girls basketball scores there.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team played tough defense during the final five minutes of the game and beat the Gwinn Model Towners, 43-37, Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see video highlights. Also, see all U.P. girls scores and schedules.
The Escanaba High School hockey team raced to a 3-0 lead less than seven minutes into the game, and then rolled past the Marquette Redmen, 7-5, Tuesday night at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. Jake Eastin had a hat trick and Nick Vandermissen had two goals and three assists to lead the Eskymos.
Eric Kostreva scored three touchdowns to lead the Ishpeming Hematites to a 20-14 win over Detroit Loyola Saturday to win the Division Seven state championship at Ford Field. An emotional Hematites team pulled one of the biggest upsets in MHSAA championship history, beating the state's top-ranked team that was filled with future college talent. Click the above headline to read the story.
The Kingsford High School hockey team dropped its season-opener Wednesday night to the Bay Port Pirates, 3-1, at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Ted Pietila scored Kingsford's only goal in the second period. The game was tied 1-1 in the third period before the Pirates from the Green Bay area scored twice to win the game. Bay Port outshot Kingsford, 15-3, in that third period. Kingsford goaltender Wes Poupore stopped 23 shots.
A Thanksgiving tradition continues in Marquette Thursday with the annual Turkey Trot 5K and 10K run/walk event. Also on Thursday, there's a Turkey Trot 5K event scheduled in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read more details about the two running events.
The Escanaba High School hockey team is busy preparing for the 2012-'13 season. The team posed for pictures on Monday, and then held practice at the Wells Sports Complex. The Eskymos have 20 players on this year's roster, including one girl. Click the above headline to read a team preview.
Three Upper Peninsula high school football teams played in state semifinal action on Saturday. The Ishpeming Hematites beat Pewamo-Westphalia, 8-7, to advance to next week's state championship game in Detroit. The Menominee Maroons lost a heartbreaker to Grand Rapids West Catholic, 20-17, and the St. Ignace Saints were beaten by Beal City, 25-7. Click the above headline to read recaps of all three games.
The high school hockey season opened this weekend, and several U.P. teams got off to good starts. The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils won twice, 5-0 over Big Rapids and 8-2 over Rockford. The Negaunee Miners beat Lapeer East, 10-4, before dropping a wild 8-7 decision to Utica Stevenson. The Marquette Redmen won their opener over Hancock, 5-2. Click the above headline to read more.