The Marquette Redettes and Escanaba Eskymos girls tennis teams played to a 4-4 tie for the second straight meeting on Tuesday, with both teams each winning two singles matches and two doubles matches. Click the above headline for details.
The first Upper Peninsula high school football poll is out from the UP Sportswriters and Sportscasters. The Gladstone Braves are ranked #1 in the 11-man poll and the North Central Jets are tops in the 8-man poll. Click the above headline for more details.
The Marquette High School soccer team picked up a couple of road wins downstate over the weekend, rallying past Gaylord, 3-2, on Sunday, after turning back Traverse City Central, 5-1, on Saturday. This followed a home win over Sault Ste. Marie last Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos by Mary Sysko.
Cole Potier ran for 199 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 28-6 win over Menominee Friday night at Blesch Stadium. The win gave Gladstone a 3-0 record, and 2-0 in the Great Northern Conference. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula football weekend got underway with junior varsity games Thursday night, and the Gladstone Braves used a potent aerial attack to win their home opener. Click the above headline for details, photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team improved to 3-0 in Great Northern Conference play with a rather easy 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves. The scores were 25-9, 25-20, and 25-13. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team posted another victory on Wednesday, taking down the West Iron County Wykons, 6-2, in Escanaba. The Eskymos won three of the four singles matches, as well as three of four doubles matches. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team was on the court for just the second time Tuesday night, and the Eskymos picked up their second Great Northern Conference win by beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-1. The scores were 25-14, 25-14, 14-25, and 25-14. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Marquette Redmen boys varsity soccer team hosted the Kingsford Flivvers at the Kaufman sports complex on Tuesday night and came away with a 2-1 win. Click the above headline for details. (Mary Sysko photo)
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines football team played on its home field for the first time since October of 2012, hosting the Brimley Bays Friday night. The new Mid Pen team trailed just 18-12 in the second quarter before Brimley pulled away to win, 66-18. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Rudyard High School football team rolled past the Rapid River Rockets, 63-0, Friday night in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School football team scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to break a 20-20 tie, and beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 34-20, Thursday night in Gladstone. It was the Braves first win over the Flivvers in football since 1998. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Marquette Redettes and Escanaba Eskymos girls tennis teams had some very competitive matches on Tuesday, and the result was a dead heat. The dual meet ended in a 4-4 tie as both teams won twice in singles flights and twice in doubles. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School tennis team picked up another victory on Monday, beating the Gladstone Braves, 6-1. Click the above headline to see details, photos, and videos.
The Marquette High School boys soccer team won the championship of the Alpena Tournament on Saturday, playing four games and beating the host Wildcats, 2-0, in the title game. Click the above headline for details on a very long day of soccer.
Nate Young threw three touchdown passes and ran in another as the Gladstone High School football team rolled past the Calumet Copper Kings, 42-13, in varsity football Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devil football team dominated the line of scrimmage and rolled up 400 rushing yards in beating the Escanaba Eskymos, 46-19, in the season-opener for both teams Thursday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The Superior Central High School football team is hoping for a strong season with a new head coach and a group of 15 boys who are hungry to prove themselves. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos from the team's practice.
The Gladstone High School boys cross country team is looking to make waves in the upcoming season. The Braves are hoping to close the gap on Marquette this year, with four of their top five runners back, and the home-course advantage for U.P. Finals. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews with the Braves.
There was a lot of purple and white Sunday night at the Marble Athletic Field in Gladstone, as the Gladstone High School Athletic Department held its annual "Meet The Braves" program. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Marquette Redmen varsity soccer team opened the 2022 season by winning two of three matches in Petoskey on Friday, before losing to a tough Traverse City West team at home on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. (Mary Sysko photo)
The Mid Peninsula High School football program died in 2012 as numbers in the small Delta County school district dwindled. But not so fast. The Wolverine program has been resurrected, and the boys will be on the field in Perkins this fall. Click the above headline to read more about the program, and see photos and videos from this week's practice.
The North Central High School football team has begun its second week of practice with one goal in mind: a third straight MHSAA state championship. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and interviews from the practice.
The Norway High School football team will play its second season as an eight-man program this fall, and are looking to return to where they were so many times as an 11-man program: the MHSAA playoffs. Click the above headline to hear from the Knights players and coaches.
The Rapid River High School football program is hoping to make a playoff push this season after winning just two games a year ago and missing the playoffs. The Rockets have a new head coach, a larger roster, and a new schedule. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School football team is looking to the 2022 season as a way of redemption after a miserable season a year ago that saw the Eskymos compile a 1-8 record. Click the above headline for details, practice photos, and player/coaches interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team joined hundreds of others around Michigan Monday by opening practice. The Braves have a new coach, and will be playing without two All-U.P. linemen, but are confident. Click the above headline for details.
Nearly 95,000 athletes statewide began practice on Monday, kicking off the Fall 2022 season across nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments. Click the above headline for details.
A fun night for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man, Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone Braves freshman Lauren Sundquist was named to the Division Three Al-State softball team. She was chosen by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association as a utility player after suiting up in several different positions for the Braves this season. She was the only UP player to be a first team selection. Negaunee's Grace Nardi and Julie Thompson were honorable mention, along with Westwood's Natalie Prophet.
