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.
The Escanaba Eskymos softball team held its post-season awards program Monday night at the Pioneer Trail Park. The program was the last get-together for the team, less than a week after the season ended in the state semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
High School football All-Star week is in full swing in Marquette, with 82 players and 14 coaches practicing ahead of Saturday's game. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Marquette Redmen, and Negaunee Miners dominated the All-U.P. boys tennis teams, released on Monday. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association held its All-Star games Monday at the home of the Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park. Escanaba's Jared Hanson and Rudyard's EJ Suggitt played in the games. Click the above headline for details.
The 30-member All-Southern U.P. high school baseball team has been announced, covering teams in Delta, Dickinson, Schoolcraft, Alger and Menominee Counties. It was selected by members of the media after consulting with area coaches. Escanaba pitcher Hunter Lancour was named the region's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School Softball fell 2-1 to Stevensville-Lakeshore in the MHSAA Division 2 Semifinals, Thursday night at Secchia Field in East Lansing. Click the above headline for more details, interviews, photos, and videos.
The Rudyard High School baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit late in its state semifinal game against the Riverview Gabriel Richard Pioneers, before a nightmare seventh inning turned the game against the Bulldogs in an 10-3 loss. Click the above headline for details.
For the fifth time in six seasons, the Escanaba High School softball team is in East Lansing for the MHSAA Division Two state semifinals. Wednesday was an off-day for the Eskymos, and they were given a tour of the Michigan state capitol. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School Softball hung on against the Hudsonville Unity Christian Crusaders 4-3 Tuesday Evening at Northwood Univeristy in Midland. Click the above headline for more details, pictures, videos, and interviews.
The MHSAA softball playoffs are winding down. Click the above headline to see the schedules and scores.
The MHSAA baseball playoffs have wrapped up in the U.P. except for one team. Click the above headline to read the U.P. playoff scoreboard.
The Kalksaska Blazers edged the Gladstone Braves 1-0 behind a strong Mia Miller performance Sunday morning in Gladstone in the MHSAA Division Three Regional Finals in Gladstone. Click the above headline for more details.
Carsyn Segorski cranked a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Escanaba High School softball team to a 3-2 win over top-ranked Gaylord in the MHSAA Division Two regional championship game on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School Softball travels to Gaylord to play in the MHSAA Division 2 regional tournament on Saturday. Other area softball tournaments also get underway on Saturday. Click the above headline for details and interviews with Eskymo players.
The Escanaba High School baseball team wrapped up its season Thursday night with its annual awards program. The varsity and JV teams were treated to pizza, homemade French fries, and celebrated a successful spring. Click the above headline for details.
The Houghton Gremlins High School Baseball team beat the Gladstone Braves, 4-1, Wednesday Night, in Gladstone, using one big inning and strong pitching to earn a trip downstate. Click on the above headline for more details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Painesdale-Jeffers Jets scored three runs in the eighth inning to stun the Norway Knights, 4-1, in the D4 regional semifinal in Ironwood on Wednesday. Click the above headline for details.
