The Escanaba Eskymos scored three runs in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to pull away from the Manistique Emeralds, 10-3, Friday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
Mother Nature did not cooperate with most high school sporting events Thursday night as heavy rains rolled through the Upper Peninsula. Some games managed to start, but most did not finish. Click the above headline for details, and Esky-Menominee photos, videos.
The Superior Central High School baseball team picked up a rare win over the Gladstone Braves Wednesday night, hanging on for a 7-5 win under the lights at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Norway High School baseball team took both ends of a doubleheader from the North Central Jets, 5-0 and 10-0, Monday evening at Marion Park. The Knights' pitchers allowed only one total base hit in the twinbill. Click the above headline for details.
Scott Hiller had three hits and drove in six runs as the Escanaba Eskymos pounded the Menominee Maroons, 21-1, Monday at Spies Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School softball team is on a roll after having multiple games cancelled due to the weather. The Eskymos hosted their annual tournament this weekend and won all three games over Gladstone, Millington, and Marquette by a combined score of 31-3. Click the above headline to read details. (Esky High School softball photos)
The Escanaba High School baseball team avenged its earlier loss to the Gladstone Braves by sweeping a doubleheader Friday night in Gladstone, 6-1 and 6-2. The Escanaba pitching aces, Hunter Lancour and Jared Hanson, both shut down the Braves and Bon LaChance continued his heavy hitting at the plate. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team stretched its winning streak to eight games on Monday, sweeping a doubleheader from the Kingsford Flivvers, 5-0 and 16-2, in Quinnesec. Click the above headline to read game details.
Escanaba senior pitcher Jared Hanson was in complete control on Saturday as the Eskymos hosted the North Central Jets at Al Ness Field. Hanson threw a complete-game no-hitter as Escanaba posted a 7-0 victory. Click the above headline for details.
Keith Judici pitched a complete-game three-hitter as the Negaunee Miners won their first baseball game of the season, 3-1, Thursday, in Escanaba. The Eskymos bounced back to win the nightcap, 11-2. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos threw seven pitchers one inning apiece and Bon LaChance drove in four runs in a 6-2 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Wednesday night. LaChance had a single, double, and home run to pace the offensive attack. Click the above headline for details.
Scott Hiller's walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning led the Escanaba Eskymos to a 9-8 come-from-behind win over the Iron Moumntain Mountaineers on Saturday. The grandson of 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series champion John Hiller came through two hours after Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera got his 3,000th career hit. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team scored three runs in the seventh inning and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-5, Friday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, videos, and post-game comments.
The Escanaba High School baseball team played for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday night, and picked up a doubleheader sweep over the Manistique Emeralds, 7-5 and 16-0, at the Schoolcraft County Fairgrounds. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team took advantage of seven Bark River-Harris errors and posted an 11-0 victory Tuesday afternoon at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, and see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Escanaba High School softball team finally got to play two games in chilly southern Lower Michigan on Saturday. The Eskymos lost to Jackson Northwest, 6-3, before beating Three Rivers, 16-0. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Northern Michigan University lacrosse team honored seniors Jessica Close, Jessica Daniels, Emily Renfrew, and Aleya Speas on Friday as the 'Cats pounced on the Peacocks of Upper Iowa early and often en route to a 23-4 victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain Mountaineers baseball team jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first two innings and held on to beat the Gladstone Braves, 9-8, in the season-opening game Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see details, and see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School hockey team celebrated a successful season with its annual post-season banquet Monday night at the House of Ludington. Despite having only a dozen skaters, the Eskymos compiled a better-than-expected record of 16-10-0-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Associated Press has released its All-State boys basketball teams. There were nine U.P. players recognized, and the Menominee and Ewen-Trout Creek coaches were named Michigan Coach of the Year in their respective divisions. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association announced its 2021-22 high school boys basketball All-U.P. teams Friday night. Media members from across the U.P. met in Marquette earlier this week to make their selections. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association announced its 2021-22 high school girls basketball All-U.P. teams Thursday night. The media members from across the U.P. met in Marquette earlier this week to make their selections. Click the above headline for details.
An increase in the number of regular-season games high school basketball teams are allowed to play may be the most visible action taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Other sports will also see changes, some as early as this spring. Click the above headline for details.
Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments for the 2022-23 school year have been announced, with enrollment breaks for postseason tournaments posted to each sport’s page on the MHSAA Website. Click the above headline for details.
The Menominee Maroons boys basketball team fell behind early and could not recover, and lost to the Schoolcraft Eagles, 59-49, Saturday, in the Division Three state championship game at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers led for most of the game on Saturday, but lost in the Division Four state championship game to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian, 56-45, in overtime at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers coughed up a 17-point lead in the second half but managed to pull out a 62-56 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary in the Division Four state semifinal basketball game Thursday. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Menominee High School basketball team built a big lead in the first half and then held off a second half push by the Ecorse Red Raiders to post a 74-56 win in Thursday's state semifinal at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for scores.
The Menominee High School boys basketball team advanced to the state's Final Four on Tuesday with a dominating 70-39 win over Grayling in the Division Three state quarterfinals in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for all of the details.
