MHSAA Delays Start Of Spring Sports Until Mar. 26
February 22, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Monday that it is delaying the staer of spring sports seasons until March 26. Click the above headline for details.
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Boys Basketball
WORKING OVERTIME: Braves Rally Past Maroons
February 19, 2021The Gladstone Braves boys basketball team rallied from 18 points down to beat the Menominee Maroons, 76-72, in double overtime, Friday night in Menominee. Cam Ballard had 36 points to lead the Braves. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Escanaba Hockey Team Battles; Loses In Hancock
February 19, 2021The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team battled hard against the Hancock Bulldogs Friday night before fallinhg,5-1, at the Houghton County Arena. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Basketball
HEADING SOUTH: Frazer Signs With NAIA School
February 18, 2021Escanaba High School senior Brandon Frazer signed his National Letter of Intent Thursday to play college basketball at Ave Maria University, a Catholic school in Florida that was founded by Michigan native and Dominos Pizza founder Tom Monaghan. AMU is an NAIA-Division Two school nicknamed the Gyrenes. Frazer signed Thursday on his 18th birthday.
Hockey
FIRST VICTORY: Escanaba 'Bounces' Past Soo, 5-4
February 17, 2021The Escanaba High School hockey team held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 5-4, Wednesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. After the teams played to a 1-1 draw in the first two periods, the goals came in bunches in the third before Escanaba hung on. Click the above headline for details, pictures, videos, interviews.
Boys Basketball
Gladstone Boys Beat Negaunee In Overtime, 62-52
February 17, 2021Hunter Potier scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Gladstone Braves coughed up a late lead but shut down the Negaunee Miners in overtime, 62-52, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
Girls Basketball
Kamin, Crow Steal Show In Classic Rivalry Contest
February 15, 2021The Escanaba Eskymos held on to beat the Gladstone Braves, 64-63, Monday night, in a girls basketball game that saw two players dominate and the outcome decided on the final play. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, interviews.
Boys Basketball
NEW SEASON, NEW KID: Victorson Lands In Esky
February 09, 2021The Escanaba High School boys basketball team opened its season Tuesday night with a 63-22 win over the Houghton Gremlins. The season started more than two months late due to pandemic restrictions. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Hockey
BACK ON THE ICE: Hancock Beats Escanaba, 9-3
February 08, 2021The Hancock Bulldogs scored six goals in the second period and overwhelmed the Escanaba Eskymos, 9-3, Monday night, in the hockey season opener in Wells. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch, and for interviews.
Hockey
Escanaba HS Hockey Team 'Grateful' To Get Season
February 04, 2021The Escanaba High School hockey team reacted with joy Thursday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that winter contact sports could continue after being shut down since November. Click the above headline to hear from three members of the Eskymos.
Hockey
GAME ON: Whitmer Reverses HS Sports Shutdown
February 04, 2021Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced that high school and youth contact sports could resume starting next Monday, ending a shutdown that was first imposed back in November and was scheduled to continue through Feb. 21. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Lawsuit Filed Seeking Start Of Youth Winter Sports
February 02, 2021A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Michigan Court of Claims against the state health department for its continued shut down of indoor high school contact sports. The suit was brought by the group "Let Them Play Michigan", a coalition of parents, students, coaches, and school administrators. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
LET US PLAY! Thousands Plead For End To 'Pause'
January 31, 2021A rally designed to convince Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to allow indoor contact sports to immediately begin was held in Lansing on Saturday, with hundreds, perhaps thousands, in attendance. And there were U.P. kids, coaches, and parents on hand. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Mich. Senate Votes Unanimously To Support Sports
January 28, 2021The Michigan Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to lift the suspension on high school and youth sports and allow play to resume immediately. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
U.P. Lawmakers Urge Whitmer: 'Let The Kids Play'
January 27, 2021Two Upper Peninsula state representatives from opposite sides of the aisle, as well as state sentaor Ed McBroom, all said Wednesday that the Whitmer Administration decision to keep high school contact sports sidelined until late February is wrong. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Group Filing Lawsuit In Bid To Start Contact Sports
January 26, 2021A group that supports the start of Michigan's high school contact sports seasons is taking legal action against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, who have put sports like basketball, hockey, wrestling, and competitive cheer on hold since November. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Basketball
'VERY FRUSTRATING': Wonders Wants BB Season
January 26, 2021Time is running out for high school basketball players in Michigan, especially for the Class of 2021. Click the above headline to hear from one of the top players in the state, Iron Mountain senior Foster Wonders.
Boys Basketball
COMING HOME: Cretens Named Braves BB Coach
January 20, 2021Gladstone High School has hired a new boy’s basketball varsity head coach, less than two weeks before the Braves are set to play their first games of the season. Mike Cretens, a 2013 Gladstone graduate, accepted the job, leaving his assistant coaching job with William Woods (Mo.) University. Click the above headline to read more.
Football
Wilson Hired New Eskymo Varsity Football Coach
January 18, 2021The Escanaba High School football program has a new head coach, although he's not new to the program. Dave Wilson was confirmed as the new varsity coach by the school board Monday night. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
Football
ROLLIN' RAAB: Transfer Helps Jets Win State Title
January 16, 2021The North Central High School football team battled adversity and a strong Portland St. Patrick squad Saturday and capped an undefeated season with a state championship. The Jets topped the Shamrocks, 70-48, inside the Legacy Sports Complex in downstate Brighton. Wyatt Raab scored four touchdowns. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
END OF THE LINE: Carney Girls Fall In Semifinals
January 15, 2021The Carney-Nadeau Wolves volleyball team put up a spirited effort in the Division Four state semifinals Friday, but made too many mistakes and lost to Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 3-1. The scores were 23-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
NEW SCHEDULE: MHSAA Lays Out Latest Plans
January 14, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council today approved a plan for adjusting schedules for the five Winter “contact” sports which may begin non-contact activities this Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Volleyball
WELCOME BACK: Carney Volleyball Wins Q-Final
January 13, 2021The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team returned to the court on Tuesday, and picked up where it left off before the shutdown two months ago. The Wolves won their Division Four state quarterfinal game over Rudyard, 3-1, in Manistique. Click the above headline for details.
Football
U.P. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULES
January 10, 2021The Upper Peninsula high school football playoffs resumed on Saturday after being shut down over a multi-week period. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
Girls Volleyball
UP HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES/SCHEDULES
January 10, 2021The Upper Peninsula high school volleyball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. playoff scores.
Football
WORTH THE WAIT: Jets Headed To State Finals
January 09, 2021The North Central Jets football team continued its dominating march to the state finals on Saturday, despite a statewide youth sports shutdown that spanned seven weeks. The Jets didn't miss a beat in the Eight Player State Semifinals, beating Marion, 50-2, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for photos, videos, details.
Football
END OF THE LINE: Iron Mtn. Loses Heartbreaker
January 09, 2021The football season came to a heartbreaking end for the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Saturday night, as they lost a 7-6 decision to Johannesburg-Lewiston in the MHSAA Division Eight Regional championship game at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
Football
MHSAA To Allow Some Fans; Not At NMU's Dome
January 06, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association says it has received permission from the state health department to allow 125 immediate family members of high school football teams to be in attendance for the playoff games. And for volleyball, the number is 50. But Northern Michigan University is not allowing fans at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details.
Football
MHSAA Announces New Football. Volleyball Skeds
December 26, 2020The concluding rounds of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving will be completed during January, as the MHSAA continues to follow all emergency orders from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
TRYING AGAIN: New Winter Schedules Released
December 23, 2020The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Wednesday put out a new format for the winter sports seasons, hoping to have full seasons that would conclude at the end of March. Click the above headline to read details.
