The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 6-3, in high school hockey action Thursday night in Wells. Christer Carne scored a hat trick and Nick Kolich added a three-assist playmaker for the Eskymos. Grant Wickham had a goal and two assists, while Ethan Silverstone and Chris Sliva also scored. Trevor Denome made 17 saves in net. Escanaba (1-1) hosts Negaunee Monday night to close out a three-game homestand.
Gaetanno Cammarata scored two goals and assisted on another as the Marquette Redmen topped the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-2, in high school hockey action Tuesday night. Kyle Krutina and Grant Wickham scored for Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, interviews, radio replays, and to photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
Eight Upper Peninsula High School football players have been selected to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams. The announcement came on Friday in Detroit. Click the above headline to see which players were picked.
The Rapid River Rockets won the MHSAA Eight-Player Division Two state championship on Saturday, beating Onekama, 30-18, at the Superior Dome. The Rockets won their first football championship after making the state finals on two other occasions. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the MSAA. (MHSAA photo)
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team lost to top-ranked Leland-3-0, in the state semifinals Friday in Battle Creek. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Leland’s Ella Siddall had 34 assists and five aces, while senior Hanna Elwell had 17 kills for Leland (47-10-1). Carney, playing in its first volleyball semifinal ever, got a big defensive performance from junior Alanis Harris, who had 22 digs. The No. 9 Wolves finished 26-4-1.
Gladstone High School third baseman Sydney Herioux has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Saginaw Valley State University. Herioux is a three-sport athlete at Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and interview.
The high school football post-season is winding down across Michigan. Click the above headline to see the scoreboard.
Hundreds of people lined up inside the Gladstone High School auditorium for five hours Wednesday to pay their respects to Matt Houle. The well-known former coach and activities director passed away over the weekend at the age of 57. Click the above headline for reaction.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team advanced to the state semifinals Tuesday night with a thrilling 3-2 win over the Onaway Cardinals in the quarterfinals at Manistique High School. The scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, and 15-9.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. picks for the high school football season on Saturday. The Escanaba Eskymos were named the large school Team of the Year, and quarterback Craig Kamin was named the offensive player of the year. Click the above headline to see all of the award selections.
The Rapid River High School football team advanced to the MHSAA Eight-Man Division Two state championship game Friday night with a 36-30 win over the Cedarville Trojans in snowy Rapid River. Tyler Sundling had the game-clinching interception with 45 seconds left. Click the above headline for details and to hear post-game interviews.
The high school hockey season is right around the corner, and in Escanaba, the Eskymos held their first practices this week. Some of the boys are still playing football, with a big playoff game set for this Saturday. But for the rest, it's hockey season! The Eskymos open with a three-game homestand, starting Nov. 27 against Marquette, Nov 29 against Kingsford, and Dec. 3 against Negaunee. Click the above headline for photos.
Click the above headline to see the regional volleyball scores involving U.P. teams.
The Escanaba High School football team won a district championship on Saturday, beating Alma, 14-13, with a Christer Carne touchdown and Ethan Silverstone kick with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter. Escanaba gets another crack at Grand Rapids Catholic Central next Saturday at noon. Click the above headline for more details.
The Rapid River Rockets scored on a trick play with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter and beat the Forest Park Trojans, 40-34, in a thrilling Eight-Man regional championship game on Friday. Click the above headline to read details and listen to post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night after a marathon loss to the Houghton Gremlins in the district semifinals, 3-2. Escanaba won the first set, 25-19, before the Gremlins evened the match, also 25-19. Escanaba dominated the third set, 25-11, but the Gremlins rallied to win the fourth set, 25-23, and the fifth, 15-5. Click the above headline for U.P. results.
The Gladstone Braves won the first set, but the Kingsford Flivvers roared back to post a 3-1 victory in the MHSAA Division Three volleyball district semifinals Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-16. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and scores from other U.P. matches.
The Manistique Emeralds opened the volleyball post-season Monday with a 3-0 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos in the Division Three district tournament. The scores were 25-10, 25-19, 25-22. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and other U.P. scores.
Christian Laettner put on a series of camps in Gladstone on Sunday. He was a two-time national champion at Duke University, played 13 seasons with several teams in the NBA, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. Laettner posed for photos and there were raffle tickets drawn for Duke University and Team USA jerseys. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Ludington Orioles, 27-20, Saturday afternoon in their playoff opener. The time for the second round playoff game has been announced. Escanaba will travel to Alma next Saturday for a 12:00 noon kickoff. Against Ludington, The Eskymos took the lead in the final minute on a hook-and-lateral play, with Ben Willis getting the Craig Kamin pass and tossing it to Josh Bruntjens, who ran for the touchdown. Ludington had one last chance, but an interception by Nick Ramos (and a fumble recovery by Alex Lynch) sealed the game for the Eskymos.
The Forest Park Trojans and Rapid River Rockets pulled off playoff surprises Friday night as the post-season began. The Trojans stunned top-seeded North Central, 36-24, while the Rockets turned back the favored Engadine Eagles, 20-18, in Engadine. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos from the Trojans-Jets game.
The Gladstone Braves defeated the Negaunee Miners, 3-0, on Volley for a Cure Night in Gladstone on Tuesday. The scores were 25-12, 25-20, and 25-21. The money raised from the match will benefit "Grandma Peaches", the grandmother of Braves sophomore Megan Crow, who is battling cancer. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
Gladstone High School senior Adam Bruce wrapped up an outstanding season on the cross country trails Saturday by capturing the MHSAA Division One championship at Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. The Braves took third as a team. Click the above headline to read more details.
Brody Sanville scored four touchdowns to lead the Gladstone High School football team to a 42-22 win over the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes under cold, wet conditions Saturday in the Copper Country. Sanville crossed the 1,000 yard mark in rushing for his senior season, the first Braves player to do that since 2008. Gladstone finished its season 4-5, including three losses by a touchdown or less. (Brenda Crow photo)
The Ishpeming High School football team scored 46 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 54-13 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Thursday night in Harris. The Hematites finished their regular season with a perfect 9-0 record. The Broncos finished the season at 2-7. Click the above headline to see photos, video clips.
The Marquette Redettes held off a late Gladstone Braves rally to post a key Great Northern Conference volleyball win Tuesday night, 3-1, in Gladstone. At the same time, Kingsford blanked Escanaba, 3-0, in Kingsford. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights, and hear post-game comments.
The Bark River-Harris High School volleyball team needed just 45 minutes to turn back the North Central Jets, 3-0, Monday night in Harris. The scores were 25-7, 25-10, and 25-10. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School football team lost another close game Friday night, falling to the Marquette Redmen, 21-14, in Marquette. The Redmen led, 14-0, before the Braves tied the game on a 62-yard Jared Crow-to-Vince Hughes touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown run by Brody Sanville. Marquette, however, got four interceptions on defense and scored the winning touchdown on a six-yard run by Brady Wright with 1:49 left.
Brady Eichmeier threw three touchdown passes and also ran in three scores as the North central Jets celebrated Homecoming with a 69-0 win over the Carney-Nadeau Wolves Thusrday in Powers. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Marquette High School won both the boys and girls Great Northern Conference cross country championships on Thursday in Flat Rock. The Gladstone Braves were runners up in the boys race while the Menominee Maroons were second in the girls race. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video clips.
