A focus on high school student sportsmanship, during and also outside of competition, will highlight this fall’s Michigan High School Athletic Association annual Sportsmanship Summit series. Click the above headline to read details.
The seven-team Great Northern Conference girls tennis tournament was held on Wednesday in Delta County. Marquette slipped past Menominee, 22-20, to win the title. West Iron County was third. Click the above headline to see details and photos.
Christian Laettner is coming to Gladstone to put on a series of camps at the end of October. He was a two-time national champion at Duke University, played 13 seasons in the NBA, and was a member of the US Olympic Basketball Team. Click the above headline for the camp schedule, registration information, and hear Jack Hall's interview.
The Gladstone Braves improved to 3-2 on the season with a 28-8 win over the Maple City Glen Lake Lakers Friday night on Gladstone Homecoming. Jared Crow threw three touchdown passes to Vince Hughes (35, 15 and 31 yards) and Brody Sanville had an eight-yard TD run. Click the above headline to listen to post-game interviews.
The Marquette Redettes got off to a strong start and cruised to a 3-0 volleyball victory over the Escanaba Eskymos Thursday night in Escanaba. The scores were 25-22, 25-20, and 25-19. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, other U.P. scores.
Gladstone High School senior Reece Castor has committed to attend school and play basketball at Northern Michigan University next fall. Castor is a three-year starter for the Braves, and was an All-U.P. selection last year. Castor made his announcement Wednesday on social media. He had been recruited by several other universities, including Michigan Tech. Click the above headline for more.
The Escanaba Eskymos lost the first two sets of their match with the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night, but roared back to take the next three sets, and the match, 3-2. Lexi Chaillier was unstoppable in the final three sets, and finished with 28 kills in the victory. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos rallied from a 28-7 deficit and took the lead in overtime, but the Marquette Redmen scored a touchdown and added a two-point conversion to pull out a thrilling victory, 36-35, Friday in Marquette. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifter Nate Lewis of Arlington, Wash., will be traveling to Biala Podlaska, Poland Sept. 20-23 to compete in the World University Championships. Click the above headline to read more details. (OTS Photo)
Michigan had the eighth-most participants in high school sports nationally for the second straight year in 2017-18 according to statistics recently released by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team won the championship of The Rock tournament for the first time on Saturday. The Braves beat Gwinn, 2-1, in the championship match, after losing the first set. Earlier, in the semifinals, Gladstone beat Norway, 2-0, and Gwinn knocked off Houghton, 2-1. (Andy Jacques photo)
The Gladstone Braves beat the Menominee Maroons in football for the first time since 2008 Friday night, posting a 14-0 win at Blesch Stadium. Zach Hanson's 95-yard kickoff return started the game for the Braves, and Brody Sanville's 55-yard TD run in the fourth quarter sealed it. Click the above headline for replays, interviews.
The Rapid River Rockets raced to a 30-0 lead and cruised past the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 60-14, in high school football action Friday night. The Wolves had just twelve players for the game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the first two games in their volleyball match against the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night, but the Flivvers won the next three to take the match, 3-2. The scores were 25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 14-25, and 8-15. The match was the first on the newly refurbished floor for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School football team trailed the Petoskey Northmen, 14-0, heading into the second half of Friday night's match-up in Escanaba. But the Eskymos rallied for two touchdowns in the second half to post a 15-14 win. Click the above headline for details.
Jared Crow threw four touchdown passes but the Gladstone Braves fell on the road Thursday night, 42-34, to the Gaylord Blue Devils. Brody Sanville added a touchdown run for Gladstone. Click the above headline for details.
Noah Gorzinski's 75-yard kickoff return snapped a late tie, then the North Central Jets made a key defensive stop to beat the Rapid River Rockets, 26-20, Thursday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team braved chilly, windy conditions to pick up a 7-1 win over the Gwinn Model Towners Wednesday at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four singles matches, and won both doubles matches were played. Two doubles matches were forfeited. Click the above headline to read the results.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves tried to get their tennis match completed Tuesday afternoon, but Mother Nature had other ideas. The #1 singles, #1 doubles, #2 singles, and #4 doubles matches were finished, but the other four flights were rained out. They will be finished on Thursday. Click the above headline for a few videos, photos.
Jared Crow threw three touchdown passes as the Gladstone Braves opened the football season with a 26-14 win over St. Ignace Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game player interviews.
The Engadine Eagles took advantage of five North Central turnovers and got a huge game from Andrew Blanchard, posting a 64-34 win over the Jets Thursday night in Powers. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Negaunee Miners girls tennis team won its third straight match on Wednesday, 7-1, topping the Gladstone Braves, at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the #1 and #2 singles matches.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Kingsford Flivvers played in blustery conditions on Tuesday, with the Flivvers posting a 5-3 win. The two teams split the four singles matches at the high school, while Kingsford won three of the four doubles matches in Ludingtoon Park. Meanwhile, Gladstone lost in Menominee, 5-3. Click the above headline for photos from the Escanaba-Kingsford match, and results from the Braves-Maroons contest.
The Gladstone High School fall sports teams gathered at the Marble Athletic Field Sunday night for the annual Meet The Braves event. The coaches and players for the football, cross country, volleyball, and girls tennis teams were on hand. Click the above headline to see photos, and hear from the Braves cross country team on the upcoming season.
The Gladstone Braves swept all four doubles flights and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 6-2, Monday at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from the #1 and #2 singles matches, and hear interviews with both coaches.
The Escanaba High School football team is back on the practice field this week as the Eskymos try to follow one of the most successful seasons in school history. The Eskymos made it to the Division Three state semifinals last year before losing to Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Click the above headline to hear more from the 2018 team.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team won its second straight Class A state championship on Sunday, beating the Menominee Red Wave, 11-4, at Spies Field. It was the second straight summer that the Indians beat the Red Wave from the loser's bracket. Click the above headline for interviews, photos, videos taken by Cole Hansen.
Concussions are down, according to data compiled by the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its third year of collecting head injury reports from member high schools. Click the above headline to read more details from the study.
The Gladstone Indians won two games at the state tournament in Menominee on Saturday, beating Gaylord, 6-4, then topping Menominee, 9-7, to force a winner-take-all championship game on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos taken by Cole Hansen, and listen to interviews and a replay fo Gladstone's big rally.
The American Legion Baseball season came to an end on Friday for the Bark River Bucs as they dropped a 1-0 decision to Hudson at the Class A state tournament in Menominee. Click the above headline for details, photos, and post-game comments.
