The high school girls tennis season saw the Negaunee Miners and Marquette Redettes battle for the U.P. Division One championship this fall. And they are at the front of the All-U.P. teams announced this week, led by Player of the Year Elysa Olivier of Marquette. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Escanaba Eskymos dropped the first set of Monday night's volleyball match against the Norway Knights, but roared back to win the next three sets and take the match, 3-1. The scores were 19-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20. Seven Eskymo seniors were honored before the match. Click the above headline to see photos and videos highlights.
Craig Kamin tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Jared Nash, and Isaac Cooper scored a fourth quarter touchdown to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 28-15 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Braves boys cross country team had the top three fastest times at the Barnyard Invitational Thursday in Flat Rock. But the Marquette Redmen had even more depth and won the meet, 45-61. Marquette also won the girls meet, 42-62, over second place Menominee. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Westwood Patriots slipped past the West Iron County Wykons, 20-19, to win the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division Two championship on Thursday. The Patriots won five of the eight flights, including three of the four singles championships. The Wykons won the other three flights. Iron Mountain was a distant third. Click the above headline for results.
The Negaunee Miners repeated as MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula tennis champions on Thursday, edging Marquette, 15-13, at Kingsford High School. Menominee took third with nine points, followed by Kingsford (8), Gladstone (6), and Escanaba (5). The Miners won two flights and were runners-up in four others. Gladstone won the #1 doubles title, with Taylor Trudeau and Sydney Herioux winning a three-set thriller in the final.
The Manistique High School volleyball team posted a 3-0 win over the Escanaba Eskymos in a tough battle Thursday night that saw the Emeralds rally to win two of the three sets. The scores were 26-24, 26-24, 27-25. Manistique trailed, 23-20, in the first set, and 20-15 in the third set but came from behind. Click the above headline to see video clips.
The Gladstone Braves picked up a Great Northern Conference victory Monday night, beating the Menominee Maroons, 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, and 25-22). Gladstone scored 11 of the final 15 points of the match. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone Braves lost to the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 14-7, Friday night in the Sault. Tate Kay scored a three-yard touchdown with 44 seconds left in the game to give the Blue Devils the win. Click the above headline for details, and listen to interviews.
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.
