The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan has released its All-State Top Ten academic teams. Marquette, Gladstone, and North Central all made the top ten teams in their respective classes, while Escanaba, Bark River-Harris, Manistique, and Bessemer were honorable mention. Click the above headline to read more details.
Tanner Gonzalez won the first state wrestling championship in Manistique Emeralds history earlier this spring. And this past weekend, Gonzalez was back on the mat. Click the above headline to read more and see photos taken by Anne Truitt.
The Upper Peninsula's high school baseball season began on Monday as the Stephenson Eagles lost to the Crivitz Wolverines 7-3, on a chilly afternoon in Marinette County. The Eagle girls softball team also lost to Crivitz, 9-3, on Monday. The Stephenson baseball team has its home opener on Friday in Daggett against Norway. It will broadcast live on WUPF-FM, Eagle 107.3. Pictured: Bryce Tharp started on the mound for the Eagles.
The Upper Peninsula Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association met on Wednesday to select its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. Those selections were announced early Saturday. Gladstone's Reece Castor and his father, Clayton, were big winners. As were the North Central Jets, as expected. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Reece Castor)
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association met on Wednesday to pick its All-U.P. High School Girls Basketball Teams. The selections were announced early Friday. Click the above headline to see details. (Pictured: Escanaba's Jen Brandt)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has released the classifications for the next school year, used in basketball and volleyball post-season tournaments. Munising and Rudyard moved down from Class C to Class D, while Houghton moved from Class B to Class C. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Houghton girls basketball)
For the third straight March, the North Central High School basketball team won a state championship at Michigan State University on Saturday.The boys then returned home to a hero’s welcome, with a parade led by fire vehicles. Click the above headline for more.
The North Central Jets completed an unprecedented three-year run on the basketball court Saturday with a third consecutive MHSAA Class D state championship. The Jets raced to a 23-point lead and held off a furious rally from the Buckley Bears to post a 78-69 victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews and radio replays.
Seth Polfus scored a layup as time expired in a second overtime period to help the North Central Jets beat beat Southfield Christian, 84-83, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews and radio replays. (MHSAA Photo)
The Escanaba High School took in $819 in donations at the Special Olympics Basketball game the school hosted on March 6th. Pictured above is the group of EHS varsity and JV girl's basketball players and Special Olympics Area One Representative George Dunlap.
The 2016-17 Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has come to an end. Click the above headline for the U.P. composite schedule and scores.
The North Central Jets earned a shot at a third straight basketball state championship Tuesday with a 74-61 win over the Hillman Tigers in the state quarterfinals. The Jets advanced to the Final Four at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, and to listen to post-game interviews. (Bill Krachinski photo)
The Negaunee Miners battled from behind to force overtime, but lost to Manton, 51-49, in the Class C state quarterfinal Tuesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Negaunee's Trent Bell and Gladstone's Joe Gibbs earlier this year)
The Escanaba Eskymos wrapped up their 2016-17 hockey season Tuesday night with their awards banquet at the House of Ludington. Garth Wickham was named the team's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline to read more details and see more photos.
The North Central High School boys basketball team will face the Hillman Tigers in the Class D state quarterfinal game Tuesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the Jets' practice, and for interviews.
The U.P. Football All-Star Game created quite a buzz this year by changing the most basic premise of the game, how the teams are divided. A "draft" was held to divide the players between the two teams. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Sports photo, story)
The high school girls basketball post-season has wrapped up for the Upper Peninsula's teams. Click the above headline to see all of the scores from 2016-'17.
Less than 24 hours after their season ended in a regional final downstate, the Gladstone Braves basketball players were back at the school for their season-ending banquet Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos from the event.
The last-remaining Upper Peninsula girls basketball team still alive in the post-season, the Engadine Eagles, played hard Thursday, but lost to Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 64-59, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone High School basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday with a 63-48 loss to the Ludington Orioles in the Class B regional championship game in Grayling. Click the above headline for Joyce Ness photos and Mike Dagenais videos.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight regional championship Friday, beating Rapid River, 95-51, in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, to hear post-game interviews, and see pictures taken by Bill Krachinski.
The North Central High School basketball team survived a major upset bid Monday night, turning back Dollar Bay, 75-73, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. In the first game, Rapid River topped Ewen-Trout Creek. And in Class C, Negaunee and Iron Mountain won their games. Click the above headline for details, interviews. (Pictured: NCA survives)
The Gladstone community turned the Sault Ste. Marie High School Gym into "Gladstone East" Monday night, and the loud crowd helped the Braves to overcome a strong Grayling Vikings team, 74-69, in the Class B regional semifinals. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos taken by Ben Deatrick, and listen to radio interviews.
The dream season came to an end for the Calumet High School hockey team on Saturday after a 6-3 loss to Warren DelaSalle in the Division 3 state championship game in Plymouth. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the MHSAA. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone Braves rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Menominee Maroons, 57-43, in the Class B district championship game Friday night in a jam-packed Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, see video highlights taken by Mike Dagenais, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight district championship Friday night, turning back the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 79-60, in Stephenson. Click the above headline for more details, and to listen to post-game interviews.
The Upper Peninsula High School hockey season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores for all of the U.P's teams.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans scored all eight points of the second overtime and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-54, in the Class D regional championship game Thursday night in Kingsford. Forest Park will face Engadine in the quarterfinals next week. Click the above headline to read game details, and photos taken by Reid Rahoi.
The Gladstone High School basketball team advanced to the Class B district championship game Wednesday with a 69-56 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The win broke a streak of Eskymo playoff victories over the Braves. Click the above headline to see videos taken by Nate Bellville, photos taken by Brenda Crow, and listen to post-game interviews.
Kenzie Wilkinson's put-back at the final buzzer gave the Kalkaska High School girls basketball team a 58-57 win over the Houghton Gremlins in the Class B regional semifinal game Tuesday night in Manistique. Houghton had ended Kalkaska's season in each of the past two years. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
