The Escanaba High School volleyball team dominated the first set of their match against the Marquette Redettes Thursday night, and then after Marquette tied the match, the Eskymos won the next two sets to post a 3-1 victory. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association will conduct its 39th annual Update Meeting series in the coming weeks, giving school superintendents, principals, and athletic directors a chance to brainstorm and get information from the Association. One of the meetings will be held at Northern Michigan University next month. Click the above headline for more details.
The North Central Jets scored 44 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 79-0 win over the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers in eight-man football Saturday afternoon in Powers. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Gwinn Model Towners scored three touchdowns in the second half...including two just 16 seconds apart...and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 28-14, Saturday afternoon in Harris. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Braves hung in there for a while, but the Menominee Maroons got their offense rolling and posted a 35-6 win Friday night in Menominee. It was the final football game between the two teams, as the Braves leave the Great Northern Conference next season to join the Mid Peninsula Conference. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
For the third time in two weeks, the Gladstone Braves won the first two sets of a volleyball match only to lose the next three...and the match. This time, the Braves lost to the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-2, Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see Thursday's scores.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team lost its first two games against the Negaunee Miners Tuesday night, but then won the next three to post a 3-2 victory at the Lakeview Gym. Click the above headline to see all of Tuesday night's Upper Peninsula volleyball scores.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team picked up a 7-1 victory over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Tuesday afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read all of the singles/doubles scores, and to see photos taken by Eric Thompson.
The Houghton Gremlins beat the Hancock Bulldogs, 2-0, to win the championship of The Rock girls volleyball tournament on Saturday in Gladstone. The two teams had tied during pool play, and along with Kingsford, had the best records of the event. Click the above headline to see all of the scores from the nine-team event, as well as photos and video highlights.
Neal Violetta scored three touchdowns and Shane Ring added two scores and the Negaunee Miners beat the Gladstone Braves, 44-21, Friday night at Miners Stadium. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to replays, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team rebounded from Tuesday night's loss to Kingsford with a 3-0 win over the Stephenson Eagles Thursday night in Stephenson. Click the above headline to read details, and to see all of Thursday's U.P. volleyball scores.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team swept the Gwinn Model Towners for the second time this season on Thursday, 8-0, in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see the scores.
The Escanaba Cross Country Invitational was held on Thursday at the Beauchamp Farm in Flat Rock, the site of next month's U.P. Finals. Sault Ste. Marie and Munising won the girls meets, while Stephenson and Houghton won for the boys. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Kingsford Flivvers took an early lead and went on to post a 3-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos in a Great Northern Conference volleyball match Tuesday night. The scores were 25-23, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got five touchdown passes from Jace Briggs...three of them to Iver Stenberg...and rolled to a 52-24 win over the Gogebic Miners Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The North Central Jets outscored the Forest Park Trojans 30-0 in the third quarter and rolled to a 60-42 win Friday night in Crystal Falls. Jason Whitens had four touchdown passes and Tyler Bentley had two long TD runs. Click the above headline for details. (WJMN Local Three photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos scored two defensive touchdowns and Scout Wunder scored two on the ground and the Eskymos rolled past Petoskey, 39-0, Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos. (Pictured: Tyler Willette was pumped after his catch)
The Gladstone High School junior Varsity football team beat Benzie Central, 40-30, Thursday afternoon at the Marble Athletic Field. The varsity game between the two schools was cancelled because the Huskies don't have enough players. Click the above headline for game details, and to see photos from the JV game taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team lost a Great Northern Conference match against the Menominee Maroons, 3-2, Thursday in Menominee. Then in the evening, the Gladstone Braves also lost in Menominee County, 3-2, to Stephenson. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team picked up a victory on the road Wednesday, beating the Gwinn Model Towners, 8-0. Click the above headline to see all of the individual results.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team rallied to beat the Negaunee Miners, 3-2, in the Eskymos' home opener Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gwinn Model Towners scored 30 points in the first half and rolled to a 36-16 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Eric Thompson, and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Scout Wunder scored two touchdowns and the Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of Alpena penalties and turnovers to post a 24-8 win Thursday night in Alpena. Paul Carne added a field goal and three extra point kicks for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for more details.
Jason Whitens threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score as the North Central Jets opened their season Thursday night with a 60-14 win over Luck, Wis. Click the above headline for more details and to hear post-game interviews with Whitens and Tyler Bentley.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won all four singles matches on Thursday to tie the Menominee Maroons, 4-4, in a Great Northern Conference match. Megan Marenger rallied from a set down to win at #4 singles, preserving the tie. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Gladstone Braves won all four doubles matches and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-3, in girls tennis action Monday afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read photos and see photos, videos. (Pictured above: Gladstone's Kara Salo and Paige Loehr celebrate a winner)
The high school volleyball season began on Saturday with tournaments in Munising, Kingsford, and Sault Ste. Marie. The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both made the long trip to the Soo to play in the seven-team tournament. Click the above headline to see the scores. (File photo)
The Breitung Township Schools and the Kingsford High School dedicated the fieldhouse at the football facility after Don Edens. He was a longtime Flivver both as a coach, and for many years, as athletic director. Edens passed away several years ago, but has not been forgotten in the Flivver family. The fieldhouse was dedicated at Friday night's Meet the Flivvers event. (school photo)
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened the 2016 season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four doubles matches, but got swept in the singles matches. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football team made the state playoffs last fall for the first time since 2011. The Eskymos will be looking for a second straight trip to the Field of 256 when they open their season next Thursday in Alpena. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's practice, and hear from Eskymo players and coaches.
