Jack Valentine stopped all 22 shots he faced and Charlie Zuidema scored a goal in the first period as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Houghton Gremlins, 1-0, Saturday night in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier. Pictured above: Eskymos celebrate their goal.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored two goals in the first period and held off the Marquette Redmen, 3-2, Tuesday night at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Jack Valentine made 25 saves for the Eskymo victory. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos taken by Mary Gauthier, and videos shot by Mike Dagenais.
Ozzy Corp scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter, and the Ishpeming Hematites held on to beat Pewamo-Westphalia, 22-16, to win the MHSAA Division Seven state championship Saturday at Ford Field. Click the above headline to read the story from MHSAA.
The Escanaba High School hockey team got goals from three different players and topped the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-2, Tuesday, at Mountain View Arena. Kingsford goaltender Joey Berglund made 37 saves in defeat. Click the above headline for details.
The 2015 Upper Peninsula High School football season has moved into the playoffs. Click the above headline to see the playoff scores, plus all of the 2015 regular season scores.
The North Central High School football team completed a perfect season Friday night, capping it off with a state championship win over Battle Creek St. Phillip in the MHSAA Eight-Man state final in Greenville, 58-33. The Jets trailed, 21-12, in the second quarter, before scoring 38 unanswered points to bring the trophy to the U.P. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos salvaged a split in their weekend hockey series with the Alpena Wildcats, posting a 7-2 victory Saturday at Northern Lights Arena. Chris LeMire scored four goals and Dylan Gauthier tallied twice. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened its new season with a 2-1 loss to the Alpena Wildcats Friday night at Northern Lights Arena. Colton Hayes scored the team's only goal early in the third period, but Alpena's Nick Esch scored twice to lead his team. Click the above headline for details, and photos/videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The MHSAA high school volleyball season has wrapped up across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the playoff scores for U.P. teams.
For the past three seasons, Levi Wunder shattered every Escanaba High School Hockey scoring record on the books. But he has now graduated to play junior hockey in Canada, and the new high school hockey season begins this weekend for an Eskymo team looking for other guys to step up. Click the above headline for details and practice photos.
The Forest Park Trojans won a Class D state quarterfinal match over Rogers City, 3-1, Tuesday night in Manistique. That happened after Calumet fell to Traverse City St. Francis, 3-0, in the Class C quarterfinal on the same court. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team continued its dominance on Friday night, beating a good Cedarville Trojans squad, 70-6, in the MHSAA Eight-Player state semifinal game in Powers. The Jets scored 62 points in the first half as Bobby Kleiman scored seven touchdowns (five on the ground, two in the air). Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Michigan Tech scored touchdowns on seven of its 12 offensive drives and added two more scores on special teams in a 63-23 victory at Lake Erie Saturday in both teams' season finale. The Huskies' offense exploded for 601 yards including 437 on the ground to earn the win and finish at 7-3 on the season. Click the above headline to read details from Saturday's game, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Calumet Copper Kings and Forest Park Trojans are the last two Upper Peninsula high school volleyball teams standing, and both will play in the state quarterfinals Tuesday in Manistique. Calumet will face Traverse City St. Francis in the Class C quarterfinal Tuesday at 5:30, and then Forest Park will take on Rogers City in the "D" quarterfinal at 7:00 ET.
As most of Michigan’s high school athletes move inside this month for the start of winter practices, many will take part in a program introduced to Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools this fall that assists coaches and students in preparing for the possibility of a health emergency. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Calumet Copper Kings and Iron Mountain Mountaineers won their Class C regional semifinal matches Tuesday night in Gladstone, and will face off in Thursday's championship match. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the matches.
Jason Whitens threw six touchdown passes to three different receivers to lead the North Central Jets to a 62-8 win over the Rapid River Rockets in Friday's MHSAA Eight-Man football regional championship game in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details, hear replays and interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Rapid River High School volleyball team had its season come to an end Thursday night in the Class D district championship match in Munising. After winning two playoff matches against Big Bay deNoc and Mid Peninsula by 3-0 scores, the Rockets were in tough Thursday night, losing to Munising, 3-0, on scores of 25-17, 25-14, and 25-17.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team was eliminated in the Class B District semifinals Wednesday night by the Kingsford Flivvers. Kingsford won, 3-0, by scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-10. The Braves say goodbye to seniors Maddie Bailey, Zoie Berg, and Harley Fornof.
The Kingsford Flivvers survived a major scare Monday as the MHSAA Class B girls volleyball district tournament began in Escanaba. The Eskymos rallied from two sets down to force a deciding fifth set, but the Flivvers prevailed at the end. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see videos and photos from Monday night's match.
George Kanyuh had three straight quarterback sacks in the fourth quarter, and then scored a touchdown on a blocked punt to lead the Rapid River Rockets to a 36-29 playoff victory over Engadine Friday. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos taken by Natie Bellville, and listen to interviews and radio replays.
The Escanaba High School football team raced to a 17-0 lead in their Division Four state playoff game Friday night against the Big Rapids Cardinals. But the Eskymos could not score again, and lost as the Cardinals rallied for a 21-17 win. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Gladstone Braves closed the volleyball regular season with a 3-0 loss to the Kingsford Flivvers Thursday night in Gladstone. It was the team's annual cancer awareness match, and both teams wore pink uniforms. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Braves Hall of Fame will induct its next class on Saturday, November 7th at the Terrace Bay Inn. Tickets are $25 per person and includes a buffet dinner. Click the above headline to read more about information the upcoming induction ceremony.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and North Dickinson Nordics battled through five tough games of volleyball Tuesday night before the Nordics emerged with a 3-2 match victory. (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 16-14). Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos played a strong first game, but the Marquette Redettes took control for a 3-0 win Tuesday night in Escanaba. It was the final home volleyball match of the regular season for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School football team earned an "at-large" bid to the MHSAA Division Four state playoffs by winning their final three games. The Eskymos will host Big Rapids next Friday night. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos, video, and hear audio from Sunday night's team playoff party.
The MHSAA Upper Peninsula Cross Country finals were held Saturday at the Beauchamp Farm near Gladstone. The meet featured more than three dozen schools, of all sizes, from across the U.P. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Gladstone High School varsity football team played one of its best games of the season, but it ended in a 27-7 loss to the playoff-bound Calumet Copper Kings Friday night in Calumet. The Copper Kings put together three long drives to turn back the Braves. Click the above headline to read details, and to see game photos and videos.
Darin Johnson threw for five touchdowns and ran in two others to lead the Gladstone Braves junior varsity football team to a 63-18 win over the Calumet Copper Kings Friday evening. Johnson broke a school record for touchdown passes in a junior varsity season. Click the above headline to read more about the game, and to see videos and photos.
