The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team completed a perfect 9-0 season Thursday with a 20-7 win over the Kingsford Flivvers at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The win gave the Eskymos sole possession of the Great Northern Conference championship. Click the headline above for details, photos, and videos.
The Manistique Emeralds used strong play at the net and took advantage of Escanaba mistakes to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-2, in a marathon volleyball match Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone Braves played their final home football game of the season Friday night with a lot of emotion, but the Kingsford Flivvers posted a 45-27 win at the Marble Field. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Kingsford High School junior varsity football team scored three touchdowns in the second half to break open a close game, and beat the Gladstone JV Braves, 39-12, Thursday at the Marble Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The all-time leading scorer in Escanaba High School hockey history is off to a good start north of the border. Levi Wunder is now a member of the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in western Canada. Click the above headline to read about Wunder's first month of Canadian Junior 'A' hockey.
The Marquette High School cross-country teams won a pair of Great Northern Conference championships on their home course on Thursday. The MSHS boys edged Escanaba while the girls rolled to the title, with Gladstone second. Click the above headline to see the team and individual results.
The junior high school football season came to an end Tuesday night as the Escanaba 7th and 8th graders faced the Menominee/Marinette Hornets in a pair of games at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The Escanaba seventh graders won, 38-0, while the M&M eighth graders won, 33-13. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans cruised to a 3-0 volleyball victory over the North Central Jets Monday night in Powers. The scores were 25-5, 25-18, and 25-15. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match. Pictured above: North Central's Jaycee Faccio (5) goes up for the block during Monday's match.
The St. Ignace High School football team battled through its sadness and grief over the tragic loss of a teammate and posted a dominating 69-12 win over the Ironwood Red Devils Saturday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The annual Escanaba Elks Volleyball Invitational saw ten teams from across the Upper Peninsula play four matches in "pool play" before four teams battled for the championship. In the end, Marquette won the championship, 2-0, over Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline see all of the tournament scores, to see videos from the Escanaba-Gladstone match, and to see photos from several of Saturday's matches.
Five different players scored touchdowns as the Escanaba Eskymos rolled up 431 yards in offense to beat the Gladstone Braves, 39-14, Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, to hear radio highlights, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Scout Wunder scored a touchdown and two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 14-7 win over the Gladstone Braves in a battle of undefeated junior varsity football teams Thursday night. Click the above headline for game details, radio replays, and videos and photos taken by Nate Bellville.
Two dozen high school cross country teams converged on the Beauchamp Farm on Thursday for the Gladstone Invitational. It was a tune-up for the Upper Peninsula Finals, which will be held on this same Delta County course on October 24th. Click the above headline to see the results. (Photo of NCA Jets boys winnning team!)
The Upper Peninsula's best girls tennis players were announced on Tuesday as the Coaches Association named its All-U.P. and All-State teams. Negaunee's Angela Ring and Kingsford's Katy Hicks were named U.P. Players of the Year, and All-Staters, in singles. In doubles, the Escanaba team of Emily LaFave and Kayla VanPortfliet (pictured) were picked All-U.P. and All-State. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Menominee High School girls volleyball won two tight games to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Gladstone Braves, 3-1, Monday night in Menominee. It was the Maroons' second win over the Braves this season. The scores were 25-12, 24-26, 26-24, 25-22. Click the above headline to see the statistics from the match, along with other U.P. scores.
Ryan Jones scored three touchdowns to lead the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils to a 37-27 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night on Braves Homecoming. Ben Schwalbach threw two touchdown passes to Jake Greenfield in a losing effort for Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the final doubles match of the day and edged the Escanaba Eskymos, 18-17, to win the Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Thursday. Negaunee and Escanaba met in the championship of nearly all of the eight flights. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Munising Mustangs won the Upper Peninsula Division Two girls tennis championship on Wednesday in Iron Mountain. The Mustangs edged the Mountaineers, 16-15, to take the championship. Six-time defending U.P. champion Westwood finished third. Click the above headline to see results.
The Munising Mustangs hosted their annual cross-country meet on Tuesday at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course. Negaunee's boys and Marquette's girls won the team trophies. Escanaba's boys were third, Gladstone's girls were fourth. Click the above headline for details.
The Munising Mustangs needed only an hour to top the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball action Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School football team battled hard, especially on defense, but fell to the state's top-ranked team, Detroit Country Day, 26-0, Saturday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos, from the game.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team advanced out of pool play Saturday before falling in the semifinals of the Marquette Invitational at Marquette High School. The Braves lost to Florence, Wis., in the Final Four, and Florence went on to win the tournament. Click the above headline to read more details from the tournament.
Cody Vandermissen scored three touchdowns and Scout Wunder ran in two scores as the Escanaba junior varsity football team beat the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets, 41-6, Saturday. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and videos.
Quarterback Scott Tripp threw three touchdown passes and ran in two other scores to lead the Marquette Redmen to a 46-16 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Darin Johnson threw two touchdown passes and scored another touchdown on the ground as the Gladstone High School junior varsity football team beat the Marquette Redmen, 26-6, Thursday at the Marble Field. Gladstone improved to 5-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos won three Great Northern Conference tennis championship and took home the GNC team trophy Wednesday at the Kingsford High School. Click the above headline to see the team and individual results.
The Iron Mountain Mountaineers won two singles and two doubles championships, and slipped past the Negaunee Miners to take the Mid Peninsula Conference girls tennis team title on Wednesday in West Ishpeming. Click the above headline to see results.
The Menominee Maroons and Gladstone Braves split the first two sets of their match Tuesday before the Maroons turned up the heat and won the match, 3-1, at the Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headine to see photos and videos, and other U.P. volleyball scores.
The Escanaba High School tennis team faced its biggest dual meet challenge of the season on Monday, and the Eskymo girls ended up with a 4-4 tie against the Negaunee Miners. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves lost at Ishpeming, 5-3. Click the above headline to see photos from Escanaba's match, and statistics from Gladstone's match.
Nathan Nowack set a Menominee High School record by scoring seven touchdowns as the Maroons beat the Gladstone Braves, 63-13, Friday in Gladstone. Nowack scored two touchdowns on the ground and threw five touchdown passes. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
