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.
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.
