Gloss, Markham Lead Gremlins Past Eskymos, 4-0
January 30, 2015Cale Markham scored twice and Marcus Gloss was perfect in net Friday as the Houghton Gremlins blanked the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-0. Click the above headline for all of the details.
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Girls Basketball
Gladstone Beats Rapid River In First Girls Meeting
January 29, 2015The Gladstone Braves and Rapid River Rockets met for the first time Thursday in a varsity girls basketball game. Gladstone won, 61-12. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville and Mike Dagenais. Pictured above: Gladstone's Sam Sailer (14) sets a play as Rapid River's Hannah Kanyuh (10) defends.
Girls Basketball
Big First Half Leads Escanaba Girls Past Negaunee
January 28, 2015The Escanaba High School girls basketball team rolled to a 19-point lead in the first half and cruised to a 61-51 win over the Negaunee Miners Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
Hockey
Eskymos Top Flivvers In Special Teams Battle, 5-2
January 27, 2015The Escanaba Eskymos scored three power play goals, and then killed off several late Kingsford power plays to post a 5-2 victory Tuesday at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Wrestling
Eskymo Wrestlers Pound Miners, Maroons On Mat
January 27, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling team followed up its win at last weekend's Upper Peninsula Championships by winning a tri-meet at home on Tuesday. Escanaba beat Negaunee, 72-12, and Menominee, 74-3, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to see photos taken be Sheila Olsen.
Boys Basketball
Ten U.P. Kids Finalists For Scholar-Athlete Awards
January 26, 2015The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced the 120 finalists for the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards. They were selected from 1,584 nominees submitted by schools from across Michigan. Of the finalists, ten of them are from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline for details.
Wrestling
Eskymos Win UP Title; Braves Have Three Champs
January 24, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday at Marquette High School. The Eskymos had 210 points, while the Gladstone Braves were second with 175. Click the above headline for all of the results.
Competitve Cheerleading
Gladstone Cheerleaders Take Braves Invitational
January 24, 2015The Gladstone High School competitive cheerleading team took first place at the Braves Invitational on Saturday. The Braves trailed Kingsford by 2 1/2 points after the first round, but they won both the second and third rounds to take the invitational trophy. Click the above headline to see all of Saturday's invitational scores.
Hockey
OT Heartbreak: Copper King Rally Stuns Eskymos
January 22, 2015The Escanaba High School hockey team jumped to a 3-0 lead Thursday night, but the Calumet Copper Kings scored four unanswered goals to beat the Eskymos in overtime, 4-3, at the Calumet Colosseum. Click the above headline to read the game details. Pictured: Calumet Colosseum, known for years as the Calumet Armory, was built in 1913.
Wrestling
Gladstone Wrestlers Overwhelm Ishpeming, 41-24
January 21, 2015It took less than a half-hour for the Gladstone Braves to win their wrestling dual meet over the Ishpeming Hematites, 41-24, Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Wrestling
Escanaba Wrestlers Sweep Back-To-Back Tri Meets
January 21, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling team won four matches in two days during a pair of tri-meets in Bark River and Negaunee. On Tuesday, Escanaba beat Munising, 58-16, and then topped Bark River-Harris, 70-12. Then on Wednesday, Escanaba had a perfect score of 84-0 against Negaunee, and the Eskymos also routed Kingsford, 76-6. Click the above headline to see photos.
Hockey
Marquette Defense Shuts Down Wunder, Eskymos
January 20, 2015The Marquette High School hockey team continued its defensive domination Tuesday, shutting down the high-flying Escanaba Eskymos, 2-0, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais and photos taken by Lisa Dagenais.
Girls Basketball
Menominee Defense Keeps Esky Girls Off-Balance
January 19, 2015The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had a hard time getting into an offensive flow Monday night, and the girls lost a 51-37 decision to the Menominee Maroons. Escanaba's Michelle LaFave (54, pictured) was held to one basket in the first quarter, and ended up with 17 points. Click the above headline to see game photos and videos.
Wrestling
Gladstone Wrestlers Win Ray Mariucci Invitational
January 17, 2015The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the championship of the annual Ray Mariucci Invitational Saturday afternoon in Kingsford. The Braves had three individual champions: Jeremy Kadish, Bradley Gagnon, and Diego Mileski.
Hockey
Eskymos Outlast Macomb; Earn Sweep At Showcase
January 17, 2015The Escanaba Eskymos had to battle hard Saturday to pull out a 4-2 win over the Macomb Dakota Cougars at the North/South Showcase in Traverse City. Matt Casey's goal late in the second period broke a 2-2 tie for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to listen to radio replays and interviews.
Hockey
Eskymos, Redmen Earn Wins At Hockey Showcase
January 16, 2015The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen both had successful debuts Friday at the North/South Hockey Showcase in Traverse City. The Eskymos turned back Bay City Central, 4-2, while Marquette blanked Macomb Dakota, 5-0. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Basketball
Slow Start Dooms Braves; Flivvers Get GNC Victory
January 15, 2015The Gladstone High School boys basketball team had more turnovers than points in the first quarter, and that spelled trouble as the Braves faced the Kingsford Flivvers Thursday night. Kingsford took the early lead and led the entire game, posting a 57-45 win. Click the above headline for details.
Wrestling
Eskymo Wrestlers Top Shorthanded Braves, 48-21
January 14, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling team won the Battle of Delta County Thursday night, beating the Gladstone Braves, 48-21, in a dual meet in Escanaba. Gladstone had to forfeit matches at 103, 112, 119, and 130 pounds, giving Escanaba 24 free points. Click the above headline to see the match scores, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Ean Bevins (top) pins Gladstone's Diego Mileski in 59 seconds.
Boys Basketball
Braves Overwhelm Rockets In First-Ever Meeting
January 13, 2015The Gladstone and Rapid River High School boys basketball programs met for the first time ever Tuesday night at the Rapid River Gym. The Braves led the entire night and beat the Rockets, 56-29, as both coaches got as many of their 28 combined players into the game as they could. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Wrestling
Escanaba Wrestlers Finish Sixth At Merrill Tourney
January 12, 2015For the second year in a row, the Escanaba High School wrestling team turned in a strong showing at the Merrill (Wis.) Bluejay Challenge. Escanaba took sixth place out of 24 teams competing in the event. Click the above headline to see the team's top finishers, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Boys Basketball
Red-Hot Redmen Shoot Past Braves In Showdown
January 10, 2015The Marquette Redmen scored the game's first eleven points and rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 48-27, Saturday in Gladstone. Marquette made six three's in a battle between the U.P.'s top two-ranked Class A-B-C teams. Click the above headline for details, videos taken by Nate Bellville, and photos taken by Lori Jurek.
Girls Basketball
Braves Beat Eskymos With Defense, Three-Pointers
January 09, 2015The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had a tough time scoring for most of the evening on Friday, and the Eskymos lost to the Gladstone Braves, 54-43, in Gladstone. EHS senior Michelle LaFave struggled from the field at the line throughout most of the game, and the Braves made eight three-point baskets to maintain their lead. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Lori Jurek, and videos taken by Mike Dagenais and Nate Bellville. Pictured above: Escanaba's Brittany Levesque (4) goes after the loose ball as Gladstone's Caitlyn Leisner (12) defends.
Boys Basketball
Braves Fight Off Wolverines In Defensive Struggle
January 08, 2015The Gladstone Braves played tough defense and fought off a huge challenge from the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 45-41, Thursday in Perkins. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Hockey
Michigan HS Hockey Showcase Schedule Released
January 08, 2015The schedule has been released for the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, which is set for February 1st through the 8th at the Arctic Coliseum in downstate Chelsea. There will be 65 teams from across Michigan there, including three from the U.P.: Escanaba, Marquette, and Kingsford. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
Wrestling
Escanaba Wrestlers Dominate Marquette Redmen
January 07, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling team easily won a dual meeting over the Marquette Redmen, 76-6, Wednesday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos, taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Hunter Sadler won on a pin.
Girls Basketball
Gladstone Girls Rally For Tough Win At Stephenson
January 06, 2015The Gladstone High School girls basketball team fell behind by eleven points in the first quarter before coming from behind to beat the Stephenson Eagles, 66-58, Tuesday night in Stephenson. The Braves got 24 points from Alexis St. Cyr, and they had to fight off the tough play of Eagles center Tori Wangerin and the Johnson sisters. Click the above headline to read details, see photos videos taken by Mike Dagenais, and listen to radio highlights and interviews.
Girls Basketball
LaFave Scores 30; Eskymos Overwhlem Emeralds
January 05, 2015Michelle LaFave scored 30 points to lead the Escanaba Eskymos past Manistique Emeralds, 69-38, Monday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos won their second non-conference game in three days. Click the above headline for more details.
Wrestling
Esky Wrestlers Come Up Just Short At Elks Tourney
January 04, 2015The Escanaba High School wrestling team battled hard, but fell just short of the championship of the Elks Invitational Wrestling on Saturday. Escanaba ended up a point-and-a-half behind Reedsville, Wis. The Gladstone Braves finished fifth and the Bark River-Harris Broncos were 14th in the 23-team field. Click the above headline to see all of the details.
Hockey
Eskymos Rally From Three Down To Beat Pinckney
January 03, 2015The Escanaba High School hockey team had a poor first period and then faced a hot goaltender in the second period. But in the end, the Eskymos rallied from a three-goal deficit by scoring six unanswered goals to beat the Pinckney Pirates, 7-4, Saturday at Michigan Tech University. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Basketball
Schwalbach Leads Braves Comeback Over St. Ignace
January 03, 2015Sophomore Ben Schwalbach drained four three-point baskets to help the Gladstone Braves rally for a 64-62 win over the St. Ignace Saints Saturday in St. Ignace. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
