The Rapid River Rockets have spent the week preparing for their toughest challenge of the year: the Cedarville Trojans. The two teams will battle Friday night for an MHSAA Division Nine regional championship. Click the above headline to hear from the Rockets players and coaches.
The Bark River-Harris High School football team is in the state playoffs for the first time since 2009, and the Broncos emerged with a victory in a defensive battle on Saturday. Bark River-Harris beat Lake Linden-Hubbell, 14-6, at Ron Warner Field. Click the above headline to read details.
The Rapid River High School football team raced to a 24-0 lead and then had to hold off a determined Engadine Eagles squad to win, 46-26, in the first round of the state football playoffs on Halloween Friday night. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The smallest school in the Great Northern Conference is on top of the league in volleyball. The Stephenson Eagles rolled past the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-0, Thursday night, to clinch the GNC championship. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Detroit Lions rallied from a 21-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 22-21, Sunday in London, England. And in attendance was Escanaba native Kelton Heller, who is stationed at an Air Force base there. Click the above headline to read more about Heller's day.
The Rapid River High School football team closed out a perfect regular season Friday night with a 42-28 win over the Bellaire Eagles in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Michelle Rubick.
The Gladstone High School football team scored two touchdowns in the final ten seconds of Friday night's game against the Calumet Copper Kings. Too bad it wasn't enough as the Braves lost to the Kings, 47-38, in a wild game at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos ended their football season on a high note, while the Bark River-Harris Broncos picked up big momentum in Friday night's football action. The Eskymos upset Kingsford, while BR-H beat previously-undefeated West Iron County. Click the above headline to see details.
The Escanaba High School freshmen football team won the Great Northern Conference championship Thursday with a 20-7 win over the Kingsford Flivvers under rainy conditions at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Scout Wunder (pictured) scored all three of Escanaba's touchdowns. Click the above headline to see videos and photos.
The Upper Peninsula's top boys and girls cross country runners were named on Wednesday by the UP Cross Country Coaches Association (UPCCCA).Click the above headline to see details.
The Marquette High School girls volleyball team wore pink uniforms Tuesday night in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as the Redettes faced the Gladstone Braves in Gladstone. The result was the same as when the Marquette girls wore red and white earlier this season: a 3-0 win. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Escanaba School Board voted Monday to hire Jamie Segorski as the new Eskymo varsity softball head coach for the 2015 season. Segorski takes over for John LaMarch, who resigned last month. Click the above headline for details.
The high school wrestling season is still a few weeks away, but several Upper Peninsula boys started preparing this past weekend by competing in the 2014 Michigan Grappler Fall Classic in Battle Creek. Escanaba's Kaleb Rahoi and Huntler Sadler, Gladstone's Jeremy Kadish, and Norway's Cole Gonzalez particpiated. See how they fared by clicking the above headline.
The Marquette, Ishpeming, and Chassell High School cross-country teams won both the boys and girls Upper Peninsula championships in their respective divisions on Saturday in Marquette. Click the above headline for all of the results.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team won two of three matches during pool play at the Houghton Invitational on Saturday, before losing to Hancock in bracket play to finish the day with a 2-2 record. Click the above headline to see the tournament details.
The Kingsford Flivvers scored three straight touchdowns in the second half to beat the Gladstone Braves, 41-20, Friday night at Flivver Field. The Flivvers (4-4) kept their playoff hopes alive, while Gladstone was eliminated with its fifth straight loss. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Ron Jurek.
The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team was sluggish at times, but rolled to a 41-12 win over Sault Ste. Marie Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Escanaba High School freshman football team fell to 5-3 on the season Thursday after losing to the Norway junior varsity squad, 14-8, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
Manistique High School sports broadcaster Dick Ketcik has been given a statewide reward for his work with the Emeralds on the radio. Ketcik was inducted into the Basketball Coach's Association's Hall of Honor last weekend in Lansing, recognizing his many years work on WTIQ-AM (1490). Click the above headline for details.
The Rapid River Rockets scored five touchdowns in the first half and cruised to a 42-8 win over the Superior Central Cougars Saturday in Eben. Lucas Bero (pictured) had four of the scores: two on the ground, and two receiving. Click the above headline to see video highlights from the game, and to see photos taken by Michelle Rubick.
The Marquette Redettes won the championship of the Esky Elks Volleyball Invitational on Saturday, beating the host Escanaba Eskymos, 2-0 (25-22, 25-15), in the tournament final. Click the above headline to see scores, photos and videos.
Logan Lamb scored three touchdowns and Sean Bissell added two scores as the Escanaba Eskymos broke open a close game to beat the Gladstone Braves, 41-14, Friday night. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team took advantage of Gladstone turnovers and poor snaps to roll to a 35-0 win Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Negaunee Miners won the MHSAA Division One U.P. Girls Tennis Championship Wednesday afternoon at Kingsford High School. The host Flivvers were second. Escanaba won U.P. championships at #4 singles (Hannah Beversluis, pictured above) and at #4 doubles. Click the above headline for all of the team and individual results.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team came very close to getting its first dual meet victory of the season Monday night. But the Braves came up just short, losing to the Menominee Maroons, 3-2. Click the above headline details and other U.P. scores.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is banning the use of drones at all tournament sites. MHSAA officials say allowing drones would lead to liability issues, and could lead to competitive disadvantages. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School, boys cross country team turned in a perfect score and won the championship of the Golden K Invitational Saturday at the Escanaba Country Club. The Gladstone Braves won the girls title. Click the above headline for details.
The Rapid River High School football team passed its first major test of the season Friday night, beating the Cedarville Trojans, 20-19, in a battle of two undefeated teams. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Michelle Rubick.
The Gladstone High School football team fell behind 28-0 in Sault Ste. Marie Friday night. Then the Braves staged an emotional comeback in the final 17 minutes of the game, but fell short, 28-22, to lose their third straight game. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to interviews, and see videos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Menominee Maroons rolled to a 35-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 49-13 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Friday night in Escanaba. The win kept Menominee undefeated at 6-0, and the Eskymos fell to 1-5 on the season. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
