Eight boys high school cross country teams and six girls teams ran at the Gladstone Farmhouse meet on Tuesday, with the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils winning both races and the Gladstone Braves taking second in both. It was somewhat of a preview of the U.P. Finals, which will be held on this course on Oct. 21. Click the above headline for details, photos
The Maroons won their sixth straight game Friday night as Landan Bardowski rushed for four touchdowns and Trevor Theuerkauf passed for two more scores in a 44-26 win over the Gladstone Braves. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Escanaba High School's Homecoming Week continued Wednesday night with the annual Powderpuff Football Game in Ludington Park, with the girls taking part in a competitive game and the guys serving as coaches. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team won its first match in two years Tuesday night, beating the Westwood Patriots, 3-0, by scores of 25-15, 25-10, and 25-23. Click the above headline for details, and interviews. (Freddy VanBrocklin photo)
The Gladstone Braves football team earned an easy 49-8 win over the Westwood Patriots Friday night in West Ishpeming, but the Braves paid a heavy price for the win when senior running back Austin Solis suffered a leg injury that may sideline him for the rest of the season. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team picked up a 7-1 win over a strong Westwood Patriots team Wednesday afternoon in West Ishpeming. The win kept the Eskymos undefeated on the season, as they followed up a tie with undefeated Negaunee with a performance that saw five straight-set victories. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team swept the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday night, butthe third set was a marathon, with the Eskymos winning, 31-29. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see pictures taken by RRN's Freddy VanBrocklin.
The Marquette High School boys soccer team got a pair of goals from Kaleb Chipelewski, plus three points from Charlie Hrodey, in a 4-2 win over Iron Mountain Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS photo by Mary Sysko)
The Marquette High School varsity boys soccer team won the championship of a tournament in downstate Suttons Bay over the weekend. The boys slipped by Gaylord, 1-0, beat Harbor Springs, 2-0, and then smacked Kalkaska in the championship game, 6-1. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Mary Sysko.
The Gladstone High School football team bounced back from last week's tough loss in Kingsford Friday night by dominating the Hancock Bulldogs, 45-16, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, interviews, and a broadcast replay.
The Norway High School football team used a big second half to pull away from the previously-undefeated Forest Park Trojans, 40-6, Thursday night, at Romberg Stadium. Wyatt Spade scored four touchdowns and Ian Popp added three scores as the Knights won their third straight game after a season-opening loss. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
It was a heavyweight battle between two top teams in the Upper Peninsula high school girls tennis, and there was nothing settled as the Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners finished in a 4-4 tie. Click the above headline for the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners went the distance in volleyball Tuesday night, with the Eskymos pulling off a 3-2 win at the Escanaba High School Gym. The scores were 25-17, 27-25, 23-25, 16-25, 15-11. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, other scores.
Canyon Medina and Charlie Hrodey both scored a pair of goals as the Marquette High School boys soccer team smacked the Houghton Gremins, 7--, on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details. Photo and story courtesy of MSHS Soccer.
Eli Rouse ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kingsford Flivvers rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 35-12, in a battle of unbeaten teams Friday night, at Flivver Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Marquette High School soccer team hosted Sault Ste. Marie Thursday night at Kaufman Sports Complex. Marquette won the game 5-0. Click the above headline for details. (Mary Sysko photo)
The Escanaba High School volleyball team held off an upset-minded Gladstone Braves team Thursday night, 3-1. The scores were 28-26, 25-18, 15-25, and 25-18. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Marquette High School boys soccer team lost in Kingsford, 3-1, Tuesday night, after beating Iron Mountain, 6-0, before the holiday weekend. Marquette is now 3-3 on the season, heading into Thursday's game against Sault Ste. Marie. (Mary Sysko photo)
The St. Norbert College football team opened its season on Saturday with a 23-7 win over Ripon College. The Green Knights roster includes eleven players from the Upper Peninsula, and three of them saw action in the victory. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews with nine of the Yoopers.
The Gladstone High School football team used a strong defense and big-play offense to beat the Negaunee Miners, 42-14, Thursday night, in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal game. The Braves, at least temporarily, got revenge for recent heartbreaks against the Miners, but more battles may lie ahead. Click the above headline for full coverage.
The Manistique High School volleyball team followed up a strong performance in last week's Kingsford Invitational with an easy 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
A fundraiser was launched this weekend in Marquette, selling “I GOT YOU” T-Shirts, hoodies, and hats, with all proceeds going to help the Marquette Senior High School football team with its travel expenses. It's in the name of Jordan DeMay. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team dominated in all three phases of the game Friday night and vlew past Marquette, 36-7, in the season opner at the Marble Athletic Field. Nate Young intercepted three passes on defense, including one for a touchdown, and he had a hand in three touchdowns on offense. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Norway High School football team opened its season Thursday night with a 54-34 loss to the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes in Norway. The Knights fell behind early, battled back several times, but couldn't get over the hump in losing the first of two match-ups between the teams. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The Northern Michigan University women's volleyball and soccer teams competed in the Match on the Mack against Central Michigan University in volleyball and Northwood University in soccer. Click the above headline to read about the Mackinac Island trip.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula, and on Monday, the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up. The Eskymos won the match, 7-1, which included a meeting between two of the U.P.'s best tennis players at #1 singles: Escanaba's Sophia Derkos and Gladstone's Tia Schone. Click the above headline for details
The Superior Central Cougars football team will be counting on seven freshmen to help it be more competitive in this upcoming 2023 season. The Cougars are looking to improve on a 2022 season that saw them win just one game. Click the above headline to read details.
Upper Peninsula teams playing boys and girls soccer will have the opportunity to participate in a statewide Michigan High School Athletic Association Tournament beginning with the 2023-24 school year after a U.S. federal court in the Western District of Michigan make its ruling this week. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Bark River-Harris Broncos hooked up in an exhibition scrimmage football game Thursday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field, and when it was over, both sets of players and coaches left the field happy. Click the above headline for details.
The Mid Peninsula High School football team is looking for bigger and better things after the 2022 season ended with a 2-7 record. It was the first season for Mid Pen's revived football program after the small northern Delta County school went years without having a team of its own. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
