Ben Schwalbach threw three touchdown passes and ran in another score to lead the Gladstone High School junior varsity football team to a 53-19 win over Sault Ste. Marie Thursday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team got off to a good start in Thursday night's match against the Kingsford Flivvers. But the Braves couldn't hold on to a lead late in the first game and ended up losing all three games (22-25, 11-25, 11-25). Click the above headline to see the match details, photos, and videos.
The MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals were rained out on Wednesday in Kingsford. The Division Two Finals were held in Negaunee on Wednesday, and Westwood won its sixth straight U.P. championship. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Escanaba Little League, and the Escanaba Heartbreakers travel program will all benefit from a new John Deere "Gator" tractor. It is worth more than $6,000, and the money was been donated by Team Wireless. The "Gator" will be used for field maintenance.
It was a roller-coaster volleyball match all night Tuesday as the Escanaba Eskymos hosted the Menominee Maroons to kick off Homecoming Week. In the end, the Eskymos pulled out a 3-2 win. Click the above headline for scores, photos, and videos.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team battled cold, windy conditions to beat the Menominee Maroons, 5-2, Monday at Pfotenhauer Park. It was the team's final match before Wednesday's U.P. Finals. Click the above headline for scores, photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School football team lost its fourth straight game Saturday, falling to Detroit Country Day, 28-12. Corey McInerney and Logan Lamb scored touchdowns for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for more details.
The Marquette High School football team overcame a slew of penalties and missed opportunities to post a 21-13 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Ron Jurek and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got touchdowns from Alex Mathias, Hunter Messersmith, and Jordin Sodergren, and then held on to beat the North Dickinson Nordics, 22-18, on Friday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team won the second set of its Great Northern Conference match with the Marquette Redettes Thursday night. But after the 25-23 win tied the match, the Redettes won the next two sets to take home a 3-1 victory. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team had a rough night Thursday as Homecoming Week activities continued. The Braves were flatted by the Stephenson Eagles, 3-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, as well as pictures from all four of the GHS classes' Homecoming hall decorating contest.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won a share of the Great Northern Conference championship on Wednesday, tying Kingsford 27-27 at Marquette High School. The Gladstone Braves finished fifth with 12 points. Click the above headline to see the results.
The Escanaba High School freshman football team got to play at home for the first time this season Wednesday night, and the boys did well. Escanaba's ninth graders beat Negaunee, 34-6, to improve to 4-1 on the season. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team had a tough time getting much going Tuesday night in a Great Northern Conference match in Menominee, falling 3-1. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see all of Tuesday's U.P. volleyball scores.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both tuned up for this week's Great Northern Conference meet with non-conference matches on Monday. Escanaba lost to Negaunee, 6-2, while Gladstone shut out Ishpeming, 8-0. Click the above headline to see scores from both matches. (Eric Thompson photo)
The Northern Michigan University soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision at Michigan Tech on Sunday. The loss drops the Wildcats to 1-3-1 overall this season while the Huskies improved to 3-1. Click the above headline for the details.
The Menominee Maroons scored touchdowns on seven of their eight possessions and rolled to a 49-6 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday in Menominee. It was a battle of two undefeated teams, but the Maroons showed why they're ranked #3 in the state and #1 in the U.P. Click the above headline to see photos.
A ceremony was held Thursday in Escanaba to rename the Veterans Park baseball field as the "Kevin Tapani Field at Veteran's Park". It's been named after 1981 Escanaba High School graduate Kevin Tapani, who played Major League Baseball for five teams. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves for the third time in less than a week in volleyball, posting a 3-1 win Thursday night in Gladstone. Three of the four sets were decided by two points. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Bark River-Harris High School girls volleyball team won three straight sets to come from behind and stun the Rapid River Rockets, 3-2, Thursday night in Rapid River. The Broncos dominated the deciding fifth set, 15-5. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the match.
The Gladstone High School junior varsity football team lost to the Menominee Maroons, 40-12, Thursday night, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team beat Munising, 6-2, under cold, windy conditions Wednesday at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three singles and three doubles matches to take the victory. Click the above headline to see the scores. Pictured above: Lauren Parrett returns a serve. She won her #1 singles match, 6-3, 6-3.
The Stephenson High School girls volleyball team led from start to finish Tuesday, topping the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0. The scores were 25-10, 25-15, 25-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to see all of the Tuesday's U.P. volleyball scores.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both ended up deadlocked in their girls tennis matches on Tuesday. Escanaba finished in a 4-4 tie against Marquette in Marquette, while Gladstone also settled for a 4-4 tie at home against Iron Mountain. Click the above headline to see the individual results from both matches.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team lost to the Westwood Patriots, 7-1, on Monday in West Ishpeming. Bridget Becker earned the Braves' only win at #2 singles. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Eskymos drove to Gwinn on Monday, but it started to rain and the match with the Model Towners was postponed. Click the above headline for details.
A mechanical problem inside the Gladstone High School Gym caused Saturday's "Rock" Volleyball Tournament to be reduced from ten teams to four. The Pickford Panthers took advantage, sweeping all four matches against three Delta County teams to win what was renamed as the "Purple Pebble" Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team improved to 3-0 on the season Friday with a 24-19 win over the Negaunee Miners in Negaunee. Justin Jurek scored all four of his team's touchdowns as the Braves upset the fourth-ranked team in the state. Click the above headline to see videos taken by Nate Bellville, photos by Ron Jurek, and listen to radio replays.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both lost non-conference volleyball matches Thursday night. The Eskymos lost three tight sets at Stephenson (25-27, 19-25, 22-25) while the Braves lost in Norway (15-25, 17-25, 18-25). Click the above headline to see Thursday's scores.
Gladstone High School tennis coach Halley Reichel used Thursday's match against the Gwinn Model Towners as a chance for some of her younger players to get a taste of varsity competition. And the combination of JV and varsity Braves posted a 6-2 win at Phfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to see the individual scores.
The Gladstone High School tennis team had several closely-competitive matches on Monday, but ended up losing, 5-3, to the Kingsford Flivvers in Kingsford. The two teams split the two singles matches, but Kingsford won three of four doubles matches. Click the above headline to see the scores.
