The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced changes to how football practices will be run starting this fall. Essentially, the changes mean fewer days of full-out contact drills will be allowed before, and during, the season. Click the above headline to read the details on the new pratice rules.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Monday that the Newberry Indians and St. Ignace Saints will be moved from Class C to Class D for basketball and volleyball next school year. This is based on the latest enrollment figures. Click the above headline to read more.
It's late March, time for the start of practice for high school sports like baseball, softball, tennis and track. But with the piles of snow and ice out there, it may be a second straight spring with miserable conditions for U.P. teams. Click the above headline to read more.
The Upper Peninsula's two remaining high school boys basketball teams lost in the state semifinals on Thursday at Michigan State University. Negaunee fell to Detroit Consortium, 69-54, in Class C, while Cedarville lost to Adrian Lenawee Christian, 67-58, in Class D. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the MHSAA.
Escanaba Eskymos defenseman Derek Chaillier has won the team's "Hobey Baker High School Character Award". The award has been given out in high schools across the country since 2003, and in Escanaba, it has been awarded the last several years. Click the above headline to read more about Chaillier and the award.
The North Central High School basketball team was unable to pull another game out of the fire Tuesday, losing to the Cedarville Trojans, 81-79, in the Class D state quarterfinal contest in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details.
The 2013-'14 high school boys basketball season has ended across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the all of this season's scores.
The Escanaba High School Hockey team celebrated its 2013-14 season with an awards banquet Tuesday night at the House of Ludington. The team went 16-8-3 this season, and boasted two All-State players for the first time in school history, along with four Academic All-Staters. Click the above headline to see photos from the event.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans and St. Ignace Saints had their girls basketball seasons come to an end Saturday in the state finals. Forest Park lost to Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 56-53. And the Saints were overwhelmed by Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central, 62-40. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the MHSAA.
The 2013-'14 high school girls basketball post-season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. regular season and post-season playoff scores.
Former Escanaba High School football coach, athletic director, and teacher, Dan Flynn has been chosen for a prestigious award by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Flynn was given the Charles E. Forsythe Award for his outstanding contributions to the interscholastic athletics community. Click the above headline to read the announcement.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans and St. Ignace Saints both slipped past their downstate opponents on Thurdsay during high school girls basketball state semifinals at Michigan State University. Forest Park beat Athens, 49-33, in Class D, while St. Ignace struggled past Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 34-30, in Class C. Click the above headline to see details and statistics. Pictured above: St. Ignace's Emily Hinsman and Liggett's Kendall McConico battle for a losse ball. (MHSAA photo)
The North Central High School boys basketball team won its second straight Class D regional championship Wednesday, beating the Forest Park Trojans, 58-55, in overtime, at the Escanaba High School Gym. North Central faces Cedarville in the quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
The Saint Ignace Saints and Forest Park Trojans both won their state quarterfinal girls basketball games on Tuesday, and advanced to the semifinals at Michigan State University. The Saints beat McBain, 54-37, while the Trojans topped Posen, 69-56. Click the above headline to read more details.
North Central High School freshman Jason Whitens scored 22 points, including a three-point basket that forced overtime, to lead the Jets to a 54-46 win over the Munising Mustangs in the Class D regional semifinal Monday. Click the above headline for more details.
Escanaba Eskymos junior Levi Wunder and senior Derek Chaillier were selected to the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association's Division Two All-State Team on Monday. The two led the Eskymos to a 16-8-3 record this season. Click the above headline to read more information.
The 2013-14 high school hockey playoffs have come to an end. Click the above headline to see the 2013-14 season scores for all of the Upper Peninsula's teams.
The Sault Ste. Marie High School hockey team lost in the Division Three state championship game for the second straight year on Saturday, falling to the Farmington Falcons, 2-1, at CompuWare Arena in Plymouth. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central Jets took the best shots the Carney-Nadeau Wolves had to offer Friday night, but the dream season rolled on for the Jets in a 65-57 win over their arch rivals in the Class D District Championship game. NCA faces Munising in the regionals on Monday. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the Class B boys basketball district championship Friday, beating the conference rival Menominee Maroons, 48-46, in Menominee. Click the above headline to read more details.
Brandon Robinette scored 26 points to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 60-48 win over the Gladstone Braves in the Class B District semifinals Wednesday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
The L'Anse High School girls basketball team finished the fourth quarter on a 12-3 run and beat the Norway Knights, 65-54, in a Class C regional semifinal Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for videos and photos.
The St. Ignace High School girls basketball team showed why it is one of the top-ranked teams in the state Tuesday night. The Saints raced to a 16-0 lead and beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 66-30, in the Class C regional semifinal. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos.
The North Central Jets took the best shots that the Mid Peninsula Wolverines had to offer Monday night, and emerged with a 69-48 victory in the Class D district opener. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
Ten Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers reached the podium at the Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday as the MHSAA State Finals wrapped up. Escanaba's Travis Heller was the U.P's top wrestler, finishing third in Division Two. He finished with 178 wins, the most-ever in U.P. wrestling history. Click the above headline to see how all of the U.P. wrestlers finished their seasons.
The Superior Central High School girls basketball team won its third straight district championship Friday night, turning back the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 60-31, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Escanaba High School girls bowling team made school history Friday, advancing to the Division Two state semifinals for the first time ever. The girls lost to top-seeded Flint Kearsley. Ishpeming's girls were runners-up in Division Three. Click the above headline to read details.
The Marquette Redmen scored two power play goals, including the winner in double overtime, to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 2-1, in the Division Two Regional Semifinals Thursday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves girls basketball season came to an end Wednesday night as the Menominee Maroons used an aggressive defense to beat Gladstone, 55-45, in the Class B district semifinals in Menominee. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team advanced to the second round of the MHSAA regional tournament Tuesday by beating the Negaunee Miners, 3-0. But the game was marred by several knee-to-knee hits, including one that sidelined Escanaba's leading scorer, Levi Wunder. Click the above headline to read details.
