The Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament has returned to the streets of Gladstone for a second straight summer. It's the world's largest 3-on-3 event. Several hundred players in different age categories will play this weekend. Click the above headline for more.
Escanaba High School graduate Levi Wunder was selected in the first round of the North American Hockey League draft by the Lone Star Brahmas of North Richland, Texas. Wunder played his first season of juniors in Canada. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan recreational sports department will hold a Wildcat Kids and Tween Camp open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, in the Berry Event Center's Wildcat Room. The camps themselves begin on Monday, June 13. Click the above headline for details.
The Little League Baseball and Softball seasons are in full swing. Click the above headline to see the tentative schedule for this summer's All-Star Michigan State Tournaments, to be finalized at the state meeting on June 11th.
Escanaba eighth grader Hunter Larson was named U.P. 8th Grade Wrestler of the Year. Wrestlers from all over the Upper Peninsula are nominated for this award by their coaches. Click the above headline to read more details.
Three Delta County youth wrestlers placed at the Brute National Championships in Independence, Mo., last weekend. Escanaba third grader Owen Segorski (pictured) was national runner-up and All-American. Click the above headline to read more details.
Two dozen youth wrestlers from Delta County competed in the Michigan Youth Wrestling Association state tournament last weekend in Battle Creek. Six kids from Escanaba and three from Gladstone "placed" in their weight classes. Click the above headline for the list.
The Marquette Sentinels girls hockey team had their season come to an end on Saturday with a 5-0 loss to Team South Dakota at the USA Hockey U-19 national tournament in Vermont. The girls finish ninth out of 12 teams there. Click the above headline for details. Pictured: the Marquette Sentinels girls with their state banner.
The Escanaba Riverside Bantam "B" hockey team came from behind to beat St. Ignace, 3-1, in the state semifinal game Sunday, and then cruised to an 8-3 win over St. Clair Shores in the state championship game. Click the above headline to read details from the weekend tournament, and to see photos, videos, taken by Mike Martin.
The Escanaba Binks Pee Wee B hockey team ran the table at the MAHA State Tournament in Alpena, bringing the state championship banner across the Mackinac Bridge. The 10-12 year-olds beat Fraser, 5-4, in an exciting state title game Sunday afternoon. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos from the tournament.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team competed hard at an eight-team tournament in St. Ignace this past weekend, having just ten players available for a tough four-game stretch. The team ended up 1-2-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Junior Hockey Association has two Upper Peninsula championships. The Hawks Bantam 'B' team won the U.P. title Sunday, 4-3, over Iron River. The PeeWee 'B' team beat Calumet, 4-3, to win its championship. Click the above headline to see more details. Pictured above: the Escanaba Riverside Bantams pose with their district trophy.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team lost all three games and was eliminated from the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association's District Eight tournament in Iron River. Click the above headline to see game details and photos, courtesy of Jodi Westerberg.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team won a pair of games against the Ontonagon Midget BB hockey team in CUP League action Saturday at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, and see the game photos and videos.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team split a pair of CUP League games on Sunday, against the Manistique Midgets. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team lost two games against the Aspirus Calumet Midget BB hockey team in CUP League action Saturday at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and videos from both games.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team split a doubleheader in Ontonagon on Saturday, losing the first game, 6-2, and winning the nightcap, 7-6. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see a few video highlights from Saturday's games.
The Escanaba Hawks Bantam hockey team defeated Negaunee, 6-0, on Saturday at the Hannahville Ice & Turf. The EMP Midget team, meanwhile, lost to Marquette, 6-3, in the first game on Sunday, before settling for a 2-2 tie later in the day. Click the above headline for more details.
The EMP Midget BB Hockey Team lost three out of four games in CUP League action last weekend in Wells. On Saturday, EMP split with Marquette's Main St. Pizza, and then dropped two games to Iron River on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB swept two games against Manistique State Savings Bank in CUP League hockey action Sunday in Wells. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team split a pair of games against Marquette over the weekend, winning the first game, 4-2, and losing the nightcap, 4-2. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Forest Park Trojans won the first set in their Class D state semifinal match against the Leland Comets Thursday in Battle Creek. But Leland won the next three sets...two of them with extra points...to eliminate the Trojans, 3-1. Click the above headline for details.
Three Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifters competed at the USA Weightlifting National Championships, over the weekend, in Dallas. Vanessa McCoy led the way with a second place finish at 63kg. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars returned home Sunday to a hero's welcome after their World Series runner-up finish in Delaware. The girls flew from the East Coast to Chicago in the morning, and then caravaned back to the Upper Peninsula in the afternoon. Click the above headline from the event to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars had their dream season come to an end on Saturday in the World Series Championship game in Delaware. Escanaba lost to the West Regional Champions from Missoula, Montana, 10-0. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see Mary Gauthier's photos.
The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) pulled out another dramatic victory at the Little League World Series on Friday, beating previously-undefeated Bristol, Pa., 2-1, to advance to the World Championship game in Delaware. Click the headline for details.
The District Ten Little League All-Star teams represented the U.P. in state, regional, and World Series tournaments. Click the above headline to see scores from all of this summer's action.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) played their best game of this long tournament run at the most opportune time Thursday. Escanaba made no errors and got strong pitching from Katie Ross to post a 2-1 win over Damascus, Virginia, at the World Series. Click the above headline for the details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) picked up their first win of the World Series on Wednesday, beating Prague, Czech Republic, 11-1, in Lower Sussex, Delaware. Escanaba needs a win on Thursday to qualify for Friday's semifinals. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars committed six errors and struggled to get timely hits in their World Series game against Victoria, B.C., Canada on Tuesday. Escanaba gave up six runs in the third inning and lost, 6-2, to fall to 0-2 in the tournament. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
