The four Upper Peninsula American Legion teams taking part in the Marinette Firecracker Tournament took losses to their Wisconsin counterparts on Friday as the eight-team tournament got started. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Ana Paula Valdes, Samantha Wagner and Kenzie Wright sit atop the leaderboard as Friday play concludes. The trio signed for 6-under 66 and hold the overnight lead by one stroke. Play was stopped twice during the afternoon wave of the first round. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Epson Tour.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored 13 runs in the top of the seventh inning and beat the Marquette Blues, 21-9, in a sloppy make-up game at Marquette's Haley Field. Click the above headline for the game details.
A fun night for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man, Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone Braves freshman Lauren Sundquist was named to the Division Three Al-State softball team. She was chosen by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association as a utility player after suiting up in several different positions for the Braves this season. She was the only UP player to be a first team selection. Negaunee's Grace Nardi and Julie Thompson were honorable mention, along with Westwood's Natalie Prophet.
The Escanaba Eskymos softball team held its post-season awards program Monday night at the Pioneer Trail Park. The program was the last get-together for the team, less than a week after the season ended in the state semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
High School football All-Star week is in full swing in Marquette, with 82 players and 14 coaches practicing ahead of Saturday's game. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Marquette Redmen, and Negaunee Miners dominated the All-U.P. boys tennis teams, released on Monday. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association held its All-Star games Monday at the home of the Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park. Escanaba's Jared Hanson and Rudyard's EJ Suggitt played in the games. Click the above headline for details.
The 30-member All-Southern U.P. high school baseball team has been announced, covering teams in Delta, Dickinson, Schoolcraft, Alger and Menominee Counties. It was selected by members of the media after consulting with area coaches. Escanaba pitcher Hunter Lancour was named the region's Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain Golds won their second straight Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament championship on Sunday in Escanaba, rallying past the Copper Country Flames, 11-7, in the semifinals, and then holding off Marinette in the title game, 10-8. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and radio interviews.
The semifinals are set for the Gregg Johnson American Baseball Memorial Tournament in Delta County. Click the above headline for all of the scores and photos.
The Iron Mountain Golds, Copper Country Flames, and Marinette Legion baseball teams all went 2-0 on the first day of the Gregg Johnson Memorial tournament on a windy Friday in Delta County. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Escanaba High School Softball fell 2-1 to Stevensville-Lakeshore in the MHSAA Division 2 Semifinals, Thursday night at Secchia Field in East Lansing. Click the above headline for more details, interviews, photos, and videos.
The Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs in the opening game of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament 7-6, Thursday night at Al Ness Field in Escanaba. Click the above headline for more details and interviews.
The Rudyard High School baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit late in its state semifinal game against the Riverview Gabriel Richard Pioneers, before a nightmare seventh inning turned the game against the Bulldogs in an 10-3 loss. Click the above headline for details.
For the fifth time in six seasons, the Escanaba High School softball team is in East Lansing for the MHSAA Division Two state semifinals. Wednesday was an off-day for the Eskymos, and they were given a tour of the Michigan state capitol. Click the above headline for details.
Mackinac Island will host its first-ever collegiate volleyball match, an exhibition between the Northern Michigan University Wildcats and the Central Michigan University Chippewas. Click the above headline to read the details.
Escanaba High School Softball hung on against the Hudsonville Unity Christian Crusaders 4-3 Tuesday Evening at Northwood Univeristy in Midland. Click the above headline for more details, pictures, videos, and interviews.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team rode the pitching and hitting of Adrian Mercier and beat the Marquette Blues, 6-0, Tuesday night, in a match-up of two of last year's state tournament participants. Click the above headline for details.
The MHSAA softball playoffs are winding down. Click the above headline to see the schedules and scores.
The MHSAA baseball playoffs have wrapped up in the U.P. except for one team. Click the above headline to read the U.P. playoff scoreboard.
The Kalksaska Blazers edged the Gladstone Braves 1-0 behind a strong Mia Miller performance Sunday morning in Gladstone in the MHSAA Division Three Regional Finals in Gladstone. Click the above headline for more details.
Carsyn Segorski cranked a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Escanaba High School softball team to a 3-2 win over top-ranked Gaylord in the MHSAA Division Two regional championship game on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School Softball travels to Gaylord to play in the MHSAA Division 2 regional tournament on Saturday. Other area softball tournaments also get underway on Saturday. Click the above headline for details and interviews with Eskymo players.
The Escanaba High School baseball team wrapped up its season Thursday night with its annual awards program. The varsity and JV teams were treated to pizza, homemade French fries, and celebrated a successful spring. Click the above headline for details.
The Houghton Gremlins High School Baseball team beat the Gladstone Braves, 4-1, Wednesday Night, in Gladstone, using one big inning and strong pitching to earn a trip downstate. Click on the above headline for more details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Painesdale-Jeffers Jets scored three runs in the eighth inning to stun the Norway Knights, 4-1, in the D4 regional semifinal in Ironwood on Wednesday. Click the above headline for details.
The Rudyard Bulldogs advance to the Division Four Super Regional with a 3-0 win over Indian River Inland Lakes on Wednesday. Click the above headline for details.
The Bark River-Harris High School girls track and field team won its first-ever MHSAA Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday, and it wasn't even close. The Broncos raced past everybody to win by 33 points. Click the above headline for details (MHSAA courtesy)
