Marquette Soccer Team Wins Three More Matches
August 28, 2021The Marquette Redmen boys soccer team stayed undefeated on the season by winning three more games on Saturday in Saginaw. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS Photo)
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Football
OVERTIME THRILLER: Gladstone Beats Calumet
August 27, 2021The Gladstone Braves outlasted the Calumet Copper Kings, 26-20, in overtime in the varsity football season opener Friday night at rainy Agassiz Field. The Braves scored on a touchdown pass from Cam Kelly to Nate Young in OT, then the defense made a goal line stand to preserve the win. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Girls Volleyball
BOUNCING BACK: Maroons Get Win In Gladstone
August 26, 2021The Menominee High School volleyball team bounced back from a dismal performance in their season opener to beat the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Thursday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-18, 25-23, and 25-11. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Football
Gladstone JV Braves Open Season With 20-12 Win
August 26, 2021The Gladstone High School junior varsity football team beat the Calumet Copper Kings, 20-12, in the season-opener Thursday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Girls Softball
Norse Softball, Baseball Teams Begin Fall Practices
August 25, 2021The Bay College Norse baseball and softball teams are back on the Escanaba campus now that summer is winding down and fall classes resume next Monday. The teams were back on the field Wednesday night as fall practices have begun. Click the above headline for more.
Soccer
Dawson Scores Twice As Redmen Blank Ramblers
August 25, 2021The Marquette Redmen boys varsity soccer defeats Boyne City 2-0 on Tuesday night in Marquette. Junior Max Dawson lead the way scoring both goals in the first half. Click the above headline for details. (MSHS Soccer Photo)
Girls Volleyball
Bark River-Harris Rolls Past Menominee In Opener
August 24, 2021The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team scored the first 12 points of the match and rolled to a 3-0 win over the Menominee Maroons Tuesday night. The scores were 25-5, 25-12, 25-22. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Baseball
Marquette Mavericks Beat Escanaba To Win Title
August 23, 2021The Marquette County Mavericks avenged two earlier losses to the Escanaba "Mikey D Beer Cave" Polecats to win the Superiorland Baseball championship Monday night, 10-5, in Gwinn. Jeff Krejcik had a home run, double, and five runs batted in for Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Soccer
HOT START: Marquette Soccer Wins Four Matches
August 22, 2021The Marquette High School boys soccer team beat the heat over the weekend and opened the season by winning four soccer matches in lower Michigan. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos (courtesy of MSHS Varsity Soccer)
Racing
Mondeik Wins At Norway; Bellmore Takes 4-Banger
August 22, 2021Gleason, Wisconsin’s Justin Mondeik passed Mike Lantange for the lead with six circuits remaining and went on to win the late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday. Pembine, Wisconsin’s Anthony Schiefelbein sweated out multiple caution periods and went on to win the super stock feature. Click the above headline for details.
Football
READY FOR REPEAT: NCA Starting Title Defense
August 16, 2021The North Central High School football team is ready to try defending last winter's state championship as practice has begun for the 2021 season. The Jets lost eight seniors off last year's team, but returns the core bunch that went went undefeated in 2020-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to player interviews.
Golf
WIRE TO WIRE: Choi Captures UPGA Men's Title
August 15, 2021The Copper Country's Jiesung Choi won the 2021 Upper Peninsula Men's Golf Association championship on Sunday in Escanaba. The 2020 Houghton High School graduate led all four rounds to collect the F.H. Hood Trophy. Choi is a member of the Saginaw Valley State University golf team. Gladstone's Terrace Bluff Country Club won the Team Trophy.
Racing
Mondeik, Pontbriand Among Winners At Norway
August 15, 2021Justin Mondeik of Gleason, Wisconsin, and Joey Pontbriand of Norway were two of the big winners at Norway Speedway Friday night. Mondreik won the late model feature and Pontbriand rallied to win the super stock feature. Click the above headline for all the winners.
Football
Escanaba Eskymos Excited To Play Football Again
August 10, 2021The Escanaba High School football team has begun practice after surviving a 2020 COVID season in which the Eskymos played only two regular season games, and none at home. Click the above headline for photos, videos, from Tuesday's practice.
Football
Gladstone Braves Optimistic As Practice Gets Going
August 09, 2021The Gladstone Braves held their first practice of the 2021 football season on Monday. The Braves have a tough schedule this year, with non-conference games against Gaylord, Elk Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie, and Calumet, to go along with the Great Northern Conference games. Click the above headline for photos, videos interviews.
Football
Practice Begins For Michigan HS Sports On Monday
August 08, 2021Teams participating in all nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments – featuring more than 100,000 student athletes statewide – will be allowed to begin practice Monday. Click the above headline for details.
Racing
Lindsley, Wender Among Winners In Norway Races
August 07, 20212020 track champion Dan Lindsley of Vulcan won the caution-free 50 lap late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday. Ryan Wender won the super stock after his 14-year-old son, Tony, won the heat. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
CCHA Hockey 21-'22 Season Schedule Announced
August 05, 2021The Central Collegiate Hockey Association on Thursday announced its compaosite schedule for the 2021-22 season. Northern Michigan University plays the most home games of any conference team. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Football
BEAT THE HEAT: H.S. Practices Starting Monday
August 04, 2021The Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools are preparing to begin fall sports practices next Monday, and they're also preparing for hot weather. Click the above headline to read details, and the MHSAA's heat protocols.
Girls Volleyball
Finlandia University To Host Volleyball Camp Wed.
August 02, 2021The Finlandia University volleyball team will be holding a camp for 9th thru 12th grade, Wednesday. It will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Paavo Nurmi Center. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
MHSAA Assistant Director Nate Hampton Retiring
August 02, 2021Longtime assistant director Nate Hampton has retired after 32 years on staff with the Michigan High School Athletic Association and 50 serving in education and educational athletics. Click the above hesdline to read details of his career.
Football
ONE LAST RIDE: U.P. Football All-Star Game Held
August 01, 2021The high school football careers officially came to an end for 80 Upper Peninsula graduated seniors as the U.P. Football All-Star Game was held at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read details. (Xcel Photo)
Baseball
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Blues Win State Title
July 31, 2021The Marquette Blues American Legion Baseball team captured a Class A state championship on Saturday, beating the surprising Copper Country Flames, 10-0, in an all-U.P. final at Marquette's Haley Field. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Baseball
Menominee Red Wave Eliminated At State Tourney
July 30, 2021The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team had its season come to an end on Friday, losing to Rosebush out of Mount Pleasant, 9-2, in the state tournament in Marquette. Menominee had stayed alive earlier in the day with a 6-2 win over Blissfield. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
2021 Little League Season
DISTRICT TEN LL SCORES/SCHEDULES
July 30, 2021The District Ten Little League Baseball and Softball All-Star playoffs have wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
Baseball
ONE MORE TO GO: Marquette Blues Mercy Flames
July 30, 2021The Marquette Blues American Legion Baseball team advanced to the state championship game on Friday, with an easy 10-0 win over the Copper Country Flames at Haley Field. Erik Johnson barely broke a sweat, striking out 12 batters and allowing just two hits in five innings. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Baseball
Marquette Blues Hold On For State Tourney Victory
July 29, 2021The Marquette Blues American Legion baseball team turned to "small ball" to turn around their Class A State tournament opener against Rosebush from the Mount Pleasant area Thursday. The Blues put down several successful bunts to take the lead, and then held on at the end as the downstate team mounted a late challenge. Marquette won, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
WILD RIDE CONTINUES: Flames Walk Off Again
July 29, 2021The Copper Country Flames American Legion Baseball team won two games at the state tournament in Marquette on Thursday, and they did it in dramatic fashion. The Flames beat Chief Pontiac out of Metro Detroit, 2-1, and then topped Menominee, 1-0. Amd they did it on walk-off's in the seventh inning. Click the above headline for details.
2021 Little League Season
Norway Boys' Comeback Falls Short In State Finals
July 28, 2021The Norway Minor Boys (age 8-10) Little League baseball team had its season come to an end in the state championship game on Wednesday, falling to Greater Bay County Little League from Lower Michigan, 4-2, before a huge crowd at Marion Park. Click tha above headline to read details and see photos and video highlights from the game.
Football
ALL-STAR LEADERS: Football Skills Events Held
July 28, 2021The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline to see who were on top.
