The Escanaba U.P. Ophthamology Squirt B hockey team won the 10u state championship on Sunday ub downtown Trenton. Escanaba beat Gladwin, 7-4, in the state semifinal game, and then won the championship over Kalamazoo, 6-2, Nick Martinson had nine of Escanaba's 13 goals in Sunday's two games.
The Bay College Norse softball team lost a pair of tight games on Sunday in Flordia, falling to Macomb County (Mich.) Community College, 6-5, and to the Community College of Rhode Island, 9-7. Both games went to the wire. Click the above headline to read details on both games, and to see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team battled the Michigan Tech Huskies for more than 104 minute of playing time Saturday night, but fell to the Huskies, 4-3, in triple overtime, at the Berry Events Center. The loss eliminated the Wildcats from the WCHA tournament, and ended the team's 2019-2020 season. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone High School wrestlers Cole Hansen and Michael Brazeau finished strong on Saturday at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling state finals at Detroit's Ford Field. They both ran the table in their respective weight classes to finish third overall. Click the above headline to read more details. (Gladstone Braves Athletics photo)
The Bay College Norse Baseball Team (1-1) opened their season by rebounding from a 16-7 loss to the University of Northwestern (MN) to get their first win of the year against Washington College by a final score of 15-7. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse softball team opened the 2020 Florida trip with a pair of losses on Saturday, falling to Sinclair (Ohio) Community College, 3-1 and 10-1, at Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville. Click the above headline for photos taken by Brad Landis.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team made a big run in the third quarter Friday night and held off the Gladstone Braves down the stretch to win the Division Two district championship, 52-48. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Marquette High School hockey team scored the first five goals of the game and held off a late Escanaba Eskymos charge to win the MHSAA Division Two regional championship, 5-3, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to listen to radio interviews for both teams, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Micky LaMarch.
Megan Crow scored 27 points to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 61-46 win over the Kingsford Flivvers in the MHSAA Division Two district semifinals Wednesday night, continuing an improbable playoff run that now sees the girls in the district final. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Michigan Tech men's basketball team defeated Saginaw Valley State 75-56 Tuesday at the SDC Gym in a GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal game. The Huskies were led in scoring by Owen White with 22 points. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
he 2019-20 season came to a close for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team as the fifth-seeded Wildcats fell to fourth-seeded Parkside in the GLIAC Quarterfinals, 80-67, Tuesday night, in Kenosha. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team saw the 2019-20 season come to a close Tuesday night, falling at Grand Valley State 65-34 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read details.
Andie Balenger's three-point shot as time expired gave the Gladstone High School girls basketball team a massive upset in the first round of the MHSAA playoffs Monday night as the Braves stunned the undfeeated Menominee Maroons, 46-45, in Menominee. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team qualified for the MHSAA Division Two State Finals this weekend after finishing second at the regional tournament in Gaylord. Escanaba finished with 3,719 pins. Cadillac took first with 3,873. Iron Mountain also qualified by taking third with 3,678 pins. The state finals start next Friday in Waterford.
The Bay College Norse baseball team hosted its annual clinic for area students Saturday afternoon. There were two three-hour long sessions: one for third through eighth graders, and another for high school kids. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team scored a late goal Saturday night and beat the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2, in Houghton. Tech won Friday's game in Marquette, 8-4. The split gives NMU the third seed in the WCHA Playoffs, and Tech will be coming to Marquette next weekend. Click the above headline for details on both games.
The Gladstone Braves scored the final ten points of the game to stun the Escanaba Eskymos, 73-67, Friday night in Gladstone. Caden Alworden's four-point play in the final minute was the difference. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored two goals in each period Thursday night and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Two Regional semifinals at the Negaunee Ice Arena. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Michigan Tech University men's basketball team made 18 of 20 three-point attempts and rolled past the Northern Michigan University Wildcats, 91-61, Thursday night in Marquette. Both teams qualified for the GLIAC Tournament after all of the games were completed in the league. Click the above headline for details from both teams.
The Michigan Tech University women's basketball team eeked out a 51-48 win over the Northern Michigan University Wildcats Thursday night in Marquette. Both teams qualified for the GLIAC Tournament. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College men’s basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night in the NJCAA Region 13 semifinals, losing to Dakota County Technical College (Minn.), 82-71, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team wrapped up an emotional season filled with injuries and an abrupt coaching change with a heartbreaking loss in the NJCAA Regional semifinals Wednesday night, falling to the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 60-57, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline to read details.
The Menominee High School girls basketball team went on a big run in the third quarter Tuesday night and pulled away from the Escanaba Eskymos, 70-50, in Escanaba. Emma Anderson led the way with 23 points. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team scored early and often Monday night as they beat the Westwood Patriots, 79-61, in Gladstone. Noah Ballard scored 22 points, Rane Castor added 20, and Mike Hagebusch scored a career-high 14 points in the win. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team literally rolled to an Upper Peninsula championship Saturday night in Marquette, beating two teams that they had not defeated all season along the way. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
Twenty-four Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers qualified for the MHSAA State Finals at Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday by placing in the top four at their individual regional tournaments downstate. Seven of them won championships. Click the above headline to see who qualified. (Pictured: Gladstone's Michael Brazeau)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the first period and beat the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 7-2, Saturday afternoon, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and photos/videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team rebounded from Friday's loss to Lake Superior State by posting a 5-1 win in Sault Ste. Marie Saturday night. Joe Nardi scored twice for NMU in Saturday's win. Click the above headline for details on both games.
Tyler Sundling scored 28 points and broke the 1,000 point mark for his Rapid River career as the Rockets beat the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 76-66, Friday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and video highlights.
Nicole Kamin scored 31 points and Taylor Ray added 15 as the Escanaba High School girls basketball team beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 72-50, Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
