Participation in Michigan High School Athletic Association-sponsored sports rose for the third-straight school year in 2023-24 – this time by nearly one percent – and continued to do so despite another 2-percent decrease in school enrollment among the MHSAA’s 754 member high schools. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Speedway was alive Monday night with races as the Upper Peninsula State Fair got under way. There was racing in eight different classes, and a large crowd was on hand to watch under warm conditions. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Jayger Quinn.
Nearly 100,000 Michigan high school student-athletes are anticipated to begin Fall 2024 practices on Monday, Aug. 12, across nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments. Click the above headline for details.
Former United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) wrestler Helen Maroulis captured her third Olympic medal on Friday night in the City of Light, winning the bronze medal match by a 4-0 margin over Hannah Taylor of Canada. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team is set to host the Michigan State Spartans for a preseason exhibition game on Sunday, Oct. 13 in Marquette. The game will tip off in the Superior Dome at 1 p.m. (ET). Click the above headline for details.
The 77th annual Michigan-Wisconsin tennis tournament is in the books. Dozens of players of all ages converged on Escanaba to play in both singles and doubles competition. Click the above headline for details.
A stretch of hot and humid days has provided another reminder of why acclimatization to weather conditions is essential as teams at Michigan High School Athletic Association schools prepare for their first fall practices this month. Click the above headline for details.
Another great night of racing weas held in Escanaba last Saturday night at the Escanaba Speedway, and it was a special night as the late racing legend Bob Iverson was honored. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Post 44 Legion Blues won the third state championship in program history on Saturday, outlasting the Gladstone Indians, 4-2, in the Class A tournament title game before a large crowd at Marquette's Haley Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team stayed alive again in the Class A American Legion State Tournament on Saturday with a 7-2 win over the Three Oaks Oakers from the southwestern Lower Peninsula. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team extended its season on Friday by winning a pair of nailbiting games at the Class A state tournament in Marquette. THe Indians rallied from three runs down to beat Breckenridge, 4-3, and then outlasted Gaylord in extra innings, 8-7. Click the above headline for details, and for Jayger Quinn's photos.
Munising High School graduate had a career night on Friday to help the Post 44 Legion Blues advance to the American Legion Baseball state championship game at Haley Field. Walther slugged a home run and ripped a pair of doubles as the Blues beat Three Oaks, 9-4, to punch their ticket to Saturday's final. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team had one bad inning of defense and couldn't get the big hit on offense, and lost to Gaylord, 3-2, in the first game of the Michigan Class A state tournament Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details.
One of the final Little League Baseball state tournaments to be held in Michigan will be the Minor Baseball (age 8-10) tournament in Ishpeming this weekend. Sixteen teams from around the state will play in the event, which starts Friday. Click the headline for the schedule.
The Michigan American Legion Class A State Tournament begins on Thursday in Marquette, and the six teams involved in the event met Wednesday night for a "welcome dinner" at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews, and to read more details.
The Escanaba Raceway was alive Sunday night as the weekly races were held on Fan Appreciation Night. Next Saturday's races will honor Bob Iverson, an Escanaba racing legend, who died in 2018. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
Marquette will play host to the Michigan Class A State Tournament for the second time in four years this weekend, as six teams from across the state compete in a double-elimination tournament. Click the above headline for details and the schedule.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won the Upper Peninsula Zone Five championship on Saturday, beating the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks, 4-0, Saturday in Escanaba. Cooper Curtis threw a complete-game shutout. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians and Escanaba Cubs turned in another white-knuckle performance on Saturday in the semifinals of the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament at Al Ness Field. The Indians won in extra innings, 3-2, while the Eastern UP Wood Ducks outlasted Norway in the other semifinal, 7-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Escasnaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team jumped to a 4-0 lead and advanced to the Zone Five semifinals with a 6-3 win over the Post 44 Legion Blues Friday night. Cannon Arnt pitched a complete game for the Cubs. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Vikings American Legion Baseball team defeated the Gladstone Indians, 7-2, Friday night to wrap up a perfect 3-0 record in pool play at the Zone Five Tournament in Gladstone. Both teams advance to Saturday's semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won two games on Thursday at the Upper Peninsula Zone Five tournament, and assured themselves of a spot in Saturday's semifinals. The Indians beat Ironwood, 8-3, despite getting just three base hits, and then topped Menominee in a marathon night game, 14-5. Click the above headline for details.
It was a night to remember for a Brimley High School graduate as the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks American Legion baseball team battled the Post 44 Legion Blues out of Marquette Thursday night in Escanaba. LeBlanc threw his first-ever no-hitter as the Wood Ducks eeked out a 2-0 win to stay alive in the Zone Five U.P. Finals. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 8-10) earned a trip to the state tournament by beating Gladstone, 12-5, in the District Ten championship game Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) baseball team completed an undefeated run through the district tournament Tuesday night, beating Kingsford, 2-1, in a pitcher's duel that went down to the wire in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details.
After Escanaba had won an earlier match-up, Gladstone flipped the script on Tuesday, winning, 5-3, to force a winner-take-all district championship game Wednesday night in the Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan Men's Basketball team has received academic honors for the fifth consecutive season under Matt Majkrzak, as the NABC has announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Wood Ducks tournament Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, beating the Soo Canada Black Sox, 8-0, and then topping the host EUP Wood Ducks, 11-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Christian Groleau Memorial races went off without a hitch Saturday night in Escanaba, two weeks after being postponed by rain. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
It was another Escanaba vs Norway baseball battle that went right down to the wire, and then some. The Escanaba Cubs and Norway Vikings met Wednesday night at Mike Maule Field, with the Cubs winning in extra innings, 6-4. Click the above headline for details, and to hear the radio broadcast of the game. (Kimberly Erickson photo)
