The Upper Peninsula International Raceway held the summer's next-to-last races Sunday night as the "906 State Fair" came to an end in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see video highlights and photos from several of Sunday's races.
Michigan high school football teams are allowed to play one exhibition game before the start of the regular season, and many U.P. teams did that on Friday. The weather was cloudy and chilly as the Gladstone Braves faced the Munising Mustangs in Munising, and the Manistique Emeralds played at Bark River-Harris. (Brenda Crow photo)
The 2017 high school girls tennis season got under way Wednesday across the Upper Peninsula. The Escanaba Eskymos opened their season with a match against the Marquette Redettes. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the GNC match.
The Gladstone High School football team has a lot of confidence entering the 2017 season, with experience on both sides of the ball, and a new league to play in. The Braves have left the Great Northern Conference and will play in the Mid Peninsula Conference. Click the above headline to read more about the Braves football team.
Special Olympics Michigan announced Monday that 36 athletes have been named to Team Michigan for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games being held in Seattle. Escanaba swimmer Danielle Bowen is among the 36 athletes. Click the above headline for details.
The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Major Boys (age 10-12) advanced to the Little League World Series on Saturday with a 6-3 win over Hinsdale, Ill., in the Great Lakes Regional championship game in Indiana. GPWS won its Michigan state championship in Gladstone more than two weeks ago, in dominating fashion. Click the above headline for details.
The Bark River-Harris High School football team is hoping that an infusion of senior talent will help the team return to the win column when this season begins later this month. The team is holding spirited two-a-day practices in preparation for the season. Click the above headline to see photos and video interviews from their practice.
Gladstone High School graduate Tyson Seymour signed a National Letter of Intent on Tuesday to play baseball at Muskegon Community College. Seymour was a Division Two All-State selection in his senior year at Gladstone. Click the above headline for details.
High School football practices got under way on Monday across Michigan. In Escanaba, the Eskymos started working again after winning two playoff games last fall. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and interviews from Day One.
Several rules changes taking effect this season are aimed at reducing health risks in high school sports as fall practices begin for member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Click the above headline for details.
Bay College has signed four more women to play basketball on the first Norse team this fall. They include Bark River-Harris graduate Paige Welch (pictured above). Click the above headline for details on all four of the signees.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team had its tournament run come to an end in the state semifinals with a 1-0 loss to Marine City on Wednesday in downstate Belleville. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The 2017 Little League All-Star Tournaments have come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores. See you in 2018!
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team advanced to the state semifinals on Tuesday with a 5-0 win over Tecumseh in a quarterfinal game in Belleville. Montgomery Pepin threw a no-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundqust.
The junior yoopers 12U girls hockey team won the ICUP in Minnesota this weekend. Winning three games and a tie in pool play, the girls won the title with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Mustangs. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
A group of Upper Peninsula youth softball players won a tough extra inning game in Wisconsin over the weekend to qualify for nationals. The 906'ers beat Poynette, 7-6, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details of the girls' championship.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) softball team won its third straight game at the state tournament in downstate Belleville on Monday, beating Evart, 5-0. Montgomery Pepin threw a two-hitter, striking out 16 batters. Gladstone plays Tecumseh Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Kingsford Minor Boys (age 9-10) had the lead for the entire game against West Portage on Monday at the state tournament in downstate Taylor. But the Kalamazoo-area team rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to eliminate the Maize and Blue, 11-10. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team completed a massive comeback on Sunday by winning its fifth straight game to take its second state championship in the last four years. The Indians beat Menominee, 15-2, wrapping up a long trip through the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Gladstone Minor Girls Little League (age 9-10) softball team rolled to a 14-1 win over Kalamazoo Parchment Sunday at the state tournament in the Detroit suburb of Belleville. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League All-Star team finished state tournament play on Saturday with a 6-4 loss to Bay City Southwest. Norway also lost to Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores in extra innings on Friday. Click the above headline for details.
The journey through the loser's bracket of the American Legion Baseball state tournament continued on Saturday for the Gladstone Indians as they beat Gaylord, 6-2, and Menominee, 9-6, to force a decisive game to determine the state champion on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and for photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team scored seven runs in the final two innings Friday to stun the defending state champions from Hudson, 10-6, at the Class A state tournament in Gladwin. This after the Indians eliminated Copper Country, 8-0. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion Baseball team overcame a shaky start Friday night and beat the Gaylord Strikers, 8-6, to advance to the Class A State Championship Game in downstate Gladwin. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League All-Star team opened its state tournament on Thursday with an 11-0 win over Taylor Northwest in Vicksburg. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Missy Spade.
The Menominee Red Wave took advantage of several Gladstone mistakes...and the strong pitching of Bryce Tharp...to beat the Indians, 2-0, at the Class A American Legion State Tournament in Gladwin. Click the above headline for photos, videos by Laura Lamberg.
The Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) completed a dominating performance on Wednesday, capturing a Michigan state championship with a 10-0 win over Dexter in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) hit five home runs and eliminated the Kingsford boys, 17-0, in a state semifinal game on Tuesday in Gladstone. The other semifinal saw Dexter beat Bay City Northwest, 10-6. Click the above headline to see photos from both ganmes, plus videos from the Kingsford game.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got back-to-back home runs from Evan Johnson and Riley Juneau in the first inning and beat Birmingham, 6-1, in the state quarterfinal game on Monday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League State Tournament in Gladstone started the weekend with 16 teams from across Michigan competing in pool play. After Sunday's action, the field has been reduced to eight. Click the above headline to see Monday's quarterfinal matchups, and see photos, videos from Sunday's Kingsford-St. Clair game.