The Escanaba Eskymos lost the first set of their match Thursday night against the Stephenson Eagles, but roared back to post a 3-1 win at the Escanaba High School Gym. The result wrapped up the regular season. Click the above headline for video highlights and all of the U.P. scores.
Former Calumet High School hockey star Ben Johnson has been sentenced to three years in a Canadian prison for a sexual assault conviction. Johnson heard his sentence in an Ontario courtroom on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details. (Pictured: Johnson as a Spitfire)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association's Upper Peninsula Cross-Country Finals were held on a crisp Saturday afternoon at the Beauchamp Farm in Delta County. It was a double championship for Ishpeming in Division Two, while teams from both ends of the U.P. won other championships. Click the above headline to see all of the results. Thanks to Superior Timing!
The Northern Michigan University hockey team got a win and a tie this weekend in Big Rapids, topping Ferris State, 6-4, on Friday night, and skating to a 2-2 tie on Saturday night. Click the above headline for details of both games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan football team scored three touchdowns in the second half but could not overcome an early deficit and fell to Ohio Dominican, 38-28, Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read the game details.
The Calumet Copper Kings got three touchdowns from Rory Anderson and beat the Gladstone Braves, 24-6, Friday night, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to interviews, and see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored 42 points in the second half and pulled out a wild 49-42 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Friday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Logan Carroll's 28-yard touchdown run with 52 seconds left in the game won it. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves are rejoining the Great Northern Conference...for basketball only. The Braves will also play in the Mid Peninsula Conference, starting in the 2017-2018 school year. The Braves will play their normal schedule this season. Click the above headline to read details.
Finlandia University has promoted Curtis Wittenberg to the position of Director of Athletics, effective immediately. He had been serving as Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance for the university located in Hancock. Click the above headline to read details of his hiring.
The Upper Peninsula high school football season comes to a close this weekend with some teams jockeying for playoff position, and others simply saying goodbye to their senior class. Click the above headline to read more.
The Marquette High School girls volleyball team picked up a Great Northern Conference win over the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 25-19, 25-19, and 25-18. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights, and other U.P. volleyball scores.
The Northern Michigan men's soccer team edged Walsh, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Milazzo Field. Nick Metcalfe broke the draw with his second goal of the weekend in the 36th minute of the match, firing a shot past Jon-Paul Della Pia. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
he Northern Michigan women's soccer team shut out Lake Erie, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Jack Britt Memorial Field in Ohio. Click the above headline to read the details. (NMU Sports Photo)
The Michigan Tech football team held a 17-0 lead until early in the fourth quarter in Ohio on Saturday, but then the Tiffin Dragons scored 24 unanswered points in the final nine minutes to come out on top 24-17. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
Jake Mayon rushed for two touchdowns in the final five minutes of regulation, but the Northern Michigan football team could not overcome an early deficit and fell to No. 24 Ferris State, 45-23, Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline to read details. (Ferris State Sports Photo)
The Gladstone Braves scored the first touchdown and the last touchdown of their game in Kingsford Friday night, but the Flivvers scored six times in between to beat the Braves, 43-14, and clinch a state playoff spot. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to player interviews, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Rapid River Rockets hung with the North Central Jets for a while Thursday night, but the defending state champions had too much firepower and eventually rolled to a 76-18 win in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details, and see photos and video highlights from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos got off to a quick start and kept the momentum throughout the evening, beating the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday at the Escanaba High School Gym. The scores were 25-11, 25-17, and 25-20. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the match.
The Division One girls tennis All-U.P. teams were announced on Monday, with Kingsford's Katy Hicks being named Player of the Year and the Negaunee Miners being named Team of the Year. Click the above headline to see the picks.
Robbie Payne scored five points but it wasn't enough as the Northern Michigan University hockey team lost to Wisconsin, 6-5, Saturday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay. This follows a 3-2 NMU win on Friday. Click the above headline to read details on both games. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University football team was downed by Saginaw Valley State, 41-13, Saturday night at Wickes Stadium. Click the above headline to read the game's details.
Ten teams from across the Upper Peninsula converged on the Escanaba High School Gym Saturday for the annual Elks Volleyball Invitational. In the end, it was an all Orange-and-black final as Rudyard topped Escanaba, 2-0. Click the above headline to see some of the scores, plus photos and videos from five different matches.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves played a defensive war Friday night, and the Eskymos escaped with a 19-12 victory at the Marble Field. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to highlights, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions and then played defense in a 23-8 win over the Gladstone Braves in junior varsity football action Thursday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen played for the second time this season in freshmen football Thursday. After playing to a tie in the last meeting, the Redmen won this one, 21-18, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Reinhart scored in the second period to back Robin Lehner's shutout as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 Tuesday night at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. It was the Hockeyville USA game. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to coaches' post-game interviews, and to see photos taken by Justin Poquette.
The Hockeyville USA game between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes was a spectacle in of itself Tuesday night, bringing national attention to Marquette and the U.P. The game was broadcast live on NBC Sports, as well as on regional radio. Click the above headline to hear interviews with the NBCSN announcers, as well as the broadcasters of the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes skated at Lakeview Arena in Marquette Tuesday, ahead of tonight's NHL exhibition game. The game will be broadcast live on Magic 97 WGLQ and on 100.3 FM The Point. Click the above headline to see more photos taken by Ryan Beckman.
The Menominee Maroons, dressed in pink to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, swept a Great Northern Conference volleyball match from the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Monday night. The scores were 25-20, 25-13, and 25-23. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Eight different players had multi-point outings as the Northern Michigan hockey team dismantled the University of Victoria, 10-1, in its season-opening exhibition game Sunday night at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline to read details. (NMU Sports Photo)