Scout Wunder scored a touchdown and two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 14-7 win over the Gladstone Braves in a battle of undefeated junior varsity football teams Thursday night. Click the above headline for game details, radio replays, and videos and photos taken by Nate Bellville.
Two dozen high school cross country teams converged on the Beauchamp Farm on Thursday for the Gladstone Invitational. It was a tune-up for the Upper Peninsula Finals, which will be held on this same Delta County course on October 24th. Click the above headline to see the results. (Photo of NCA Jets boys winnning team!)
The Upper Peninsula's best girls tennis players were announced on Tuesday as the Coaches Association named its All-U.P. and All-State teams. Negaunee's Angela Ring and Kingsford's Katy Hicks were named U.P. Players of the Year, and All-Staters, in singles. In doubles, the Escanaba team of Emily LaFave and Kayla VanPortfliet (pictured) were picked All-U.P. and All-State. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Menominee High School girls volleyball won two tight games to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Gladstone Braves, 3-1, Monday night in Menominee. It was the Maroons' second win over the Braves this season. The scores were 25-12, 24-26, 26-24, 25-22. Click the above headline to see the statistics from the match, along with other U.P. scores.
The Northern Michigan University football team stopped a two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds and beat Saginaw Valley State, 36-34, Saturday at the Superior Dome. Escanaba native Austin Young had three catches, including a 49-yard touchdown reception. He also had three returns on special teams and recovered a fumble. Click the above headline to read more details courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
Ryan Jones scored three touchdowns to lead the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils to a 37-27 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night on Braves Homecoming. Ben Schwalbach threw two touchdown passes to Jake Greenfield in a losing effort for Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the final doubles match of the day and edged the Escanaba Eskymos, 18-17, to win the Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Thursday. Negaunee and Escanaba met in the championship of nearly all of the eight flights. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Munising Mustangs won the Upper Peninsula Division Two girls tennis championship on Wednesday in Iron Mountain. The Mustangs edged the Mountaineers, 16-15, to take the championship. Six-time defending U.P. champion Westwood finished third. Click the above headline to see results.
The Michigan Tech University women's volleyball team swept rival Northern Michigan, 3-0, Tuesday night in Marquette. The Huskies beat the Wildcats, 25-18, 25-17, and 25-23. Click the above headline to see stories from both MTU and NMU Communications.
The Munising Mustangs hosted their annual cross-country meet on Tuesday at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course. Negaunee's boys and Marquette's girls won the team trophies. Escanaba's boys were third, Gladstone's girls were fourth. Click the above headline for details.
The Munising Mustangs needed only an hour to top the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0, in high school volleyball action Monday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School football team battled hard, especially on defense, but fell to the state's top-ranked team, Detroit Country Day, 26-0, Saturday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos, from the game.
Special teams turned out to be the biggest part of the game Saturday night as Michigan Tech rallied past Northern Michigan, 24-23, at Tech's Sherman Field. A missed extra point hurt Northern's chances for an upset, and then an NMU field goal was blocked as time ran out. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team advanced out of pool play Saturday before falling in the semifinals of the Marquette Invitational at Marquette High School. The Braves lost to Florence, Wis., in the Final Four, and Florence went on to win the tournament. Click the above headline to read more details from the tournament.
Cody Vandermissen scored three touchdowns and Scout Wunder ran in two scores as the Escanaba junior varsity football team beat the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets, 41-6, Saturday. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and videos.
Quarterback Scott Tripp threw three touchdown passes and ran in two other scores to lead the Marquette Redmen to a 46-16 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Darin Johnson threw two touchdown passes and scored another touchdown on the ground as the Gladstone High School junior varsity football team beat the Marquette Redmen, 26-6, Thursday at the Marble Field. Gladstone improved to 5-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos won three Great Northern Conference tennis championship and took home the GNC team trophy Wednesday at the Kingsford High School. Click the above headline to see the team and individual results.
The Iron Mountain Mountaineers won two singles and two doubles championships, and slipped past the Negaunee Miners to take the Mid Peninsula Conference girls tennis team title on Wednesday in West Ishpeming. Click the above headline to see results.
The Menominee Maroons and Gladstone Braves split the first two sets of their match Tuesday before the Maroons turned up the heat and won the match, 3-1, at the Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headine to see photos and videos, and other U.P. volleyball scores.
The Michigan Tech University volleyball team was upended by UW-Parkside Tuesday in Wisconsin. The loss marks the first of the season for Tech, which set a school record by opening the year 10-0. Click the above headline to see details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Escanaba High School tennis team faced its biggest dual meet challenge of the season on Monday, and the Eskymo girls ended up with a 4-4 tie against the Negaunee Miners. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves lost at Ishpeming, 5-3. Click the above headline to see photos from Escanaba's match, and statistics from Gladstone's match.
The Northern Michigan football team downed Hillsdale, 32-24, on Homecoming to earn its first GLIAC victory of the season Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome in front of 4,289 fans. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
David Walter and Alex Sherbinow scored two touchdowns apiece to lead Michigan Tech to a 35-21 victory at Saginaw Valley State Saturday afternoon. It was the Huskies' first win at SVSU since 1995. Click the above headline for details, courty of MTU Athletics.
Nathan Nowack set a Menominee High School record by scoring seven touchdowns as the Maroons beat the Gladstone Braves, 63-13, Friday in Gladstone. Nowack scored two touchdowns on the ground and threw five touchdown passes. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos turned back the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, in a Great Northern Conference girls volleyball match Thursday night in Escanaba. The scores were 25-14, 25-15, and 25-12. Click the above headline to see all of Thursday night's volleyball scores.
The 6th Annual UPIR Fall Classic will wrap up the 2015 race season at Upper Peninsula International Raceway at the Escanaba Fairgrounds this weekend. The two day finale kicks off Friday, with pits opening at 3:00. Click the above headline for more details.
The Manistique Emeralds hosted their annual Cross Country meet on Wednesday. The Emeralds were joined by Munising, Rapid River, Big Bay deNoc, Engadine, and Mid Peninsula at the event. Rapid River won the boys championship. Click the above headline to see photos from the event, taken by Lisa Anderson.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team won two flights against the Munising Mustangs on Wednesday, but lost the match to the Mustangs, 6-2, at Pfotenhauer Park. This follows losses to Westwood and Iron Mountain earlier in the week. Click the above headline to see the individual scores from all three Braves matches.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team kept its undefeated dual meet record intact on Tuesday, beating the Marquette Redettes, 7-1, in Marquette. Escanaba also won over Gwinn, 8-0, on Monday. Click the above headline to read the scores from both matches.