The Gladstone High School girls volleyball team dropped all three games during their match Monday night in Stephenson. The Eagles beat the Braves, 3-0, (25-18, 25-22, and 25-17). Click the above headline for more details. Photo courtesy of Paul Gerard.
The Gladstone High School football team scored 27 unanswered points and beat the Roscommon Bucks, 41-12, Saturday night in Gladstone. The win gave the Braves a 2-0 record after the team had lost 16 games in a row going back to the 2012 season. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos.
Ethan Campbell ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as the Traverse City Central Trojans beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 50-14, Friday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The high school volleyball season is under way for our Class D teams. Rapid River and North Central met in a CUP match Thursday, and the Jets rallied to post a 3-2 victory. NCA won the decisive fifth game, 15-7. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Garrett Mead kicked a 25-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Michigan Tech Huskies an 18-17 win over Wayne State Thursday night in Detroit. Click the above headline to read all of the details, courtesy of MTU Sports Information.
The Gladstone High School tennis team threw a shutout Wednesday as the girls topped the Gwinn Model Towners, 7-0, in Gwinn. Click the above headline to read all of the individual scores from the match.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team won its first home match of the season on Tuesday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 3-0. The scores were 25-12, 25-20, and 25-21. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team kept its unbeaten streak alive on Tuesday by beating the Gladstone Braves for the second time this season, 6-2, in Escanaba. The Eskymos improved to 6-0-1 on the season. Click the above headline for photos and scores.
There's been a lot more publicity about concussions in football the past few years. The Upper Peninsula Youth Football League in Delta County has purchased new high-tech helmets that can alert coaches and officials that a concussion may be possible. Click the above headline to learn more about these helmets, and how you can help.
A Wisconsin man won the championship of the Cabella's National Walleye Tournament this weekend in the Bays deNoc. Keith Kavajecz of Kaukauna had the most pounds of fish in both days of the tournament to take home the trophy. Click the above headline to read the story from the Cabela's Media Office.
Veteran walleye fishing pro Keith Kavajecz battled cold, windy conditions Friday to take the lead after the first day of the Cabela's National Walleye Tour event in the Bays deNoc. The Kaukauna, Wis., native and his partner caught 27.8 pounds of fish on Friday. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the Walleye Tour.
An Escanaba boy is off to a good start in his bike racing career. Twelve year-old Joey Stankowicz recently took first place in both the 90cc and 300cc events on the flat dirt track in Newberry. Stankowicz has also been racing this summer at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba. Congratulations!
The Gladstone Braves scored four unanswered touchdowns and beat the Gwinn Model Towners, 34-8, in the football season opener Thursday at the Marble Athletic Field. Tyler Wells scored two touchdowns on the ground and threw for three more scores as the Braves broke a 16-game losing streak. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos taken by Ron Jurek, videos taken by Nate Bellville, and listen to replays and interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team beat the West Iron County Wykons, 5-3, Wednesday, in a match-up of two of the Upper Peninsula's top teams. Across the bay, the Gladstone Braves fell to the Negaunee Miners, 7-1. Click the above headline to see results.
The Escanaba Eskymos literally ran away with the championships of the Munising Invitational Tuesday afternoon at Valley Spur. The Eskymos used their depth to win the 13-team boys meet with 39 points, and the girls meet with 46 points. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School tennis team picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday, beating Menominee, 5-3, in Menominee. The Braves won all four of the singles flights. Meanwhile, Escanaba and Kingsford played to a 4-4 tie in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos turned in their most dominating performance of the young tennis season on Monday, beating the Gladstone Braves, 7-1, in Gladstone. Escanaba won six flights in straight sets, and Escanaba took a marathon victory at #1 doubles. Click the above headline for details.
The high school volleyball season began on Saturday as the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves competed at the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational. Both Delta County teams came home without a win. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners got in about an hour of work Friday as they get ready for the start of the high school football season. The teams played a scrimmage at the Escanaba Athletic Field, with the Eskymos scoring six times and the Miners cracking the end zone three times. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School cross-country teams opened the season Friday at the Marquette Relays. The Braves girls finished second behind the near-perfct Redettes, while the Gladstone boys were third behind Negaunee and Marquette. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened its season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won the top two singles flights and won at #1 doubles, but Marquette had more depth and won the match. Click the above headline to see details.
The high school girls tennis season began on Wednesday in the Upper Peninsula. The Escanaba Eskymos got off to a good start with a 6-2 win over the Marquette Redettes. Click the above headline to see photos, taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Upper Peninsula International Raceway played host to sprint-car racing Saturday night as the U.P. State Fair closed in Escanaba. In the main event...the 600 CC microsprint, Gladstone teenager Jordan Ives won both his heat and the feature race. Click the above headline to read more about Ives' win, and to hear his interview.
Escanaba native Scott Hebert dominated the field to win the Michigan PGA Professional Championship by six strokes in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School football team had its first day of practice with hitting on Friday, and the boys held an intrasquad game to show off their talents. The team broke down into Orange and Black practice squads, and it was a 22-22 draw at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Northern Michigan University begins its football season with its first practice Thursday afternoon in Marquette. There will be a total of 12 practices, including two scrimmages. Click the above headline to read more about the season kick-off.
The U.P Youth Football League began last week, but kids participated in practice Tuesday in Escanaba. The kids got their helmets fitted, along with doing some drills as teams. The league's first games are September 6th at the Holy Name School, and the season lasts six weeks. Click the above headline for more details and photos from the practice.
Escanaba High School graduate and Northern Michigan University star lineman Jace Daniels is making his move toward a possible roster spot with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Daniels (#64) practiced with the first team Monday, after spending last season on and off the practice squad. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Bucs.
Five people will be added to the Gladstone High School Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. The ceremony is set for October 18th at the Terrace Bay Inn. Click the above headline to see who will be a part of the fourth class to the Hall of Fame.
The Gladstone High School football team went 0-9 in 2013. But the Braves are looking for better things under a revamped offense. The Braves held their first practice Monday morning at just past midnight, the very first moment allowed under MHSAA rules. Click the above headline for details.
