The Hannahville Soaring Eagles shot the lights out in the first half of Monday night's game against the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears. Hannahville hit eight three-point baskets and built a 12-point lead. But Big Bay took control in the second half and cruised to a 68-54 win. Click the above headline to see videos and photos from the game.
It was a defensive battle in Hannahville Monday night as the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears slipped past the host Soaring Eagles, 33-25, in a girls basketball make-up game. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see pictures and video highlights.
The Gladstone Braves used their depth to win the Upper Peninsula wrestling championship Saturday night in Marquette. Escanaba had four U.P. champions and finished second overall. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos boys basketball team beat the Republic-Michigamme Hawks for the second time in less than two weeks on Saturday. The Broncos improved to 4-6 on the season with a 67-28 win in Republic. Click the above headline to read more details about the game, plus all U.P. basketbll scores.
The Gladstone Braves haven't won a boys basketball game in Menominee in at least a decade. And that trend continued Friday night as the Maroons topped the Braves, 70-63. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos and videos.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos shook off a poor second quarter performance and beat the Rapid River Rockets, 51-43, in boys basketball action Thursday night in Harris. John Norman had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Broncos while Jake Pearson and Hayden Hardwick combined to score 34 points in a losing effort for the Rockets. Click the above headline to read details, see pictures and videos, and see all U.P. scores.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves took out their frustrations from last week's loss to Munising on the Republic-Michigamme Hawks Thursday night. The Wolves scored 59 points in the first half and rolled to a mercy-rule 86-26 win. Click the above headline to read more details.
Jake Eastin scored a power play goal with 41.6 seconds left in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and help the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Marquette Redmen, 3-1, Tuesday night. Click the above headline to read game details, see videos and pictures, and listen to the radio call of the tying and winning goals.
Michelle LaFave scored another "double-double" and the Escanaba Eskymos played strong defense to beat the Menominee Maroons, 40-28, Monday night. Click the above headline to see videos and pictures from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored a pair of goals less than a minute apart in the first period to take the lead, but the Calumet Copper Kings scored two shorthanded goals in the second period and posted a 5-2 win Saturday night at the Calumet Armory. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to radio highlights.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team turned in a flat performance Friday night and lost to the Kingsford Flivvers, 64-34, at the Gladstone Gym. Click the above headline to read details and to see videos from the game.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team got pins from Travis Heller, Trevor Irving, Hunter Sadler, and Teddy Peippo, and rolled to a 53-21 win over the Marquette Redmen in a dual meet Thursday night in Escanaba. Escanaba also won three matches by forfeit. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redettes played a defensive first half of girls basketball Tuesday night, with only 35 points scored between the two teams. But the Redettes pulled away in the second half and posted a 52-35 win at the Escanaba Gym. Click the above headline to read details and see videos from the game.
Jake Eastin scored with 52 seconds left in the third period to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 4-3 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils Tuesday night at Pullar Stadium. It was Eastin's second goal of the game, and led the Eskymos to their ninth straight victory. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos outscored Republic-Michigamme, 18-2, in the first quarter and cruised to a 51-41 Skyline Conference victory Monday night in Harris. Freshman Cody VanBrocklin led the way with 20 points. Click the above headline to read more details and to see photos and videos, and all of the U.P.'s basketball scores.
The Gladstone Braves used their depth to win the Escanaba Elks Wrestling Invitational on Saturday in Escanaba. The Braves had four individual champions and three others made it to final matches before losing. The Eskymos finished second, and St. Ignace was third. Click the above headline to see the list of winners.
Levi Wunder scored another hat trick and got plenty of help from his teammates as the Escanaba Eskymos overpowered the Grand Blanc Bobcats, 9-1, Saturday at Michigan Tech University. It was Escanaba's eighth straight win, seven of them by the mercy rule. Click the above headline to read the details, look at pictures and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
Levi Wunder scored a hat trick and Ben Lasecki added a pair of goals as the Escanaba Eskymos shut out the Negaunee Miners, 9-0, Friday night at the Jeffers New Year's Tournament in Houghton. The Eskymos beat the Miners for the second time this season. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines outscored the Gladstone Braves, 14-2, in the final minutes of the game and pulled out a 67-61 boys basketball victory Thursday night in Perkins. Brett Branstrom scored 25 points, including the winning basket on a put-back with 49 seconds left in the game. Click the above headline to read details, watch videos, see photos, listen to audio highlights.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team won the Great Lakes Invitational hockey championship for the first time in 32 years Sunday. The Huskies turned back Western Michigan, 4-0, as freshman goaltender Phoenix Copley got his second straight shutout. Click the above headline to read all of the details from the Huskies' weekend at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, courtesy of the MTU Sports Information Office.
The Escanaba High School hockey team won its sixth straight game on Saturday, beating the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 9-1, in the championship game of the Dick Johnsen Memorial Tournament. The Negaunee Miners won the third place game over Monroe (Wis.), 11-3. Click the above headline to read the details on both games...to see photos and video highlights...and to listen to radio replays and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos used strong defense and good post-play to turn back the Calumet Copper Kings, 60-43, Saturday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos trailed by a point at the half, but got big games from Dan LaPalm, Ben Kleiman, and Brandon Robinette to turn the tide in the second half. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Painesdale-Jeffers Jets will meet in the championship game of the Dick Johnsen Memorial Tournament on Saturday after both teams posted mercy-shortened wins on Friday. Jeffers shut out Negaunee, 8-0, while Escanaba turned back Monroe (Wis.), 9-1. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
Elisa Jurmu scored a game-high 24 points, including a hook shot at the buzzer, to give the Houghton Gremlins a dramatic 52-50 win over the Gladstone Braves Thursday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game, as well as all of the Upper Peninsula's girls basketball scores.
The Escanaba High School basketball team picked up its second win of the season Thursday by running away from the West Iron County Wykons, 86-56, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Brandon Robinette had 26 points and 16 rebounds to pace the Eskymo attack. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos.
It was Hockey Night at the Wells Sports Complex Saturday night as the Escanaba High School hockey program held its annual alumni games. About 40 guys laced up the skates and strapped on the pads to compete in the friendly games. Click the above headline to read some details and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Kingsford High School hockey team battled hard Saturday night, but lost to the DePere (Wis.) Voyaguers, 5-3, at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Reid Pietila scored two goals and Ted Pietila added a single goal to pace the Flivvers. Also on Saturday, Sault Ste. Marie beat Grosse Pointe South, 5-4, at a tournament in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to see all U.P. high school hockey scores.
The winter storm that cancelled 20 Upper Peninsula high school sporting events on Thursday also wiped out almost all of Friday night's U.P. schedule. Click the above headline to see all of the postponements and make-up dates for some of the games.
Jake Eastin scored a hat trick...Derek Chaillier, Steve Wood, and Nick Vandermissen all had "play makers" as the Escanaba Eskymos blanked the Negaunee Miners, 9-0, Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Upper Peninsula is seeing an early start to the flu season, and it is hitting several school districts hard. The L'Anse Public Schools, for example, are closed until Thursday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. boys and girls high school basketball scores.
