The high school hockey season opened this weekend, and several U.P. teams got off to good starts. The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils won twice, 5-0 over Big Rapids and 8-2 over Rockford. The Negaunee Miners beat Lapeer East, 10-4, before dropping a wild 8-7 decision to Utica Stevenson. The Marquette Redmen won their opener over Hancock, 5-2. Click the above headline to read more.
Northern Michigan University senior offensive lineman Jace Daniels (74) was named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference's All-Conference First Team on Wednesday. The 2009 Escanaba High School graduate was one of three Wildcats named to the All-GLIAC First Team Offense. Click the above headline to see the full list of GLIAC honorees.
The Gladstone School Board Monday night fired football Coach Josh Mileski after four years in charge. The vote to "not renew" his contract was unanimous. Mileski led the Braves to an 11-25 record over four years, including 2-7 this season. Click the above headline to read more, and to listen to comments from Superintendent Jay Kulbertis.
The Rapid River Rockets were eliminated from the state football playoffs on Saturday, as the Bellaire Eagles held on for a 20-16 win in the "Eight Man" semifinals in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read the details, see videos and listen to audio from the game.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 5 Miami on Saturday night at Steve Cady Arena. NMU led 2-1 after the first period before the RedHawks tied the game in the third period. Miami earned the extra CCHA standings point with a shootout win at the end of the extra session. Click the above headline to read details from both weekend games.
The Northern Michigan University football team closed the season with a heartbreaking 32-31 loss to the Ferris State Bulldogs Saturday at the Superior Dome. Ferris scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the final seconds to win it. NMU senior lineman Jace Daniels of Escanaba played his final collegiate game. Click the above headline for more details.
The St. Ignace Saints jumped to a 26-0 lead and then hang on to beat the North Dickinson Nordics, 26-20, in the Division Eight Regional Championship game Friday night in Felch. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has decided to switch the sites for next Tuesday's state quarterfinal volleyball matches involving two Upper Peninsula teams. The matches will now take place in Manistique. Forest Park will face Onaway in a Class D quarterfinal at 5:00 Tuesday, and Calumet takes on Traverse City St. Francis at 7:00.
The Rapid River High School football team will host the Bellaire Eagles in the Division Nine state semifinal game Saturday afternoon. The Rockets held their final practice Friday afternoon, after the student body cheered the players on during a pep assembly. The boys then enjoyed a home-cooked meal Friday evening. Click the above headline to read a preview on the game, and to see a few pictures and videos from Friday's practice.
The Forest Park Trojans and the Calumet Copper Kings won regional volleyball championships Thursday night. Forest Park swept Superior Central, 3-0, in a Class D final. Calumet did the same to West Iron County in the Class C Regional Final. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball results.
The Rapid River Rockets football team pulled the biggest upset of the season Friday by knocking out the top-ranked Cedarville Trojans, 22-14, in the Eight-Man Regional Championship Game. Jake Pearson scored the go-ahead touchdown with 2:51 to play, and then the defense made a last-second stand to defeat the previously-undefeated Trojans. Click the above headline to read the game story, see pictures and videos, and listen to radio highlights.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team jumped out to a three-goal lead over the Michigan Wolverines Saturday night in Marquette. But unlike in Friday night's game, this time, the Wildcats didn't blow it. NMU held on for a 4-3 win at the sold-out Berry Events Center to split the series. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University football team scored 17 points in the fourth quarter Saturday to stun Saginaw Valley State, 33-28, at the Superior Dome. Senior lineman Jace Daniels of Escanaba recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter to give the 'Cats the winning margin. And Eskymo grad Austin Young recovered a key onside kick. Click the above headline to read the details.
The volleyball season came to an end on Saturday for the Bark River-Harris Broncos as the North Dickinson Nordics won the Class D district championship, 3-0. The scores were 25-21, 25-18, and 25-21. Also on Saturday, St. Ignace won a district championship. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball scores.
Eight Upper Peninsula girls volleyball teams won district championship trophies Thursday night. One of them was the Kingsford Flivvers, which ended the Gladstone Braves' season with a 3-0 win in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. volleyball scores.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos volleyball team survived a scare as they beat the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, 3-2, in a Class D district semifinal Wednesday night. The Broncos will face North Dickinson in Saturday's district final, after the Nordics blanked Mid Peninsula, 3-0. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the BRH-Carney match.
United States Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman wrestler Max Nowry will be featured in “Faces in the Crowd” in the Nov. 5 issue of Sports Illustrated. Click the above headline to read more about Nowry and this recognition.
The high school volleyball post-season continued Tuesday night with 20 Upper Peninsula teams in action in all four classes. Kingsford shut out Menominee, 3-0, to advance to the Class B District Final against Gladstone on Thursday. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. scores.
For the second time on the season, the Northern Michigan University volleyball team swept U.P. rival, Michigan Tech, Tuesday night in Houghton. NMU improved to 17-10 on the season while Tech's record fell to 9-18. Click the above headline to read reports from the NMU Sports Information Department.
Jake Pearson rushed for 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Robert Metter caught five passes and had three interceptions as the Rapid River Rockets held off the Superior Central Cougars, 44-34, Friday in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Northern Michigan University football team traveled across the Mackinac Bridge for the final time this season on Saturday, and the 'Cats came home with a win. Northern topped Northwood University, 21-13, in Midland. Click the above headline to read the game story and to see the statistics.
The Kingsford Flivvers won the Great Northern Conference volleyball championship this fall, and Kingsford outside hitter Carlee Benzie was named Player of the Year. Escanaba's Holly Ettenhofer and Gladstone's Callie Jensen were named to the All-GNC First Team on Saturday. Click the above headline to see the list.
The Escanaba Eskymos did not win the Upper Peninsula girls championship this fall, but the girls still had a successful season and they were praised for their efforts on Thursday. Click the above headline to read see the All-U.P. Girls Tennis Teams.
The high school girls regular season came to an end Thursday night, and both of Delta County's teams dropped their Great Northern Conference finales. Escanaba lost at home, 3-0, to Stephenson, while Gladstone fell in Kingsford, 3-1. The Eskymos and Braves will open district tournament play against each other Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for more details and photos.
Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting young athletes from concussions. The law requires coaches to remove an athlete from play immediately if there is suspicion that the athlete may have a concussion. That athlete will only be allowed to return with a written note from a health professional. Click the above headline to read the full story.
Two Escanaba Eskymos were selected as members of the Upper Peninsula Cross-Country "Dream Teams" by the U.P.'s cross-country coaches on Tuesday. Andrew Stenberg was one of seven boys picked for the Division One boys "Dream Team", while Aimee Giese was picked for the D-1 girls "Dream Team". Click the above headline to read more details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced its Field of 256 playoff teams Sunday night, as well as the 16 "eight-man" teams. There will be 21 Upper Peninsula teams in the post-season. Click the above headline to see all of the pairings.
The top-ranked college hockey team in the country, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, escaped the Upper Peninsula with a split in a two-game series against the Michigan Tech University Huskies this weekend in Houghton. MTU won, 5-3, on Friday and Minnesota won, 3-2, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Northern Michigan University football team nearly followed up last week's upset of Grand Valley State with another stunner Saturday. But the Wildcat comeback fell just short as Wayne State escaped with a 38-31 victory in Detroit. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos finished as Upper Peninsula runners-up in both the boys and girls races Saturday at the U.P. Finals at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. The Eskymo boys finished seven points behind D1 Sault Ste. Marie for the championship. The Escanaba girls finished 21 points behind D1 champion Calumet. Click the above headline to see the U.P. Finals results.
