The Gladstone High School football team used a strong defense and big-play offense to beat the Negaunee Miners, 42-14, Thursday night, in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal game. The Braves, at least temporarily, got revenge for recent heartbreaks against the Miners, but more battles may lie ahead. Click the above headline for full coverage.
The Northern Michigan University men's football team traveled to Duluth, Minnesota to open the 2023 season against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, dropping game one by a score of 47-10. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Volleyball team started off its season as they hosted the University of Minnesota Crookston for the UP Open. The Wildcats defeated the Golden eagles 3-1 on opening night Thurday night. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University women's soccer team opened the 2023 season with a win, led by a Molly Pistorius hat-trick, defeating the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs by a score of 4-3. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Manistique High School volleyball team followed up a strong performance in last week's Kingsford Invitational with an easy 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team got its home season off to a good start this weekend by winning all three matches, beating Gogebic Community College twice, and topping Alpena in a well-played, back-and-forth match. Click the above headline for videos, photos, interviews.
A fundraiser was launched this weekend in Marquette, selling “I GOT YOU” T-Shirts, hoodies, and hats, with all proceeds going to help the Marquette Senior High School football team with its travel expenses. It's in the name of Jordan DeMay. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team dominated in all three phases of the game Friday night and vlew past Marquette, 36-7, in the season opner at the Marble Athletic Field. Nate Young intercepted three passes on defense, including one for a touchdown, and he had a hand in three touchdowns on offense. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Norway High School football team opened its season Thursday night with a 54-34 loss to the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes in Norway. The Knights fell behind early, battled back several times, but couldn't get over the hump in losing the first of two match-ups between the teams. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
The Northern Michigan University women's volleyball and soccer teams competed in the Match on the Mack against Central Michigan University in volleyball and Northwood University in soccer. Click the above headline to read about the Mackinac Island trip.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula, and on Monday, the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up. The Eskymos won the match, 7-1, which included a meeting between two of the U.P.'s best tennis players at #1 singles: Escanaba's Sophia Derkos and Gladstone's Tia Schone. Click the above headline for details
The Superior Central Cougars football team will be counting on seven freshmen to help it be more competitive in this upcoming 2023 season. The Cougars are looking to improve on a 2022 season that saw them win just one game. Click the above headline to read details.
Upper Peninsula teams playing boys and girls soccer will have the opportunity to participate in a statewide Michigan High School Athletic Association Tournament beginning with the 2023-24 school year after a U.S. federal court in the Western District of Michigan make its ruling this week. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Bark River-Harris Broncos hooked up in an exhibition scrimmage football game Thursday night at the Escanaba Athletic Field, and when it was over, both sets of players and coaches left the field happy. Click the above headline for details.
The Mid Peninsula High School football team is looking for bigger and better things after the 2022 season ended with a 2-7 record. It was the first season for Mid Pen's revived football program after the small northern Delta County school went years without having a team of its own. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
The 2023 North Central High School football team is looking to make a name for itself after the previous three teams won state championships. The Jets lost 13 players to graduation, so these guys are hoping to keep the tradition going. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway High School football team has one of its most veteran set of guys in years, and are looking to finally get past North Central and make a deep playoff push. Click the above headline for details, practice photos and videos, and player/coach interviews.
The Upper Peninsula High School football All-Star game is back. After Todd Goldbeck at Xcel Pysical Therapy announced last week that the 2023 game would be the last, the announcement came overnight Monday-Tuesday that the game has been resurrected. Click the above headline for details, and reaction from two U.P. football players.
The Gladstone High School football team made a long playoff run last year, and with most of them guys back for their senior year this season, the Braves are hoping to make an even deeper run this fall. Click the above headline for interviews, photos, videos.
High School football practices are under way across the Upper Peninsula, and one team looking for a better year is the Escanaba Eskymos, after having a 2-7 record last year. Click the above headline for pictures and videos, and to hear interviews with coaches and players.
The man who founded and has run the Upper Peninsula high school football All-Star game for the past 16 years is speaking out about why the annual event is not going to be held anymore. Click the above headline for more about the decision that shocked many U.P. football players.
The high school fall sports seasons are right around the corner, with practices beginning on Monday in football and several other sports. The Michigan High School Athletic Association has made a number of changes for this school year in multiple sports. Click the above headline to see those changes, sport-by-sport.
The tournament trail came to an end for the Negaunee Junior Little League (14u) All-Stars on Friday, as the boys lost to Shepherd, Mich., 12-0, amd fell to SE Polk County, Iowa, 10-2. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Evan Dellangelo's three-run homer capped a seven-run fifth inning explosion for the Negaunee Junior Little League (14u) All-Star team as they rallied for a 9-2 win over Richmond, Ky., in the Central Regional Tournament Wednesday in Midland. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews, and hear the radio broadcast ofthe game.
The Negaunee Junior Little League All-Star baseball team (14u) arrived in Midland on Tuesday in time for opening ceremonies for the Central Regional Tournament, which begins on Wednesday. The state champion Miners were among the seven other state champions (plus the host team) at a Parade of Champions. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba 11u Little League softball team completed a perfect state tournament run on Monday, capturing the Michigan state championship in the six-team event. Escanaba beat Sparta, 10-0, in the semifinals, and then topped St. Clair, 11-7, in the championship game at Gladstone High School. Click the above headline for details. (Brian Parlato photo)
The Upper Peninsula's two 10u Minor Little League All-Star teams fell to downstate powerhouse programs in the state quarterfinals at the state tournament in Birmingham. Gladstone had the lead but lost to Midland Northeast, 11-3, and Negaunee fell behind early and lost to Grosse Pointe, 12-2. Click the above headline for details and coaches' reaction.
The Escanaba 11u Little League All-Star softball team advanced to the state semifinals on Sunday with a 12-1 win over Taylor North. Marquette also advanced in the six-team field with a 6-4 win over Sparta. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The American Legion Baseball Class A state championship game was a nailbiter to the end on Saturday in Gladstone, and the Trenton Steel took home the hardware with a dramatic 11-9 win over the Gladstone Indians at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos taken by Brad Landis, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Escanaba 11u girls Little League All-Star softball team is off to a good start at the state tournament in Gladstone, picking up two wins by a combined score of 40-0 heading into Sunday's final pool play games. Click the above headline for details.
