Upbeat co-founders Bryce Derouin and Eden Laase talk through the latest happenings in the UP high school sports scene.
Bryce and Eden recap the All-UP Girls Basketball teams and discuss the deep field of talent this year.
With the winter and spring sports seasons officially canceled, Bryce and Eden react to the announcement. They also give their thoughts on the selections of the All-UP Boys Basketball Team.
After a hiatus, the Upbeat Sports podcast returns with special guest Dondre Yohe. Dondre is an Ishpeming alum who played basketball at Bay College. He explains what it's like to make the transition from high school to college athletics and details the challenges that go into that. We also break down the UP high school sports basketball landscape with Dondre giving his observations on various teams and players, such as the Iron Mountain and Negaunee boys.
We're previewing Iron Mountain's Division 7 semifinal matchup with Pewamo-Westphalia. We also recap the Mountaineers' district final win over Traverse City St. Francis and highlight the things to watch for against P-W.Bryce also discusses Calumet's heartbreaking 15-14 loss in the Division 6 regional finals to Maple City Glen Lake.
Bryce and Eden discuss the Iron Mountain, Calumet and Ishpeming regional showdowns on Saturday and also recap their district title victories.
Bryce and Eden preview the three district championship matchups on Saturday, with Iron Mountain hosting Charlevoix, Calumet welcoming Menominee and Lake Linden-Hubbell traveling to Ishpeming.
We preview the district semifinal matchups in the UP. We're also joined by Ishpeming coach George Niemi, who discusses his team's 7-2 season and playoff opener against Bark River-Harris.
Negaunee head coach Paul Jacobson joins the podcast to discuss the team's recent winning streak and what it was like missing his first game in 29 years of coaching as he attended his son's white coat ceremony at Wisconsin-Concordia. Bryce and Eden also recap Week 5 while also previewing the four matchups pitting ranked teams against each other.
Bryce and Eden discuss the games they covered last week, including the Escanaba-Marquette delayed game, Westwood win over Ishpeming and Lake Linden-Hubbell's dominant showing over Houghton. They also preview the games to come.
Bryce and Eden recap Week 3 of the high school football season and discuss the Calumet-Westwood and Menominee-Gladstone matchups. They also preview the rivalry matchups between Ishpeming-Westwood and Marquette-Escanaba.