Sports

St. Ignace’s Brady earns award before playoff opener

An American football resting on a grass field beside a white yard line at dusk. — A football rests on a grass field under stadium lights at dusk. St. Ignace enters its eight-player Division 2 playoff opener against Gaylord St. Mary with an 8-1 record. Courtesy: AI-generated illustration / Surround Sound Media

By Upper Peninsula News staff · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read

St. Ignace senior Jedidiah Brady earned the U.P. Vertical Raise Player of the Week award after rushing for 201 yards and six touchdowns against Central Lake, MyUPNow reported.

The Saints now turn to the playoffs. St. Ignace, 8-1, visits unbeaten Gaylord St. Mary on Friday, Oct. 30, in an eight-player Division 2 regional semifinal, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s pairings.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gaylord St. Mary Family Field, according to the Petoskey News-Review and the host school’s calendar.

St. Ignace has reached the postseason four times in the past five seasons. The MHSAA’s historical records list appearances in 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026.

The winner will face either Lake Linden-Hubbell or Powers North Central in a regional final the weekend of Nov. 6-7. Those teams meet in the other Region 1 semifinal.

For fans planning to attend, regional semifinal tickets cost $8 and are sold online through GoFan, according to the MHSAA.

The eight-player tournament includes 16 teams in each division. Regional champions advance to the semifinals, with the state championship games scheduled for Nov. 21 at Northern Michigan University’s Superior Dome in Marquette.

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