The Escanaba High School Gym was full of spikes and digs on Saturday as the annual Elks Invitational was held on a hot, humid day. Ten teams played four pool matches, and the top four teams advanced to the semifinals. Escanaba defeated Ishpeming, Forest Park defeated Cheboygan, and then Forest Park won the championship over Escanaba, 2-0. Click the above headline for all of the scores, photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team picked up its third straight victory, and first on the road this season, by outlasting Saginaw Valley State in a five-set battle on Friday night. The Wildcats topped the Cardinals 25-19, 13-25, 25-18, 25-27, and 15-9 to improve to 3-2 in GLIAC play and 4-9 overall. (NMU Sports Information story, photo)
It was quite the home opener for the Northern Michigan volleyball team on Friday night, as the Wildcats (2-9, 1-2) rallied to hand the Parkside Rangers (9-1, 2-1) their first loss of the season, 26-24, 17-25, 13-25, 25-21, 15-7.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team found itself in a close battle all night long as they pulled off a 3-2 victory over the Delta College Pioneers Monday night. The Norse took the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 28-26 before dropping the next two (26-28 and 20-25). They were able to come through in the end with a 15-9 win in the final set.
Despite a tightly contested match throughout, the Northern Michigan volleyball team fell to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in straight sets, 22-25, 22-25, and 23-25. It was a highlight match for freshman Kaylie McIntosh, as she recorded 15 kills to lead all players. Her seven kills in the opening set were the most for a Wildcat in a single set so far this season. On the service line, Taylor Smaka impressed with five aces, tied for the second-most by a Wildcat over the last two seasons.
The Michigan Tech hockey team opened its 2025-26 season with a 6-3 loss at No. 8 Minnesota on Friday. The Huskies lead 3-2 to begin the third period but surrendered four goals, including an empty-netter. (Michigan Tech story, photo)
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced its ninth annual Krampade All-American Scholars list on Monday, and 11 Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey players earned spots on the list. Click the above headline to see which ones made the grade.
The Northern Michigan University men's hockey team and head coach Dave Shyiak have announced the incoming class ahead of the 2025/26 season. The class includes 16 athletes broken down into seven transfers and nine freshmen, categorized by nine forwards, four defensemen, and a trio of goalies. Cllick the above headline to read about the new Wildcats.
The 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational will take place on December 28-29, 2025 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Michigan Tech, Michigan State, Ferris State, and Miami will compete for the MacInnes Cup. Click the above headline for details.
Michigan Tech University has abruptly changed its head hockey coach. Joe Shawhan is out after eight years in charge, and with one year left on his contract, Bill Muckalt is the new coach. Click the above headline for details.
For the second time this season, the Michigan Tech football team shut out its opponent in the second half, spoiling Wayne State's Homecoming by doubling up the score 48-24 at Tom Adams Field on a hot Saturday afternoon in October. Story, photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics.
The Menominee High School football team scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back Friday night, blowing out the Gladstone Braves, 61-6, on Maroons Homecoming at Blesch Stadium. Senior quarterback Tanner Theuerkauf threw three touchdown passes, all of them to fellow senior Landen Daigneau, to help the Maroons jump to a 27-0 lead before the first quarter was over.
Another Upper Peninsula high school football team has forfeited a game because of a lack of healthy boys to field a team. The Westwood Patriots announced on Wednesday that it will not be able to play the Negaunee Miners this Friday night. The game was going to be Negaunee's homecoming game.
Owen Gereau scored four touchdowns and Trevor Thorbahn added two scores as the Gladstone Braves overcame a great first half by Westwood quarterback Ethan Marta to beat the Patriots, 59-22, Friday night, at Westwood High School.
A ceremony was held Tuesday night to celebrate the brand new bleachers at the Escanaba football stadium. The Eskymo Fan Club spearheaded the $450,000 project, which stripped out all of the old wooden seats and replaced them with new metal seats. They also put in 156 “stadium seats”.
The Negaunee Miners finished as Division One U.P. Finals winners Wednesday for the fourth straight year, edging Westwood by one point in Wednesday’s tournament. (MHSAA story/Negaunee HS Photo)
West Iron County is used to competing for Upper Peninsula tennis titles. Going into Wednesday’s Division 2 Finals, the Wykons had finished first or second 31 times at the season-concluding event. The Wykons won their 14th championship after finishing runner-up three of the previous four years. They won five of the eight flights in Kingsford to finish ahead of Norway, which won the other three flights, and Ishpeming. Both finished five points behind West Iron, tied for second place. (Story/photo courtesy of MHSAA/Jason Juno)
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the Mid Peninsula Conference championship on Thursday. The Miners had 44 points, with Westwood second at 36 points. Negaunee won six of the eight championship flights: Lili Saunders, Rheana Nelson, and Addi Chapman in singles. The doubles teams of Nicole Kerkela and Clare O'Donnell; Olivia Richards and Sadie Rogers; and Paige O'Donnell and Maia Brunette also won championships. Ishpeming (20 points) finished third on the team scoreboard. Norway (14 points) was fourth and Iron Mountain (4 points) finished fifth.
The Ishpeming Hematites are your MHSAA Division Two Upper Peninsula girls tennis champions after sneaking past West Iron County and Norway to take the title on Wednesday. Ishpeming had 13 points, West Iron 12, and Norway ten. The Hematites took championships in three of the four doubles flights. Click the above headline for details. (IHS photo)
The Negaunee Miners won their third straight MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Wednesday, taking six of the eight flights in Escanaba and Gladstone. Westwood was runners up. Click the above headline for the details.
The NMU men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the defending GLIAC champions, the Roosevelt Lakers, Sunday in suburban Chicago. The Wildcats (2-2-3, 1-2-0 GLIAC) lost its first game on the road this season, as they found themselves in the midst of a physical game. The teams combined for 37 fouls and eight yellow cards, with seven of the bookings going against the Wildcats.
The NMU women's soccer team opened conference play by earning its first win of the Erin Egolf era, coming as a 4-2 decision over the Roosevelt Lakers. After a scoreless first hour of play, the floodgates opened in the second half, as the two teams combined for six goals in an explosive final half an hour.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team dropped its GLIAC season opener, falling 3-1 to the UW-Parkside Rangers, Friday in Marquette. In a fast paced first half, the Wildcats opened the scoring after Luca Rosen converted on a penalty kick just nine minutes into the contest. It was NMU's only goal of the game.
The NMU men's soccer team played tough regional foe and reigning GLVC Champions, the Lewis University Flyers, to a 0-0 draw in Illinois Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats remain unbeaten through their first three matches as they head into Sunday's clash against a winless Lake Erie squad.
The NMU women's soccer team dropped its first match of the season on Thursday, a 1-0 decision to the Northwood Timberwolves. With the loss, the Wildcats move to 0-1-2 overall to start the Egolf era, with one more regional match looming on the horizon this Saturday.
High School Football. Kingsford Flivvers vs Westwood Patriots. From Westwood High School in West Ishpeming. Kickoff is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:45 ET/5:45 CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze), and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WZNL
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College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Grand Valley State University Lakers. STEVE MARIUCCI JERSEY RETIRMEMENT and celebration of 1975 national championship team. From the Superior Dome. Kick-off ot 7:00 ET. Listen on WUPZ-FM (94.9 Tha Bay Marquette) and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Ohio State University Buckeyes. From Columbus, Ohio. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), WMIQ-am (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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College Football. Michigan State University Spartans vs University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. from Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Kick-off is Noon ET/11 am CT. Coverage begins at 10:30 am ET/9:30 am CT on WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze Iron Mountain.
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NFL Football. Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs. From Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kick-off is 8:20 ET. Coverage begins at 7:15 ET. On WCMM-FM (102.5 Escanaba), WJPD-FM (92.3 Marquette), and WIMK-FM (93.1 Iron Mountain)
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NFL Foorball. Green Bay Packers vs Cincinnati Bengals. From Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Kickoff is 4:25 ET/3:25 CT. Coverage begins at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT. On WGLQ-FM (97.1 Escanaba/Iron Mountain/Manistique) and WUPZ-FM (94.9 The Bay Marquette/Munising).
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