The Hannahville Soaring Eagles high school soccer team won the Northern Lights Tournament championship on Saturday. The tournament was held on Mackinac Island under warm, sunny conditions. Hannahville defeated top-seed Big Bay deNoc, 2-1, after the Soaring Eagles topped Munising Baptist in the semifinals, 5-1. Big Bay had defeated the host Mackinac Island Islanders in a shootout in the other semifinal.
Michigan Tech edged No. 6 Grand Valley State 41-35 on Saturday afternoon at Kearly Stadium, defeating the Lakers for the first time since 2014. The Lakers fumbled a field goal attempt in overtime, and then the Huskies scored on their possession with a one-yard quarterback dive by Alex Bueno. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics.
The Northern Michigan University football team lost, 30-0, to No. 11 Davenport on Saturday afternoon in suburban Grand Rapids. The Wildcats fell to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in the GLIAC standings. Click the above headline to read details and to hear post-game comments from NMU Coach Matt Janus. (NMU story/NMU photo)
It was a night of missed opportunities for the Gladstone Braves football team Friday night in Houghton, with four empty trips into the red zone adding up to a 12-7 Braves loss. Gladstone had two Wyatt Forvilly touchdown runs called back on illegal procedure penalties in the final minute. Click the above headline for further details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team fell 6-2 to the #3 Michigan State Spartans Friday in East Lansing. The Wildcats scored in the opening minute of the third period to bring the game to 3-2, but three straight power-play goals from MSU snuffed out the Wildcat comeback effort. Click the above headline for dsetails. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan volleyball team earned an impressive road win Friday night, defeating the Davenport Panthers 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-21) for the second time this season while also handing the Panthers their first home loss of the year. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. Also click to see videos and photos done by RRN's Casey Ford, and listen to post-game comments.
The Northern Michigan University women's soccer team concluded its five-game road stretch on Sunday, defeating U.P. rivals Michigan Tech, 4-0, in Houghton. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The No. 20-ranked Michigan Tech football team opened its GLIAC schedule with a dominant 57-28 victory at previously unbeaten Roosevelt on Saturday in suburban Chicago. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
Northern Michigan University has raised banners to the Berry Events Center roof to honor three former Wildcats who laid the groundwork for 50 years of Wildcat hockey. Don Waddell, Tom Laidlaw, and Steve Bozek, were all in Marquette this weekend as NMU took on the Miami Redhawks. Click the above headline to learn more about them, see photos, and to hear interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team received its championship rings on Saturday, and were recognized at halftime of the NMU-Ferris State football game at the Superior Dome. The rings were presented for the 'Cats winning the 2025-26 Regular Season GLIAC championship, and for their NCAA Tournament run.
The Menominee High School football team cruised past the Gladstone Braves, 43-6, Friday night in Gladstone. The defending state champion Maroons stayed undefeated and will spend another week as the top-ranked team both in the Upper Peninsula, and in the entire State of Michigan. The Braves fell to 1-5 on the season. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and to hear interviews.
The Northern Michigan Universiry men's soccer team earned a victory on home field Friday against the Lions of Purdue Northwest to advance to the top of the GLIAC Conference standings. Clicked the above headline to read details. (NMU photo)
To ensure player safety regarding the condition of the ice surface at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, tonight's Michigan Tech hockey game against Minnesota has been postponed. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of Michigan Tech University.
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team took a tough loss Monday night on the home court, falling to the Montcalm Community College Centurions in a five-set marathon that went back-and-forth all night. Click the above headline for details.
The Westwood High School football team scored two quick touchdowns before the Gladstone offense even touched the ball, and the Patriot defense did the rest in a 20-0 win over the Braves on Homecoming at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio interviews.
The Kingsford High School girls volleyball team picked up another Great Northern Conference volleyball win Thursday night, winning, 3-0, over the Gladstone Braves in Gladstone. The scores were 25-16, 25-17, and 25-15. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights, and to hear post-game comments from the Flivvers.
For the fourth straight match, the Northern Michigan Wildcats and Michigan Tech Huskies found themselves in a five-set nail-biter. And for the fourth straight time, the Green and Gold came out on top, knocking off the Huskies 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, and 15-10 on Tuesday night in a packed Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bark River-Harris High School football team has a new opponent for this Friday nignt. The Broncos will face powerhouse Pewamo-Westphalia Friday night at 6:00 in Petoskey. The two teams needed new opponents after the West Iron County cancelled the game with the Broncos, and Lainsburg cancelled its game with Pewamo. This same thing happened last year, and the two teams met in Petoskey, and the Pirates beat BR-H, 49-0. This time, the two teams are both 4-0 and both are ranked in the statewide polls in their respective divisions.
The Bay College Norse Volleyball Team did something they had never done before on Monday evening, taking down the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks in four sets by scores of 25-19, 25-15, 20-25, and 25-14. The perennial powerhouse Jayhawks had won eight consecutive matches against Bay College. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College story, photo)
The West Iron County High School football season has been cancelled. Superintendent Kevin Schmutzler made the announcement Monday night on scocial media in an open letter to the community. Click the above headline for more details.
The Northern Michigan University football team took on the undefeated Davenport Panthers on Homecoming weekend, falling 42-7. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. Also click to hear post-game comments from NMU Coach Matt Janus.
The No. 25-ranked Michigan Tech football team defeated Upper Iowa 33-32 in overtime on Homecoming Saturday at Kearly Stadium. The Huskies blocked an extra point in the extra session, and Avery Kucharski kicked in the walkoff winner after Alex Bueno scored from one-yard out on fourth down. Click the above headline for details. (Story, photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics)
The Bark River-Harris High School football team jumped to a 26-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 32-14 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won one match and lost another on Monday in Ishpeming. The Eskymos defeated Munising, 5-3, but lost to Westwood, 7-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos basketball program is planning its final fundraiser. It's the Junior Eskymos Basketball Camp, starting later this week, for first through sixth grade students. Click the above headline for details.
College Football. Michigan State University Spartans vs Northwestern University Wildcats. From Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Kick-off is Noon ET11 am CT. Coverage begins at 10:30 am ET ET/9:30 am CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze Iron Mountain).
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College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Michigan Tech University Huskies. From Houghton, Michigan. KIck-off is 12:00 ET/11:00 CT. Coverage begins at 11:30 ET/10:30 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPT
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Stonehill (Mass.) Skyhawks. From the Berry Events Center in Marquette. Face-off is 6:07 ET/5:07 CT. Coverage begins at 5:45 ET/4:45 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPT
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NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs San Jose Sharks. From LIttle Caesars Arena in Detroit. On WNGE-FM (99.5.K-Rock Marquette), and WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain). and WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba)
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NASCAR Racing Cup Series. From Phoenix Speedway in Avondale, Arizona. Coverage begins at 1:00 CT/2:00 ET. Race begins at 2:00 CT/3:00 ET. On WHYB-FM (Classic Hits 103.7 Menominee/Marinette) and on-line at https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WHYB
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NFL Football. Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys. From Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Kickoff is 8:20 ET/7:20 CT. Coverage begins at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT. On WGLQ-FM (97.1 Escanaba), WUPZ-FM (94.9 The Bay Marquette/Munising), and WLST-FM (Cat Country 95,1 Marinette/Menominee). NOTE: NFL rules prevent us from putting the broadcast on our Internet streams. To listen on-line, you will need to buy access from the NFL.
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NFL Football. Detroit Lions DO NOT PLAY this week. Will host Packers on October 25 with a kickoff at 4:25 ET.
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