Christian Laettner is coming to Gladstone to put on a series of camps at the end of October. He was a two-time national champion at Duke University, played 13 seasons in the NBA, and was a member of the US Olympic Basketball Team. Click the above headline for the camp schedule, registration information, and hear Jack Hall's interview.
Gladstone High School senior Reece Castor has committed to attend school and play basketball at Northern Michigan University next fall. Castor is a three-year starter for the Braves, and was an All-U.P. selection last year. Castor made his announcement Wednesday on social media. He had been recruited by several other universities, including Michigan Tech. Click the above headline for more.
Bay College has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to run on the Norse cross country teams this fall. All of them are from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Gladstone's James Young)
Escanaba High School senior Ryan Robinette signed his National Letter of Intent Thursday to attend Bay College and play for the men's basketball team next season. Click the above headline for more details, video clips, and audio clips from Thursday's signing.
North Central High School varsity football head coach Kevin Bellefeuil resigned Wednesday night after the school board deadlocked a week ago on whether to retain him. That vote was 3-3, and Bellefeuil initially indicated he would fight for his job at this week's meeting, when an absent board member would be present. But Bellefeuil instead announced his resignation. He led the Jets to two Eight-Man state championships in 2015 and 2016. Leo Gorzinski was named the new coach.
The Escanaba High School will be getting a new gym floor this summer. Athletic Director Nick Nolde says that the help comes mostly from the Eskymo Fan Club, with a $30,000 donation. Click the above headline to read more details about the project.
Bark River-Harris High School senior Ryan Arndt officially signed this afternoon to attend Bay College and play basketball next year for the Norse. Arndt was a first team Class D All-U.P. selection this season. Click the above headline for more details.
The Bay College Norse celebrated the first season of athletics Tuesday night with a banquet that honored the basketball and cross country teams for their successes. Caitlyn Halvecka (left) was named the Student Athlete of the Year, while Jordan Kraemer (middle) and Dre Tuominen (right) were named Female and Male Athletes of the Year. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the event, and see a list of all of the winners.
Team Copper Country won the USA Hockey Tier II Under-18 national championship on Monday, beating the Wonderland Wizards out of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 5-1, in Green Bay. Colton Salani, Dawson McKay, Brent Loukus, Teddy Randell and Brendan Erickson all scored goals in the final. Click the above headline for more details.
The high School boys basketball All-U.P. teams were released Saturday morning by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Ewen-Trout Creek's Jake Witt was named Mr. U.P. Basketball, and Class D Player of the Year. Iron Mountain's Marcus Johnson was the Class A-B-C Player of the Year. Click the above headline for more.
The High School girls basketball All-U.P. Teams were announced Friday morning by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. St. Ignace's Linnie Gustafson was named Miss U.P. Basketball, and she was the Class A-B-C Player of the Year. Milly Allen of Chassell was Class D Player of the Year. Click the above headline for details.
Adam Mercier will not be back for another season as the head varsity basketball coach at North Central High School. He made the announcement in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday. Click the above headline to read more details.
Northern Michigan University and head hockey coach Grant Potulny have entered into an eight-year employment agreement, according to NMU Director of Athletics Forrest Karr. The deal extends through June of 2026. Click the above headline for details.
The Ferris State University men's basketball squad capped off a historic campaign with the school's first NCAA Division II National Championship with a thrilling 71-69 triumph over Northern State (S.D.) on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Michigan Tech's Cinderella run through the playoffs finally came to an end Friday in the NCAA East Region Semifinal. The No. 18-ranked Huskies fell 4-3 in overtime to No. 2 Notre Dame at Webster Bank Arena. Click the above headline to read details. (MTU Photo)
Dollar Bay's best basketball season in nearly 40 years came to an end Thursday night with a 71-32 loss to Southfield Christian in the Class D state semifinals in East Lansing. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the MHSAA. (MHSAA Photo)
Northern Michigan University senior forward Robbie Payne signed with the Texas Stars the team announced Thursday afternoon. The Stars compete in the American Hockey League and are the top affiliate of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars. (NMU Photo)
The basketball season came to an end for the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Tuesday night with a 66-49 loss to Maple City Glen Lake in the Class C state quarterfinals in Petoskey. The Mountaineers rallied from an early 14-point deficit to close to within 30-27 at halftime, and had the lead for a moment in the third quarter. Foster Wonders led Iron Mountain with 20 points. Reece Hazleton had 21 for the Lakers. Iron Mountain finishes 23-2.
The Upper Peninsula boys high school basketball post-season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see schedules and scores for U.P. teams.
Devin Schmitz scored 35 points and Jaden Janke added 23 to lead the Dollar Bay Blue Bolts to a 74-68 win over the Cedarville Trojans in a Class D state quarterfinal game Tuesday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team put the wraps on the 2017-18 season with its awards banquet Monday night at the House of Ludington. Blaine Reinhart was named the Most Valuable Player. Click the above headline for awards winners and photos.
The 2018 Upper Peninsula high school girls basketball post-season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see the of the season's results.
The 2017-18 high school hockey post-season has ended for the U.P. teams. Click the above headline for all of the scores.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team won the WCHA conference championship and an NCAA Tournament bid, beating Northern Michigan, 2-0, Saturday night in Marquette. Greyson Reitmeier scored 5:36 into the second period, then Joel L'Esperance added an empty-netter with 47 seconds left in the game. (MTU Photo)
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team rallied from 14 points down to take a late lead, but ended up losing to the Dollar Bay Blue Bolts, 65-64, in the Class D regional final Wednesday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Northern Michigan University's hockey team earned a pair of postseason awards Tuesday afternoon from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Junior goaltender Atte Tolvanen was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Year, while head coach Grant Potulny was unanimously named league Coach of the Year. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team used strong defense and balanced scoring to knock off the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers, 51-45, in the Class D regional semifinals Monday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Rapid River High School boys basketball team came from behind several times Monday night against the undefeated Dollar Bay Blue Bolts, but lost in the closing seconds, 63-60, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats and Michigan Tech University Huskies both won overtime battles Sunday night in the WCHA semifinals, setting up a winner-take-all championship game for the conference title and an automatic NCAA tournament berth next Saturday night in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Gogebic Community College women's basketball team advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Saturday with a 94-82 win over Southeast Community College out of Beatrice, Neb. Lori Wardynski led the Lady Samsons with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Bailey Froberg (pictured) added 26 points. The national tournament starts March 20 in Harrison, Ark.
