The North Central High School wrestling team ran into a buzzsaw on Friday in a MHSAA Division Four state quarterfinal match at the Wings Events Center in Kalamazoo. The Jets lost to the top-ranked and multi-state-champion Hudson Tigers, 84-0, ending the best season in the program's short three-year history. Click the above headline for details.
Opening the final weekend of regular season play, the Wildcats handled business against the Roosevelt Lakers on Thursday evening with a wire-to-wire 89-58 victory. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The NMU lacrosse team moved to 4-0 to start the season on Thursday, downing the Lewis Flyers 14-8, in the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to hear comments from Coach Lindsey Majkrzak. (NMU photo)
On a night when dozens of "Beat Bay" shirts were sold at the Morey Courts in Mt. Pleasant, the Bay College Norse men's basketball team stunned the eighth-ranked team in the country, the Mid Michigan Lakers, 88-85, an an intense playoff-style game Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Marquette Sentinels won a hockey regional championship Wednesday night with a gritty 3-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College women's basketball team closed the regular season Tuesday night with an 89-72 loss to the Mid Michigan College Lakers. It was a game between two nationally-ranked teams, with the Lakers ranked 13th in the national poll and the Norse ranked 24th. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association individual regional wrestling tournaments were held on Saturday across the state, and guys from across the Upper Peninsula had to head downstate. In all, 28 UP wrestlers qualified for the state tournament by qualifying in the top four in their weight classes, and six of them won regional championships. The girls will have their regionals on Sunday, so even more UP kids could be heading to Detroit. Click the above headline for details. Photos courtesy of local schools athletic departments and Facebook.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had to work hard on Sunday to get past the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 87-83, on a neutral court at Delta College in Saginaw. The game was played there because of two weather-related postponements last week that prevented the teams from meeting in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team cruised to another road victory on Sunday, beating the Kirtland College Firebirds, 96-48, on a neutral court at Delta College in Saginaw. The game was played there because of two weather-related postponements last week that prevented the teams from meeting in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team clamped down on defense and nailed 16 triples on offense Saturday in a 92-65 win over the Delta College Pioneers on Saturday in Saginaw. The Norse held the nation's leading scorer, Sir'Real Smith, to 15 points, and Bay freshman Emerson Droubie drained seven three-pointers as the Norse locked up the second seed in the MCCAA playoff race. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team faced a stiff challenge on Saturday from the Delta College Pioneers, but pulled out a 90-83 win to start a three-game, five-day road trip below the Mackinac Bridge. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Marquette Senior High School girl's swim and diving team won an MHSAA Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday, outdistancing the Houghton Gremlins, 311-226, to take their fifth straight U.P. title. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA. (MHSAA photo)
One of the most dominant careers in Northern Michigan men's basketball history reached new heights on Saturday afternoon, as Dylan Kuehl surpassed 2,000 career points in a dominant 75-53 win at Ferris State. Kuehl scored a game-high 20 points, shooting 10-17 from the field. He added four rebounds and four assists. He is now just the fourth player in program history to reach the 2K milestone. Click the above headline for details.
The NMU hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to Lake Superior State Saturday on Senior Night at the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats honored seniors Nicolas Ardanaz, Tynan Ewart, Zane Demsey, Caiden Gault, Kyle Bettens, Danny Ciccarello, and Matthew Argentina before puck drop with a wonderful ceremony for those family, friends, and fans in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In a top-20 matchup, the No. 20 Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball team fell to the No. 16 Ferris State Bulldogs 80-68 on Saturday afternoon at Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's post-game interview with Coach Casey Thosuand. (NMU story, photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team started fast and finished fast Friday night in a 9-1 mercy-killing of the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in the MHSAA Division Three regional semifinals at the Wells Sports Complex. Escanaba led, 4-1, after one period, and scored four more times in the second period. Click the above headline for details, videos taken by Cooper LaMarch, and to hear interviews.
The Gladstone Braves held the Escanaba Eskymos to no baskets and only one total point over the last part of the third and all of the fourth quarters, and the Braves rallied for a 56-52 victory over the Eskymos Friday night. The win allowed Gladstone, which has suffered multiple very close losses to top Upper Peninsula teams, to finish with a 12-10 record. Escanaba finishes with a 7-14 record. Click the above headline for interviews.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team rolled to a 60-18 win over the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Three regional semifinal Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
In front of a sold-out crowd, the No. 22 Northern Michigan Wildcats knocked off their UP rival and No. 12 Michigan Tech 70-64 in a thrilling, high-intensity battle. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In a big GLIAC college basketball contest among U.P. rivals, NMU Wildcat fans packed the Vandament Arena to see their Northern Michigan Wildcats face rival Michigan Tech Thursday night. The Wildcats came out on top after a four-quarter battle, 68-57. Click the above headline for details (NMU photo)
The North Central High School wrestling team won its first-ever MHSAA Division Four regional championship Wednesday night, beating Indian River Inland Lakes, 42-39, in the semifinals, and then knocking off the St. Ignace Saints in the championship, 43-32. St. Ignace defeated Gwinn, 39-36, in the other semifinal. Click the above headline for photos and to hear interviews with Myles Nehring, Cooper Raab, and Coach John Raab.
The Kingsford Flivvers overcame a great goaltending performance by Jackson Goudreau Tuesday night to beat the Manistique Emeralds, 2-0, in the MHSAA Division Three regional tournament opener at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association high school hockey regional tournaments get started this week. All ten Upper Peninsula teams are in Division Three, broken down into two regioanals. Click the above headline for the schedules.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association team regionals are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday night, with the individual regionals set for Saturday. Click the above headline for the schedules.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team kept pace in the MCCAA North conference race on Saturday with a 90-56 win over the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks in Escanaba. The win keeps the 24th-ranked Norse one game behind the 15th-ranked Mid Michigan College Lakers, who also won on Saturday. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Women's College Basketball. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Michigan Tech University Huskies. GLIAC quaerterfinal playoff game. From Vandament Arena in Marquette. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point), WCT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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High School Girls Basketball. MHSAA Division Three District Semifinal. Gladstone Braves vs Kingsford Flivvers. From the Kingsford High School Gym. On WGMV-FM (Maverick 106.3) and on-line at https://streamdb7web.r.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WMXG
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High School Girls Basketball. MHSAA Division Three District Semifinal Menominee Maroons vs Iron Mountain Mountaineers. Tip-off is 6:00 CT/7:00 ET. Coverage beings at 5:45 CT/6:45 ET. On WHYB-FM (103.7 Menominee) and on-line at on-line at https://www.baycitiesconnect.com/player/?playerID=2884
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NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs Vegas Golden Knights. From Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. On WNGE-FM (K-Rock 99.5 Marquette) and WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain). ALSO JOINED IN PROGRESS AFTER PLAYOFF BASKETBALL on WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba),
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Men's College Basketball. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Ferris State University Bulldogs. GLIAC quaerterfinal playoff game. From Vandament Arena in Marquette. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point), WCT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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Men's College Basketball. University of Wisconsin Badgers vs University of Marylnd Terrapins. From Madison, Wisconsin. Tip Off is 7:00 CT/6:00 ET. Coverage starts at 6:30 CT/5:30 ET. On WMAM-AM (570 Marinette/Menominee) and on-line at https://www.baycitiesconnect.com/player/?playerID=2882
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Men's College Basketball. NJCAA Region 12 Midwest Semifinals. Bay College Norse vs Lansing Community College Stars. From the Ballemger Fieldhouse in Flint, Michigan. On WGMV-FM (Maverick 106.3) and on-line at https://streamdb7web.r.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WMXG
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High School Boys Basketball. MHSAA Division Three Regioanl Championship Game. Menominee Maroons vs Elk Rapids Elks. From the Newberry High School Gym. Tip-off is 6:00 CT/7:00 ET. Coverage beings at 5:45 CT/6:45 ET. On WHYB-FM (Classic Hits 103.7 Menominee) and on-line at on-line at https://www.baycitiesconnect.com/player/?playerID=2884
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Women's College Basketball. NJCAA Region 12 Midwest Semifinals. Bay College Norse vs Grand Rapids Community College Raiders. From the Ballenger Fieldhouse in Flint, Michigan. On WGMV-FM (Maverick 106.3) and on-line at https://streamdb7web.r.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WMXG
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