The Kingsford High School football team improved to 3-0 on the season Friday night after rolling to a 35-0 win over the Gladstone Braves in Gladstone. Flivvers quarterback Blake Tomasoski scored four touchdowns, two of them on long runs, and Jake Lockhart added another touchdown. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and to hear player interviews.
The Gladstone Braves girls volleyball team picked up an emotional victory Thursday night against the rival Escanaba Eskymos, 3-0, at the Gladstone High School Gym. The Braves won on a night when they (and the Eskymos) raised money for a local family. Click the above headline to see photos and video clips,
The Kingsford High School girls volleyball team opened its Great Northern Conference season with a 3-0 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Tuesday night in Escanaba. The scores were 25-17, 25-17, and 25-15. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights, and to hear post-game interviews.
The University of Michigan men's golf team finished what it started on Monday, easily capturing the championship of the Island Resort Collegiate at the Sage Run Golf Course. Michigan won the team title by a whopping 25 strokes, and had the indvidual champion as well as the runner-up. Click the above headline for more details.
The University of Michigan men's golf team scorched the Sage Run golf course on Sunday with a dominating 36 holes of golf at the Island Resort Championship. Michigan shot a 29-under par, and had four of the top ten golfers on the leaderboard. Michigan will take a 19-stroke lead over defending champion West Virginia into Monday's final round. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Photography)
The Northern Michigan football team hosted the Tiffin Dragons from Ohip in its home opener on Saturday night in the Superior Dome, falling 35-7. Click the above headline for details and to hear RRN's Casey Ford's post-game interview with Coacg Matt Janus. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech football team improved to 2-0 after a 48-27 victory over Midwestern State of Texas on Saturday at Kearly Stadium. It was the sixth straight home-opening victory for the Huskies, who forced five turnovers in the game. Click the above headine for details, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Negaunee High School football team won its home opener Friday night, beating the Gladstone Braves, 42-6, in a non-conference game at Miners Stadium. It was an emotional night for Negaunee quarterback Kyle Waterman, who played for the first time in a game on his home field after suffering a knee injury early in the 2025 season. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Bark River-Harris High School football team shook off an early touchdown Thursday night and rolled to a 54-6 win over the Gwinn Model Towners on Parent's Night in Harris. Click the thumbnails for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
It was another quick start for the Wildcats, and two early goals propelled the Green and Gold to a 3-2 decision over the No. 9 team in the Midwest Region, the Lake Erie Storm. The Wildcats (2-1-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC) earned its second win of the season and first win at home thanks to another hot start, and then the 'Cats hung on. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information, and see RRN's Casey Ford highlights and hear from Coach Alex Fatovic. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team completed a sweep of its season series with the Gladstone Braves, winning, 6-2, Tuesday afternoon in Escanaba. It was Escanaba's first home match of the season, and was an improvement over the 5-3 Eskymo win last week in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos football team jumped to a 22-0 lead and cruised past the Westwood Patriots, 40-18, Friday night in Bark River. Quarterback Dane Schmitt had three touchdown passes, and Gabe Spear had a monster game on both offense and defense. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School football team opened its season Thursday night with a 30-6 win over the Gwinn Model Towners at Gwinn's McCormick Field. Junior Wyatt Forvilly led the Braves with 255 yards rushing, including a 42-yard touchdown run. Click the above headline for details, and io see photos and videos, and to hear post-game interviews.
On Thursday night under the lights at Scheels Field at Minnesota's Nemzek Stadium, the Northern Michigan football team dropped its season opener 41-19 against the Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information, and to hear RRN's Casey Ford interview lineman Daniel Babcock and the post-game interview with Coach Matt Janus.
The Michigan Tech football team edged Bemidji State 31-29 in the season-openerin Minnesota on Thursday evening. It's the second season in a row the Huskies defeated the Beavers to begin the new campaign—both times scoring 31 points. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team had a busy day on Tuesday in Marquette County, playing two matches back-to-back. The Eskymos played to a 4-4 draw with the Marquette Sentinels, and lost a tough match to the Westwood Patriots, 5-3. Click the above headline for details, scores from the matches.
The Manistique High School volleyball team lost the first two sets of its match with the Munising Mustangs Tuesday night before the Emeralds rallied to win, 3-2, taking the fifth and deciding set, 17-15. Click the above headline to see all of Tuesday's scores.
The Bay College Norse athletes are back on the Escanaba campus as the new school year is about to get going. This has been Student-Athlete Orientation Week, with the Norse athletes meeting with college officials on their classes, financial aid, campus jobs, and other issues. On Thursday, the 100 or so athletes had sessions on public relations, led by Sports Information Director Mike Pankow. Click the above headline for details.
High school volleyball season is here in the Upper Peninsula. The Escanaba Eskymos welcomed the West Iron County Wykons to town Wednesday afternoon. West Iron won the first two sets before Escanaba won the third set. The Wykons held on to win the fourth set to take the match, 3-1. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews with both coaches.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula. On Monday, after a week of practice, the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 5-3, at Pfotenhauer Park in Gladstone. The Eskymos took all four doubles flights, while the Braves won three of the four singles flights. Click the above head;ine for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos football program is looking to make major renovations to the “Igloo” locker room facility at the Escanaba Athletic Field. A $600,000 fundraising campaign has been launched. Click the above headline for more details and how you van support the project.
-The 2026/2027 school year is rapidly approaching; fall sports are checking in, students are getting back on campus, and the NMU men's soccer team opened the athletic calendar with a pre-season exhibition match against Division I UW-Green Bay. Head coach Alex Fatovic and the Wildcats welcomed the Phoenix to Marquette just four days into the pre-season schedule, drawing 1-1 to Green Bay. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves are back on the football field as practices are under way across the Upper Peninsula. And the Braves have a new look now, with a new head coach, new offensive scheme, and guys playing at new positions. Click the above headline to hear from the new-look Braves.
Escanaba HIgh School senior offensive lineman Zahn Anderson is hoping to lead his Eskymos to another great season on the football field before he heads to Michigan Tech University for his college football career. Click the above headline for more from him and his coach.
The Upper Peninsula high school football season is offically under way. Practices were allowed to begin on Monday, and several Upper Peninsula schools took advantage by holding special practices at exactly midnight. One of them was Escanaba, where the Midnight Madness practice has become a tradition. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
