The Northern Michigan football team traveled to No. 23 Grand Valley State Lakers on Saturday, falling 61-14. Northern started strong with a three-and-out defensive stop and an 81-yard touchdown drive. But the Lakers rolled from there. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team lost its first road game of the season on Friday, falling to the Henry Ford Hawks, 73-46, in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline for details, video highlignts, and to hear comments from Coach James Fassett.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Sentinels opened the high school hockey season with a tight game Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. In the first game played by anybody in the Upper Peninsula this season, the Sentinels left Escanaba with a 4-1 win, with two of those goals coming on empty-net goals at the end. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie LaMarch.
After a pair of 25-20 victories in the first two sets, the Northern Michigan volleyball team rallied from a six-point deficit in the third before falling 28-26, then bounced right back with a 25-20 win in the fourth to capture the season sweep over the Michigan Tech Huskies and six straight wins over their U.P. rival. Click the above headline for details, and hear comments from NMU Coach Mike Lozier. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team picked up a signature win on Sunday afternoon, knocking off the No. 7 Minnesota State Mavericks, 66-54, to close out the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Casey Ford's post-game interviews. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team went into uncharted territory Sunday afternoon as Bay played in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association championship match for the first time in program history. The Norse lost to 13th-ranked Grand Rapids Community College, 3-0, but both teams will head to the national regional tournament. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team won its second straight game on Saturday, beating the Itasca (Minn.) Vikings, 98-84, in a game that included 47 personal fouls that led to 69 free throw attempts. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team lost to Harding University late Saturday night, 75-59, in a game that ended at 12:30 a.m. ET, 11:30 p.m. CT, in Wisconsin Dells. Click the above headline for details, and Casey Ford's interview with Coach Keil Ganz.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two games in South Dakota this weekend, falling to the eleventh-ranked Augustana Vikings, 12-0 Friday night at 4-1 Saturday night. Click the above headline to see details of both games, and comments from Ast. Coach Phil Fox.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team picked up its first victory of the season on Halloween afternoon, knocking off the Truman State Bulldogs 79-72. Raegan Krueger provided a big boost off the bench for the Green and Gold, scoring a team-high 20 points. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Casey Ford's interviews with Krueger and Coach Casey Thousand. (NMU Photo courtesy)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team got off to a slow start and couldn't recover Saturday, falling to the Jackson College Jets, 86-68, in the Norse season opener at the Bay College Gym. The Norse fell behind, 25-5, in the first quarter, and trailed by as many as 25 points in the second quarter, before finding their footing. Click the above headline for details, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan football team picked up its second consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, rolling past the Wayne State Warriors, 45-12, in Detroit. Quarterback Matt Stevens started the game by completing his first 20 passes, setting a new program record for consecutive completions in a game. Click the above headline for details. (Story, photo courtesy of NMU Sports Information)
The No. 15-ranked Michigan Tech football team defeated Saginaw Valley State 27-20 on Saturday in the final road game of the regular season. The Huskies scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:51 left and had a defensive stand to seal the win. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Keil Ganz era got off to a memorable start on Friday night, as Northern Michigan delivered a dominant team performance to open the season with an 82-62 victory over the Central Oklahoma Bronchos at the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge. Click the above headline for details and to hear Casey Ford's post-game interviews. (NMU photo, story).
The Bay College Norse man's basketball team opened its season Friday night with a 106-60 win over the Minensota North-Hibbing Cardinals at the Bay College Gym. Bay jumped to a 16-2 lead and led, 55-26, at halftime. Jayden Brown scored a game-high 30 points in his Norse debut. Click the above headline for details, interviews, photos, and video highlights.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team opened its season with a 56-35 defeat to the No. 14 Central Missouri Jennies on Friday afternoon at the D2CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge in Wisconsin Dells. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bark River-Harris High School football team opened the MHSAA Division Eight state playoffs Friday night with a 59-30 win over the L'Anse Purple Hornets. Gabe Spear scored three touchdowns to lead the way. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments from Broncos Coach Caleb Adams.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team has won the MCCAA North Conference championship for the first time in program history. The Norse Monday night beat the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 3-0, in Grayling, by scores of 25-20, 25-22, and 25-15. Click the above headline for details, and to hear from Head Coach Dan Porath.
Fourteen Upper Peninsula high school football teams have qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Assocation playoffs. The pairings for the 256 eleven-man and 32 eight-man teams were announced Sunday night by the MHSAA. Click the above headline for the details.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team fell, 2-0, to the #14 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, in what amounted to a GLIAC regular season title match Sunday afternoon. With the result, the Cardinals were crowned GLIAC Regular Season Champions and will host the 2026 GLIAC Postseason Tournament. NMU will travel to Saginaw Valley as the #2 seed in the tournament. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Complementary football was the name of the game Saturday afternoon, as the Northern Michigan offense moved the ball throughout the contest and the defense shut out Roosevelt over the final three quarters en route to a 27-10 home victory. It was the first win for new NMU Coach Matt Janus. Click the above headline for details. Story, photo courtesy of NMU. Also click to hear RRN's Casey Ford interviews and to see RRN video highlights.
The Florence High School Ladycats are WIAA Division Five regional champions for the third straight year, after defeating Niagara Saturday night in four sets, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-7. Florence advances to the sectional semifinal next Thursday, at home, against Suring. First serve is set for 7:00 CT. (Florence Schools photo)
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team lost to non-conference matches in Milwaukee on Saturday, falling to Harper College (Ill.) and Milwaukee Tech by identical 3-1 scores. But the Norse have a huge week ahead of them, with their final two conference matches of the season set for Monday and Wednesday, with a conference championship on the line. Click the above headline for details.
The No. 12-ranked Michigan Tech football team fell, 27-20, at No. 1 Ferris State on Saturday. The Huskies cut it to a one-score game late but weren't able to recover the onside kick. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech story, photo, and video)
The Northern Michigan University women's volleyball team split two matches this weekend at Vandament Arena, beating Purdue Northwest, 3-1, on Saturday, after being swept by top-ranked Ferris State on Friday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues. From the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba) WCHT, WNGE-FM (99.5.K-Rock Marquette), and WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain).
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Women's College Basketball. Bay College Norse vs Illinois Central College Cougars. From Port Huron, Michigan. On WGMV-FM (Maverick 106.3 Escanaba), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WMXG
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NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers. From Amerant Bank Arena in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 NewsTalk Escanaba), WNGE-FM (99.5.K-Rock Marquette), and WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain).
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Men's College Basketball. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Unversity of MIssouri-St. Louis Tritons. From Just A Game Arena in Wisconsin Dells. Tip-off is 2:00 ET/1:00 CT. Coverage begins at 1:45 ET/12:45 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WCHT-AM//FM (600/93.5 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 Bowling Green State University Falcons. From the Beery Events Center in Marquette. Face-off is 7:07 ET/6:07 CT. Coverage begins at 6:45 ET/5:45 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPT
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High School Football.MHSAA Division Eight playoffs. Bark River-Harris Broncos vs Beal City Aggies. From Mt. Pleassant, Michigan. Kick-off is 11 am CT/Noon ET. Coverage begins at 10:45 CT/11:45 ET. On WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3) and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPF
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College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals. From the Superior Dome in Marquette. NMU FINAL GAME OF SEASON. KIck-off is 1:00 ET/Noon CT. Coverage begins at 12:30 ET/11:30 am CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPT
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High School Football. MHSAA Division Seven Playoffs. Menominee Maroons vs Charlevoix Rayders. From Blesch Stadium in Menominee. Kick-off is Noon CT/1:00 ET. On WHYB- FM-103.7 (Clasic Hits Menominee),and on-line at https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WHYB
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Bowling Green State University Falcons. From the Beery 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), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPT
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NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning. From the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida. On WNGE-FM (99.5.K-Rock Marquette), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain)., and WCHT-FM (93.5/600 NewsTalk Escanaba).
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