Matt Majkrzak and the Northern Michigan men's basketball team have announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season, which will include a return to Wisconsin Dells, 13 home games (including one on New Year's Day), and a trip to Puerto Rico. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Department of Athletics announces the newest inductees to the NMU Sports Hall of Fame. The 2025 class includes former basketball head coaches Dean Ellis and Troy Mattson. Click the above headline to read about all of the inductees.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school boys basketball teams, coaches, and players. A group of 18 reporters from every corner of the U.P. met at Northern Michigan University on Monday to come up with the awards list. The list was released Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
It was the end of the line for the Lake Superior State University men’s basketball team on Tuesday, as the Lakers lost to Dallas Baptist, 98-85, in the NCAA Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. Click the above headline for deails. (Dallas Baptist Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Michigan Tech Huskies 87-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Click the above
The Lake Superior State men's basketball team is dancing its way to the Elite Eight after grinding out a 75-62 over the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons in the Midwest Regional Final Tuesday night in Illinois. Click the above headline for details. (LSSU photo)
The season came to an end for the Kingsford High School boys basketball team Friday night, as the Flivvers lost to Romulus Summit Academy, 52-40, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo, story(
It was the end of the line Thursday for the Forest Park Trojans basketball team, falling to Grand Rapids-area powerhouse Tri-Unity Christian, 67-46, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read the details. (MHSAA story and photo)
The Westwood High School boys basketball team could not overcome an athletic Detroit-area team on Thursday in the state semifinals, losing to Pontiac Arts & Technology Academy, 76-40, at the MSU Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA.
The high school boys basketball season is in its playoff rounds across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the U.P. scores and schedules.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams are going dancing. Both the men's and women's teams were selected Sunday night to play in the NCASA Midwest regional tournaments. Click the above headline for details, and to hear reaction from both NMU coaches.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had its season come to an abrupt end Thursday evening as they lost to the Marian University-Ancilla Chargers from Indiana, 83-69, in the NJCAA Region 12 semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team jumped out to a 40-23 halftime lead behind strong defensive efforts en route to a 85-72 victory over the Grand Valley State Lakers in the GLIAC Semifinals. Click th above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team passed its first test of the post-season Tuesday night, and although it wasn't the prettiest, the Norse survived with a 93-78 win over the Delta College Pioneers out of Saginaw. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain High School boys basketball team won a district championship Friday night, turning back the Menominee Maroons, 56-38, in Iron Mountain. Oskar Kangas scored 22 points and Gerald Sampol-Torres added 13 for the Mountaineers. Click the above headline to see photos courtesy of the Iron Mountain Public Schools.
The Bay College men's basketball team got revenge for an embarrassing road loss to the Mid Michigan College Lakers Tuesday night with a 91-78 win in Escanaba that snapped the tenth-ranked Lakrrs' 21-game winning streak. Click the above headline for details.
The third time was the charm for the Gladstone Braves against the Escanaba Eskymos Monday night in boys high school basketball. After losing both regular season games to their rivals, and falling behind again in this district tournament game, the Braves got hot late to beat the Eskymos 52-47. Click the above headline for the details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team picked up a big victory on Monday night, edging the Roosevelt Lakers 75-68 to move into a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with two games to play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team cruised to a 97-75 win over the Delta College Pioneers in the next-to-last game of the regular season on Saturady in Escanaba. Five players scored in double figures as the Norse won their sixth straight game on a day where they welcomed back their alumni on Alumi Day. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team trailed for almost the entire night, but managed to pull out a 52-49 win over the arch-rival Gladstone Braves before a large crowd at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The No. 22 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team concluded the home regular season undefeated with a 67-64 victory over Northern Michigan at the SDC Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Norway High School boys basketball team took care of business in their next-to-last game of the regular season Monday night, beating the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 75-53, in Bark River. Bryce Adams knocked down eight triples and scored 28 points, and Mason Trudeau added 21 points. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team fended off several challenges from the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks on Saturday, and posted a key 84-73 road victory. Click the above headline for game details, plus photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team took a hard loss at home Thursday night in a high-stakes game, falling to 15th-ranked Lake Superior State, 80-74, in overtime, at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team kept pace in the MCCAA standings on Wednesday with an easier-than-expected 114-62 win over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks. Fourteen Norse players reached the scoring column, and five finished in double figures. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team avenged an earlier season loss to the newest member of the MCCAA North Conference on Saturday, taking down the Montcalm Community College Centurions, 60-50, in a defensive struggle in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team won its third straight game by double digits on Thursday night, cruising past the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 82-68. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team bounced back from Saturday's loss to Mid-Michigan by whipping the winless North Central Michigan Timberwolves, 84-50, Wednesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline for details.
Three Upper Peninsula high school students were named as winners of the MHSAA Scholar Athlete award on Tuesday. Dayne Behning and Trevor Nolan of Munising, and Josh Gaunt of Dollar Bay, were among the 32 statewide winners. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team rolled to a 73-31 win over the Manistique Emeralds Monday night in Gladstone. Every Braves player who suited up scored in the victory as the Braves improved to 5-11 on the season. Click the above headline for game details.
