Ryan Robinette scored 26 points and Christian Alexander added 23 as the Bay College Norse topped the UW-Marinette Buccaneers, 92-66, Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
Hundreds of people lined up inside the Gladstone High School auditorium for five hours Wednesday to pay their respects to Matt Houle. The well-known former coach and activities director passed away over the weekend at the age of 57. Click the above headline for reaction.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams hosted Minnesota-Duluth Tuesday night. The women lost a tight one, 51-45, while the men stayed undefeated with a come-from-behind 64-52 win. Click the above headline to read details on both games,
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team rolled past Lewis (Ill.) University, 77-59, Sunday to complete a perfect weekend at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge in Marquette. Isiah Johnson scored 33 points to cross the 1,000 point mark in his career, making nine of his first ten shots and getting a dunk. Myles Howard dunked three times on alley-oop plays from Naba Echols. Click the above headline for photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville, and listen to radio replays and interviews.
The Michigan Tech men's basketball team notched win number one of the 2018-19 season Sunday afternoon with a 75-67 non-conference victory over McKendree University at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Ryan Robinette scored 24 points and Alfonzo Fields added 18 as Bay College won a wild basketball game over Bismarck State (ND), 116-107, in overtime, on Saturday. Robinette made six triples in the game as the Norse rallied from 17 down, then blew a ten-point lead, before winning in overtime. Click the above headline for more details.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Bay College in Escanaba Wednesday afternoon for the start of construction on an expansion of the athletic facilities there. It was a cold and windy, but turnout was good. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse basketball teams lost to North Iowa Area Community College on Saturday in Mason City, Iowa. In the women's game, the 10th-ranked Trojans won, 109-74. NIACC also prevailed in the men's game, 97-77. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had a seven-point lead in the second half, but went into a long scoring dry spell and lost to Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College, 80-60, Friday afternoon in Iowa. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team lost an exhibition game to the tenth-ranked Michigan State Spartans, 93-47, Tuesday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Naba Echols scored 23 points to lead NMU. Nick Ward had 24 for State. Click the above headline to read game details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
Christian Laettner put on a series of camps in Gladstone on Sunday. He was a two-time national champion at Duke University, played 13 seasons with several teams in the NBA, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. Laettner posed for photos and there were raffle tickets drawn for Duke University and Team USA jerseys. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Bay College Norse basketball teams have been practicing for the past couple of weeks, and now they're ready to get on the court against another team. The Norse will host Sault (Ont.) College in a pair of exhibition games on Saturday. Click the above headline to see photos from Picture Day, and listen to player interviews.
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.
The Bay College Norse Men's Basketball Team has released their 2018-19 regular season schedule. The Men's team, under the direction of second-year Head Coach Matt Johnson, will look to improve on a 22-7 record. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association says that more students are participating in more than one sport at their respective schools. Marquette and Gladstone led the way last year with 82.6 and 83.8 percent of their athletes playing more than one sport, respectively. Click the above headline for more details.
The Bay College Norse have eight players signed to National Letters of Intent to play men's basketball for the school's second year of competition. A Canadian and a Brit are among those signing. Click the above headline to read about the recruits.
The Northern Lights YMCA will be offering a new Basketball Camp later this month, coached by Escanaba High School graduate Olivia Nash and former Gladstone Braves basketball Coach Clayton Castor. Click the above headline for details about the camp, and listen to our interview with Nash and YMCA Sports Coordinator Boston Hood.
Carney-Nadeau High School graduates Preston Lauscher and Jordan Janofski have signed National Letters of Intent to attend college and play basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette. The two made it official at a signing ceremony Friday night at the Carney-Nadeau Gym, attended by family, friends, and Bucs Coach Bryan Wickstrom.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has made major changes to the rules governing transfer student eligibility. Click the above headline for details, as well as a full rundown of other actions taken by the representative council at the meeting.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marinette Marines split a doubleheader Wednesday night as the baseball season finally started. The Eskymos won the opener, 9-8, before the Marines rolled to a 13-3 win in the nightcap. Click the above headline for details.
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.
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.
The 80th Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament wrapped up Sunday night as a snowstorm raged outside the Hermansville Community Center. Finals were held in Class A, Class EE, and Women's bracket. Click the above headline for details.
Carney Juice Promotions won the Class D championship in thrilling fashion Saturday at the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament in Hermansville. Preston Lauscher's buzzer-beating put-back sent the game into overtime, and then Marvin Charette, Jr., flung home the winner at the OT buzzer as Juice Promotions stunned Escanaba Spindler Financial, 95-92. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos, video highlights.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball players who made up the Escanaba Drifters Class A team ran into a buzz saw Saturday at the Gold Medal Classic in Hermansville. The team was eliminated by Menominee Dexters, made up of Michigan Tech University men, 96-76. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights, from all of Saturday's action.
Carney Juice Promotions got victories in two different classes Friday as the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued in Hermansville. Click the above headline to read details, see scores and schedules and to see photos, video highlights.
Justin Bal scored 22 points and Bobby Kleiman added 14 as Norway Dewey's Brown Bread defeated Hermansville Superior Welding, 59-46, in a Class EE semifinal game Thursday night at the Gold Medal Classic. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
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.
Hermansville Superior Welding rallied three times in the second half to beat Norway Seamless Gutters, 78-73, in a Class E game at the Gold Medal Classic Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and other scores.
