The Lake Superior State Lakers used a 13-0 run in the first half and another 15-0 run in the second to edge the No. 16 Northern Michigan Wildcats 71-68, giving NMU its first home loss of the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The No. 16 Northern Michigan Wildcats put on an offensive showcase Thursday night, riding a three-headed attack to another statement win at Vandament Arena. Dylan Kuehl poured in 32 points, Cal Klesmit followed with 24, and Bennett Basich chipped in another 14 as the Wildcats secured their 20th victory of the season. Click het above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
After suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season last weekend, the No. 17 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball saw 54 combined points from Marcus Tomashek (36) and Josh Terrian (18) as the team shot 54.4 percent from the field in a convincing 96-76 win over Lake Superior State at the SDC Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Bay College men's basketball team battled hard on Saturday, but lost to the first-place Mid Michigan College Lakers, 87-66, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos and video highlights, and to hear post-game comments from Coach Matt Johnson.
The No. 10 Northern Michigan Wildcats used balanced scoring and domination on the glass to defeat the Davenport Panthers 77-63 and move to 19-3 on the season and 10-2 in GLIAC play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
After trailing by 22 points early in the second half, the No. 6 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team orchestrated a 17-0 run to take a one-point lead with 43 seconds to play, but ultimately lost to unranked Davenport, 72-69, in the Grand Rapids suburb of Caledonia on Thursday evening. Cl;ick the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team lost to the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 69-62, Wednesday night in Grayling. It marks the first time Bay has ever lost to Kirtland, and it was a performance that Coach Matt Johnson called "embarrassing" after the game. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Tuesday announced more opportunities for high school students to enter into “Name and Likeness” agreements, although it won't be a free-for-all like it is right now in college sports. The high school model will allow students to do appearances or social media promotions, for money, but there are strict guidelines, according to Escanaba Athletic Director Nate Zaremba. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team pulled out an intense 89-84 win over the Delta College Pioneers Saturday afternoon, as the Norse fended off an offensive onslaught from the Saginaw-area team in the second half. Click the above headline for details, videos, interveiws.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team protected its Number 13 national ranking by overwhelming the Wayne State Warriors, 83-62, Saturday at the frigid Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear comments from Coach Matt Majkrzak. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team closed the game on a 13-4 run and beat the Purdue Northwest Pride, 82-75, Thursday night, at Vandament Arena. Northern trailed by as many as nine points in the contest. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Men's Basketball Team led for most of the game on Wednesday evening, but weren't able to pull away until the second half as they took down the Lumberjacks of Alpena Community College, 83-69. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team stayed in first place in the GLIAC standings with an 86-77 win over the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in Saginaw. Five Wildcats scored in double figures. Click the above headline to see videos and photos taken by Casey Ford, and to hear Matt Majkrzack's post-game comments.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team stayed undefeated in games away from Escanaba, leading for almost the entire game on Saturday in beating the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 71-45, in Muskegon. Click the above headline for details, interviews, photos, videos.
The latest match-up between the Menominee Maroons and Marinette Marines boys basketball teams Saturday night went the same way most recent M&M games have gone: into the Menominee win column. The Maroons won their tenth straight game, beating the Marines for the second time this season, 92-67. Tanner Theurkauf led the Maroons with 23 points, all but one of them in the second half. Kaden Ducane had 20 points ane eight rebounds for the Marines. Menominee improved to 10-1 on the season while Marinette fell to 4-11.
Dylan Kuehl dominated with a 31-point, 11-rebound double-double to will the Northern Michigan Wildcats to a 77-74 comeback victory on the road at Lake Superior State on Thursday night. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Marinette High School boys basketball team came up short Thursday night against the Freedom Irish, falling, 80-44, in Marinette. Connor Eastman led the Marines again with 13 points. Donovan Davis had a double-double of 14 points and ten rebounds for Freedom. Marinette fell to 4-10 on the season.
The No. 8 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball squad led by as much as 21 points, but needed a full 40 minutes to hold off Saginaw Valley State with an 80-78 decision at the James E. O'Neill Arena on Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team played strong defense Wednesday night, but struggled on offense, before pulling away late in the game to beat the North Central Michigan College Timberwolves, 64-40, in Petoskey. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team suffered another loss on the home court Saturday, falling to the Montcalm Community College Centurions, 71-54, in the MCCAA North Conference opener. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and to hear interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team got off to a hot start Wednesday night, racing to a 15-point lead against the Bryant & Stratton Bobcats. But the visitors from suburban Milwaukee took over from there, beating the Norse, 82-64, in Escanaba. It was the final non-conference game of the season for Bay, which enters conference play with an 11-3 record. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, and to hear interviews.
The Marquette High School boys basketball team took a while to get going Tuesday night, but gradually pulled away to an 84-44 Great Northern Conference victory at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team pulled out another nailbiter on Saturday, beating the Macomb County Community College Monarchs, 73-70, at the St. Clair County Community College Skippers New Year's Classic in Port Huron. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan Wildcats continued their surge on Saturday afternoon, earning their 12th consecutive victory with a 72-60 win over Grand Valley State to improve to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in GLIAC play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The No. 5 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball squad saw four starters reach double-figure scoring in a 77-68 victory over Davenport at the SDC Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. This after the Huskies lost to Grand Valley State on Friday, 79-75. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Marinette Marines boys beat Sevastopol, 63-50, Friday night. Connor Eastman had 29 points for Marinette and Kaden Ducane added 14 points and nine rebounds. The Marines improved to 3-6 on the season, breaking a six-game losing streak. The Pioneers fell to 6-3 on the season. Marinette is back in action Monday night at Southern Door. (Eric Bergstrom photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team didn't miss a beat coming out of the holiday break, drilling a program-best 21 three-pointers in a 101-65 rout of Davenport on Friday afternoon at Vandament Arena. Northern connected on 21 of its 37 attempts from beyond the arc, shooting 56.8% from deep. Click the above headline for more details. (NMU photo)
The Bay College Norse basketball team had to grind its way to a victory Friday night in a tough place to play, but were able to pull out a 66-57 win over the St. Clair Community College Skippers at the Skippers New Year's Classic in Port Huron. The result gave the Norse a 10-2 record. Click the above headline for details, and to hear player and coach interviews.
The No. 5 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team was on the wrong side of a physical GLIAC affair, falling 79-75 to Grand Valley State at the SDC Gymnasium on Friday afternoon. Michigan Tech saw a new career-high 19 points from senior Josh Terrian, who connected on 5-9 from 3-point land to lead four players in double-figure scoring. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night at the Border Battle in Menominee, but the Braves clamped down on defense in the second half to beat the Marinette Marines, 41-28. In Tuesday's second game, Menominee crushed the Green Bay West Wildcats, 90-52, as Tanner Theuerkauf scored 29 points. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
