After four quarters and a five-minute overtime session in Thursday's home opener, the No. 15 Northern Michigan women's basketball team took down the St. Cloud State University Huskies 77-69 in a back-and-forth thriller. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments from NMU Coach Caeey Thousand.
Sophomore guard Ella Mason erupted for a career-high 22 points in a vital overtime win against Minnesota Duluth, 79-69 in the home-opener at the SDC Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Mason, a native of Negaunee, led all scorers, shooting 10-of-17 from the field as Alyssa Wypych was close behind with 20 points, half coming from the free throw line, while adding eight rebounds. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Bay College women's basketball team completed a perfect four-game homestand Friday night with another dominating performance, this time a 127-63 win over the Oakland Community College Owls. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Gladstone High School senior Lillie Johnson officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, achieving the goal of playing at an NCAA Division One school. Johnson signed on the dotted line at an event held at the Gladstone High School library, attended by her family and friends, and by her Braves basketball teammates. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse Women's Basketball Team rolled to a big victory Wednesday night, taking down the Gogebic Community College Samsons by a final score of 112-74. Bay never trailed in the game and took a double-digit lead just four minutes into the game and never looked back. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team shocked the 12th-ranked team in the country on Saturday, beating the Rock Valley (Ill.) Golden Eagles, 67-65, at the Bay College Gym. The Golden Eagles struggled at the free throw line down the stretch, and the Norse took advantage with a clutch basket in the closing seconds by Makenna Hendrickson, off a pinpoint pass from Nina Bower onto the baseline. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team clinched a three-game weekend sweep in the team's opening weekend of play at the CCA Tip-Off Classic. The 'Cats aced this perfect weekend by defeating Edinboro (65-50), giving the team a 3-0 early-season record. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team opened the 2025-26 season with a pair of wins at a tournament in Erie, Pennslvania. The Wildcats stunned fifth-ranked Gannon University, 60-58, Saturday night, after topping California University (Pa), 66-57, on Friday. The 'Cats will play a third game Sunday afternoon against Edinboro (Pa.) Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photos)
Rapid River High School is pleased to announce Katie Poma as the new Head Coach for the Girls' Varsity Basketball team. Katie is a 2004 graduate of North Central Area Schools. She earned her elementary education degree from Northern Michigan University in 2009 and holds a master's degree in educational technology from Central Michigan University and teaches math at Gladstone Junior High.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team have announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season. The slate will feature 13 home games in Vandament Arena, competitions in six different states, and an exhibition at a Division I opponent. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school girls basketball teams, coaches, and players. The Gladstone Braves, who won their first regional championship in more than a decade in Division Two, swept the major awards. Click the above headline for details, and the entire list.
For the second time in program history, the GVSU women's basketball team are National Champions. The Lakers took down California State-Dominguez Hills 70-58 in the championship game to win the title. Escanaba's Nicole Kamin and Gladstone's Megan Crow are part of the Laker team and are now champions. Click the above headline for details. (GVSU Phoo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek High School girls basketball team was the last Upper Peninsula team standing on Saturday, after four other U.P. teams made it to the Breslin Center and lost in the semifinals. The Panthers lost to Fowler in the state championship game, 53-29, Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Calumet Copper Kings had their magical girs basletball season come to an and Thursday night aftter a 43-38 loss to Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest in a Division 3 state Semifinal on Thursday at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA photo)
The best season in Gladstone High School girls basketball history for more than a decade came to an end Tuesday night as the Braves fell to the Frankemmuth Eagles, 56-36, in the state quarterfinals in Cheboygan. Click the above headline for details.
The Ewen-Trout Creek High School girls basketball team advanced to the state championship game Thursday night with a gritty 34-24 win over Concord in the semifinals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The basketball season came to an end Saturday night for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team as the Wildcats lost to the Ashland Eagles, 68-45, in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Upper Peninsula high school girls basketball season is in the post-season. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team secured an NCAA Tournament victory on Friday, downing the Hillsdale Chargers 61-56 in downstate Allendale. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews. (NMU Photo)
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team rolled to a regional championship Wednesday night, beating the Fremont Packers, 49-31, in Houghton Lake. The Braves were again led by Lillie Johnson, who scored a game-high 29 points. Click the above headline for details.
The Calumet High School girls basketball team advanced to the MHSAA Division Three regional final Monday night with a 64-40 win over the Menominee Maroons in the semifinal at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves rolled past the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a Division Two girls basketball regional semifinal Monday night, 68-36, in Sault Ste. Marie. Lillie Johnson led the way again for Gladstone, scoring 31 points to add to her total as the school's all-time leading scorer. Click the above headline for details, post-game interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had a big lead but lost to top-seeded Lansing Community College, 66-58, Friday night, allowing the Stars to avoid an upset bid and advance to Sunday's regional final. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team came through in the clutch Friday night to win a district championship, 50-47, over the Negaunee Miners in Negaunee. The Braves lost both regular season match-ups to the Miners, but Lillie Johnson scored 30 points to help the Braves advance to the regionals. Click the above headline or details, interviews.
Under blizzard conditions outside, the Northern Michigan women's basketball team provided a spark inside Vandament Arena, defeating Saginaw Valley State 81-60 in the GLIAC Quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details, videos, post-game comments. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team turned in a dominating performance Tuesday night to advance to the Final Four in the NJCAA Region 12 tournament. Bay won its quarterfinal match, 101-38, over Delta College out of Saginaw, to earn a spot in the semifinals against top-seed Lansing Friday in Flint. Click the thumbnails for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team upset the 11th-ranked Mid-Michigan College Lakers, 71-64, Tuesday night in Escanaba. The win clinched a share of the conference championship for the Norse. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire in impressive fashion on Monday night in the Windy City of Chicago, defeating the Roosevelt Lakers 90-52. NMU is now one win away from a home playoff spot. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team outlasted the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 64-59, Thursday night at the SDC Gymnasium. The Huskies earn a series split and improve to 11-14 overall and 8-9 in the GLIAC. NMU falls to 18-7 overall and 12-5 in the GLIAC. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire on Wednesday, beating the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 101-42, in Grayling. At the same time, first place Mid Michigan was shocked by Muskegon Community College, tightening the conference race. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
