The Northern Michigan University Athletic Department is proud to present the 2024-25 Wildcat Awards. The award show took place on Thursday night at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline to see who won which awards.
Northern Michigan University's swim and dive teams took part in a virtual 5,000 race, replacing the annual Open Water National Championships. Click the above headline for more.
The Northern Michigan University Swim & Dive teams hosted their annual Green and Gold Meet, and also celebrated the 2020 Women's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a ring ceremony, Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University on Monday revealed the rest of its 2019-20 award winners, with the Team of the Year award going to the swimming and diving team, and the Gildo Canale Senior Awards going to hockey's Phil Beaulieu, cross country runner Katelyn Smith, and swimmer Rachel Helm. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Northern Michigan University Swim and Dive teams embarked in the 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Wednesday. Through their first day of finals, the women's team won two events and stand in first with 206.5 points while the men hold third with 123 points. Click the above headline to read details.
The Upper Peninsula Community Rowing Club is hosting its annual Iron Oars Regatta at Teal Lake in Negaunee this Sunday. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Gladstone High School girls swimming team won the MHSAA Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday in Marquette. The Braves 200 medley relay team of Claire Tembreull, Sydney Herioux, Abby Rouleau, and Taylor MacFarlane won the U.P. title. The 200 freestyle relay team of Herioux, Liz Stephenson, Kirsten Williams, and MacFarlane were also champions. (Amy Rouleau photo)
Ten swimmers from the Northern Michigan University swim program completed a swim across the Straits of Mackinac, swimming under the Mackinac Bridge. It's the fourth time that they've done this swim. Click the above headline to read details. (NMU Photo)
Special Olympics Michigan announced Monday that 36 athletes have been named to Team Michigan for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games being held in Seattle. Escanaba swimmer Danielle Bowen is among the 36 athletes. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone High School swimmer Matt LeClaire closed his varsity swimming career with two more Upper Peninsula championships Saturday at the MHSAA Finals in Marquette. The Redmen won their fourth straight team championship, and Houghton's girls won the team title. Click the above headline to see results. (Pictured: LeClaire wins 100 'back')
Three Gladstone High School athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Friday to play at the collegiate level in their respective sports. Bryce Douglas (left) signed with the University of Detroit-Mercy for golf, Katie Stephenson signed with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for swimming, and Matt LeClaire (right) signed with Northern Michigan University, also for swimming. (Andy Jacques photo)
Katie Stephenson was victorious in four events, leading the Gladstone Braves to the Upper Peninsula girls swimming championship Saturday in Marquette. The Gladstone boys were fourth, with Matt LeClaire winning two events. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls' swimming team won the Kingsford Invitational, easily outdistancing the second place Flivvers, 143-96. In the boys meet, Kingsford edged Gladstone, 124-107. Manistique finished third.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos will join forces to offer a co-op boys and girls swimming program this winter. Gladstone started its program last year, and now, Escanaba kids can join. Click the above headline to read more.