Saturday marked a historic day for the Northern Michigan Wildcats, as Jacy Weisbrod became the program's all-time three-point leader in a 95-62 thrashing of Davenport. Weisbrod converted the 248th triple of her career, breaking Marissa DellAngelo's program record that had stood since 2002. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and video highlights. (NMU Photo)
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 No. 12 Northern Michigan Wildcats battled, but fell at No. 1 Grand Valley State 70-47 on Thursday night at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. Grand Valley, the defending national champions, got 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists from Escanaba High School graduate Nicole Kamin. Kamin crossed the 1,000 point mark for her GVSU career earlier this season. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team dropped a road contest to Davenport, 63-51, for a series split at the Davenport Student Center on Thursday. Kendall Standfest led the team with 15 points and six rebounds as Alyssa Wypych also reached double-figure scoring with 13 points. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Athletics photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team used a tough full-court press to cause multiple turnovers, and turned those turnovers into points, in an 85-41 rout of the Kirtland Community College Firebirds Wednesday night in Grayling. The win sets up a showdown this Saturday against Mid Michigan, with both teams still undefeated in conference play. Click the above headline for details.
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.
Two members of the state champion Menominee High School football team have committed to play for the Northern Michigan University Wildcats. Maroons quarterback Tanner Theuerkauf was selected Mister UP Football in his senior season and he says he is ready to join his older brother Trevor to play for new NMU Coach Matt Janus. And receiver Nate Komp is also headed to the Dome. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team stayed atop the MCCAA North Conference standings on Saturday with a 103-53 win over the Delta College Pioneers out of Saginaw. The game was very physical, but the Norse pushed through the multiple fouls and stoppages to improve to 16-3 on the season. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and interviews.
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 hockey team upset the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2. Saturday night in Houghton, one night after Tech beat the 'Cats in Marquette, 8-2. The Wildcats broke long losing streaks both in this regular season and against Michigan Tech with Saturday's win. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information and Michigan Tech Athletcs. (NMU Photo)
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 women's basketball team made 15 three-point baskets on Saturday and beat the Wayne State Warriors, 91-71, at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments from Coach Casey Thousand.
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 Norse women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire and beat the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks, 119-40, in an MCCAA North Conference game Wednesday night in Escanaba. The Norse outscored the Lumberjacks, 38-3, in the second quarter to effectively put the game away with a 62-14 halftime lead. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and post-game comments.
The Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball team handled the Purdue Northwest Pride 94-54 on Thursday night at Vandament Arena. Northern controlled the glass in historic fashion, outrebounding the Pride 53-22. It is their largest rebound margin since Nov. 25, 2012, when they also outrebounded Urbana by 31. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
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 Bay College Norse women's basketball team cruised past the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 77-60, on Saturday, to stay unbeaten in conference games. After leading just 19-15 after the first quarter, the Norse clamped down on defense in the second quarter. Bay allowed just six points in those ten minutes, while scoring 23 points of their own to build 42-21 halftime lead that was never reduced. Click the above headline for details.
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 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 Michigan Tech women's basketball team bounced back from last weekend with a 59-40 decision over Saginaw Valley State at the James E. O'Neill Arena on Thursday afternoon. The Huskies' defense was stifling, holding Saginaw Valley State to under 30% from the field and 13.6 from 3-point land (3-22). Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech story, 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 women's basketball team jumped to a 36-9 lead after the first quarter and cruised past the North Central Michigan College Timberwolves, 95-35, Wednesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
After battling to gain traction throughout the game, the NMU Wildcats women's basketball team fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs 70-52, Monday night, at Vandament Arena. FSU controlled the scoreboard for all 40 minutes, taking a 26-point lead and holding off a Wildcat rally in the second half. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was shut out twice at home this weekend, losing to Augustana, 3-0 Friday night, and 2-0 Saturday night. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
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 women's basketball team rolled to an easy victory in its MCCAA North Conference opener on Saturday, overwhelming the Montcalm Community College Centurions, 113-48, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, and interviews.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team swept a weekend series in Minnesota, beating the Bemidji State Beavers, 4-3 on Saturday, after also winning, 5-2, on Friday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team crushed the Michigan Tech Huskies, 74-46, Thursday night in Houghton. Sarah Newcomer scored 27 points, and Alyssa Hill crossed 1,000 points for her Wildcat career. Click the above headline for details from both NMU Sports Information and MTU Athletics, and to heare post-game comments from NMU Coach Casey Thousand.
