The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had its most successful season in program history come to an end on Sunday with a loss in the NJCAA Region 12 championship game at the Ballenger Fieldhouse in Flint. The Norse lost to the nation's second-ranked team, the undefeated Schoolcraft College Ocelots, 82-60. The Bay ladies kept the game as close as they could for as long as they could, but Schoolcraft's deep roster proved to be too much to overcome. Click the above headline for details.
It was Selection Sunday late Sunday night, and the Northern Michigan University men's and women's basketball teams both heard their names called for trips to the NCAA-II tournaments. Click the above headline for details and to hear reaction from both NMU head coaches.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team was down-and-out several times in the second half of Friday's NJCAA Region 12 semifinal game against Grand Rapids Community College, but bounced back each time and pulled out a dramatic 57-55 victory at the Ballenger Fieldhouse. The result moved the Norse into Sunday's regional championship game against the second-ranked team in the country, the Schoolcraft Ocelots. Click the above headline for details. photos, videos, and interviews.
The No. 20-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team opened the postseason with a 5-3 victory over Bowling Green in the CCHA Quarterfinals. The Huskies improved to 22-12-3 overall and will try to wrap up the best-of-three series on Saturday night. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
Dylan Kuehl was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, headlining a group of postseason honors for Northern Michigan men's basketball. Matt Majkrzak was selected as the GLIAC Coach of the Year, while Cal Klesmit earned First Team All-GLIAC honors and Jackson Dudek was named to the Second Team. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday, falling to the Lansing Community College Stars, 81-64, in the NJCAA Region 12 tournament semifinals in Flint. The Norse had beaten Kirtland Community College in the quarterfinals 36 hours earlier, 98-57. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team advanced to the GLIAC Semifinals with a 74-66 victory over the Michigan Tech Huskies on Wednesday evening at Vandament Arena. It was NMU's third win over Tech this season, and the 'Cats will play top-ranked Grand Valley State on Saturday in Allendale. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team rolled past the Ferris State Bulldogs 91-62 on Wednesday night to advance to the GLIAC Semifinals. Being the No. 1 seed, NMU will host the Semifinals and Championship on Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team jumped to a quick 18-2 lead and rolled to a 100-45 win over the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks in the NJCAA Region 12 quarterfinals Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Northern Michigan Wildcats are GLIAC champions, claiming a share of the 2025-26 regular-season title with a commanding, wire-to-wire 98-75 victory over the Parkside Rangers on Saturday. The 'Cats will host Ferris State in the GLIAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's Casey Ford interview the Wildcat players and Coach Matt Majkrzak. (NMU Photo)
Opening the final weekend of regular season play, the Wildcats handled business against the Roosevelt Lakers on Thursday evening with a wire-to-wire 89-58 victory. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The NMU lacrosse team moved to 4-0 to start the season on Thursday, downing the Lewis Flyers 14-8, in the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to hear comments from Coach Lindsey Majkrzak. (NMU photo)
On a night when dozens of "Beat Bay" shirts were sold at the Morey Courts in Mt. Pleasant, the Bay College Norse men's basketball team stunned the eighth-ranked team in the country, the Mid Michigan Lakers, 88-85, an an intense playoff-style game Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College women's basketball team closed the regular season Tuesday night with an 89-72 loss to the Mid Michigan College Lakers. It was a game between two nationally-ranked teams, with the Lakers ranked 13th in the national poll and the Norse ranked 24th. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had to work hard on Sunday to get past the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 87-83, on a neutral court at Delta College in Saginaw. The game was played there because of two weather-related postponements last week that prevented the teams from meeting in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team cruised to another road victory on Sunday, beating the Kirtland College Firebirds, 96-48, on a neutral court at Delta College in Saginaw. The game was played there because of two weather-related postponements last week that prevented the teams from meeting in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team clamped down on defense and nailed 16 triples on offense Saturday in a 92-65 win over the Delta College Pioneers on Saturday in Saginaw. The Norse held the nation's leading scorer, Sir'Real Smith, to 15 points, and Bay freshman Emerson Droubie drained seven three-pointers as the Norse locked up the second seed in the MCCAA playoff race. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team faced a stiff challenge on Saturday from the Delta College Pioneers, but pulled out a 90-83 win to start a three-game, five-day road trip below the Mackinac Bridge. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
One of the most dominant careers in Northern Michigan men's basketball history reached new heights on Saturday afternoon, as Dylan Kuehl surpassed 2,000 career points in a dominant 75-53 win at Ferris State. Kuehl scored a game-high 20 points, shooting 10-17 from the field. He added four rebounds and four assists. He is now just the fourth player in program history to reach the 2K milestone. Click the above headline for details.
The NMU hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to Lake Superior State Saturday on Senior Night at the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats honored seniors Nicolas Ardanaz, Tynan Ewart, Zane Demsey, Caiden Gault, Kyle Bettens, Danny Ciccarello, and Matthew Argentina before puck drop with a wonderful ceremony for those family, friends, and fans in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In a top-20 matchup, the No. 20 Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball team fell to the No. 16 Ferris State Bulldogs 80-68 on Saturday afternoon at Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's post-game interview with Coach Casey Thosuand. (NMU story, photo)
In front of a sold-out crowd, the No. 22 Northern Michigan Wildcats knocked off their UP rival and No. 12 Michigan Tech 70-64 in a thrilling, high-intensity battle. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In a big GLIAC college basketball contest among U.P. rivals, NMU Wildcat fans packed the Vandament Arena to see their Northern Michigan Wildcats face rival Michigan Tech Thursday night. The Wildcats came out on top after a four-quarter battle, 68-57. Click the above headline for details (NMU photo)
The North Central High School wrestling team won its first-ever MHSAA Division Four regional championship Wednesday night, beating Indian River Inland Lakes, 42-39, in the semifinals, and then knocking off the St. Ignace Saints in the championship, 43-32. St. Ignace defeated Gwinn, 39-36, in the other semifinal. Click the above headline for photos and to hear interviews with Myles Nehring, Cooper Raab, and Coach John Raab.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team kept pace in the MCCAA North conference race on Saturday with a 90-56 win over the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks in Escanaba. The win keeps the 24th-ranked Norse one game behind the 15th-ranked Mid Michigan College Lakers, who also won on Saturday. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team jumped to a 13-0 lead on Saturday and rolled to a 93-68 win over the Muskegon Community Jayhawks at the Bay College Gym. The win moved the Norse into second place in the MCCAA standings after last-place Alpena stunned Montcalm. It was Alpena's first win of the season while Montcalm fell to third place in the standings. Click the above headline for details.
In a game plagued by penalties, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats fell 6-0 on the Ferris State University Bulldogs Senior Night Saturday in Big Rapids. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story, photo)
The No. 12 Nothern Michigan Wildcats pulled away from the Purdue Northwest Pride in the second quarter and never looked back, emerging victorious 82-57 on Valetine's Day afternoon. Click the above headline for details, and comments from Coach Casey Thousand. (NMU Photo)
In a tightly contested game at Purdue Northwest on Saturday evening, the No. 17 Northern Michigan Wildcats fell in an 88-76 defeat. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information, and to hear comments from Coach Matt MajkrZak.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team kept pace in the MCCAA North Conference standings Wednesday night with a 98-45 win over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks in Alpena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.