The Escanaba High School football team wrapped up the regular season with a 38-12 win over the rival Gladstone Braves Friday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos finished with an 8-1 record, with only a 34-30 loss to Gaylord as a blemish, and they'll move on to the MHSAA playoffs with a game next Saturday afternoon in Escanaba against a still-to-be-determined team. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University Greco-Roman wrestlers Otto Black and Payton Jacobson are competing well at the U23 World Championships in Serbia. Click the above headline to see how they're doing, as both reached the podium for the first time in NMU history. (NMU photos)
The Northern Michigan University football team won its first game since the 2022 campaign on Saturday, beating the Roosevelt Lakers, 42-21, in suburban Chicago. The win, in which the Wildcats broke a six-decades school record for rushing yards in the game, broke a painful 28-game losing streak. Click the above headline for details. (Photos courtesy of NMU Football)
The Michigan Tech football team turned the ball over five times in the first half as No. 1 Ferris State winning its 21st consecutive game, in a 38-10 decision at Kearly Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ferris State saw their three-game shutout streak come to an end as Michigan Tech produced a 32-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Avery Kucharski, and Tech quarterback Elliott Larner recorded his second career touchdown.
The Bark-Harris High School football team jumped to a 22-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game and cruised past the West Iron County Wykons, 44-7, Friday night in Harris. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The NMU hockey team dropped game one of the weekend series against the best team in the country, losing 4-0 to the Michigan State Spartans, Friday night in Marquette. The Wildcats (0-7-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) had its chances to score, including six power play attempts and a shot off the post, but were unsuccessful in its man-advantage opportunities, marking the first time the 'Cats have been shut out this season.
The Michigan Tech hockey team won 5-1 over Ferris State in the home and CCHA opener on Friday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies came back from a 1-0 first-period deficit, scoring five straight goals. Tech will be honoring the 1975 NCAA Championship Team during the first intermission of Saturday night's game.
The Northern Michigan hockey team held a 1-0 lead halfway through the third period on Friday night at the Berry Events Center, but a late goal and another in overtime from the Colorado College Tigers gave them the 2-1 edge over the Wildcats. Getting his second straight start in net, freshman goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton was stellar, turning aside 43 of the 45 shots he faced for a .956 save percentage. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Lake Superior State University Athletics in association with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is pleased to announce that LSSU’s NCAA Division I men’s hockey team will host the 2nd Superior Ice Showdown on January 23, 2026. This year’s event will include a Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season game against University of St. Thomas Tommies at the GFL Memorial Gardens. LSSU is proud to bring NCAA Hockey to its sister city of Sault Ontario for a celebration of hockey internationally. (LSSU Athletics/Matt Pocket)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team dropped two games in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. These stories and photo are courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
After a five-set thriller and emotional win on Friday night, the Northern Michigan volleyball team found itself in another heart-stopper on Saturday, this time on the wrong end of it, falling to the Wayne State Warriors 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, and 15-17 in front of a loud Vandament Arena crowd. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Story)
It was an exciting return to Vandament Arena on Friday evening for the Northern Michigan volleyball team, as the Wildcats outlasted the Grand Valley State Lakers in a five-set thriller, 25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 23-25, and 15-12. (NMU story, photo)
The Bay College Norse volleyball team stepped out of conference play Monday night to face Upper Peninsula rival Gogebic Community College. The Norse honored their four sophomores on Sophomore Night and then beat the Samsons, 3-1. The scores were 25-15, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19. Click the above headline for details.
The Forest Park Trojans volleyball team took on the best the Upper Peninsula had to offer, on Saturday, and stayed undfeated against U.P. teams by beating the Kingsford Flivvers, Marquette Sentinels, and Calumet Copper Kings in the “Clash of the Divisions” tournament hosted by Kingsford High School.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team ended the Midwest Region Crossover in dominant fashion, earning a sweep over the Ashland Eagles 25-19, 25-21, and 25-13, with the match only lasting just over an hour in total time. Northern was clicking in all facets of the game. Leading the efforts was Madison York, who recorded a career-high 15 kills on a .481 attack percentage. (NMU Sports Information)
It was a full afternoon of college soccer on Sunday in Marquette, as the Northern Michigan University men's and women's teams both played at the NMU Soccer Field. The NMU men's team settled for a 1-1 tie with the Davenport Panthers, and the NMU women's team lost to Michigan Tech, 1-0. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photos, stories)
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team took down the reigning GLIAC Champions and 2024 NCAA Elite Eight team 1-0 Friday afternoon in Marquette. The Wildcats (4-2-3, 3-2-0 GLIAC) took a full three points off of the No. 17 Cardinals (5-1-3, 4-1-0 GLIAC), something no team this season has yet been able to do. The Wildcats also secured only its second win in program history over SVSU, and just the first time the 'Cats have downed the Cardinals in Marquette. (NMU photo, story)
The NMU men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the defending GLIAC champions, the Roosevelt Lakers, Sunday in suburban Chicago. The Wildcats (2-2-3, 1-2-0 GLIAC) lost its first game on the road this season, as they found themselves in the midst of a physical game. The teams combined for 37 fouls and eight yellow cards, with seven of the bookings going against the Wildcats.
The NMU women's soccer team opened conference play by earning its first win of the Erin Egolf era, coming as a 4-2 decision over the Roosevelt Lakers. After a scoreless first hour of play, the floodgates opened in the second half, as the two teams combined for six goals in an explosive final half an hour.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team dropped its GLIAC season opener, falling 3-1 to the UW-Parkside Rangers, Friday in Marquette. In a fast paced first half, the Wildcats opened the scoring after Luca Rosen converted on a penalty kick just nine minutes into the contest. It was NMU's only goal of the game.
The Negaunee Miners finished as Division One U.P. Finals winners Wednesday for the fourth straight year, edging Westwood by one point in Wednesday’s tournament. (MHSAA story/Negaunee HS Photo)
West Iron County is used to competing for Upper Peninsula tennis titles. Going into Wednesday’s Division 2 Finals, the Wykons had finished first or second 31 times at the season-concluding event. The Wykons won their 14th championship after finishing runner-up three of the previous four years. They won five of the eight flights in Kingsford to finish ahead of Norway, which won the other three flights, and Ishpeming. Both finished five points behind West Iron, tied for second place. (Story/photo courtesy of MHSAA/Jason Juno)
The Negaunee High School girls tennis team won the Mid Peninsula Conference championship on Thursday. The Miners had 44 points, with Westwood second at 36 points. Negaunee won six of the eight championship flights: Lili Saunders, Rheana Nelson, and Addi Chapman in singles. The doubles teams of Nicole Kerkela and Clare O'Donnell; Olivia Richards and Sadie Rogers; and Paige O'Donnell and Maia Brunette also won championships. Ishpeming (20 points) finished third on the team scoreboard. Norway (14 points) was fourth and Iron Mountain (4 points) finished fifth.
The Ishpeming Hematites are your MHSAA Division Two Upper Peninsula girls tennis champions after sneaking past West Iron County and Norway to take the title on Wednesday. Ishpeming had 13 points, West Iron 12, and Norway ten. The Hematites took championships in three of the four doubles flights. Click the above headline for details. (IHS photo)
The Negaunee Miners won their third straight MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Wednesday, taking six of the eight flights in Escanaba and Gladstone. Westwood was runners up. Click the above headline for the details.
NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues. Face-offis 8:15 ET. Pregame starts at 8:00 ET. From the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. On WNGE-FM (K-Rock 99.5 Marquette), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba).
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Women's College Volleyball. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Michigan Tech University Huskies. From Vandament Arena in Marquette. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point), WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Augustana University Vikings. From Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Face off is 8:07 ET/7:07 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com. ALSO JOINED IN PROGRESS AFTER HS FOOTBALL ON WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba)
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High School Football. Iron Mountain Mountaineers vs L'Anse Purple Hornets. From Mountaineer Stadium. Kickoff is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:45 ET/5:45 CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze), and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WZNL
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High School Football. Bark River-Harris Broncos vs West Iron County Wykons. MHSAA Division Eight Playoff Opener. From the Bark River-Harris High School. Game time is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:30 ET/5:30 CT on WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3) and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Augustana University Vikings. From Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Face off is 7:07 ET/6:07 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com
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College Football. Michigan State University Spartans vs University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. From Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Kick-off is 3:30 ET/2:30 CT. Coverage begins at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT on WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze Iron Mountain.
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College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Top-ranked Ferris State University Bulldogs. From Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids. Kick-off ot 1:00 ET. Listen on WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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