The Bay College Norse women's basketball team lost to the Mid-Michigan College Lakers, 100-36, Friday afternoon at the Skippers Holiday Classic in downstate Port Huron. Click the above headline to read details and see photos taken by Duner Englund.
Reece Castor set Gladstone High School's all-time career boys basketball scoring record Thursday night by scoring 34 points to lead the Braves to a 71-28 win over the Manistique Emeralds in Gladstone. Castor, who has signed to play at Northern Michigan University, broke the old record set by another former NMU Wildcat, Doug Ingalls. Castor has 1,344 career points, with 18 games left in his senior season. (Gladstone HS Photo)
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 6-3, in high school hockey action Thursday night in Wells. Christer Carne scored a hat trick and Nick Kolich added a three-assist playmaker for the Eskymos. Grant Wickham had a goal and two assists, while Ethan Silverstone and Chris Sliva also scored. Trevor Denome made 17 saves in net. Escanaba (1-1) hosts Negaunee Monday night to close out a three-game homestand.
Gaetanno Cammarata scored two goals and assisted on another as the Marquette Redmen topped the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-2, in high school hockey action Tuesday night. Kyle Krutina and Grant Wickham scored for Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, interviews, radio replays, and to photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team went toe-to-toe with the defending national runners-up Tuesday night, but the Notre Dame Fightin Irish got an overtime goal to beat the 'Cats, 2-1, in South Bend. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Kobi Barnes scored 21 points and Reggie Dean added 19 as the Bay College men's basketball team rolled past Vermillion CC (Minn.), 84-67, Sunday, in Ironwood. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Haley Trudell.
The Bay College women’s basketball team scored the first 13 points of the game and cruised to a 70-37 win over the Vermillion (Minn.) Ironwomen Sunday afternoon in Ironwood. All 13 Bay players scored during the win. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University's hockey team fought to a series split with No. 20 Lake Superior State University by earning a 2-1 win Saturday evening in Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie. The Lakers won Friday's game, 4-2. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team outgunned the Hibbing (Minn.) Community College Cardinals, 96-81, Saturday at a tournament in Ironwood. Rapid River graduate Logan Hardwick keyed a big start of the second half by scoring nine of his 19 points. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, videos taken by Taylor Hunter.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team scored just 23 points in the second half and lost to the Hibbing (Minn.) Community College Cardinals, 74-61, Saturday at a tournament in Ironwood. Click the above headline for more details.
Eight Upper Peninsula High School football players have been selected to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams. The announcement came on Friday in Detroit. Click the above headline to see which players were picked.
The Michigan Tech men's basketball team held on for a 78-69 non-conference win over Alderson Broaddus Friday night in game one of the 35th Annual Gary Miller Classic hosted by Gannon University. North Central High School graduate Dawson Bilski led the Huskies with a career high 22 points. Click the above headline for details. (MTU photo)
Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball fell to Concordia University, St. Paul 63-61 in the first game of the Radisson Hotel Classic Friday in Minnesota. Senior Taylor Hodell led the Wildcats with 16 points and six boards. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team rallied from nine points down in the second half to beat the Hillsdale Chargers, 80-68, Wednesday in downstate Hillsdale. The 'Cats improved to 5-0 for the first time since the 1984-85 season, and beat two of last year's NCAA-II tournament teams in the process. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and to hear radio interviews.
Naba Echols made all seven of his first half shots and scored 27 points as the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team beat Ohio Dominican, 89-74, Tuesday at a tournament in Hillsdale. Isaiah Johnson added 24 points and Sam Taylor chipped in 17 on his 21st birthday, making five of seven triples. Click the above headline for more.
The Rapid River Rockets won the MHSAA Eight-Player Division Two state championship on Saturday, beating Onekama, 30-18, at the Superior Dome. The Rockets won their first football championship after making the state finals on two other occasions. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the MSAA. (MHSAA photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team outscored Western Technical College (Wis.), 14-5, in the middle of the second half to turn a one-point deficit into an eight-point lead, and the Norse pulled away for a 71-63 win on Saturday. It is Bay's fourth win in a row. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos taken by Nate Bellville.
Northern Michigan University's women's basketball beat Minnesota State University-Moorhead in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, 61-54, to move to 4-1 on the season. Darby Youngstrom and Jessica Schultz each had 15 points. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Bay College women's basketball team scored 27 points in the third quarter Saturday and pulled away for a 78-62 win over Western Technical College (Wis.). Jordan Kraemer scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Norse. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Northern Michigan University's hockey team picked up four much-needed points in the standings this weekend, beating the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, 3-0 on Friday, and 2-1 on Saturday. Clicked the above headline for details on both games. (NMU Photo)
Gladstone High School senior Reece Castor signed his National Letter of Intent Friday to attend school and play basketball at Northern Michigan University. The 6-5 point guard was also recruited by Michigan Tech, but said that NMU was "the right fit". Click the above headline to see photos from Friday's signing, and hear our interview.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team lost to top-ranked Leland-3-0, in the state semifinals Friday in Battle Creek. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Leland’s Ella Siddall had 34 assists and five aces, while senior Hanna Elwell had 17 kills for Leland (47-10-1). Carney, playing in its first volleyball semifinal ever, got a big defensive performance from junior Alanis Harris, who had 22 digs. The No. 9 Wolves finished 26-4-1.
Lexi Smith scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Jessica Schultz added ten rebounds as the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team beat Minnesota State-Mankato, 71-51, Friday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Gladstone High School third baseman Sydney Herioux has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Saginaw Valley State University. Herioux is a three-sport athlete at Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and interview.
The high school football post-season is winding down across Michigan. Click the above headline to see the scoreboard.
Ryan Robinette scored 26 points and Christian Alexander added 23 as the Bay College Norse topped the UW-Marinette Buccaneers, 92-66, Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 72-36 win over the UW-Marinette Buccaneers Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and listen to radio interviews.
Hundreds of people lined up inside the Gladstone High School auditorium for five hours Wednesday to pay their respects to Matt Houle. The well-known former coach and activities director passed away over the weekend at the age of 57. Click the above headline for reaction.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams hosted Minnesota-Duluth Tuesday night. The women lost a tight one, 51-45, while the men stayed undefeated with a come-from-behind 64-52 win. Click the above headline to read details on both games,
Senior Jake Mayon was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Back of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC for the second straight year while 11 NMU players earned All-GLIAC Recognition. Click the above headline for details.
