Despite turning in a hard-fought game, the Northern Michigan University Wildcat women's soccer team fell to No. 1 Grand Valley State 1-0, in a storm-delayed match on Friday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (Photo, story courtesy of NMU Sports Information)
Todd Ciochetto, who led the Bay College Norse women's basketball team on an improbable turnaround into the national rankings last season, abruptly resigned on Thursday after just one year on the job. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Volleyball Team began conference play at home on Tuesday and came out on top of the Montcalm Centurions in three sets. Each set was tight, with the Norse winning by scores of 26-24, 28-26, and 26-24. Click the above headline for details. (Bay photo)
The NMU women's golf team traveled down to Columbus, Ohio to start their fall season at the ODU Champions of Women's Golf. The 'Cats sit 11th of 15 teams after round one, and Maggie Pietila recorded the program's second ever hole in one with her sister on the course and family in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Upper Peninsula Sports Writers and Sportscasters Association came out Tuesday with its first high school football polls of the season. A panel of five members of the media from across the U.P. votes every week on the best teams. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse Volleyball Team suffered a pair of losses on the road Saturday afternoon. They were swept by St. Claire Windsor in three sets before Oakland Community College earned their first win of the season, 3-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan football team hit the road for a Saturday contest against the UW-La Crosse Eagles, falling 35-21. Click the above headline for details, and to hear radio replays of the NMU touchdowns, and comments from Coach Shane Richardson.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team earned a monumental early-season victory on Saturday morning, besting the No. 7 team in the country, the St. Cloud State Huskies, in five sets to close out the Up North Tournament on a high note. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech football team elevated its win streak against Hillsdale to six following a 21-6 victory against the Chargers in front of over 1,700 fans at Kearly Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Kingsford High School football team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 42-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night in Gladstone. The Braves played after losing three key starters to season-ending injuries the week before. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over the rival Gladstone Braves Thursday night in Gladstone, in a battle between Delta County teams that has been dominated by the Eskymos for the past several years. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
A scoreless game after the first 45 minutes of play, both teams scored two goals in the final frame as the Wildcats secured a comeback draw against nationally ranked Lewis University. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Sports Information story and photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's volleyball taem lost a marathon five-set match to Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks Saturday night in Minnesota, after the Wildcats had won their first three matches of the weekend. Click the above headline for details.
Weston Yesney rushed for 182 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Negaunee defense completely shut down the Gladstone offense, as the Miners throttled the Braves, 28-7, Friday night at Miners Stadium. Click the above headline for details. (Brad Landis photo)
Despite a 96-yard effort on the ground from freshman Jahi Wood, the NMU football team fell 33-13 on Thursday night at Kentucky Wesleyan. Negaunee's Niko Lukkarinen scored his first career touchdown. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's soccer team scored five first half tallies, including four in the first 20 minutes, en route to a season-opening 6-1 trouncing of Minnesota Duluth Thursday in Minnesota. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Northern Michigan University freshman Justin Alfaro scored in the 66th minute to lead the Wildcats to a 1-0 win over the Northwood Timberwolves Thursday in Midland. CLick the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Purdue Boilermakers won the championship of the NCAA Island Resort Collegiate on Monday at Sage Run, pulling away from Boise State to win by 13 strokes. The two teams were tied heading into Monday's action. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue Athletics photo)
Thirty-six holes are in the books at the Island Resort NCAA Collegiate men's golf championships at Sage Run, and it's a two-team race heading into Monday's final 18 holes. The Purdue Boilermakers and Boise State Broncos are tied atop the leaderboard, with everybody else at least 15 strokes behind. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue photo)
The 2024 Marquette Marathon wrapped up on Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome, with Adam Martin Caldwell (Wilder, Vermont) taking home first place in the marathon. Click the above headline for details and all of the results. (NMU story, photo)
The Bay Norse Cross Country Teams opened their season at the All-MCCAA Conference Meet hosted by St. Clair County Community College. The women finished ninth out of 12 teams while the men placed tenth out of 16. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College photo)
Top NCAA Men’s Golf teams will converge at Sage Run Golf Course this Labor Day weekend for the fifth annual Island Resort Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. Click the above headline for details, and for comments from tournament director Tony Mancilla.
The Marquette Sentinels football team rolled up 479 yards of total offense and dominated the Gladstone Braves, 55-0, in the season-opener Thursday night in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and photos taken by Brad Landis.
The Northern Michigan football team opened up the 2024 campaign on Thursday night in the Superior Dome against the No. 17 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, falling 35-7. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments and higlights. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech football team took No. 25 Bemidji State to overtime before ultimately falling to the Beavers in the first meeting in over 30 years, 19-13, Thursday night at Chet Anderson Stadium. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech story, photo)
The Marquette Sentinels boys varsity soccer team traveled to Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday night and posted an easy 8-0 win on the mercy rule. Click the above headline for details.
Bay College has a new softball coach. He's John Garris, who comes to Escanaba after being an assistant coach at the University of Maryland. Garris becomes the third softball coach in the last three years for the Norse. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Motor Speedway held its championship races Saturday night, with champions crowned in eight different classes. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team will begin its season in September, and the 'Cats return plenty of firepower and will be a contender for the conference crown come March. Headlined by four-time All-GLIAC First Teamer Jacqueline Smith, the Wildcats return nearly 80% of their set-time from a season ago. Click the above headline for a preview.
The Bay College Volleyball Team will have plenty of fresh faces as they kick off their third season this weekend. Head Coach Dan Porath built a roster around just three returning players by adding eleven new players. Click the above headline for details.