Northern Michigan University's hockey team earned a pair of postseason awards Tuesday afternoon from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Junior goaltender Atte Tolvanen was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Year, while head coach Grant Potulny was unanimously named league Coach of the Year. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team used strong defense and balanced scoring to knock off the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers, 51-45, in the Class D regional semifinals Monday in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Rapid River High School boys basketball team came from behind several times Monday night against the undefeated Dollar Bay Blue Bolts, but lost in the closing seconds, 63-60, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats and Michigan Tech University Huskies both won overtime battles Sunday night in the WCHA semifinals, setting up a winner-take-all championship game for the conference title and an automatic NCAA tournament berth next Saturday night in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Gogebic Community College women's basketball team advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Saturday with a 94-82 win over Southeast Community College out of Beatrice, Neb. Lori Wardynski led the Lady Samsons with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Bailey Froberg (pictured) added 26 points. The national tournament starts March 20 in Harrison, Ark.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team had a seven-point halftime lead, but the Boyne City Ramblers rallied to post a 76-66 win over the Braves in the Class B district championship game Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The St. Ignace High School girls basketball team captured the Class C regional championship, beating the Ishpeming Hematites, 70-56, Thursday night in Escanaba. Four players scored in double figures. Click the above headline to read details.
Brad Spindler scored 30 points and pulled down 17 rebounds Wednesday as the Gladstone Braves overwhelmed the Kingsford Flivvers, 73-53, in a Class B district semifinal game in Kingsford. Click the above headline for photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Nate Belleville.
Madigan Johns hit four straight free throws in the closing seconds as the Ishpeming Henatites topped the West Iron County Wykons, 59-55, in the Class C regional semifinals Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos.
The Saint Ignace High School girls basketball team kept rolling along Tuesday night, beating the Houghton Gremlins, 68-34, in the Class C regional semifinals in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos, video highlights.
Reece Castor scored 31 points to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 81-72 win over the Escanaba Eskymos in the Class B District quarterfinals Monday night. Jared Nash had a career-high 31 for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, videos taken by Nate Bellville, and listen to interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Alabama-Huntsville, 5-2, Sunday night, in the deciding game of the WCHA quarterfinals. The Wildcats will be home again against Bowling Green next week. Click the above headline to read details. (NMU Photo)
The Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons won the NJCAA Region 13 championship on Sunday, beating United Tribes Tech out of Bismarck, N.D., 86-67, in Ironwood. Lori Wardynski scored 47 points in the win. Click the above headline for more details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual Wrestling state finals were held Fridat and Saturday at Detroit’s Ford Field. There were 17 U.P. wrestlers competing, and six reached the podium. Click the above headline for results.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team had its season come to an end Friday night as the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils left town with a 62-48 win in the Class B district championship game. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team played its best game of the season Thursday in the regional semifinals, but lost a heartbreaker to the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-2, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Anne Truitt, videos taken by Sanid Young, and to listen to interviews and radio replays.
Connor Ortman scored 24 points to lead the Norway Knights to a 58-56 win over the Rapid River Rockets Thursday night in Norway. Ortman crossed the 1,000 point mark in his high school career (1,012). He is a recruit of Lakeland University in Wisconsin. (Bob Bal photo)
Mykenzie Monkevich scored with 4.3 seconds left to play Wednesday to lift the Escanaba Eskymos to a 49-48 win over the Gladstone Braves in the Class B district semifinals in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow, videos taken by Mike Dagenais. Also listen to interviews and a replay of the game-winning shot.
The Marquette Redmen won the Division One state championship in boys downhill skiing on Monday in downstate Boyne Falls. Marquette won for a sixth straight year with 56 points. Traverse City Central was second with 80.5. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo, Story)
Brayden Stannard had a hat trick and Blaine Reinhart had a three-assist "playmaker" as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Negaunee Miners, 9-1, Tuesday night, in the Division Two regional opener. Click the above headline for photos by Anne Truitt, videos by Sandi Young.
Taylor Hunter scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Gladstone Braves beat the Kingsford Flivvers, 56-36, in a Class B district tournament game Monday night. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos by Mike Dagenais.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team rallied in the final two minutes to beat the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 81-79, Saturday at the YMCA Gym. The Norse finish the season with a 21-9 record. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team finished its inaugural season Saturday with a 69-58 win over the Gogebic Community College Samsons. The Norse ended the campaign with a 14-11 record. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Northern Michigan University's hockey team lost to Michigan Tech, 3-2, Saturday night in Houghton. That result follows Northern's 2-1 win in Friday night's game. Click the above headline to read details about both games. (NMU Photo)
The Gladstone High School basketball team used a big third quarter run to break a 36-36 tie and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 78-66, Friday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Garrett Finkbeiner.
The Escanaba High School hockey team defeated the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 3-1, on Senior Night Friday night in Wells. Blaine Reinhart and Christer Carne gave the Eskymos the lead, then Brayden Stannard put it away. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Anne Truitt.
Dawson MacKay scored three goals to lead the Houghton Gremlins to a 6-2 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Thursday night at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Click the above headline to see videos taken by Sandi Young, photos by Anne Truitt.
Gladstone High School senior Jared Demeuse signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to study and play football at Lakeland University in Sheboygan, Wis. He will study criminal justice there. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team picked up a win in their final home game of the season Wednesday night, 66-64, over the Menominee Maroons. The Eskymos improved to 9-9 on the season. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights.
The North Central High School boys basketball team had nine players score en route to a 72-56 win over the Munising Mustangs Tuesday in Powers. The Mustangs also played Monday night against Carney-Nadeau. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
