NMU Soccer Tops Purdue NW In Final Home Game
October 15, 2017The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team won its final home game of the season on Sunday, beating Purdue Northwest, 2-0. Click the above headline for details.
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Cross Country
Bay College Cross Country Wraps Up Debut Season
October 15, 2017The Bay College Norse wrapped up their first-ever cross country running season on Saturday by competing at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Nick LaRose was Bay's top male runner)
Hockey
Wildcats Get Last-Second Goal To Complete Sweep
October 14, 2017The Northern Michigan University hockey team opened the WCHA season with a pair of one-goal wins over Ferris State this weekend in Big Rapids. Goaltender Atte Tolvanen stopped 75 of the 77 shots he faced in the series. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Michigan Tech Gets Four Points In Sault Ste. Marie
October 14, 2017The No. 13-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team beat Lake Superior State, 3-2, in a shootout, Saturday night in Sault Ste. Marie. This after the Huskies posted a 4-2 win on Friday. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
Football
Gladstone Rallies To Finish MPC Conference Season
October 13, 2017The Gladstone High School football team fell behind, 12-0, but rallied to beat the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 28-12, Friday night at Mountaineer Stadium. The Braves finish their first Mid Peninsula Conference season undefeated. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos by Derek Vanderlinden.
Girls Volleyball
Gladstone Tops Westwood In Volley For Cure Match
October 12, 2017The Gladstone High School volleyball team topped the Westwood Patriots, 3-2, in the 'Volley for the Cure' breast cancer awareness match Thursday in Gladstone. The Braves won the first two sets, 25-23 and 25-14. But Westwood regrouped to win the next two games, 25-23 and 25-18. Gladstone pulled out the match in the fifth set, 15-5. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights from the match.
Cross Country
Marquette Wins GNC Cross Country Championship
October 12, 2017The Marquette High School boys and girls cross country teams won the Great Northern Conference championship Thursday at Escanaba's Ludington Park. The Marquette boys were led by individual champion Luke Rambo, while Redette Erica Asmus won the girls race. Click the above headline for details, plus a few photos from the JV races.
Football
Eskymo JV Football Rolls To 41-0 Win Over Oconto
October 10, 2017The Escanaba High School junior varsity football team scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and rolled to a 41-0 win over the Oconto (Wis.) Blue Devils Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see details, photos, video highlights.
Girls Tennis
Gladstone Braves Girls Tennis Holds Awards Dinner
October 10, 2017The Gladstone High School girls tennis team held its post-season awards banquet Monday night at the school. Click the above headline to see who won the awards.
Cross Country
Bay College Cross Country Runs At Lawrence Invite
October 08, 2017The Bay College Norse cross country teams competed in the Gene Davis Invitational hosted by Lawrence University in Appleton on Saturday. Freshman Caityln Havelka of Stephenson (pictured) was Bay's top runner. Click the above headline to see the results.
Football
Cheboygan Wins Escanaba Elks Volleyball Tourney
October 07, 2017The Escanaba Eskymos hosted the annual Elks Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday. The Eskymos made the semifinals of the ten-team event before losing to Engadine. Cheboygan then topped Engadine to win the championship. Click the above headline to see all of the scores, plus see photos and video highlights from the action.
Hockey
Wildcat Hockey Earns Split With Lake Superior St.
October 07, 2017The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Lake Superior State, 4-1, Saturday night, after losing to the Lakers, 5-3, on Friday. Click the above headline to read details.
Football
NMU Football Team Comes Up Short In Upset Bid
October 07, 2017Northern Michigan University scored on their first possession for the third game in a row as they faced the #18 team in the country, Ashland University, but were unable to come away with the upset. Click the above headline to read details.
Football
EIGHT-MAN STUNNER! Rockets Beat No. 1 Eagles
October 06, 2017The Rapid River Rockets played stout defense and upset Michigan's top-ranked "eight-player" football team Friday night, beating the Stephenson Eagles, 16-14, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to read details. (Joanna Thorbahn photo)
Football
Escanaba Dominates Gladstone In Showdown, 35-14
October 06, 2017The Escanaba High School football team qualified for the state playoffs Friday night by handing the Gladstone Braves their first loss of the season, 35-14, before a jam-packed crowd at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Derek Vanderlinden.
Girls Tennis
Eskymo Gauthier Gets U.P., All-State Tennis Honors
October 06, 2017Escanaba High School senior Taylor Gauthier was named the Upper Peninsula Division One girls tennis player of the year, following her third consecutive U.P. singles title. She was also named All-State, the only player from the U.P. to get statewide recognition. Click the above headline for details on all of the winners.
Football
Escanaba Freshmen Roll; Varsity Showdown Friday
October 05, 2017The Escanaba High School freshmen football team beat the Gladstone Braves, 38-0, Thursday night in Escanaba. Ryan Randall scored two first half touchdowns and the Eskymo defense had seven quarterback sacks. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Football
Escanaba JV's Pull Away To Earn Win In Gladstone
October 03, 2017The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves will play three times on the football field this week, with the junior varsity teams playing Tuesday night in Gladstone. Escanaba pulled away to win, 42-16. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Girls Volleyball
Mid Peninsula Rallies To Outlast Bark River-Harris
October 02, 2017The Mid Peninsula Wolverines girls volleyball team lost the first two games, but roared back to win the final three to take the match, 3-2, Monday night in Harris. The scores were 19-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, and 15-8. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Cross Country
Bay College Hosts First-Ever Cross Country Events
September 30, 2017Bay College made history on Saturday, hosting its first athletic event in nearly 40 years. The Norse held a cross country invitational at the Beauchamp Farm in Flat Rock. Click the above headline to see results, photos and videos, and hear Bay College interviews.
Football
HOMECOMING SETBACK: Broncos Lose To Lakes
September 30, 2017The Bark River-Harris High School football team jumped to a 12-0 lead but the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes made several big plays to beat the Broncos, 24-12, Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
Football
Huskies Rally Past 'Cats To Win Miner's Cup, 28-21
September 30, 2017Michigan Tech rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat Northern Michigan, 28-21, in the Miner's Cup football game Saturday night in Houghton. Click the above headline to read details. (MTU Photo)
Football
PLAYOFF BOUND: Gladstone Stays Unbeaten, 13-0
September 29, 2017The Gladstone High School football team qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in a decade Friday with a 13-0 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils on Braves Homecoming. The game was scoreless until the fourth quarter. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos shot by Scott Balenger.
Football
LONG TIME COMING: Escanaba Beats Menominee
September 29, 2017The Escanaba High School football team beat the Menominee Maroons for the first time since 1998 Friday night, 42-21, at Blesch Stadium. The Eskymos scored 21 unanswered points to raise their record to 5-1. Click the above headline to read details.
Girls Volleyball
Eskymos Recover From Rough Start To Stop Eagles
September 28, 2017The Escanaba High School volleyball team dug a big hole early, but recovered to post a 3-1 win over the Stephenson Eagles Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, see other U.P. scores, and see photos and video highlights.
Football
Patriots Edge Wykons For Division Two Tennis Title
September 27, 2017The Westwood High School girls tennis team repeated as U.P. champions on Wednesday, beating West Iron County, 17-16. Munising was third with ten points, as sisters Marissa (pictured) and Kelsea Ackerman won titles at #1 and #2 singles. Westwood won the championship for the eighth time in ten years. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Tennis
Negaunee Repeats As Division 1 Tennis UP Champs
September 27, 2017The Negaunee Miners captured another Division One girls tennis Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday. The Miners had 18 points. Marquette was second with 13, and Escanaba finished third. Escanaba's Taylor Gauthier (pictured) won a U.P. singles championship for the third straight year. Click the above headline for details.
Boys Basketball
Norse Reveal Basketball Schedules; Tickets On Sale
September 27, 2017The Bay College Norse have unveiled the men's and women's basketball schedule for the 2017-18 season. The college has also launched an athletics web site, and tickets are now on sale for Norse basketball games. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Volleyball
Volleyball Roundup: Eskymos, Braves Pick Up Wins
September 26, 2017The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves earned volleyball victories in conference match-ups Tuesday night. Escanaba won a GNC match in Menominee, 3-0, on scores of 25-7, 25-21, and 25-15. Gladstone won an MPC match at home against Negaunee, 3-1, on scores of 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, and 25-18. Also Tuesday, Bark River-Harris fell to Norway, 3-1 (18-25, 22-25, 25-19, and 14-25), and Carney-Nadeau swept Superior Central, 3-0.
Cross Country
Houghton Boys Win Munising Cross Country Invite
September 26, 2017The Houghton Gremlins boys cross country team won the championship of the Munising Al Harger Invitational Tuesday afternoon. The Gremlins had 51 points, with Ishpeming second (74), and Negaunee third (105). Click the above headline for more details.
