The Rapid River Rockets hit seven home runs, three of them by Erica Rubick, in a doubleheader sweep of the Negaunee Miners Monday in Rapid River. The Rockets won the opener, 12-1, in five innings, and took the nightcap, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team beat the Appleton North Lightning for the first time ever on Saturday, 13-8, in the second game of a doubleheader in Wisconsin. The Lightning won the opener, 5-3. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to post-game interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Rapid River Rockets won three games and the Gladstone Braves won four times in softball action on Saturday. Click the above headline to see Saturday's scores from both Hancock and Gladstone. Pictured above: Rapid River's Erica Rubick (11) is met by her teammates after hitting a grand slam home run against Calumet. (Michelle Rubick photo)
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got five strong innings on the mound from Jace Briggs, and Logan Heim delivered a two-run triple, leading to an 11-3 win over the Stephenson Eagles on Friday. Click the above headline for game details, photos, and video highlights.
A signing ceremony was held Friday morning in Gladstone for two Braves softball players to officially sign on the bottom line to continue their careers in college. Infielder Tasi Martinez (left) signed to play or Albion College, while pitcher Jenna Steinhoff (right) signed to play at Alma. Both led the Braves to the state semifinals last spring, and just began their senior seasons this month at Gladstone High School.
The Escanaba High School softball team opened its home season Wednesday with a pair of victories over the Negaunee Miners, 11-1 in six innings, and 15-0 in three innings. Taylor Gauthier hit four home runs in the twinbill. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen scored four runs early in the game and then held off the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-1, Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos had plenty of chances to score, but could not get the big hit. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Gladstone Braves ran the bases aggressively and played solid defense Tuesday, and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 10-1, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read the game details, listen to interviews and replays, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
Grant Potulny was announced as the third head coach in Northern Michigan University hockey history Tuesday morning. Potulny spent the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Click the above headline to read more details, and listen to RRN's Dave Danis talk with Potulny and NMU Athletic Director Forrest Karr.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Stephenson Eagles on Monday, 17-2 and 20-7. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team jumped to a big early lead and rolled to a 9-2 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Monday night at Ranger Field. Click the above headline to read game details. (Pictured above: Escanaba senior C.J. Barron)
The Escanaba High School girls softball team played four downstate teams this weekend, and won three times before coming up a run short in their fourth contest. Among the victories: a win over top-ranked Midland. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Stephenson Eagles braved raw weather conditions Saturday, and managed to play five innings of baseball at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos won the game, 12-5. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The North Central High School baseball team opened the 2017 season on Friday with a couple of one-run games. The Jets rallied to beat Norway, 4-3, but lost to Stephenson, 3-2. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and Marquette Redmen opened their baseball season with a doubleheader Thursday in Bark River. The Redmen won the first game, 10-3, before the Broncos took the nightcap, 6-3. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from the Norway Knights and win, 10-1, in their home opener Wednesday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Sandi Young.
Northern Michigan University hockey player Sami Salminen signed to play for Vaasan Sport in his native Finland. Click the above headline to read more details.
A team of Houghton, Hancock, and Calumet High School hockey players came together to win the USA Hockey Tier II National Championship on Monday. Team Copper Country beat Clarence, NY, 5-2. Click the above headline for details. (USA Hockey photo)
The Detroit Red Wings played their final game at Joe Louis Arena Sunday night after nearly four decades in downtown Detroit. We have obtained the hourlong radio special on the history of the arena, produced by WWJ-AM in Detroit. Click the above headline to listen to that program, and see photos taken at an October game.
The 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament wrapped up Sunday with more than 12 hours of continuous action inside the Hermansville Community Center. Click the above headline to see video highlights and photos from some of Sunday's action.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team won three games this weekend at the Wisconsin Dells High School Challenge, and there was no suspense in any of them. The Eskymos outscored three their opponents, 45-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won their third straight game on Saturday, beating McDonell Central out of Chippewa Falls, 8-3, in Mauston, Wis. The Braves scored five runs in the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie, giving the team a third straight late win. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Gladstone High School baseball team opened the 2017 season with a pair of victories Friday at the Wisconsin Dells High School Challenge in Mauston, Wis. Gladstone beat Delavan-Derian, 5-4, and then held on to beat Phillips, 8-6. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba High School baseball team opened its season at a tournament in Wisconsin Friday with a 7-5 victory over Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs before dropping an 11-5 decision to New Richmond, Wis. Click the above headline to read details.
Championship weekend began Friday at the 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament in Hermansville. And Saturday includes games all day. Click the above headline for schedules. Pictured: Class C Champs Norway Gallino Seamless Gutters (Paul Polfus photo).
Bay College Women’s Basketball coach, Rae Drake, Jr. announced the signing of Teidra Fuson of Norway to a NJCAA National Letter of Intent. She is the fourth player to officially sign with the new Norse team. Click the above headline to read more about her.
Three games were played Thursday night at the Gold Medal Basketball Classic in Hermansville, and all three went down to the wire. Click the above headline for scores from Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and to see Friday night's schedule.
The new Bay College Norse men's basketball team officially announced six new members on Wednesday, with the latest signees being Dre Tuominen of Negaunee and Marcus McKenney (pictured above) of Menominee. Click the above headline to read details.
The Radio Results Network has secured the rights to broadcast men’s and women’s basketball games for the Bay College Norse when the teams begin their inaugural seasons in November. Click the above headline to read the details. (Pictured: YMCA Gym)
The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan has released its All-State Top Ten academic teams. Marquette, Gladstone, and North Central all made the top ten teams in their respective classes, while Escanaba, Bark River-Harris, Manistique, and Bessemer were honorable mention. Click the above headline to read more details.
