The North Central High School basketball team survived a major upset bid Monday night, turning back Dollar Bay, 75-73, in the Class D regional semifinals in Negaunee. In the first game, Rapid River topped Ewen-Trout Creek. And in Class C, Negaunee and Iron Mountain won their games. Click the above headline for details, interviews. (Pictured: NCA survives)
Bay College on Monday signed its first-ever women's basketball player to a National Letter of Intent: Jordan Belleville of St. Ignace High School. Belleville has played for four seasons for the Saints. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone community turned the Sault Ste. Marie High School Gym into "Gladstone East" Monday night, and the loud crowd helped the Braves to overcome a strong Grayling Vikings team, 74-69, in the Class B regional semifinals. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos taken by Ben Deatrick, and listen to radio interviews.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team posted a 4-1 victory over Minnesota State-Mankato Sunday night in Houghton to win their best-of-three series, 2-games-to-1. Freshman Gavin Gould scored MTU's first three goals before Tech added an empty-netter. Tech hosts Bowling Green in the WCHA championship game next Saturday. (MTU Photo)
Former Michigan Tech hockey player Blake Pietila was called up to the NHL's New Jersey Devils Saturday and played in the team's 5-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. It was his third NHL game this season. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The dream season came to an end for the Calumet High School hockey team on Saturday after a 6-3 loss to Warren DelaSalle in the Division 3 state championship game in Plymouth. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the MHSAA. (MHSAA Photo)
The Gladstone Braves rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Menominee Maroons, 57-43, in the Class B district championship game Friday night in a jam-packed Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, see video highlights taken by Mike Dagenais, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The North Central High School basketball team won its fifth straight district championship Friday night, turning back the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 79-60, in Stephenson. Click the above headline for more details, and to listen to post-game interviews.
Northern Michigan University has decided not to renew the contract of head hockey coach Walt Kyle. He will leave the helm after 15 seasons in charge. Click the above headline for details, and to hear our interview with Kyle. (NMU Photo)
The Upper Peninsula High School hockey season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores for all of the U.P's teams.
The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans scored all eight points of the second overtime and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-54, in the Class D regional championship game Thursday night in Kingsford. Forest Park will face Engadine in the quarterfinals next week. Click the above headline to read game details, and photos taken by Reid Rahoi.
The Gladstone High School basketball team advanced to the Class B district championship game Wednesday with a 69-56 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The win broke a streak of Eskymo playoff victories over the Braves. Click the above headline to see videos taken by Nate Bellville, photos taken by Brenda Crow, and listen to post-game interviews.
Kenzie Wilkinson's put-back at the final buzzer gave the Kalkaska High School girls basketball team a 58-57 win over the Houghton Gremlins in the Class B regional semifinal game Tuesday night in Manistique. Houghton had ended Kalkaska's season in each of the past two years. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Rapid River Rockets rolled past the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 70-40; and the Mid Peninsula Wolverines eliminated the Superior Central Cougars, 69-48, as the Class D boys basketball district tournament began Monday night in Eben Junction. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Upper Peninsula's Special Olympians finally got to take to the court Monday night after their Area One basketball tournament was snowed out last month. The athletes faced the Escanaba High School varsity girls team, and posted a truly special 101-49 victory. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team had its season come to an end Sunday night as Bemidji State scored two quick goals and posted a 3-1 WCHA Playoff victory in Minnesota. Click the above headline to read details (NMU Photo)
Manistique High School senior Tanner Gonzalez returned home to a hero's welcome on Sunday after winning a state wrestling championship Saturday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the celebration.
Manistique High School senior Tanner Gonazlez captured a MHSAA Division Four wrestling state championship Saturday evening, beating Johnathon Stid of Dansville, 5-4, in a heart-stopping overtime match at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to read details, see how other U.P. wrestlers fared, and see photos by Anne Truitt.
The North Central High School basketball team faced a challenge from the Bark River-Harris Broncos for two-and-a-half quarters on Saturday, but pulled away to post an 89-52 win in the regular season finale. Click the above headline to see game photos and videos.
Manistique High School wrestler Tanner Gonzalez will wrestle for a state championship on Saturday after he won quarterfinal and semifinal matches Friday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Iron Mountain's Aaron Bolo lost his semifinal match. Click the above headline to read about the two matches, and to see photos taken by Anne Truitt.
The Gladstone Braves trailed the heavily-favored Houghton Gremlins by just one point in the fourth quarter Friday, but the Gremlins pulled away to post a 60-49 victory. Click the above headline to read the game details.
Four Upper Peninsula wrestlers battled through the consolation rounds at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, and they will all get to wrestle for spots on the podium on Saturday. Fifteen other U.P. wrestlers were eliminated, and two were in semifinal action. Click the above headline to see the results, and photos taken by Anne Truitt. Pictured: Gladstone's Austin Demeuse won twice on Friday.
The Gladstone Braves upset the Kingsford Flivvers, 42-40, in a MHSAA Class B girls basketball district semifinal Wednesday night in Kingsford. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Scott Balenger, videos by Mike Dagenais, and hear player interviews.
Northern Michigan University has a new head coach for its women's volleyball program. Mike Lozier was announced as the new coach Wednesday afternoon. He spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne State. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen scored three goals in the third period to eliminate the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-2, in the first round of the MHSAA hockey regional tournament Tuesday in Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team's season came to a close in the GLIAC tournament quarterfinals at Saginaw Valley State Tuesday night. The GLIAC North Champion Cardinals downed the Wildcats, 62-45. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Braves honored their five seniors and then rolled over their biggest rivals, the Escanaba Eskymos, 81-60, before a standing-room-only crowd Monday night at the Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and video highlights taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Marquette High School boys and girls skiing teams both won Division One state championships on Monday at Nubs Nob in Harbor Springs. The boys won their fifth straight state title, while the girls won their second straight. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Association. (James Cook, MHSAA)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team clinched the final WCHA Tournament seed with a 5-3 win over the Michigan Tech Huskies Saturday night in Houghton. Tech won Friday night in Marquette, 3-2, and also made the WCHA Playoffs as the #2 seed. Click the above headline to read stories from both rivalry games. (Michigan Tech U. photo)
Five boys from the Upper Peninsula finished in the top ten at the MHSAA Division Two boys individual regional tournament in Bay City, and will advance to next weekend's state finals. Also, four U.P. girls qualified for states. Click the above headline to see all results.
