The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team played its third and final scrimmage on Saturday, beating Finlandia University, 5-0, in Marquette. The first game that actually counts for the 'Cats is set for next Saturday on the road at Missouri-St. Louis. Meanwhile, NMU soccer team has opened a flash store to raise money. Click the above headline for details.
The Gwinn Model Towners scored 30 points in the first half and rolled to a 36-16 win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Eric Thompson, and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Scout Wunder scored two touchdowns and the Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of Alpena penalties and turnovers to post a 24-8 win Thursday night in Alpena. Paul Carne added a field goal and three extra point kicks for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for more details.
Jason Whitens threw five touchdown passes and ran in another score as the North Central Jets opened their season Thursday night with a 60-14 win over Luck, Wis. Click the above headline for more details and to hear post-game interviews with Whitens and Tyler Bentley.
The Escanaba High School girls tennis team won all four singles matches on Thursday to tie the Menominee Maroons, 4-4, in a Great Northern Conference match. Megan Marenger rallied from a set down to win at #4 singles, preserving the tie. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Gladstone Braves won all four doubles matches and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-3, in girls tennis action Monday afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read photos and see photos, videos. (Pictured above: Gladstone's Kara Salo and Paige Loehr celebrate a winner)
The stock car races at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway were cancelled Saturday night because of heavy rain. But that rain was just what the doctor ordered for Sunday's Mud Drag Races at the track, winding down Fair Week in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos.
The high school volleyball season began on Saturday with tournaments in Munising, Kingsford, and Sault Ste. Marie. The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves both made the long trip to the Soo to play in the seven-team tournament. Click the above headline to see the scores. (File photo)
The Breitung Township Schools and the Kingsford High School dedicated the fieldhouse at the football facility after Don Edens. He was a longtime Flivver both as a coach, and for many years, as athletic director. Edens passed away several years ago, but has not been forgotten in the Flivver family. The fieldhouse was dedicated at Friday night's Meet the Flivvers event. (school photo)
Former Northern Michigan quarterback Keith Nelsen recently established and endowed a football scholarship. The Nelsen Football Scholarship will provide financial support to a Wildcat on the active roster who graduated from a Wisconsin high school. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened the 2016 season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four doubles matches, but got swept in the singles matches. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Northern Michigan University football team completed its first full-situation scrimmage of its 2016 camp on Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Escanaba High School football team made the state playoffs last fall for the first time since 2011. The Eskymos will be looking for a second straight trip to the Field of 256 when they open their season next Thursday in Alpena. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's practice, and hear from Eskymo players and coaches.
As the pre-season practices continue, the Gladstone High School football team is looking forward to the new season with a sense of optimism in what will be their final season in the Great Northern Conference. Click the above headline for more details, and practice videos.
Bay College announced on Monday the mascot for its new athletic program, as well as the logo for the new programs. The choice...the Norse...goes back to the last time the college had athletics in the 1960's and 1970's. Click the above headline to read more details.
After rain and heavy mist early Saturday morning and afternoon the skies cleared, allowing for another night of action packed racing at UPIR. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured above: Christian Groleau was the winner in the 600 MicroSprints. Jim Groleau photo)
Northern Michigan University's Kyle Steuck was signed by his hometown Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Click the above headline to read more about the Wildcat center's dream NFL signing.
A Negaunee native who played hockey at Northern Michigan University for four years was killed in a traffic accident late Friday night in Florida. Justin Kinnunen was trying to cross a street when he was hit by an SUV. Click the above headline for more details. (NMU photo)
The Escanaba Big League Girls were honored by their community Thursday evening after competing in the Little League World Series in Delaware. The group of 16, 17, and 18 year-old girls made the quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read more, and to see photos, videos.
Northern Michigan seniors Shaye Brown, Jared Vuksan, C.J. Washington and Matt Boonstra were voted by their teammates to serve as the football team's captains in 2016. Vuksan is a Gladstone High School graduate. Click the above headline to read more.
The heat wave that traveled across Michigan in July is another reminder of the importance of preparing for activity in hot weather as the Michigan High School Athletic Association fall practices kicked off this week. Click the above headline to read details about heat in practice.
The nation’s first transgendered Olympic athlete has ties to the Upper Peninsula. Chris Mosier is a triathlete…although at these games in Rio deJaniero, the competition is a duathlon. Click the above headline to read more. (Picture: NMU Northern Magazine, Fall 2015)
Practice begins on Monday for high school football, and on Wednesday for other fall sports. And there are some rules changes this year. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Pictured: a 2015 Gladstone HS football practice.
The weather was perfect and the racing was competitive across all six divisions Saturday night at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of race reporter Todd Rose.
The World Series run for the Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) came to an end on Friday with a 14-1 loss to the West Monroe, La., All-Stars in the quarterfinal round. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Four natives of the Upper Peninsula's Copper Country are among ten new inductees into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Click the above headline to read about the inductees.
The District Ten Little League All-Star Baseball and Softball tournaments have ended for the summer. Click the above headline to see the all of the summer's results.
The Northern Michigan University athletic department announced Friday morning that Bob Bastian has been elevated to interim head men's and women's golf coach. Click the above headline to learn more about Bastian.
Sixty kids from across Michigan...including one from the U.P...ages six to 12...will join Detroit Lions’ mascot Roary and members of the Lions youth programming staff for on-field activities and a player meet-and-greet on August 18th. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) were shut out in their final World Series pool play game on Thursday, losing to the Chinese National Champions, 8-0, in Roxana, Del. Escanaba will play the defending World Series champions from West Monroe, La., in the quarterfinals on Friday. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
