The Escanaba EMP Midget BB hockey team split a pair of games against Marquette over the weekend, winning the first game, 4-2, and losing the nightcap, 4-2. Click the above headline to read the details.
Jack Valentine stopped all 22 shots he faced and Charlie Zuidema scored a goal in the first period as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Houghton Gremlins, 1-0, Saturday night in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier. Pictured above: Eskymos celebrate their goal.
John Siemer netted his team-leading sixth goal for the Northern Michigan hockey team in a 1-1 tie with Alabama-Huntsville Saturday night at the Von Braun Canter. This follows a 3-2 win for NMU on Friday night. Click the above headline for details on both of this weekend's games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information
The Escanaba Eskymos scored two goals in the first period and held off the Marquette Redmen, 3-2, Tuesday night at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Jack Valentine made 25 saves for the Eskymo victory. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos taken by Mary Gauthier, and videos shot by Mike Dagenais.
Ozzy Corp scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter, and the Ishpeming Hematites held on to beat Pewamo-Westphalia, 22-16, to win the MHSAA Division Seven state championship Saturday at Ford Field. Click the above headline to read the story from MHSAA.
The Northern Michigan hockey team erased a two-goal deficit to force overtime, but Mitch McLain scored with 5.3 seconds left in overtime to lift Bowling Green to a 4-3 victory Saturday night. This follows a 2-1 loss on Friday. Click the above headline to read the details.
Bark River native Greg Ives, crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, capped off an impressive first year with the 88 team by winning Federal-Mogul Motorparts` prestigious MOOG® "Problem Solver of the Year" Award. Click the above headline for the details. (Federal-Mogul Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team got goals from three different players and topped the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-2, Tuesday, at Mountain View Arena. Kingsford goaltender Joey Berglund made 37 saves in defeat. Click the above headline for details.
The 2015 Upper Peninsula High School football season has moved into the playoffs. Click the above headline to see the playoff scores, plus all of the 2015 regular season scores.
The North Central High School football team completed a perfect season Friday night, capping it off with a state championship win over Battle Creek St. Phillip in the MHSAA Eight-Man state final in Greenville, 58-33. The Jets trailed, 21-12, in the second quarter, before scoring 38 unanswered points to bring the trophy to the U.P. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos salvaged a split in their weekend hockey series with the Alpena Wildcats, posting a 7-2 victory Saturday at Northern Lights Arena. Chris LeMire scored four goals and Dylan Gauthier tallied twice. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened its new season with a 2-1 loss to the Alpena Wildcats Friday night at Northern Lights Arena. Colton Hayes scored the team's only goal early in the third period, but Alpena's Nick Esch scored twice to lead his team. Click the above headline for details, and photos/videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Forest Park Trojans won the first set in their Class D state semifinal match against the Leland Comets Thursday in Battle Creek. But Leland won the next three sets...two of them with extra points...to eliminate the Trojans, 3-1. Click the above headline for details.
The MHSAA high school volleyball season has wrapped up across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the playoff scores for U.P. teams.
Lauren Emmert and Aubrey Ficek both had nine kills and Jacqueline Aird had a match-high 16 digs, but the Michigan Tech volleyball team fell to top-seeded Ferris State 3-0 in the GLIAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. Click the above headline to read the match details, courtesy of Michigan Tech University Athletics. (MTU Photo)
For the past three seasons, Levi Wunder shattered every Escanaba High School Hockey scoring record on the books. But he has now graduated to play junior hockey in Canada, and the new high school hockey season begins this weekend for an Eskymo team looking for other guys to step up. Click the above headline for details and practice photos.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team's season came to an end in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals, as second-seeded Findlay posted a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats Wednesday night at Croy Gymnasium in Ohio. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team dropped its 2015-16 regular season opener, 79-67, to the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in non-conference action Tuesday in Duluth, Minn. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Forest Park Trojans won a Class D state quarterfinal match over Rogers City, 3-1, Tuesday night in Manistique. That happened after Calumet fell to Traverse City St. Francis, 3-0, in the Class C quarterfinal on the same court. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team continued its dominance on Friday night, beating a good Cedarville Trojans squad, 70-6, in the MHSAA Eight-Player state semifinal game in Powers. The Jets scored 62 points in the first half as Bobby Kleiman scored seven touchdowns (five on the ground, two in the air). Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Findlay used a last-second field goal to down the Northern Michigan football team, 45-42, Saturday afternoon at Donnell Stadium in the final game of the 2015 campaign for both teams. NMU finishes the season with a 5-6 record. Click the above headline to read the game story, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
Michigan Tech scored touchdowns on seven of its 12 offensive drives and added two more scores on special teams in a 63-23 victory at Lake Erie Saturday in both teams' season finale. The Huskies' offense exploded for 601 yards including 437 on the ground to earn the win and finish at 7-3 on the season. Click the above headline to read details from Saturday's game, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team continued exhibition play against the University of Michigan Friday night at the Crisler Center. NMU trailed by just ten points at the half, but ended up losing to the Wolverines, 70-44. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU photo)
The Calumet Copper Kings and Forest Park Trojans are the last two Upper Peninsula high school volleyball teams standing, and both will play in the state quarterfinals Tuesday in Manistique. Calumet will face Traverse City St. Francis in the Class C quarterfinal Tuesday at 5:30, and then Forest Park will take on Rogers City in the "D" quarterfinal at 7:00 ET.
As most of Michigan’s high school athletes move inside this month for the start of winter practices, many will take part in a program introduced to Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools this fall that assists coaches and students in preparing for the possibility of a health emergency. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Calumet Copper Kings and Iron Mountain Mountaineers won their Class C regional semifinal matches Tuesday night in Gladstone, and will face off in Thursday's championship match. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the matches.
Strong special teams play lifted the Northern Michigan hockey team to a 5-2 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks Saturday night at the Carlson Center. The Nanooks won by the same score Friday night. The Wildcats netted four power play goals Saturday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU photo)
Jason Whitens threw six touchdown passes to three different receivers to lead the North Central Jets to a 62-8 win over the Rapid River Rockets in Friday's MHSAA Eight-Man football regional championship game in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details, hear replays and interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Brent Baltus and Joel L'Esperance scored first-period goals and goaltender Jamie Phillips turned in a 17-save effort to lead the Michigan Tech hockey team to a 2-1 win over Alabama Huntsville Saturday night at the Von Braun Center. Click the above headline to read game details, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics.
The Northern Michigan football team gave No. 3 Ferris State all it could handle on senior day, but the Bulldogs prevailed, 49-39. Escanaba native Austin Young played his final Superior Dome game, and scored a two-point conversion. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU photo)
