The Bay College Norse men's basketball team clinched its second straight MCCAA North Conference championship on Saturday, beating the shorthanded Delta College Pioneers, 77-64, in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The NMU hockey team concluded its final regular-season road trip in Big Rapids, ending in a 1-1 tie and ultimately falling 1-0 in a shootout. The 'Cats close the regular season next week against Bowling Green. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team battled back on Saturday afternoon to defeat the Wayne State Warriors 80-74 in the Motor City. The win was the sixth straight for the Wildcats and secured a home GLIAC Quarterfinals game. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team fell at Wayne State by a 84-80 margin on Saturday afternoon. The 'Cats have earned at least a share of the GLIAC regular season title after Lake Superior State also lost. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Connor Stade scored two goals, Nash Rippi added a goal and a three-assist playmaker, and Tony DeMattia registered four assists, as the Marquette High School hockey team defeated the Escanaba Eskymos, 7-1, in the MHSAA Division Three Regional Semifinals Thursday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the thumbnails for photos, videos, taken by Lizzie Taylor.
Northern Michigan University men's basketball team never trailed and pulled out a big 79-75 victory at Saginaw Valley State on Thursday night. The'Cats maintained a two-game lead over Lake Superior State for first place in the GLIAC. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team led from start-to-finish Wednesday night and rolled to a 106-31 win over the Kirtland Community College Firebirds from Lower Michigan. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team won its 16th straight game Wednesday night, beating the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 89-49, on Sophomore Night at the Bay College Gym. The Norse raced to a 30-8 lead after the first quarter and led 56-18 at halftime before coasting to the victory. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos went into survival mode Tuesday night as the MHSAA regional playoffs begam, grinding out a 3-1 win over the Negaunee Miners and their stubborn goaltender, Patrick Klumpp. Click the above headline for details, plus photos, videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
Ashlee Burchette scored a game-high 31 points to help the Bay College Norse women's basketball team rally from 16 points down to beat the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 76-71, Saturday in Escanaba. The win allowed the Norse to extend their winning streak to 15 games. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team rallied in the final six minutes of the game on Saturday to beat the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 84-77, on Alumni Day. The Norse stayed undefeated in MCCAA play, maintained a two-game lead for first place in the conference standings. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association individual regional wrestling tournaments were held on Saturday, and 32 Upper Peninsula boys have qualified for the state finals at Ford Field. Seven of them won regional champions. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team outscored Michigan Tech, 39-15, in the second half and the Wildcats picked up a 70-45 win over the Huskies Saturday in Houghton. The Wildcats avenged an earlier loss to MTU. Click the above headline for details.
Without its top scorer in Max Weisbrod, the Northern Michigan men's basketball team fell short at Michigan Tech on Saturday afternoon, falling 80-69. Click the above headline for details,
Matthew Schutz scored 37 points and Levi Frahm added 21 as the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets avenged last year's overtime loss in Escanaba by winning Friday night, again in overtime, 75-68, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team overcame an upset-minded Alpena Lumberjacks team Wednesday night, using a 13-0 run late in the game to post a 66-57 road victory. The win keeps Bay in first place in the MCCAA North. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team won its 14th straight game Wednesday night, 82-37, over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks in Alpena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Munising High School junior Trevor Nolan scored a school record 44 points and crossed the 1,000 point mark for his Mustangs career after an 84-46 win over Rapid River Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details, and to hear from Nolan.
Norway High School senior Alex Ortman has signed his National Letter of Intent to play two sports, baseball and basketball, at Galludet University in Washington, D.C. Click the above headline to read more about his big decision.
Sophomore Lillie Johnson scored 37 points as part of another double-double, and the Gladstone Braves rallied from ten points down to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 60-51, Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details. (Gladstone Athletics photo)
The 19th-ranked Bay College Norse men's basketball team cruised to an 97-82 road win over Grand Rapids Community College on Saturday to maintain a two-game lead atop the MCCAA North Conference standings with five games left. Click the above headline for details.
It was a rough weekend for the Northern Michigan University hockey team on home ice, as the 'Cats lost to Bemidji State, 4-2, on Friday, and then settled for a 3-3 tie on Saturday. The Beavers won the shootout for an extra standings point. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team won another down-to-the-wire game on Saturday, edging out Purdue Northwest, 69-66, at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for details, video of the final minute, and post-game comments.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team raced to a 25-11 lead after the first quarter and had to grind out a 48-43 win over the Grand Rapids Community College Raiders Saturday, extending their winning streak to 13 games. Cick the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a win in its regular season home game Friday night, 4-1, over DePere Voyageurs, at the Wells Sports Complex. Graham Johnson scored a hat trick and Brett Labre scored on Senior Night. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team took the lead on the first basket in the second quarter and never looked back, defeating the Parkside Rangers 71-60 on Thursday night at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team got right back in the win column on Thursday night, defeating the Parkside Rangers 81-67 at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments. (NMU Photo)
Northern Michigan University football Coach Shane Richardson announced 44 new recruits on National Signing Day, including six from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to hear comments from Menominee's Trevor Theuerkauf, and RRN's Casey Ford's long-form interview with Richardson. (Photo: Negaunee's Kai Lacar signed with NMU)
Michigan Tech University announced 32 new members to its football program, with nine of them coming from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to read about the recruits, and hear comments from Escanaba's Ben Johnson and North Central's Max Nason, as well as Tech Coach Dan Mettlach. (Photo: Escanaba's Ben Johnson on signing day).
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team won its 12th straight game Wednesday night, rolling past the North Central Michigan College Timberwolves, 93-23, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
