The Bay College Norse women's basketball team took another heartbreaking loss on Saturday, this time to the Florida State College-Jacksonville Manta Rays, 57-55, at a tournament hosted by Palm Beach State College. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team opened the 2025 portion of the schedule with a 91-80 win over Roxbury (Mass.) Community College Friday night in Florida. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had a big lead early but lost a heartbreaker to the Palm Beach State College Panthers Friday night in Florida, 68-67. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team found itselfin a sizable 17-point hole in the first half, but a 16-0 run to close the first half and to open the second half helped the Wildcats rally past Davenport, 60-52, Thursday. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team rang in the new year with a victory at Davenport, edging the Panthers 47-40 in a defensive battle. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team played its best game of the season Saturday, but ran into a hot goaltender and a little bit of bad "puck luck" and lost to the St. Edward Eagles from Ohio, 3-2, in an overtime shootout in Alpena. Click the above headline for details.
The Manistique High School hockey team picked up its second win of the season on Saturday, beating the Tri-Valley Thunder from the Saginaw-Bay City area, 5-1, at the Northern Lights Arena in Alpena. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team exploded for four goals in the first four minutes of the third period to beat the Tri-Valley Thunder out of Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, 6-2, Friday evening. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Jackson Goudreau made 28 saves to keep the Manistique Emeralds hockey team in the game, but the Emeralds lost to the Capital City Capitals, 4-1, Friday in Alpena. Ajay Berger scored the only goal late in the game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Holy Name Catholic School's adopted seminarian, Will Heller, who is also a USA Champion Weightlifter, having trained at the USOEC at Northern Michigan University, visited with HN studentS. Click the above headline for details. (Vicki LaFave photo)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association Representative Council had a short agenda at its recent meeting in East Lansing, with only one action item: delaying the implementation of a requirement that baseball teams submit their pitch count reports electronically. Click the above headline for details.
In its final non-conference game of the season, the Northern Michigan men's basketball team handled business on Saturday afternoon at Vandament Arena, defeating the NCAA-III Northland College Lumberjacks 83-37. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team lost for the first time this season on Friday, falling to Northwood, 68-50, in Midland. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and comments from NMU Coach Casey Thousand.
The latest battle between the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves went down to the wire again Friday night. In a game where points were at a premium, the Eskymos pulled out a 38-36 win over the Braves. Click the above headline for details. photos, videos, interviews.
A record number of spectators at girls postseason events pushed Michigan High School Athletic Association attendance during the 2023-24 school year past 1.4 million fans for the second straight year, with the total of 471,651 spectators for girls competitions breaking the previous all-time best set in 2014-15.
The Michigan Tech men's basketball team, backed by a 30-point outing by junior guard Marcus Tomashek, rounded the 2024 slate with a victory over Green Bay, 72-70 in front of 5,207 fans for Education Day at the Resch Center on Wednesday afternoon.
The Escanaba High School hockey team kept its perfect all-time record against the Manisdtique Emeralds intact Tuesday night with an unusually-easy 9-1 victory at the Little Bear West Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team won for the fourth time this season in Wisconsin Dells on Saturday, beating Upper Iowa University, 79-76. Click the above headline for details, see videos, and hear post-game comments from Coach Matt Majkrzak.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two tough games in Ohio this weekend, 2-0 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday, to the Bowling Green State Falcons. Northern's record fell to 1-16-1 on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Nolan Bink had three goals and added three assists to help the Escanaba Eskymos hockey team beat the Negaunee Miners, 9-2, Friday night, at the Negaunee Ice Arena. Graham Johnson added four assists as the Eskymos bounced back from last weekend's empty trip to the Copper Country. Click the above headline for details.
This season, for the first time, an MHSAA Finals team championship will be awarded in high school girls wrestling. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College men's basketball team completed a 3-0 road trip Saturday evening with a wild 115-92 win over the McHenry College Scots in a long game that included 46 personal fouls and 67 free throw attempts.Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team salvaged the final game of its three-game road trip on Saturday with a 79-53 win over the McHenry College Scots in Illinois. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to listen to interviews.
Gerald Gittens scored all 18 of his points and added three steals in the final 8:40 of Saturday's game to help guide the NMU Wildcats past the Parkside Rangers 73-62. Northern is now 6-2 on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team needed some special performances Friday as the shorthanded team tried to beat a fired-up Oakton College squad Friday night in Illinois. And they got that from Josh Williams and Will Kelley. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team lost its second straight road game Friday evening, and it was another game that came down to the wire. Much like in Wednesday night's four-point loss, the Norse were in a position to pull out a win Friday against undefeated Oakton Community College, but ultimately fell, 78-75. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team fell 3-1 to Ferris State on Friday night at the Berry Events Center. Aidyn Hutchinson scored NMU's only goal. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Coach Dave Shyiak's post-game press conferenece.
For the first time in 25 years, the Northern Michigan women's basketball team is 7-0, handling the Purdue Northwest Pride 70-48 to open up GLIAC play on Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, and to hear from NMU Coach Casey Thousand.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team took a tough loss on the road Wednesday night, falling to the Bryant & Stratton Bobcats, 82-78, in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and to listen to interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team, playing without its three top guards due to illness and other issues, found a way to beat the Bryant and Stratton Bobcats, 81-66, Wednesday night. Six Norse players scored in double figures as the 19th-ranked Norse improved to 6-2 on the season. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews.
