he 2019-20 season came to a close for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team as the fifth-seeded Wildcats fell to fourth-seeded Parkside in the GLIAC Quarterfinals, 80-67, Tuesday night, in Kenosha. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team saw the 2019-20 season come to a close Tuesday night, falling at Grand Valley State 65-34 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read details.
Andie Balenger's three-point shot as time expired gave the Gladstone High School girls basketball team a massive upset in the first round of the MHSAA playoffs Monday night as the Braves stunned the undfeeated Menominee Maroons, 46-45, in Menominee. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team qualified for the MHSAA Division Two State Finals this weekend after finishing second at the regional tournament in Gaylord. Escanaba finished with 3,719 pins. Cadillac took first with 3,873. Iron Mountain also qualified by taking third with 3,678 pins. The state finals start next Friday in Waterford.
The Bay College Norse baseball team hosted its annual clinic for area students Saturday afternoon. There were two three-hour long sessions: one for third through eighth graders, and another for high school kids. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team scored a late goal Saturday night and beat the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2, in Houghton. Tech won Friday's game in Marquette, 8-4. The split gives NMU the third seed in the WCHA Playoffs, and Tech will be coming to Marquette next weekend. Click the above headline for details on both games.
The Gladstone Braves scored the final ten points of the game to stun the Escanaba Eskymos, 73-67, Friday night in Gladstone. Caden Alworden's four-point play in the final minute was the difference. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored two goals in each period Thursday night and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Two Regional semifinals at the Negaunee Ice Arena. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Michigan Tech University men's basketball team made 18 of 20 three-point attempts and rolled past the Northern Michigan University Wildcats, 91-61, Thursday night in Marquette. Both teams qualified for the GLIAC Tournament after all of the games were completed in the league. Click the above headline for details from both teams.
The Michigan Tech University women's basketball team eeked out a 51-48 win over the Northern Michigan University Wildcats Thursday night in Marquette. Both teams qualified for the GLIAC Tournament. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College men’s basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night in the NJCAA Region 13 semifinals, losing to Dakota County Technical College (Minn.), 82-71, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team wrapped up an emotional season filled with injuries and an abrupt coaching change with a heartbreaking loss in the NJCAA Regional semifinals Wednesday night, falling to the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 60-57, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline to read details.
The Menominee High School girls basketball team went on a big run in the third quarter Tuesday night and pulled away from the Escanaba Eskymos, 70-50, in Escanaba. Emma Anderson led the way with 23 points. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team scored early and often Monday night as they beat the Westwood Patriots, 79-61, in Gladstone. Noah Ballard scored 22 points, Rane Castor added 20, and Mike Hagebusch scored a career-high 14 points in the win. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School boys bowling team literally rolled to an Upper Peninsula championship Saturday night in Marquette, beating two teams that they had not defeated all season along the way. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
Twenty-four Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers qualified for the MHSAA State Finals at Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday by placing in the top four at their individual regional tournaments downstate. Seven of them won championships. Click the above headline to see who qualified. (Pictured: Gladstone's Michael Brazeau)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the first period and beat the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 7-2, Saturday afternoon, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and photos/videos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team rebounded from Friday's loss to Lake Superior State by posting a 5-1 win in Sault Ste. Marie Saturday night. Joe Nardi scored twice for NMU in Saturday's win. Click the above headline for details on both games.
Tyler Sundling scored 28 points and broke the 1,000 point mark for his Rapid River career as the Rockets beat the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 76-66, Friday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and video highlights.
Nicole Kamin scored 31 points and Taylor Ray added 15 as the Escanaba High School girls basketball team beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 72-50, Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
Jake Vantubbergen scored 39 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Grand Valley State University men's basketball team knocked off the Northern Michigan Wildcats in a double-overtime thriller, 82-79, Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Swim and Dive teams embarked in the 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Wednesday. Through their first day of finals, the women's team won two events and stand in first with 206.5 points while the men hold third with 123 points. Click the above headline to read details.
Brett LaFord scored 17 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career Tuesday night as the Carney-Nadeau High School boys basketball team held off the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 62-56. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
All three Upper Peninsula Division One college hockey teams will become a part of the new Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) in the 2021-22 season, joining four other WCHA schools in a league that does not include the two Alaska schools, as well as Alabama-Huntsville. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team outscored the Gladstone Braves, 20-6, in the fourth quarter, to post a 47-39 come-from-behind win in the Battle of Delta County Monday night. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education has decided to retire its Native Chief logo Monday night. While the school has used a Block M for many years now, the decision to officially remove the chief emblem passed, 6-1. The board made no decision on potential changes to the nickname itself. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season on Saturday with an easy 108-49 win over an understaffed Truman College team in Chicago. All twelve Norse players scored as Bay ended the regular season with a 17-10 record. Click the above headline for details, hear interviews, and to see photos and videos.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had a war on its hands for a second straight day on Saturday, and the Norse pulled out another tight victory in their regular season finale, 71-64, over Truman College. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
After being shut out by the Bemidji State Beavers, 5-0, on Friday, the Northern Michigan University hcokey team played better on Saturday before falling, 5-1. The final score was boosted by two empty net goals. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams had a rough day in Big Rapids on Saturday, as the women's team lost to Ferris State, 68-56, and the Wildcat men's team lost to the Bulldogs, 71-68. Click the above headline for details. (Ferris State photo)