The Forest Park Trojans volleyball team cruised to a district championship Thursday night, with an eye on bigger and better things in the next two weeks. The Trojans continued their domination of UP opponents, brushing away the Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals in straight sets. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night with a heartbreaking loss in the NJCAA Region 12 Great Lakes Tournament. The Norse had a 2-sets-to-1 lead over the Kellogg Community College Bruins, but lost the fourth set in overtime, and lost the deciding fifth set, 15-13. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College men's basketball team opened its season with two games on the home court this weekend, and Bay beat Minnesota-North Hibbing, 95-75, Friday night, and Rock Valley College (Ill.), 71-68, on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Bay College has hired a new head softball coach. Tim McIntyre will take over the program for Bay after serving as an assistant coach at Escanaba High School for the past five seasons. The 1993 Escanaba High School graduate will replace John Garris, who passed away earlier this year.
The MHSAA girls volleyball district tournaments continued Wednesday night with semifinal matches across the Upper Peninsula. Kingsford, West Iron County, and North Dickinson all won marathon, come-from-behind five-set matches. Others had a much easier time. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules. (Photo/Casey Ford credit: Munising Mustangs won, 3-0 over Rapid River)
The Escanaba High School volleyball team opened the MHSAA Division Two district tournament Monday night with a 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves. The scores were 25-20, 25-12, and 27-25. The Eskymos will travel to Negaunee for the second round on Wednesday. Click the above headline to see details, photos, and videos.
The Escanaba High School football team opened state playoff action on Saturday with a 17-13 win over the Freeland Falcons before a large crowd at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The Eskymos advance to the second round next weekend against the Big Rapids Cardinals.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two more tight games this weekend, falling in South Dakota to Augustana, 2-1 on Friday, and 3-1 on Saturday. The losses left NMU with an 0-10 record on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story and photo)
Nine Upper Peninsula high school football teams survived the first weekend of the playoffs, and will play some November games next weekend. Escanaba, Kingsford, Menominee, Bark River-Harris, and Iron Mountain are all alive in 11-player. Norway, North Dickinson, Pickford and Lake Linden-Hubbell are alive in eight-player. Click the above headline to see the schedules and Week One scores.
The Northern Michigan University football team took on the nation's top team in the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon, falling 70-35, in Big Rapids. The Wildcats scored first and outgained Ferris 116-88 after 15 minutes, where they were tied 14-14. But the Bulldogs turned it up another gear out of halftime to put the game away. Click the headline for RRN videos and interiew. (Ferris State photo)
Michigan Tech's hockey team shut out St. Lawrence University 3-0 on Saturday at Appleton Arena in New York, rebiounding from Friday night's loss fo Clarkson. Isaac Gordon, Max Koskipirtti, and Kalem Parker scored the goals, and Owen Bartoszkiewicz earned the shutout with 28 saves. (Michigan Tech photo, story)
The Michigan Tech football team outscored Roosevelt 35-7 in the second half to earn a 56-31 victory at Kearly Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With two games to play, Michigan Tech has reached seven wins for the second consecutive season under head coach Dan Mettlach in his fourth season at the helm of his alma mater. The Huskies are now 7-2 and 4-1 in GLIAC play. (MTU Photo and Story)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team opened its season Friday night with an easy 107-29 win over the Lorain Community College Commodores out of Ohio. Bay had six players score in double figures, and 12 of their 13 players scored at least once. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The NMU men's soccer team played spoiler to open senior weekend, downing the GLIAC regular-season champion hopeful, Roosevelt, 2-1. The Lakers were on the hunt to leave fate in their own hands, as a win today and a win on Sunday against Parkside would have crowned the Rangers as GLIAC Regular Season Champions for the second consecutive season. (NMU story, photo)
The Bay College Norse basketball teams will open their seasons Friday evening with the Terrace Bay Classic at the Bay College Gym. The Norse held Media Night Wednesday night on campus, and you can the audio of the press conferences by clicking the AUDIO buttons attached to this article.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team closed the regular season in Escanaba Wednesday night with the annual Pink Out Night for breast cancer awareness. The Norse won the match over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks, 25-21, 26-28, 25-21. and 25-21. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
In yet another instant classic between U.P. rivals Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech, the Wildcats outlasted the Huskies in a five-set thriller, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24, 14-25, 20-18, behind a career performance from senior McKenzie Gruner, who hammered down 24 kills and carried NMU to victory in front of an electric Vandament Arena crowd on Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story, photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was tied 2-2 with the top-ranked team in the nation after two periods of play Saturday night before ultimately dropping the second game of the weekend series against the Michigan State Spartans, 6-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Freshman quarterback Elliott Larner ran wild on Northern Michigan, scoring four rushing touchdowns and a passing TD en route to the Michigan Tech football squad's 15th-consecutive Miner's Cup victory, with a 56-17 win at the Superior Dome on Saturday afternoon. Click the headline to see stories written by both Tech and NMU. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech hockey team earned a CCHA series sweep with a 4-2 victory over Ferris State on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies got goals from four different players. Michigan Tech honored the 1975 NCAA Championship team on the ice during the first intermission. Click the above headline for details. (MTU story, photo)
After a five-set thriller and emotional win on Friday night, the Northern Michigan volleyball team found itself in another heart-stopper on Saturday, this time on the wrong end of it, falling to the Wayne State Warriors 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, and 15-17 in front of a loud Vandament Arena crowd. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Story)
The Escanaba High School football team wrapped up the regular season with a 38-12 win over the rival Gladstone Braves Friday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos finished with an 8-1 record, with only a 34-30 loss to Gaylord as a blemish, and they'll move on to the MHSAA playoffs with a game next Saturday afternoon in Escanaba against a still-to-be-determined team. Click the above headline for details.
The NMU hockey team dropped game one of the weekend series against the best team in the country, losing 4-0 to the Michigan State Spartans, Friday night in Marquette. The Wildcats (0-7-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) had its chances to score, including six power play attempts and a shot off the post, but were unsuccessful in its man-advantage opportunities, marking the first time the 'Cats have been shut out this season.
It was an exciting return to Vandament Arena on Friday evening for the Northern Michigan volleyball team, as the Wildcats outlasted the Grand Valley State Lakers in a five-set thriller, 25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 23-25, and 15-12. (NMU story, photo)
The Michigan Tech hockey team won 5-1 over Ferris State in the home and CCHA opener on Friday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies came back from a 1-0 first-period deficit, scoring five straight goals. Tech will be honoring the 1975 NCAA Championship Team during the first intermission of Saturday night's game.
College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Davenport University Panthers. Kick-off ot Noon ET. Listen on WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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High School Football. Kingsfird Flivvers vs Ogemaw Heights Falcons. MHSAA Division Five District Championship Game. From West Branch, Michigan. Kickoff is 1:00 ET/12:00 CT. Coverage begins at 12:45 ET/11:45 CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze), and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WZNL
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Michigan Tech University Huskies. From the Berry Events Center in Marquette. Face off is 6:07ET/5:07 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com
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Men's College Basketball. Michigan State University Spartans vs University of Arkansas Razorbacks. From the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Tip-off is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze Iron Mountain) and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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NFL Football. Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders. From Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. Kick-off is 4:25 ET. Coverage begins at 3:15 ET. On WCMM-FM (102.5 Escanaba), WJPD-FM (92.3 Marquette), and WIMK-FM (93.1 Iron Mountain)
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NFL Foorball. Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles. From Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Kickoff is 8:15ET/7:15 CT. Coverage begins at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT. On WGLQ-FM (97.1 Escanaba/Iron Mountain/Manistique) and WUPZ-FM (94.9 The Bay Marquette/Munising).
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