The Marquette Marathon Race Committee and the Northern Michigan University announced that the NMU athletic department will assume responsibility for the Marquette Marathon starting in 2020. Click the above headline for details.
USA Luge has named Torrey Cookman, of Marquette, and Henry Anderson, of Appleton as members of the United States Natural Track Luge Team. The announcement occurred from team headquarters Monday. Click the above headline for details.
The Detroit Red Wings exploded for two goals in each of the first two periods and cruised past the St. Louis Blues, 4-1, in the Kraft USA Hockeyville NHL exhbition game Thursday night at the Calumt Colosseum. Click the above headline for details, photos.
Detroit Red Wings radio play-by-play man Ken Kal was in Calumet Thursday night to broadcast the Wings game against the St. Louis Blues. Kal, in his 25th season with the Red Wings and his 36th overall, said he enjoyed the atmosphere of the Hockeyville program, and the U.P's embrace of the Red Wings. Click the above headline to read more.
Marquette High School graduate Troy Anderson has a dream job eleven years after graduating, working with the National Hockey League and the Detroit Red Wings as a videographer in social media. Click the above headline to read moree about him.
The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues are in Calumet for the Hockeyville USA game Thursday night at the Calumet Colosseum. The teams were treated to a police and fire escort to the century-old arena, with hundreds of kids waiting to get their items autographed. The teams also had their morning practices in the arena. Click the above headline to see photos, videos. (Pictured: Wings star Dylan Larkin signes an autograph)
The 49th annual Upper Peninsula Hardball Classic came to an end on Sunday in Iron Mountain, with the Fox Cities Ssquatches winning another championship. The Sasquatches won the title for the eighth time since 2010. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Federation of International Skiing Race Director Walter Hofer and Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday the commitment to bring the FIS Ski Jump World Cup back to Iron Mountain in 2021. It will be the first time in 21 years. Click the above headline for details.
Gladstone High School graduate Bryce Douglas shot four rounds at or below par and captured the Upper Peninsula Golf Association men's championship at the Terrace Bluff Golf Course. Douglas won the title by one stroke, shooting a four-under 284 for the tournament. Click the above headline to read the details. (UPGA Photo)
The eighth annual Polfus Wiffleball Tournament was held this weekend in the Menominee County town of Hermansville. Ten teams of guys played in the double elimination event Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Daniela Iacobelli started the final round six shots off the lead in a share of thirteenth at the 2019 Island Resort Championship. Posting a 7-under-par, 65, on Sunday was enough to put her atop the leaderboard to force a two-person playoff. Iacobelli birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Cindy Ha to take home the trophy. Both women clinched spots in the LPGA event next month in France. Click the above headline to hear comments from both, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
A big performance Saturday from Louise Stahle of 7-under par 65 launched her into sole command of the lead at the ninth annual Island Resort Championship with an overall score of 10-under par. Click the above headline for details. (Symetra Tour photo)
Four players sit tied for the lead of 5-under par in Harris, Mich. after 18 holes at the ninth annual Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline to read details. (Symetra Tour Photo, story)
Third-generation driver Robby Iverson played it safe and dodged several caution periods and went on to grab the lead on a restart with two laps to go to capture the Auto Value Round I super late model main event at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
The National Hockey League announced Tuesday that the Detroit Red Wings will take on the St. Louis Blues in the Hockeyville USA exhibition game on Thursday, September 26, at the Calumet Colosseum. Click the above headline to read details.
The 81st annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament came to an end on Sunday in Hermansville with four championship games. There were 21 total games played Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline for details, All-Tournament teams and award winners and to see photos and video clips from two of Sunday's games.
There were four games played Friday in Hermansville as the Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Radio Results Network will begin broadcasting Detroit Lions football this fall, on 102.5 The Moose and 100.3 The Point. Click the above headline for details.
The 81st annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued over the weekend in the Menominee County town of Hermansville. Click the above headline for the update.
For the second time in four years, the Upper Peninsula is home to Hockeyville USA after Calumet was named the winner of the national contest on Sunday. This after Marquette's Lakeview Arena won the honor in 2016 and hosted an NHL Pre-Season game. Now the Calumet Colosseum has will do the same this fall. Click the above headline for details.
The Ishpeming Ski Club is proud to present the 132nd Annual Suicide Ski Hill Ski Jumping Tournament. It is set for January 22nd, and tickets are on sale now. You can also make a donation to help run the event. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Community Rowing Club is hosting its annual Iron Oars Regatta at Teal Lake in Negaunee this Sunday. Click the above headline for details, photos.
Trailing by three shots entering Sunday’s Island Resort Championship final round, Ruixin Liu overcame the deficit, high winds and an injury to find her way to the Symetra Tour winner’s circle for the first time. Click the above headline for details.
Ssu-Chia Cheng fired a six-under par 66 Saturday to take the lead heading into the final round of the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship in Harris. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Esther Lee fired a seven-under 65 to take the lead after the first round of the LPGA Symetra Tour event Friday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. There are 22 people within four shots of the lead heading into Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball team held a special promotion over the weekend in an effort to expand its Upper Peninsula fan base. The team is an affiliate of the Miwaukee Brewers, and celebrated "Yooper Day" as the Peoria Chiefs came to Appleton. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interview with Club President Rob Verjav.
Special Olympics Michigan announced Monday that 36 athletes have been named to Team Michigan for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games being held in Seattle. Escanaba swimmer Danielle Bowen is among the 36 athletes. Click the above headline for details.
Emma Talley finished up her second round on Sunday at the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass, and then watched the rains fall again. This time, it was too much for the course to take and the third round was called off, and Talley collected the trophy and winner's check. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of Symetra Tour.
The Island Resort Championship Symetra Tour ladies golf event was halted by rain on Saturday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Emma Talley shot three under par on nine holes of golf to take the lead at -9. Click the above headline to details, courtesy of Symetra Tour.
Symetra Tour rookie Ruixin Liu fired a career-best round of 7-under par 65 on Friday in the first round of the seventh annual Island Resort Championship. Second-year Symetra player Emma Talley is one stroke back. Click the above headline for details.
