No License, Permits Needed To Ride This Weekend
June 05, 2017You won't need an ORV license or trail permit to go riding this weekend across Michigan. It's the annual Free ORV Weekend. Click the above headline to read more.
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Hockey
FINAL FAREWELL: 'Wings Close Joe Louis Arena
April 10, 2017The Detroit Red Wings played their final game at Joe Louis Arena Sunday night after nearly four decades in downtown Detroit. We have obtained the hourlong radio special on the history of the arena, produced by WWJ-AM in Detroit. Click the above headline to listen to that program, and see photos taken at an October game.
Boys Basketball
Hermansville Gold Medal Hoops Classic Wraps Up
April 09, 2017The 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament wrapped up Sunday with more than 12 hours of continuous action inside the Hermansville Community Center. Click the above headline to see video highlights and photos from some of Sunday's action.
Boys Basketball
Championship Weekend Under Way At Gold Medal
April 07, 2017Championship weekend began Friday at the 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament in Hermansville. And Saturday includes games all day. Click the above headline for schedules. Pictured: Class C Champs Norway Gallino Seamless Gutters (Paul Polfus photo).
Boys Basketball
Hermansville Gold Medal Hoops Classic Continues
April 06, 2017Three games were played Thursday night at the Gold Medal Basketball Classic in Hermansville, and all three went down to the wire. Click the above headline for scores from Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and to see Friday night's schedule.
Boys Basketball
DAY 3: Hermansville Gold Medal Classic Continues
April 02, 2017The 79th annual Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament continued on Sunday in Hermansville. Click the above headline to see all of the scores and top scorers.
Boys Basketball
Ten Games Highlight Saturday's Tourney Schedule
April 01, 2017The Hermansville Community Center was full of basketball from morning to night on Saturday as the 79th annual Gold Medal Classic continued with ten contests. Click the above headline to see the results, plus photos and videos from Class C and Class E games.
Boys Basketball
Four Games Open Hermansville Gold Medal Classic
March 31, 2017The Gold Medal Basketball Classic began Friday night at the Hermansville Community Center Gym with four games on the schedule. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see videos and photos from the first night, and see Saturday's schedule.
Hockey
Detroit Red Wings, Tigers Owner Ilitch Dead At 87
February 10, 2017Mike Ilitch, the longtime owner of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team and the Detroit Tigers baseball team, has died at age 87. Ilitch’s company, Ilitch Holdings Inc., confirmed the passing in a statement Friday evening. Click the above headline to read the statement.
Hockey
Sabres Blank Hurricanes In Hockeyville Marquette
October 04, 2016Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Reinhart scored in the second period to back Robin Lehner's shutout as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 Tuesday night at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. It was the Hockeyville USA game. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to coaches' post-game interviews, and to see photos taken by Justin Poquette.
Hockey
Hockeyville Game Brings National Attention To U.P.
October 04, 2016The Hockeyville USA game between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes was a spectacle in of itself Tuesday night, bringing national attention to Marquette and the U.P. The game was broadcast live on NBC Sports, as well as on regional radio. Click the above headline to hear interviews with the NBCSN announcers, as well as the broadcasters of the Buffalo Sabres.
Hockey
GAME ON: Sabres, 'Canes Skate At Lakeview Arena
October 04, 2016The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes skated at Lakeview Arena in Marquette Tuesday, ahead of tonight's NHL exhibition game. The game will be broadcast live on Magic 97 WGLQ and on 100.3 FM The Point. Click the above headline to see more photos taken by Ryan Beckman.
Hockey
Lots Of Events Planned Before Hockeyville Contest
September 29, 2016Excitement is building for the NHL exhibition hockey game, set for next Tuesday between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. Northern Michigan University is helping with a bunch of weekend events. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Radio Results Network To Carry Hockeyville Game
September 27, 2016The Radio Results Network announced on Tuesday that it has been granted the rights to broadcast the NHL Hockeyville game between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes from Marquette's Lakeview Arena next week. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
Baseball
Escanaba Polecats Top Channing Railroaders, 10-6
July 20, 2016The Escanaba Polecats built a big lead and then held on to beat the Channing Railroaders, 10-6, in a Wishigan League game Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game. (Pictured: Sean Bissell hit by pitch)
Golf
Santiwiwatthanaphong Wins Island Resort Tourney
June 26, 2016Sherman “Champagne” Santiwiwatthanaphong of Thailand battled a ferocious wind and carded a 3-under, 69, on Sunday, to win the Island Resort Championship by two shots at 6-under, 210. Click the above headline to see details, courtesy of SymetraTour.com.
Racing
Corrigan, Getzloff Speed To UPIR Microsprint Wins
June 26, 2016It was Fan Appreciation Night Saturday at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of reporter Todd Rose.
Golf
SWEETGRASS SHARING: Sagstrom, Chien On Top
June 25, 2016Madelene Sagstrom hit a 326-yard drive on her final hole for a birdie to close at 1-under, 71 on Saturday at the Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Club. Click the above headline for all of the details, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
Racing
First Day Of Marquette Trail Festival In The Books
June 24, 2016The first day of the Marquette Trail Festival is in the books, with the events scheduled to continue on Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline to see the weekend schedule. Pictured: Keith Dobbratz (383) and Hank Kowalik (380) at the gate.
Golf
Peiyun Chien Leads After First Day At Sweetgrass
June 24, 2016Peiyun Chien carded a 5-under, 67, to take the outright 18-hole lead on Friday at the Island Resort Championship. She made eight birdies on the day and has a one shot lead over two-time winner Madelene Sagstrom, and Jennifer Brumbaugh. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
Racing
Summer Racing Season Begins At Escanaba's UPIR
June 09, 2016The racing season at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba begins Friday night. The racing begins at 7:00. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, it's the Monster Trucks, Tuff Trucks and Sick Air FMX. Click the above headline for more details.
Golf
Gladstone's Argall Wins U.P. Men's Golf Challenge
August 09, 2015Gladstone's Matt Argall won the U.P. Challenge men's golf tournament on Sunday, which was actually held in Marinette, Wisconsin. Argall shot a third-round "70" to end the three-round event with a 209, two shots clear of second place. Click the above headline for details.
Golf
Symetra Tour Event At Sweetgrass Labeled Success
July 02, 2015Last weekend's Island Resort Championship tournament played at Sweetgrass Golf Club – hosted near-record crowds and continued its tradition of supporting local non-profit organizations, prompting organizers to call it the most successful week in the five-year history of the tournament. Click the above headline to read the details.
Baseball
Polecats Build Big Lead, But Lose To Railroaders
July 01, 2015The Escanaba Polecats baseball team built a 6-1 lead after four innings, but the Channing Railroaders rallied for an 8-7 victory in a Wisigan League game Wednesday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
Golf
Swede Holmqvist Wins Island Resort Championship
June 28, 2015Sweden's Dani Holmqvist birdied on the final hole to avoid a playoff and win the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship by one stroke on Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Canadian Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) finished second, while fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson (Smith Falls, Ontario) took third. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
Golf
Canadian Takes Second Round Lead At Sweetgrass
June 27, 2015Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec, Canada) will take a one-shot lead over Dani Holmqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) into the final round of the Island Resort Championship. Tanguay shot a 67 in Saturday's second round at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline to read more details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Golf
Four Ladies Tied Atop Leaderboard At Sweetgrass
June 26, 2015Four golfers share the lead after the first day of the LPGA Symetra Tour event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Dani Holmqvist, Lee Lopez, Lauren Doughtie, and Giulia Molinaro all shot five under par on Friday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Golf
Defending Champ Aronsson Ready For Sweetgrass
June 25, 2015The Island Resort Championship LPGA Symetra Tour begins Friday morning at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Defending champion Molly Aronsson is back in town, and says she has fought off a hip injury to get back into contention for another title. Click the above headline to read details.
Golf
Seventeen Year-Old Canadian To Play At Sweetgrass
June 22, 2015Brooke Henderson from Smiths Falls, Ontario carded a 3-under 69 to win the 2015 Four Winds Invitational by three shots at 10-under 206 Sunday in South Bend, Indiana. She then petitioned the Symetra Tour Commissioner to allow her to play this weekend in the Island Resort Championships at Sweetgrass. Click the above headline to read more.
Baseball
Escanaba Polecats Earn First Wisigan Victory, 11-1
June 17, 2015The Escanaba Polecats baseball team scored five runs in the second inning and pulled away for an 11-1 win over the Tri-City (Ishpeming/Marquette/Negaunee) North Stars Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos. Pictured above: Escanaba's Austin Young after a two-run double.
