The Great Northern Conference baseball post-season awards were announced Wednesday night. The awards were voted on by the coaches from Marquette, Escanaba, Kingsford, Menominee, and Gladstone during in Marquette. Click the above heeadline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team honored its Class of 2026 Wednesday night, and then beat the Marquette Sentinels, 11-1, at Al Ness Field. The seven seniors were recognized in the pre-game ceremony, which included the traditonal "passing of the torch", where the seniors throw a pitch to the underclassmen. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the evening.
Northern Michigan University hockey team has announced its 2026-27 season schedule. The 'Cats kick off the 50th anniversary season at home, hosting Miami University (Ohio) for opening weekend on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3. Click the above headline for the details.
The Upper Peninsula got some national recognition this week fom the USA Today newspaper. The UP was named the publication's “Top Readers Choice in the US” for a golf getaway. Our region was listed as the best on the Top Ten list for 2026, after being ranked fifth out of ten in the 2025 poll. Click the above headline for the details, and to hear RRN's interview with Tony Mancilla at the Sweetgrass Golf Course and Sage Run.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association on Friday releeasesd its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. A group of 18 reporters from across the entire U.P. met earlier in the week in Marquette to make the selections. Westwood Patriots senior Ethan Marta was chosen as Mr. Basketball, along with being the Division 1-3 Player of the Year and member of the all-class Dream Team. Dollar Bay senior Liam Tourtillott was named the Division Four Player of the Year. Click the above headline to see all of the winners. (MHSAA Photo)
Northern Michigan Athletics has named Keil Ganz as its next head men's basketball coach, Athletic Director Rick Comley announced Friday. Ganz returns to Marquette after spending the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. This marks his third stint with the Wildcats program, as he previously served as associate head coach during the 2024-25 season and as an assistant coach in 2023-24, following an earlier stop in 2019-20. (NMU Photo, story)
The Northern Michigan University women's lacrosse team downed the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, winning 23-1, Friday, in the Superior Dome. The Wildcats (7-2, 1-0 GLIAC) were led by Josie Lakosky, who scored eight goals and three assists for 11 points to go along with nine shots and shots on goal, five ground balls, five draw controls, and five caused turnovers. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
After seven seasons leading the Northern Michigan men's basketball program, head coach Matt Majkrzak has accepted the head coaching position at Division I Northern Illinois University. Click the above headline for NMU story, and to hear RRN's Casey Ford interview Majkrzak about his decision to leave NMU. (RRN Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team fell to the Walsh Cavaliers in the second round of the DII NCAA Tournament on Sunday. NMU's season ended with a program-best 28-7 record. Click the above headline for details. (Story, photo courtesy of NMU Sports Information)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team pulled off a March miracle by using a 10-2 run in the final 32 seconds of the game to stun the Rockhurst Hawks by a margin of 86-85 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. "I've never seen a comeback like that," said NMU Head Coach Matt Majkrzak. "We kept fighting, and you go down to the final horn, and we win." Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and post-game comments.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team hung tight with the Wayne State Warriors for three quarters, but a 24-13 final frame for WSU powered them past the Wildcats 77-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night. That ended Northern's season with a 25-8 record. Click the above headline for details, and to hear from Coach Casey Thousand and Sarah Newcomer. (NMU story, photo)
It was Selection Sunday late Sunday night, and the Northern Michigan University men's and women's basketball teams both heard their names called for trips to the NCAA-II tournaments. Click the above headline for details and to hear reaction from both NMU head coaches.
The No. 21 Northern Michigan women's basketball team fell to No. 2 Grand Valley State in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Semifinals on Saturday, 66-38. Click the above headline for details. (GVSU Photo)
Dylan Kuehl was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, headlining a group of postseason honors for Northern Michigan men's basketball. Matt Majkrzak was selected as the GLIAC Coach of the Year, while Cal Klesmit earned First Team All-GLIAC honors and Jackson Dudek was named to the Second Team. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team advanced to the GLIAC Semifinals with a 74-66 victory over the Michigan Tech Huskies on Wednesday evening at Vandament Arena. It was NMU's third win over Tech this season, and the 'Cats will play top-ranked Grand Valley State on Saturday in Allendale. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team rolled past the Ferris State Bulldogs 91-62 on Wednesday night to advance to the GLIAC Semifinals. Being the No. 1 seed, NMU will host the Semifinals and Championship on Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
For the fourth consecutive season, the Northern Michigan Wildcats are GLIAC champions, claiming a share of the 2025-26 regular-season title with a commanding, wire-to-wire 98-75 victory over the Parkside Rangers on Saturday. The 'Cats will host Ferris State in the GLIAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's Casey Ford interview the Wildcat players and Coach Matt Majkrzak. (NMU Photo)
The Houghton Gremlins and Marquette Sentinels battled to a 0-0 tie after two periods of play in a MHSAA Division Three state quarterfinal game Saturday night at the Northern Michigan University Berry Events Center. But the Gremlins finally broke through in the third period, and earned a 4-0 victory over the Sentinels. The win sends Houghton to the state semifinals in downstate Plymouth. Click the above headline for details.
Opening the final weekend of regular season play, the Wildcats handled business against the Roosevelt Lakers on Thursday evening with a wire-to-wire 89-58 victory. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The NMU lacrosse team moved to 4-0 to start the season on Thursday, downing the Lewis Flyers 14-8, in the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to hear comments from Coach Lindsey Majkrzak. (NMU photo)
The Marquette Sentinels won a hockey regional championship Wednesday night with a gritty 3-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Marquette Senior High School girl's swim and diving team won an MHSAA Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday, outdistancing the Houghton Gremlins, 311-226, to take their fifth straight U.P. title. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA. (MHSAA photo)
One of the most dominant careers in Northern Michigan men's basketball history reached new heights on Saturday afternoon, as Dylan Kuehl surpassed 2,000 career points in a dominant 75-53 win at Ferris State. Kuehl scored a game-high 20 points, shooting 10-17 from the field. He added four rebounds and four assists. He is now just the fourth player in program history to reach the 2K milestone. Click the above headline for details.
In a top-20 matchup, the No. 20 Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball team fell to the No. 16 Ferris State Bulldogs 80-68 on Saturday afternoon at Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's post-game interview with Coach Casey Thosuand. (NMU story, photo)
The NMU hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to Lake Superior State Saturday on Senior Night at the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats honored seniors Nicolas Ardanaz, Tynan Ewart, Zane Demsey, Caiden Gault, Kyle Bettens, Danny Ciccarello, and Matthew Argentina before puck drop with a wonderful ceremony for those family, friends, and fans in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In front of a sold-out crowd, the No. 22 Northern Michigan Wildcats knocked off their UP rival and No. 12 Michigan Tech 70-64 in a thrilling, high-intensity battle. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In a big GLIAC college basketball contest among U.P. rivals, NMU Wildcat fans packed the Vandament Arena to see their Northern Michigan Wildcats face rival Michigan Tech Thursday night. The Wildcats came out on top after a four-quarter battle, 68-57. Click the above headline for details (NMU photo)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association high school hockey regional tournaments get started this week. All ten Upper Peninsula teams are in Division Three, broken down into two regioanals. Click the above headline for the schedules.
In a game plagued by penalties, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats fell 6-0 on the Ferris State University Bulldogs Senior Night Saturday in Big Rapids. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story, photo)
The No. 12 Nothern Michigan Wildcats pulled away from the Purdue Northwest Pride in the second quarter and never looked back, emerging victorious 82-57 on Valetine's Day afternoon. Click the above headline for details, and comments from Coach Casey Thousand. (NMU Photo)
