The Northern Michigan University Athletics Department is proud to announce the newest inductees to the 2019 NMU Sports Hall of Fame. They will be inducted during a ceremony on Sept. 20 in Marquette. Click the above headline to read about this year's class.
After 31 years as the Head Coach of the Kingsford Flivvers, Coach Chris Hofer is hanging up his cleats. Hofer posted an overall record of 253-94 with State Championship appearances in 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1996 with a perfect 13-0 State Championship season in 1993. Hofer will be inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2019.
Gladstone High School senior Adam Bruce on Friday signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross country and track at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He was the Division One Upper Peninsula champion last fall and was a four-time U.P. champion in wrestling. Click the above headline for more details.
Northern Michigan University senior running back Jake Mayon was named to the Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region Three First Team Offense as he continues to receive postseason accolades. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Northern Michigan University Men's Soccer senior defender Kevin Hoof was named NCAA Division II Men's Scholar All-North/Central Region Team by the United Soccer Coaches. Click the above headline to read more details. (NMU Photo)
Eight Upper Peninsula High School football players have been selected to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams. The announcement came on Friday in Detroit. Click the above headline to see which players were picked.
The Rapid River Rockets won the MHSAA Eight-Player Division Two state championship on Saturday, beating Onekama, 30-18, at the Superior Dome. The Rockets won their first football championship after making the state finals on two other occasions. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the MSAA. (MHSAA photo)
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team lost to top-ranked Leland-3-0, in the state semifinals Friday in Battle Creek. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Leland’s Ella Siddall had 34 assists and five aces, while senior Hanna Elwell had 17 kills for Leland (47-10-1). Carney, playing in its first volleyball semifinal ever, got a big defensive performance from junior Alanis Harris, who had 22 digs. The No. 9 Wolves finished 26-4-1.
The high school football post-season is winding down across Michigan. Click the above headline to see the scoreboard.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams hosted Minnesota-Duluth Tuesday night. The women lost a tight one, 51-45, while the men stayed undefeated with a come-from-behind 64-52 win. Click the above headline to read details on both games,
Senior Jake Mayon was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Back of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC for the second straight year while 11 NMU players earned All-GLIAC Recognition. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team advanced to the state semifinals Tuesday night with a thrilling 3-2 win over the Onaway Cardinals in the quarterfinals at Manistique High School. The scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, and 15-9.
Two Norse Cross Country runners made history over the weekend as the first ever Bay College athletes to compete in an NJCAA National Championship. Gladstone grads Zoie Berg and James Young represented the Norse. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University football team lost its season finale on Saturday, 41-7, to the Ashland Eagles in Ohio. Jake Mayon set an NMU single-season rushing record in the loss. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. picks for the high school football season on Saturday. The Escanaba Eskymos were named the large school Team of the Year, and quarterback Craig Kamin was named the offensive player of the year. Click the above headline to see all of the award selections.
The Rapid River High School football team advanced to the MHSAA Eight-Man Division Two state championship game Friday night with a 36-30 win over the Cedarville Trojans in snowy Rapid River. Tyler Sundling had the game-clinching interception with 45 seconds left. Click the above headline for details and to hear post-game interviews.
Two Norse Cross Country team members are poised to make history as the first ever student-athletes from Bay College to compete in an NJCAA National Championship. Zoie Berg and James Young (both from Gladstone) will compete in Garden City, Kansas, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read details. (Zoie Berg photo from Kansas)
Click the above headline to see the regional volleyball scores involving U.P. teams.
The Northern Michigan University football team rallied from 14 points down to beat Wayne State, 34-24, in a down-to-the-wire game Saturday in Detroit. Anthony Ladd's 97-yard pick-six interception clinched the win with ten seconds to play. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos, and listen to replays and interviews.
The Escanaba High School football team won a district championship on Saturday, beating Alma, 14-13, with a Christer Carne touchdown and Ethan Silverstone kick with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter. Escanaba gets another crack at Grand Rapids Catholic Central next Saturday at noon. Click the above headline for more details.
The Rapid River Rockets scored on a trick play with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter and beat the Forest Park Trojans, 40-34, in a thrilling Eight-Man regional championship game on Friday. Click the above headline to read details and listen to post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night after a marathon loss to the Houghton Gremlins in the district semifinals, 3-2. Escanaba won the first set, 25-19, before the Gremlins evened the match, also 25-19. Escanaba dominated the third set, 25-11, but the Gremlins rallied to win the fourth set, 25-23, and the fifth, 15-5. Click the above headline for U.P. results.
The Gladstone Braves won the first set, but the Kingsford Flivvers roared back to post a 3-1 victory in the MHSAA Division Three volleyball district semifinals Tuesday night in Gladstone. The scores were 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-16. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and scores from other U.P. matches.
The Manistique Emeralds opened the volleyball post-season Monday with a 3-0 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos in the Division Three district tournament. The scores were 25-10, 25-19, 25-22. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and other U.P. scores.
Christian Laettner put on a series of camps in Gladstone on Sunday. He was a two-time national champion at Duke University, played 13 seasons with several teams in the NBA, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. Laettner posed for photos and there were raffle tickets drawn for Duke University and Team USA jerseys. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
Jake Mayon broke Northern Michigan University's All-time rushing record on Saturday, and the Wildcats jumped to a 14-0 lead over the Michigan Tech Huskies. But the Wildcats lost their ninth straight game to the Huskies, 35-33, in yet another game that went down to the wire at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, radio replays, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Ludington Orioles, 27-20, Saturday afternoon in their playoff opener. The time for the second round playoff game has been announced. Escanaba will travel to Alma next Saturday for a 12:00 noon kickoff. Against Ludington, The Eskymos took the lead in the final minute on a hook-and-lateral play, with Ben Willis getting the Craig Kamin pass and tossing it to Josh Bruntjens, who ran for the touchdown. Ludington had one last chance, but an interception by Nick Ramos (and a fumble recovery by Alex Lynch) sealed the game for the Eskymos.
The Forest Park Trojans and Rapid River Rockets pulled off playoff surprises Friday night as the post-season began. The Trojans stunned top-seeded North Central, 36-24, while the Rockets turned back the favored Engadine Eagles, 20-18, in Engadine. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos from the Trojans-Jets game.
Ryan Black scored in the second period and two Wildcats scored late empty-net goals as the Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Bemidji State, 3-0, Friday night at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Athletics.
The Northern Michigan University football team held its final full practice Thursday night before Saturday's Upper Peninsula battle against the Michigan Tech Huskies. MTU has won the Miners Cup eight straight years. The Radio Results Network will be distributing Rally Towels for the first 1,000 fans who enter the Dome at each entrance on Saturday. Click the above headline for pictures from Thursday's practice.
