Northern Michigan University's cross country team has signed seven athletes to attend school and run for the Wildcats this fall, including two Upper Peninsula natives. Click the above headline to read details about NMU's new recruits.
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 high school cross country seasons came to an end on Saturday with the MHSAA U.P. Finals at the Gentz's Course in Marquette. The boys champions were Marquette (Division 1), Ishpeming (Division 2), and Rudyard (Division 3). The girls champions were Marquette (D-1), Hancock (D-2), and Chassell (D-3). Click the above headline to see the results.
Two Bay College Norse cross country runners wrapped up their careers on Friday by competing in the U.P. Collegiate Championships. The Norse did not have enough runners for a team score. Two sophomores ran their final Norse races individually, with James Young finishing 37th overall in 34 minutes, 24.4 seconds. In the ladies' race, Bay's Lauren Peters finished 33rd, in 31:47.3. Click the above headline to see photos from the event.
The Northern Michigan University women's cross country team took first at the U.P. Collegiate championships at the NMU Golf Course on Friday, while the Michigan Tech took the top spots in the men's race. Click the above headline for photos and results.
The Marquette Redmen had four of the top seven finishers and won the Barnyard Classic boys cross country race on Thursday at the Beauchamp Farm in Delta County. Gladstone's Giovanni Mathews won the race by 11.3 seconds. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette High School boys and girls cross country teams won the Kingsford Invitational on Tuesday, with the boys winning by one point. Click the above headline for details, plus the results of the Escanaba, Gladstone, and Rapid River runners.
The Bay College Norse opened its third season of cross country running by sending three runners to an event at Concordia University. Click the above headline to see how they did.
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.
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.
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)
Gladstone High School senior Adam Bruce wrapped up an outstanding season on the cross country trails Saturday by capturing the MHSAA Division One championship at Pictured Rocks Golf Course in Munising. The Braves took third as a team. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech, Bay College, and Finlandia University cross country runners gathered Friday at the NMU Golf Course for the U.P. Collegiate Championships. Tech won both team scores, with the Huskies winning the women's meet by four points over NMU. Click the above headline to see results, photos, videos.
Bay College's Cross Country Teams faced wet and muddy conditions for a second week in a row, this time in an event hosted by UW-Oshkosh. Both teams would post a team score for the first time since they hosted back on September 22. Click the above headline for details.
Marquette High School won both the boys and girls Great Northern Conference cross country championships on Thursday in Flat Rock. The Gladstone Braves were runners up in the boys race while the Menominee Maroons were second in the girls race. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video clips.
The Bay College Norse Cross Country Teams participated in the Gene Davis Invitational hosted by Lawrence University Saturday. North Central graduate Connor Robinson and Gladstone grad Zoie Berg were the top runners. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves boys cross country team had the top three fastest times at the Barnyard Invitational Thursday in Flat Rock. But the Marquette Redmen had even more depth and won the meet, 45-61. Marquette also won the girls meet, 42-62, over second place Menominee. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Bay College held its home cross country meet at the Beauchamp Farm on Saturday. The Norse got a third-plajce performance from Zoie Berg in the women's race, and a top ten finish from James Young in the men's race. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay Norse Cross Country teams opened their season on Friday at Michigan State. Four women would end up scoring for the Norse, while three runners on the Men's side put up official times. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay Norse Cross Country Team has finalized their schedule for the 2018 season. The Norse will compete in six regular season competitions, highlighted by a home meet next Saturday, Sept. 22. The season-opener is this weekend. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School fall sports teams gathered at the Marble Athletic Field Sunday night for the annual Meet The Braves event. The coaches and players for the football, cross country, volleyball, and girls tennis teams were on hand. Click the above headline to see photos, and hear from the Braves cross country team on the upcoming season.
Bay College has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to run on the Norse cross country teams this fall. All of them are from the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Gladstone's James Young)
The high school cross country season came to an end on Saturday with the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals in Munising. Boys and girls teams from schools big and small gathered at the Pictured Rocks Golf Course for the event. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College Norse wrapped up their first-ever cross country running season on Saturday by competing at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Nick LaRose was Bay's top male runner)
The Marquette High School boys and girls cross country teams won the Great Northern Conference championship Thursday at Escanaba's Ludington Park. The Marquette boys were led by individual champion Luke Rambo, while Redette Erica Asmus won the girls race. Click the above headline for details, plus a few photos from the JV races.
The Bay College Norse cross country teams competed in the Gene Davis Invitational hosted by Lawrence University in Appleton on Saturday. Freshman Caityln Havelka of Stephenson (pictured) was Bay's top runner. Click the above headline to see the results.
Bay College made history on Saturday, hosting its first athletic event in nearly 40 years. The Norse held a cross country invitational at the Beauchamp Farm in Flat Rock. Click the above headline to see results, photos and videos, and hear Bay College interviews.
The Houghton Gremlins boys cross country team won the championship of the Munising Al Harger Invitational Tuesday afternoon. The Gremlins had 51 points, with Ishpeming second (74), and Negaunee third (105). Click the above headline for more details.
The Negaunee Miners had the top two runners and easily won the Al Harger Cross Country Invitational Tuesday in Munising. The Miners had 60 points, with Sault Ste. Marie taking second with 98. Negaunee's Emily Paupore won the race in 19:20.4, and teammate Clara Johnson was second (19:56.7). Click the above headline for more details.
