The Northern Michigan volleyball team beat the Parkside Rangers in the GLIAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night in Vandament Arena, 3-1, (25-16, 25-15, 25-20, 25-15) to advance to this weekend's Semifinals. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The MHSAA regional tournaments are wrapping up across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the schedules and scores.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team took victory from the jaws of defeat after a coach's challenge overturned what would have been a match point for the Michigan Tech Huskies. Instead, NMU pulled out a thrilling 3-2 victory. Click the above headline for details.
Delta College (Saginaw) 3, Bay College 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-21). Final home match of the season for the Norse. Menominee's Piper Monroe led Bay with ten kills. On defense, Norse libero Jade Jasenovsky led the way with 33 digs. The Norse travel to Ironwood to face Gogebic Community College Saturday afternoon, and then play their final three MCCAA matches on the road next week in Lower Michigan.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team picked up a big win on Thursday night, tying a season-high with 13 aces to help secure a four-set victory over rival Michigan Tech at Vandament Arena, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, and 25-15. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team picked up a non-conference win Tuesday night, beating the injury-plagued Bark River-Harris Broncos, 3-0. The scores were 25-13, 25-16, and 25-20. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews, and U.P. scores.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team won a marathon match on Saturday, beating Bryant & Stratton College, 3-2. The scores were 25-22, 26-28, 25-20, 17-25, 15-13. Piper Monroe led Bay with 19 kills. Rylee Hansen added 12 kills and Olyvia Saxton chipped in ten. Defensively, Jade Jasenovsky led the way with 29 digs and Riley Moore added 20 digs. Bay College improved to 5-13 on the season. The Norse will be on the road again on Tuesday against Montcalm College in Lower Michigan.
Senior outside hitter Jacqueline Smith set a program record that stood for over 30 years, becoming the Northern Michigan volleyball all-time kills leader in a 3-1 victory over the Lake Superior State Lakers on Saturday evening. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team outlasted the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks, 3-2, in a MCCAA match Tuesday night in Escanaba. The scores were 25-17, 17-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-9. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Volleyball Team began conference play at home on Tuesday and came out on top of the Montcalm Centurions in three sets. Each set was tight, with the Norse winning by scores of 26-24, 28-26, and 26-24. Click the above headline for details. (Bay photo)
The Bay College Norse Volleyball Team suffered a pair of losses on the road Saturday afternoon. They were swept by St. Claire Windsor in three sets before Oakland Community College earned their first win of the season, 3-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team earned a monumental early-season victory on Saturday morning, besting the No. 7 team in the country, the St. Cloud State Huskies, in five sets to close out the Up North Tournament on a high note. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over the rival Gladstone Braves Thursday night in Gladstone, in a battle between Delta County teams that has been dominated by the Eskymos for the past several years. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Northern Michigan University women's volleyball taem lost a marathon five-set match to Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks Saturday night in Minnesota, after the Wildcats had won their first three matches of the weekend. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team will begin its season in September, and the 'Cats return plenty of firepower and will be a contender for the conference crown come March. Headlined by four-time All-GLIAC First Teamer Jacqueline Smith, the Wildcats return nearly 80% of their set-time from a season ago. Click the above headline for a preview.
The Bay College Volleyball Team will have plenty of fresh faces as they kick off their third season this weekend. Head Coach Dan Porath built a roster around just three returning players by adding eleven new players. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos opened the volleyball season Wednesday night with a big rally over West Iron County, 3-2. The Wykons won the first two sets, 25-23 and 25-21, before the Eskymos rallied to win the next two sets, 25-22 and 25-21. Escanaba won the decisive fifth set, 15-9. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Michigan Tech volleyball team advanced to the semifinal round of the GLIAC Tournament for the seventh straight season after a 3-0 sweep of Northern Michigan Wednesday at the SDC Gym. The Huskies won 25-22, 25-14, and 25-15 to beat the Wildcats for the first time this season. Click the above headline for details from both schools. (MTU Photo)
The Upper Peninsuila Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-UP high school volleyball teams on Monday. Kingsford's Maddy Kreider was named Ms. Volleyball as the U.P.'s top player, and was the D1-3 Defensive Player of the Year. Manistique's Ella Schuetter was named the D1-3 Offensive Player of the Year. Click the above headline to see the list.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team made an outstanding comeback on Halloween, beating the Michigan Tech Huskies in dramatic fashion, 3-2, Tuesday night. Click the above headline for the details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. Also listen to RRN's Grace Harlow broadcast the fifth set, and interview Coach Mike Lozier.
The Escanaba Eskymos played hard after falling behind by two sets in Monday night's MHSAA volleyball district tournament opener, winning the third set and nearly winning the fourth, before losing to the Houghton Gremlins, 3-1, in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and comments from both teams' head coaches.
The Manistique Hogh School volleyball team wrapped up a successful regular season Thursday night, with a rather easy 3-0 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The scores were 25-21, 25-14, and 25-15. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and other UP scores.
The Bay College Norse Volleyball Team won a hard fought match Tuesday night in Lower Michigan against the Montcalm Community College Centurions, earning a spot in the Great Lakes Region Regional Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford High School volleyball team moved to within one win of the outright Great Northern Conference championship with a 3-0 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Tuesday night. The scores were 25-16, 25-16, and 25-15. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, interviews, and other Upper Peninsula scores.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team could not take advantage of a large crowd dressed in pink Wednesday night, and were upset by the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks, 3-1. The scores were 25-16, 12-25, 23-25, and 21-25. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team continued to enjoy the home cooking Wednesday night as the Norse won another home match, beating fellow Upper Peninsula opponent Gogebic Community College, 3-0, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team won its first match in two years Tuesday night, beating the Westwood Patriots, 3-0, by scores of 25-15, 25-10, and 25-23. Click the above headline for details, and interviews. (Freddy VanBrocklin photo)
The Bay College Norse volleyball team picked up a 3-0 victory over the Montcalm Community College Centurions Monday night, but it was not as easy as that score indicates. Bay had to come from behind in all three sets, winning 26-24, 26-24, and 25-17. Click the above headline for details, and post-game comments.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team swept the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday night, butthe third set was a marathon, with the Eskymos winning, 31-29. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see pictures taken by RRN's Freddy VanBrocklin.
The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team moved back above the .500 mark on the season Tuesday night by beating North Central Michigan College out of Petoskey, 3-1, in Escanaba. The scores were 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-16. Click the above headline for details.
