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 Bay College Norse women's basketball team lost twice at a tournament over the weekend in Minnesota. The Norse lost to United Tribes (ND), 64-59, and fell to Bismark State (ND), 95-73. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of Bay College Athletics.
Ryan Robinette scored 24 points and Alfonzo Fields added 18 as Bay College won a wild basketball game over Bismarck State (ND), 116-107, in overtime, on Saturday. Robinette made six triples in the game as the Norse rallied from 17 down, then blew a ten-point lead, before winning in overtime. Click the above headline for more 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)
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Bay College in Escanaba Wednesday afternoon for the start of construction on an expansion of the athletic facilities there. It was a cold and windy, but turnout was good. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
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 Bay College Norse basketball teams lost to North Iowa Area Community College on Saturday in Mason City, Iowa. In the women's game, the 10th-ranked Trojans won, 109-74. NIACC also prevailed in the men's game, 97-77. Click the above headline to read details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had a seven-point lead in the second half, but went into a long scoring dry spell and lost to Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College, 80-60, Friday afternoon in Iowa. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team outscored Ellsworth, 25-10, in the fourth quarter and posted a 61-47 win in Mason City, Iowa, on Friday. Jordan Kraemer and Jordan Belleville both scored 19 points for Bay. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team lost an exhibition game to the tenth-ranked Michigan State Spartans, 93-47, Tuesday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Naba Echols scored 23 points to lead NMU. Nick Ward had 24 for State. Click the above headline to read game details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
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.
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.
The Northern Michigan University football team broke a five-game losing streak on Saturday, topping the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils, 65-7, at the Superior Dome. The Wildcats scored 30 points in the first quarter and played plenty of subs as they cruised past the first-year NAIA school from suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to read details, listen to radio replays, and see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
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.
The Bay College Norse basketball teams have been practicing for the past couple of weeks, and now they're ready to get on the court against another team. The Norse will host Sault (Ont.) College in a pair of exhibition games on Saturday. Click the above headline to see photos from Picture Day, and listen to player interviews.
The Northern Michigan University soccer teams played their final regular season home matches on Sunday, with the Wildcat men taking a 2-0 lead and settling for a 2-2 tie with Ashland University. The Wildcat women lost a tough 1-0 decision to Purdue Northwest. Click the above headline to read stories courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
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.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team earned a split of a weekend series with the Michigan State Spartans Saturday night, winning, 4-3, at Munn Arena. This followed a 4-2 loss on Friday night. Click the above headline to read details of both games.
The Northern Michigan University football team fell into an early 17-0 hole and couldn't dig out, losing, 30-10, Saturday at Saginaw Valley State. SVSU quarterback Ryan Conklin threw three touchdown passes to receiver Chad Gailliard to help the Cardinals improve to 6-1. Click the above headline for details, and see photos, videos, listen to interviews.
The Michigan Tech football team broke through for a 23-20 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Wayne State Saturday afternoon at Sherman Field. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics.
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 Northern Michigan University football team lost another close battle on Saturday, falling to Northwood University, 27-24, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, interviews, radio replays, and photos, videos taken by Nate Belleville.
The Michigan Tech football team outscored Ferris State in the second half, but couldn't overcome the 28-point first half deficit in a 42-24 loss to the third ranked Bulldoags at Fifth Third Ballpark. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
No. 22 Northern Michigan University Men's Soccer fell, 2-1, to Northwood University, Wednesday afternoon at the NMU Soccer Field. The loss snapped a program record eight match unbeaten streak that spanned the entire month of September. Click the above headline to read game details, and see photos and video clips.
The Michigan Tech University women's soccer team recorded a 1-0 win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats Sunday afternoon in Marquette. The Huskies scored a second half goal to pull out the victory. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats had a 24-9 lead with eight minutes left, but it slipped away as the Davenport Panthers pulled out a win in overtime, 31-30, in Caledonia. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights, and interviews.
Jayru Campbell threw three touchdown passes and ran in two other scores as the sixth-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 35-19, Saturday at the Superior Dome. Jake Mayon scored a pair of touchdowns for NMU. Click the above headline for details, see photos and video clips, and listen to interviews.
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.
Northern Michigan University continued Homecoming activities on Friday with the unveiling of a new statue in the heart of campus. NMU President Fritz Erickson helped to unveil the statue, which is located near Jamrich Hall. The 1975 NMU national champion football team was also honored Friday with the playing of a documentary about the team's unlikely championship. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
