Matt Majkrzak and the Northern Michigan men's basketball team have announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season, which will include a return to Wisconsin Dells, 13 home games (including one on New Year's Day), and a trip to Puerto Rico. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Department of Athletics announces the newest inductees to the NMU Sports Hall of Fame. The 2025 class includes former basketball head coaches Dean Ellis and Troy Mattson. Click the above headline to read about all of the inductees.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school boys basketball teams, coaches, and players. A group of 18 reporters from every corner of the U.P. met at Northern Michigan University on Monday to come up with the awards list. The list was released Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
It was the end of the line for the Lake Superior State University men’s basketball team on Tuesday, as the Lakers lost to Dallas Baptist, 98-85, in the NCAA Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. Click the above headline for deails. (Dallas Baptist Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Michigan Tech Huskies 87-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Click the above
After a five-set thriller and emotional win on Friday night, the Northern Michigan volleyball team found itself in another heart-stopper on Saturday, this time on the wrong end of it, falling to the Wayne State Warriors 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, and 15-17 in front of a loud Vandament Arena crowd. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Story)
It was an exciting return to Vandament Arena on Friday evening for the Northern Michigan volleyball team, as the Wildcats outlasted the Grand Valley State Lakers in a five-set thriller, 25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 23-25, and 15-12. (NMU story, photo)
The Bay College Norse volleyball team stepped out of conference play Monday night to face Upper Peninsula rival Gogebic Community College. The Norse honored their four sophomores on Sophomore Night and then beat the Samsons, 3-1. The scores were 25-15, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19. Click the above headline for details.
The Forest Park Trojans volleyball team took on the best the Upper Peninsula had to offer, on Saturday, and stayed undfeated against U.P. teams by beating the Kingsford Flivvers, Marquette Sentinels, and Calumet Copper Kings in the “Clash of the Divisions” tournament hosted by Kingsford High School.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team ended the Midwest Region Crossover in dominant fashion, earning a sweep over the Ashland Eagles 25-19, 25-21, and 25-13, with the match only lasting just over an hour in total time. Northern was clicking in all facets of the game. Leading the efforts was Madison York, who recorded a career-high 15 kills on a .481 attack percentage. (NMU Sports Information)
Freshman quarterback Elliott Larner ran wild on Northern Michigan, scoring four rushing touchdowns and a passing TD en route to the Michigan Tech football squad's 15th-consecutive Miner's Cup victory, with a 56-17 win at the Superior Dome on Saturday afternoon. Click the headline to see stories written by both Tech and NMU. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School football team wrapped up the regular season with a 38-12 win over the rival Gladstone Braves Friday night in Escanaba. The Eskymos finished with an 8-1 record, with only a 34-30 loss to Gaylord as a blemish, and they'll move on to the MHSAA playoffs with a game next Saturday afternoon in Escanaba against a still-to-be-determined team. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University Greco-Roman wrestlers Otto Black and Payton Jacobson are competing well at the U23 World Championships in Serbia. Click the above headline to see how they're doing, as both reached the podium for the first time in NMU history. (NMU photos)
The Northern Michigan University football team won its first game since the 2022 campaign on Saturday, beating the Roosevelt Lakers, 42-21, in suburban Chicago. The win, in which the Wildcats broke a six-decades school record for rushing yards in the game, broke a painful 28-game losing streak. Click the above headline for details. (Photos courtesy of NMU Football)
The Michigan Tech football team turned the ball over five times in the first half as No. 1 Ferris State winning its 21st consecutive game, in a 38-10 decision at Kearly Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ferris State saw their three-game shutout streak come to an end as Michigan Tech produced a 32-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Avery Kucharski, and Tech quarterback Elliott Larner recorded his second career touchdown.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was tied 2-2 with the top-ranked team in the nation after two periods of play Saturday night before ultimately dropping the second game of the weekend series against the Michigan State Spartans, 6-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech hockey team earned a CCHA series sweep with a 4-2 victory over Ferris State on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies got goals from four different players. Michigan Tech honored the 1975 NCAA Championship team on the ice during the first intermission. Click the above headline for details. (MTU story, photo)
The NMU hockey team dropped game one of the weekend series against the best team in the country, losing 4-0 to the Michigan State Spartans, Friday night in Marquette. The Wildcats (0-7-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) had its chances to score, including six power play attempts and a shot off the post, but were unsuccessful in its man-advantage opportunities, marking the first time the 'Cats have been shut out this season.
The Michigan Tech hockey team won 5-1 over Ferris State in the home and CCHA opener on Friday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies came back from a 1-0 first-period deficit, scoring five straight goals. Tech will be honoring the 1975 NCAA Championship Team during the first intermission of Saturday night's game.
The Northern Michigan hockey team held a 1-0 lead halfway through the third period on Friday night at the Berry Events Center, but a late goal and another in overtime from the Colorado College Tigers gave them the 2-1 edge over the Wildcats. Getting his second straight start in net, freshman goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton was stellar, turning aside 43 of the 45 shots he faced for a .956 save percentage. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
It was a full afternoon of college soccer on Sunday in Marquette, as the Northern Michigan University men's and women's teams both played at the NMU Soccer Field. The NMU men's team settled for a 1-1 tie with the Davenport Panthers, and the NMU women's team lost to Michigan Tech, 1-0. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photos, stories)
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team took down the reigning GLIAC Champions and 2024 NCAA Elite Eight team 1-0 Friday afternoon in Marquette. The Wildcats (4-2-3, 3-2-0 GLIAC) took a full three points off of the No. 17 Cardinals (5-1-3, 4-1-0 GLIAC), something no team this season has yet been able to do. The Wildcats also secured only its second win in program history over SVSU, and just the first time the 'Cats have downed the Cardinals in Marquette. (NMU photo, story)
The NMU men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the defending GLIAC champions, the Roosevelt Lakers, Sunday in suburban Chicago. The Wildcats (2-2-3, 1-2-0 GLIAC) lost its first game on the road this season, as they found themselves in the midst of a physical game. The teams combined for 37 fouls and eight yellow cards, with seven of the bookings going against the Wildcats.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team dropped its GLIAC season opener, falling 3-1 to the UW-Parkside Rangers, Friday in Marquette. In a fast paced first half, the Wildcats opened the scoring after Luca Rosen converted on a penalty kick just nine minutes into the contest. It was NMU's only goal of the game.
The NMU women's soccer team opened conference play by earning its first win of the Erin Egolf era, coming as a 4-2 decision over the Roosevelt Lakers. After a scoreless first hour of play, the floodgates opened in the second half, as the two teams combined for six goals in an explosive final half an hour.
College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Augustana University Vikings. From Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Face off is 8:07 ET/7:07 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com. ALSO JOINED IN PROGRESS AFTER HS FOOTBALL ON WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba)
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High School Football. Iron Mountain Mountaineers vs L'Anse Purple Hornets. From Mountaineer Stadium. Kickoff is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:45 ET/5:45 CT. On WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze), and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WZNL
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High School Football. Bark River-Harris Broncos vs West Iron County Wykons. MHSAA Division Eight Playoff Opener. From the Bark River-Harris High School. Game time is 7:00 ET/6:00 CT. Coverage begins at 6:30 ET/5:30 CT on WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3) and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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College Hockey. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Augustana University Vikings. From Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Face off is 7:07 ET/6:07 CT. On WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com
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College Football. Michigan State University Spartans vs University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. From Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Kick-off is 3:30 ET/2:30 CT. Coverage begins at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT on WZNL-FM (94.3 The Breeze Iron Mountain.
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College Football. Northern Michigan University Wildcats vs Top-ranked Ferris State University Bulldogs. From Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids. Kick-off ot 1:00 ET. Listen on WUPT-FM (100.3 The Point Marquette), WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Face-off is 8:00 ET. Pregame starts at 7:45 ET. From the SAP Center in San Jose, California. On WNGE-FM (K-Rock 99.5 Marquette), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba).
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NFL Football. Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings. From Ford Field in Detroit. Kick-off is 1:00 ET. Coverage begins at Noon ET. On WCMM-FM (102.5 Escanaba), WJPD-FM (92.3 Marquette), and WIMK-FM (93.1 Iron Mountain)
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NFL Foorball. Green Bay Packers vs Carolina Panthers. From Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Kickoff is 1:00 ET/Noon CT. Coverage begins at 11:00 ET/10:00 CT. On WGLQ-FM (97.1 Escanaba/Iron Mountain/Manistique) and WUPZ-FM (94.9 The Bay Marquette/Munising).
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