The Bay College Norse women's basketball team upset the 11th-ranked Mid-Michigan College Lakers, 71-64, Tuesday night in Escanaba. The win clinched a share of the conference championship for the Norse. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College men's basketball team got revenge for an embarrassing road loss to the Mid Michigan College Lakers Tuesday night with a 91-78 win in Escanaba that snapped the tenth-ranked Lakrrs' 21-game winning streak. Click the above headline for details.
The third time was the charm for the Gladstone Braves against the Escanaba Eskymos Monday night in boys high school basketball. After losing both regular season games to their rivals, and falling behind again in this district tournament game, the Braves got hot late to beat the Eskymos 52-47. Click the above headline for the details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team picked up a big victory on Monday night, edging the Roosevelt Lakers 75-68 to move into a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with two games to play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire in impressive fashion on Monday night in the Windy City of Chicago, defeating the Roosevelt Lakers 90-52. NMU is now one win away from a home playoff spot. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team cruised to a 97-75 win over the Delta College Pioneers in the next-to-last game of the regular season on Saturady in Escanaba. Five players scored in double figures as the Norse won their sixth straight game on a day where they welcomed back their alumni on Alumi Day. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team beat the Kingsford Flivvers Saturday night, posting a 5-2 victory that looks much wider on the scoreboard than it actually was on the ice. Click the above headline fof details. (Lizzie Taylor photos, videos).
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team trailed for almost the entire night, but managed to pull out a 52-49 win over the arch-rival Gladstone Braves before a large crowd at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The NMU hockey team dropped its next-to-last home game of the season Friday night by a score of 3-0 to the St. Thomas Tommies. Click the above headline for deatils. (NMU Photo)
The No. 22 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team concluded the home regular season undefeated with a 67-64 victory over Northern Michigan at the SDC Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team outlasted the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 64-59, Thursday night at the SDC Gymnasium. The Huskies earn a series split and improve to 11-14 overall and 8-9 in the GLIAC. NMU falls to 18-7 overall and 12-5 in the GLIAC. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire on Wednesday, beating the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 101-42, in Grayling. At the same time, first place Mid Michigan was shocked by Muskegon Community College, tightening the conference race. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway High School boys basketball team took care of business in their next-to-last game of the regular season Monday night, beating the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 75-53, in Bark River. Bryce Adams knocked down eight triples and scored 28 points, and Mason Trudeau added 21 points. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The MHSAA individual Wrestling regional tournaments were held this weekend, and 24 Upper Peninsula boys and four U.P. girls have qualified to compete in the state finals at Detroit's Ford Field. Click the above headline for the list. (Photo: North Central's Cooper Raab)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team rallied from ten points down in the second half to stun the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 63-55, Saturday in Muskegon. Anisa Longs keyed the win with a strong performance, off the bench, at both ends of the court. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team fended off several challenges from the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks on Saturday, and posted a key 84-73 road victory. Click the above headline for game details, plus photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team took a hard loss at home Thursday night in a high-stakes game, falling to 15th-ranked Lake Superior State, 80-74, in overtime, at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team extended its winning streak to four games on Thursday evening, putting away the Lake Superior State Lakers with a commanding 67-44 win in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team kept pace in the MCCAA standings on Wednesday with an easier-than-expected 114-62 win over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks. Fourteen Norse players reached the scoring column, and five finished in double figures. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team turned in a dominating performance on both ends of the court Wednesday night, beating the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks, 108-19, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team raced to a 20-point lead in the first quarter and coasted to a 80-39 win over the Montcalm Community College Centurions Saturday at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team avenged an earlier season loss to the newest member of the MCCAA North Conference on Saturday, taking down the Montcalm Community College Centurions, 60-50, in a defensive struggle in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The NMU hockey team earned a weekend split and a crucial pair of conference points with a 3-2 overtime win over Lake Superior State. The 'Cats tied the game twice before scoring the overtime game-winner to earn the weekend split. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team won its third straight game by double digits on Thursday night, cruising past the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 82-68. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals on Thursday night, emerging victorious 69-59. Click the above headline for details. (Casey Ford photo)
Escanaba High School senior wide receiver Javon Stevenson has signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at Northern Michigan University. Stevenson was joined by his family at a signing event on National Signing Day Wednesday. Click the above headline for detaiils.
Gladstone High School senior and U.P. Dream Team lineman Aaron Hughes will be playing football for Northern Michigan University, after making a long deliberation about going into the Air Force like his brothers did. Click the above headline to hear his story.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team coasted to a 95-45 win over the North Central Michigan College Timberwolves Wednesday night in Petoskey as the second half of the MCCAA conference season got under way. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team bounced back from Saturday's loss to Mid-Michigan by whipping the winless North Central Michigan Timberwolves, 84-50, Wednesday night in Petoskey. Click the above headline for details.
Three Upper Peninsula high school students were named as winners of the MHSAA Scholar Athlete award on Tuesday. Dayne Behning and Trevor Nolan of Munising, and Josh Gaunt of Dollar Bay, were among the 32 statewide winners. Click the above headline for details.
