In a defensive battle that saw several scoring droughts on each side, the NMU women's basketball team crashed the offensive glass, hit timely shots, and escaped Detroit with a 56-52 overtime win over Wayne State. Click the above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain High School boys basketball team raced to a 36-9 halftime lead and coasted to a 55-37 win over the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Negaunee High School boys basketball team built a 20-point first quarter lead and Gavin Saunders scored 33 points, leading to a 74-58 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Monday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for pictures, videos, post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team was shorthanded on Monday, but four freshmen carried the 'Cats to an 81-52 win over Northwood University in Midland. Click the above headline for details, and to hear player and coach interviews.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team lost its first game of 2023 on Monday, falling to Northwood University, 77-62, in Midland. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Alyssa Nimz's player spotlight interview, and Coach Thousand comments.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team took the long nine-hour trip downstate on Friday, and came home with a second place trophy from the 16-team invitational hosted by Montague High School. Click the above headline for details and see photos tajen by Christe Terrien.
The Manistique High School boys basketball team battled for the entire 32 minutes with the Mackinaw City Comets on Friday, and that's what it took as the Emeralds posted a nailbiting 51-49 win to take the Manistique Holiday Tournament championship. Click the above headline for details.
The Brimley High School boys basketball team returned to the Eastern U.P. Thursday night with some hardware. The Bays defeated the Milwaukee School of Excellence, 72-48, in the championship game of the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament. The Bays also beat Stephenson on Wednesday, 59-30. In the third place game Thursday, Stephenson topped Carney-Nadeau, 52-49, as Spencer Coldren scored 23 points for the Eagles.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored early and often, and overwhelmed the Dexter Dreadnaughts, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon , in the final game of the Alpena Holiday Showcase. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and to hear player interviews.
No. 16 Michigan Tech never led in the GLI Third Place Game until Arvid Caderoth scored 1:24 into overtime for a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Michigan State Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. Click the above headline for details. (MIchigan Tech photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team could not get a puck past Alpena senior goaltender Aidan Schultz Tuesday night and the Eskymos fell to the seventh-ranked Wildcats, 5-0. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Former Northern Michigan University football player Shane Richardson has been named his alma mater's 23rd head football coach.Richardson, who was the head coach at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke for the past eight seasons, officially takes over the position on Wednesday in Marquette. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team braved the cold, wind, and snow outside to host its annual Alumni Night Friday at the Wells Sports Complex. There were two 60-minute long games: one with mostly older Esky graduates, and the other with mostly recent grads. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from both games.
The Calumet High School hockey team beat the Hancock Bulldogs, 4-2, Thursday night at the Colosseum, despite being outshot 35-16. The team started the night by honoring legendary coach Jim Crawford, who died Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team hung tough for the second straight game, but could not make the big shots down the stretch and fell to the Houghton Gremlins, 47-40, Tuesday night in Gladstone. The close loss followed a 51-48 loss to Marquette on Monday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
Bay College's Tyrel Creger has been named the MCCAA Northern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 11-18. Click the above headline for details.
Kodey Goldi fought off early foul trouble and scored a career high 42 to lead the Rapid River Rockets to a 80-60 win over the previously-undefeated Big Bay deNoc Black Bears Monday night. Steven Holmes scored 32 points in a losing effort for Big Bay. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The NMU men's basketball team defeated Finlandia University 125-50 on Sunday. The 75-point win marked the largest margin of victory in school history, breaking the previous record of 74 points set on two occasions in the mid-1960's. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team won their second straight game on Saturday, defeating Illinois-Springfield by a 67-53 margin. In Coach Thousand's first meeting with her former team, the Wildcats were victorious. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College women's basketball team played hard in a doubleheader on Friday, against two teams with a combined record of 19-1. The Norse lost both games in the final minute to close the 2022 part of the schedule. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College men's basketball team was forced to play two games on Friday for the first time in school history, and the Norse battled through it to post two victories to close the 2022 portion of the 2022-23 season. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team earned a 4-2 win over the Hancock Bulldogs at the Houghton County Arena Friday night, with four different goal scorers and 27 saves from freshman goaltdender Cully Hayes. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team went on a 19-0 run to break open a close game to defeat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 66-54, Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team pulled away from the Division III Lawrence (Wis.) Vikings, 89-62, Wednesday night in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, and interviews with Dylan Kuehl, Matt Majkrzak, and Najashi Tolefree.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team hosted its only home match of the season Tuesday night, and picked up victories over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers and Marquette Redmen in a quad meet. Iron Mountain topped Kingsford, while the Flivvers beat Marquette in the other matches. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team ran into a buzzsaw Monday night in Milwaukee, as they fell to the third-ranked team in the country, the Milwaukee Area Technical College Stormers, 89-70, at Alverno College. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College women's basketball team had a good game with outside shooting Monday night, but could not pull through in the final minutes and lost to Milwaukee Tech, 63-57, in Milwaukee. The Norse settle for a weekend split after they beat the College of Lake County (Ill.) Sunday, 63-33. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team held off the Lake Superior State University Lakers on Sunday, 72-64, Sunday at the Berry Events Cente. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game interviews.
The NMU men's basketball team defeated the Lake Superior State Lakers 87-72 in a Sunday GLIAC matchup behind significant contributions throughout the lineup. Max Bjoklund led the Wildcats with 23 points. Click the above headline for details and post-game comments.
Marcus Tomashek made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining and Michigan Tech held on to defeat Ferris State 69-68 inside SDC Gymnasium Sunday afternoon in GLIAC men's basketball action. Click the above headline for details.
