The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters announced their All-U.P. football teams Friday evening. A panel of 20 people met for seven hours at Northern Michigan University on Wednesday to come up with this list. Click the above headline to see the winners.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team picked up two high-scoring wins Thursday and Friday nights in Marquette. Max Bjorklund scored 30 points in a 97-81 win over Minnesota-Crookston, then added 34 points in a 90-86 win over Concordia-St. Paul. Bryan Parzych scored a combined 49 points in the wins. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball team traveled to Crookston Minnesota for a clash against the Golden Eagles. After a slow start, NMU dominated the second-half and got 20 points apiece from Makaylee Kuhn and Mackenzie Holzwart for a 74-64 win to improve to 3-0 on the season. Click the above headline for details, interviews.
Matching up with the host and No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, the NMU volleyball team fought hard but fell in three sets, ending their season at 23-9. Click the above healine for details. (NMU Photo)
Bay College sophomore Alaina Trudeau has been named the MCCAA Northern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 7-13. The Gladstone native scored 36 points in two games last weekend. Click the above headline for details.
Kyle Nystrom has resigned as Northern Michigan University's head football coach, effective immediately, according to NMU Athletic Director Rick Comley. Comley said the team was notified early Monday afternoon of the decision. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team faced its first challenge of the season on Saturday, but pulled away from the Marion Eagles, 36-12. THe win moves the Jets into the state championship game next Saturday at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to listen to a replay of the game and post-game comments. (Photo Michelle Gorzinski)
The Upper Peninsula high school volleyball post-season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team picked up two more wins this weekend, beating Mesabi Range (Minn.), 73-55, and holding off Madison (Wis.) College, 73-69 on Saturday. The results give the Norse a 4-0 record. Click the above headline for details.
The best season in 15 years came to an end for the Gladstone High School football team on Saturday as the Negaunee Miners posted an 18-12 win in the MHSAA Division Six Regional Championship Game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University Football team finished off the season with a 33-11 win over the Lake Erie College Storm Saturday in Ohio. The Wildcats finished with a record of 4-7. Click the above headline for details, and interviews with Eddie Pierson and Tyquan Cox.
The Northern Michigan University Hockey team lost to Bemidji State, 4-1, Saturday night, after posting a 2-0 win in Friday night's game at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for details from both games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Michigan Tech University football season ended on Saturday with a 35-30 loss to Saginaw Valley State in Lower MNichigan. Tech finished 4-7 on the season. Click the above headline for details courtesy of MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team saw their GLIAC tournament come to an end with a heartbreaking five set loss to Grand Valley State in the semifinal round. The Wildcats now wait for a possible NCAA berth. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball postseason awards have been announced following a vote by the league's coaches. Northern Michigan University women did well at the banqiet Thursday night, held in Big Rapids, where the conference semifinals and finals will be held this weekend. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Mari Bink has signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Saginaw Valley State University, an NCAA Division Two school and member of the GLIAC conference. Also, senior McKayla Mott signed her letter to play softball at Aquinas College, a NAIA school located in Grand Rapids. Both Eskymos signed their letters Wednesday afternoon at the high school with family and friends in attendance.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team opened the post-season Wednesday night with a 3-1 win over Saginaw Valley State. The scores were 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22. Click the above headline for details, and to listen to post-game comments from Coach Mike Lozier.
Michigan Tech advanced to its sixth straight GLIAC Volleyball Tournament Semifal after making quick work of Wayne State Wednesday night in Detroit, 3-0. The scores were 25-21, 25-19, and 25-19. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech Athletics)
The Michigan Community College Athletic Association announced their post season awards for volleyball. Bay College had two student-athletes represent the Norse. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team jumped to an 11-0 lead on Saturday and never looked back, crushing the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 87-53, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team battled back from a double digit deficit on Saturday, but lost a nailbiter to the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 56-52, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team scored two third period goals Saturday night to beat the Lake Superior State University Lakers, 5-3, in Sault Ste. Marie. The Wildcats also beat Lake State, 4-1, in Friday night's game. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University football team honored its seniors at the Superior Dome on Saturday, and then battled hard before falling to Saginaw Valley State, 30-21. Click the above headline for details, and interviews with Jake Witt and Stanton Johnson. (NMU Photo)
The Gladstone High School football team scored 28 unanswered points to beat the Manistee Chippewas, 36-14, in the MHSAA Division Six district championship game Friday night. The Braves move to the state's Final Eight for the first time since 2008. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Great Northern Conference football awards have been announced. They were voted on by the coaches from Escanaba, Gladstone, Marquette, Menominee, and Kingsford High Schools. Click the above headline to see the list of winners.
The Houghton High School volleyball team fought off four match points when they were about to be swept in their MHSAA Division Two district semifinal game by the Escanaba Eskymos, and then pulled off an improbable comeback to beat the Eskymos, 3-2, Wednesday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
Matching up with one of the hotter teams in the GLIAC, Wisconsin-Parkside, in the conference quarterfinals, the Wildcats were able to take care of business on Tuesday in a 2-0 win in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Superior Central Cougars opened the MHSAA District Tournament Monday night with a 3-0 win over Big Bay deNoc at Mid Pen High School. The scores were 25-14, 25-15, 27-25. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School football team scored early and often on Saturday and beat the Elk Rapids Elks, 51-14, in the MHSAA Division Six state playoff opener at the Marble Athletic Field. It's Gladstone's first playoff victory since 2008. Click the above headline for details, see photos and video highlights, and to hear player interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, 3-2, Saturday night, after losing Friday night's battle, 2-1. Click the above headline for details on both games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
