It was the end of the Cinderella story of the Marquette Junior Girls (age 13-14) softball team on Thursday, as they lost in the state semifinals to Croswell-Lexington, 19-1, in Kalamazoo.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 8-10) took the District Ten championship Thursday night with a 2-1 win over Gladstone. There were just three base hits combined between the two teams in a pitcher's duel between Escanaba's Mya Humbert and Gladstone's Maia Hughes.
The Northern Michigan women's wrestling team has joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, women's wrestling will be the 27th sponsored sport of that conference, which will have seven teams. NMU's GLIAC rivals Grand Valley State and Davenport will also join this conference, which includes four schools from Illinois and Missouri.
Opening ceremonies were held Thursday for the Major Little League Softball (age 10-12) in the southern Michigan community of Schoolcraft. The Upper Peninsula has two teams in the 14-team, five day event: Gladstone and Marquette.
The Marquette Junior Little League softball team made history on Wednesday. The group of 13 and 14 year olds beat Edwardsburg, 15-7, to advance to the state's Final Four for the first time ever. Maddy Havel had three hits and drove in four runs as Marquette built an early 10-0 lead and coasted from there. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Minor Girls Little League All-Star softball team won an all-out war against the Gladstone All-Stars Tuesday night, 6-3, in an entertaining district tournament game at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Little League Minor Girls (age 8-10) All-Star district tournaments continues Monday night across the U.P. In Escanaba, Gladstone rallied for two runs in the sixth inning to beat Kingsford, 3-2. In the second game, Escanaba beat Norway, 14-0, in four innings. In District Eleven, MNarquette eliminated Negaunee, 15-4, in four innings.
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced its ninth annual Krampade All-American Scholars list on Monday, and 11 Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey players earned spots on the list. Click the above headline to see which ones made the grade.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star (age 10-12) baseball team cruised past Iron Mountain, 11-1, to win the District Ten championship Thursday night at Howes Field. The win sends Gladstone to Saginaw for the state tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's hockey team and head coach Dave Shyiak have announced the incoming class ahead of the 2025/26 season. The class includes 16 athletes broken down into seven transfers and nine freshmen, categorized by nine forwards, four defensemen, and a trio of goalies. Cllick the above headline to read about the new Wildcats.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team have announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season. The slate will feature 13 home games in Vandament Arena, competitions in six different states, and an exhibition at a Division I opponent. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) won the District Eleven district championship on Tuesday, beating the West End All-Stars, 2-1, in Negaunee. Marquette went undefeated in the tournament, dodging raindrops along the way. Marquette advances to the state tournament in the far southwest Michigan town of Schoolcraft on July 10.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 10-12) won the District Ten championship Tuesday night, beating Escanaba, 5-4, in Iron Mountain. Gladstone ran the table in the district, including an earlier 1-0 win over Escanaba. Gladstone advances to the state tournament in the far southwest Lower Michigan of Schoolcraft on July 10.
The Gladstone Major Boys Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game on Tuesday, beating Iron Mountain, 4-2, in seven innings at Howes Field. In the consolation bracket, Schaffer eliminated Norway, 3-2, cutting down the tying run at the plate to end the game. Iron Mountain and Schaffer will play on Wednesday, and then Gladstone takes on the winner in the championship game on Thursday.
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 Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament for the first time ever, beating Manitowoc, 5-0, in the title game on Sunday at the Pedersen Ballpark. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning and came from behind to beat Watertown, Wis., 5-3, Saturday night, to advance to the championship game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
Cooper Curtis fired the most bizarre no-hitter you will ever see in American Legion Baseball on Saturday as the Escanaba Cubs beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-0, in the second game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team was boosted by a pitching performance from Lenny Peacock Friday as he struck out eleven batters to lead the Cubs to a 5-3 win over Marinette in the first game of the Firecracker Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team eeked out a 1-0 win over Plover on Sunday in the semifinals of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament, but in the championship game, the Cubs lost to Marinette, 6-5, on a walk-off balk. Click the above headline for details.
Melanie Green won the Island Resort Championship Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris, coming back from two strokes down to win. She shot a 7-under par 65 on Sunday, including an eagle on the 14th hole. Click the above headline for details.
After turning in an embarrassing performance Friday night in their Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament opener, the Escanaba Cubs turned things around on Saturday. The Cubs needed two wins to advance to the semifinals, and they got them, 7-0 over Niagara and 3-1 over DePere. Click above headline for details, tournament scores.
Ater a four-and-a-half-hour delay on Saturday morning, the second round of the Island Resort Championship finally kicked off. Half of the field was able to finish their round before it was suspended due to darkness at 9:15 p.m. local time. Click the above headline for details.
It was a rough day Friday for the two Upper Peninsula teams playing at the Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion baseball tournament in Escanaba. Defensive mistakes and lack of timely hitting were the themes for the Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Greens, as they both ended Friday's play without a victory. Click the above headline for details.
It was a good day to be a University of Southern California alum. Two, Amari Avery and Christine Wang, found themselves with a share of the lead Friday at the Island Resort Championship after 18 holes. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour photo)
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team swept a doubleheader from the new South Central U.P. Rangers, 6-1 and 3-2, Monday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School softball team had its season come to an end Thursday in the state semifinals, as the Richmond Blue Devils scored two unearned runs to beat the Eskymos, 2-0, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details.
In a one-run high school softball game between the two top teams in the State of Michigan, little things mean a lot. The top-ranked Clare Pioneers did just enough to beat the second-ranked Gladstone Braves, 1-0, in a MHSAA Division Three quarterfinal Tuesday evening at Cheboygan High School. Click the above headline for details, radio replay.
The Escanaba High School softball team outlasted a strong Hudsonville Unity Christian team on Tuesday to win a splendid state quarterfinal game, 3-0, in eight innings, to earn a spot in te state semifinals. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational will take place on December 28-29, 2025 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Michigan Tech, Michigan State, Ferris State, and Miami will compete for the MacInnes Cup. Click the above headline for details.
