College hockey will skate into Las Vegas next January when the Ice Vegas Invitational launches with a four-team tournament. And the Northern Michigan Wildcats and Michigan Tech Huskies will compete in the event. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of eight Gladstone Braves errors and rolled to a 12-1 victory on a cold, windy afternoon Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and videos taken by Mike Dageanis.
The Escanaba High School baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Kewaunee Storm, 5-0 and 11-0, on a firgid Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin. Parker LaMarch and Johnny Schlenvogt tossed shutouts. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School softball team won three games on Saturday to take the championship of the St. Francis Invitational in Traverse City. Meanwhile, the Escanaba and Marquette softball teams were also in action. Click the above headline for scores.
North Central High School senior Jason Whitens signed a National Letter of Intent Friday to play basketball at Western Michigan University. Click the above headline to see photos, and listen to the press conference, plus interviews with Whitens and his father.
The Escanaba High School tennis team posted a 6-2 win over the Menominee Maroons in a make-up match Friday evening in Menominee. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves lost to Westwood, 7-1. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
The 54th annual Escanaba football clinic is set for Friday night at the Terrace Bay Inn, featuring high school and college coaches who will discuss a number of different topics. Click the above headline to read more, along with registration details.
Justin Popelka tossed a one-hit shutout Tuesday to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 3-0 win over the Kingsford Flivvers at Al Ness Field. Escanaba scored all three runs in the second inning. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is retiring from racing. The 41-year-old Earnhardt has 603 starts, over a career that began at age 24 in 1999. He thanked his crew chief, Bark River native Greg Ives, during Tuesday's press conference. Click the above headline to read more.
Gladstone High School girls basketball coach Eric Lundin resigned on Monday after one year as the varsity head coach. Lundin said that he was resigning to spend more time with his family, and will be coaching fifth grade basketball. Click the above headline for more.
Runs were at a premium on Monday as the Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets met for the first time ever in baseball. The Braves won both games, 1-0 and 2-1. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School boys tennis team played at home for the first time this season on Monday, and ended with a 4-4 tie against the Gwinn Model Towners. Gladstone won the singles while Gwinn won the doubles. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Rapid River Rockets hit seven home runs, three of them by Erica Rubick, in a doubleheader sweep of the Negaunee Miners Monday in Rapid River. The Rockets won the opener, 12-1, in five innings, and took the nightcap, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team beat the Appleton North Lightning for the first time ever on Saturday, 13-8, in the second game of a doubleheader in Wisconsin. The Lightning won the opener, 5-3. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to post-game interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Rapid River Rockets won three games and the Gladstone Braves won four times in softball action on Saturday. Click the above headline to see Saturday's scores from both Hancock and Gladstone. Pictured above: Rapid River's Erica Rubick (11) is met by her teammates after hitting a grand slam home run against Calumet. (Michelle Rubick photo)
The Bark River-Harris Broncos got five strong innings on the mound from Jace Briggs, and Logan Heim delivered a two-run triple, leading to an 11-3 win over the Stephenson Eagles on Friday. Click the above headline for game details, photos, and video highlights.
A signing ceremony was held Friday morning in Gladstone for two Braves softball players to officially sign on the bottom line to continue their careers in college. Infielder Tasi Martinez (left) signed to play or Albion College, while pitcher Jenna Steinhoff (right) signed to play at Alma. Both led the Braves to the state semifinals last spring, and just began their senior seasons this month at Gladstone High School.
The Escanaba High School softball team opened its home season Wednesday with a pair of victories over the Negaunee Miners, 11-1 in six innings, and 15-0 in three innings. Taylor Gauthier hit four home runs in the twinbill. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen scored four runs early in the game and then held off the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-1, Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos had plenty of chances to score, but could not get the big hit. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Gladstone Braves ran the bases aggressively and played solid defense Tuesday, and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 10-1, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read the game details, listen to interviews and replays, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
Grant Potulny was announced as the third head coach in Northern Michigan University hockey history Tuesday morning. Potulny spent the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Click the above headline to read more details, and listen to RRN's Dave Danis talk with Potulny and NMU Athletic Director Forrest Karr.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Stephenson Eagles on Monday, 17-2 and 20-7. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team jumped to a big early lead and rolled to a 9-2 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Monday night at Ranger Field. Click the above headline to read game details. (Pictured above: Escanaba senior C.J. Barron)
The Escanaba High School girls softball team played four downstate teams this weekend, and won three times before coming up a run short in their fourth contest. Among the victories: a win over top-ranked Midland. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Stephenson Eagles braved raw weather conditions Saturday, and managed to play five innings of baseball at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos won the game, 12-5. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The North Central High School baseball team opened the 2017 season on Friday with a couple of one-run games. The Jets rallied to beat Norway, 4-3, but lost to Stephenson, 3-2. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos and Marquette Redmen opened their baseball season with a doubleheader Thursday in Bark River. The Redmen won the first game, 10-3, before the Broncos took the nightcap, 6-3. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from the Norway Knights and win, 10-1, in their home opener Wednesday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Sandi Young.
Northern Michigan University hockey player Sami Salminen signed to play for Vaasan Sport in his native Finland. Click the above headline to read more details.
A team of Houghton, Hancock, and Calumet High School hockey players came together to win the USA Hockey Tier II National Championship on Monday. Team Copper Country beat Clarence, NY, 5-2. Click the above headline for details. (USA Hockey photo)