The Gladstone High School basketball team used an up-tempo offense to score the game's first 15 points, and the Braves never let up on the gas, rolling to a 98-38 win over Mid Peninsula Thursday night in Perkins. Click the above headline to hear interviews, read game details, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen will play at two big hockey tournaments later this month, while Kingsford will play in one. The schedules have been released for the events in Traverse City and Chelsea. Click the above headline to see the details.
Leigha Woelffer scored 25 points and Taylor Hunter added 20, leading the Gladstone Braves to a 66-60 road victory over the Stephenson Eagles Tuesday night in Stephenson. Autumn Rasner had 28 points for the Eagles. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see videos taken by Nate Bellville and photos taken by Scott Balenger.
The Escanaba High School girls basketball team scored 17 straight points in the first quarter and rolled to a 77-27 win over the Manistique Emeralds Monday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos.
It won't be football season for more than eight months at Northern Michigan University, but the new coach of the Wildcats, Kyle Nystrom, is ready to get started after being hired two weeks ago. Click the above headline to hear our extended interview with Nystrom.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team dominated the U.P. Super Dual Championships Friday afternoon in Munising. Seven Gladstone boys went undefeated on the day in this 14-team event. Click the above headline to read details. (Gladstone Wrestling Photo)
Michigan Tech fell 1-0 in overtime to No. 16 Western Michigan in the 52nd Great Lakes Invitational Championship at Joe Louis Arena on Friday. It was a rematch of the 2013 GLI Title Game that also went to the Broncos. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
The Marquette High School hockey team defeated Sault Ste. Marie, 3-1, Friday afternoon at Lakeview Arena. Aydin Frost, Ryan Morrissey, and Tanner Phillips scored Marquette's goals. Dylan Sibilsky made 22 saves in net for Marquette (5-4-1). (Randy Ritari photo)
The Mid Peninsula Wolverines ramped up the defense Thursday night and topped the Rapid River Rockets, 53-47, at the Mid Pen Gym. Click the above headline to read game details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Michigan Tech advanced to the Great Lakes Invitational Championship Game for the fourth time in the last five years with a 2-0 shutout of Michigan on Thursday. The Huskies will play Western Michigan at 7 p.m. Friday in the last GLI Championship at Joe Louis Arena. Click the above headline to read more details. (MIchigan Tech Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team was downed by Merrimack, 4-2, Thursday afternoon at the Florida College Hockey Classic. Gerard Hanson and Dominik Shine scored for NMU. Click the above headline to read the game details. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team rallied from three goals down Wednesday night to beat Kettle-Morraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc, 6-4, to win the Puck Jam Holiday Classic in suburban Milwaukee. Click the above headline for details. (Sandi Young photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost to Cornell, 5-2, Wednesday afternoon in its opening game of the Florida College Hockey Classic. Five different skaters netted goals to send the Big Red. Click the above headline to read details. (NMU Photo)
The Houghton Gremlins outscored the Gladstone Braves, 20-7, in the third quarter and posted a 55-39 girls basketball victory on Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba High School hockey team posted its second straight win at a tournament in suburban Milwaukee on Tuesday, beating St. Mary Springs Academy of Fond duLac, 2-0. Click the above headline for details, and for photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The Escanaba Eskymos opened a holiday tournament in suburban Milwaukee Monday night with a 6-3 win over Brookfield (Wis.). Five different Eskymo players scored goals. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The National Football League announced on Sunday that next week's game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions has been switched to a night game under the league's Flex Scheduling rules. The game will determine the NFC North Division Title. Kick off at Ford Field will be 8:30 ET next Sunday, Jan. 1. The game will be broadcast on Magic 97.1 FM (Packers broadcast) across the U.P., and WTIQ 1490 AM (Lions) in Manistique.
Rashinda Reed was announced as the 13th head coach of the Northern Michigan University volleyball program Friday. Click the above headline to read more about her.
Sonia Basma was announced as the fifth head coach in the 21-season history of the Northern Michigan University women's soccer program Friday afternoon. Click the above headline to read more about her hiring. (NMU Sports Information story, photo)
Hunter Eichhorn scored 25 points and the Carney-Nadeau Wolves topped the Big Bay deNoc Black Bears, 64-42, Thursday night on Garden Corners. Eichhorn made six three-pointers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Marquette High School boys basketball team outscored the Escanaba Eskymos, 21-4, in the second quarter and posted a 64-42 victory Wednesday night in a make-up game at the Marquette High School Gym. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Westwood Patriots girls basketball team made three long three-pointers in the final minute of regulation, then outscored Gladstone, 8-1, in overtime, to post a 57-50 victory Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Scott Balenger and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Northern Michigan University announced on Tuesday that Kyle Nystrom will become the new head football coach for the 2017 season. He is the son of former longtime assistant coach Buck Nystrom. Click the above headline to read more about his hiring.
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team built a double-digit lead in the first quarter and cruised to an 80-46 win over the Mid Peninsula Wolverines Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
Chris LeMire scored a shorthanded goal late in the third period to lead the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 4-3, Saturday at the Hannahville Ice & Turf. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
The Michigan Tech University women's basketball team rallied from an early deficit to record a 61-47 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win against Findlay Saturday in Houghton. Click the above headline to read details. (MTU Photo)
The Gladstone High School boys basketball team bounced back from its heartbreaking loss to Marquette by whipping the Escanaba Eskymos, 69-45, Friday night in Escanaba. Brad Spindler led the way with 32 points for the Braves. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba High School hockey team got off to a slow start Friday night, and the Houghton Gremlins took advantage with a 7-2 win at the Hannahville Ice & Turf in Wells. Click the above headline to read details, and to hear Scout Wunder's intermission interview.
Akaemiji Williams scored 20 points and grabbed ten rebounds Thursday, and the Lake Superior State University men's basketball team beat Lake Erie College, 84-54, in the Sault. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of LSSU Public Relations. (LSSU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team downed Findlay, 61-50, Thursday night at the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats used an 11-0 run that began with 7:18 left in the game to move to 8-3 on the season. Click the above headline for details.