A new press box has been built on the James Cannon Baseball Field at the Gladstone Sports Park. The project was funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Delta County. Click the above headline to read more about the project. (Rich Gagnon photo)
The Upper Peninsula high school girls volleyball season has come to an end. Click the above headline to see all of the playoff scores from the districts all the way through.
Bay College has hired Rae Drake, Jr. as its head women’s basketball coach and Jim Murtha as its head cross country coach. A press conference was held on Wednesday in Escanaba to announce the hirings. Click the above headline to read more. (Bay College photo)
Defensive Coordinator Steve Olson has been selected as the next Head Football Coach at Michigan Tech University, following Head Coach Tom Kearly's retirement on Monday. Click the above headline for more details about the hiring. (Michigan Tech U. Photo)
Northern Michigan University head volleyball coach Dominic Yoder resigned Tuesday afternoon. He had been the Wildcat volleyball coach for the past decade. Click the above headline to read more.
Escanaba Eskymos left handed pitcher, Taylor Rathe, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division One softball at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University has fired its head football coach, two days after the Wildcats finished its season with a 56-7 loss to Tiffin (Ohio). The Wildcats finished 3-8 in the 2016 season. Click the above headline to read a press release from NMU Sports Information.
Michigan Tech Head Football Coach Tom Kearly announced his retirement on Monday. Kearly just wrapped up his 11th season as the Huskies Head Coach, recording an overall record of 70-44 during that span. Click the above headline to read more about Kearly, from MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech University photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team came oh, so close to knocking off two NCAA Tournament teams in one weekend. But the Wildcats will have to settle for a 1-1 weekend after Lewis University rallied for a 87-83 win on Sunday in Romeoville, Illinois. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team opened the regular season with a pair of victories this weekend at the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. Northern beat Truman State on Saturday and topped Quincy on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details on both, from NMU Sports Information.
The Michigan Tech men's basketball team closed the opening weekend of the 2016-17 season on Sunday with a 73-66 loss to UW-Parkside in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge hosted by Lewis University. Click the above headline to read the story by MTU Athletics, and to see our RRN photos and videos.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball opened the season Saturday night with a stunning 97-75 victory over Wisconsin-Parkside at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge in Illinois. Five players scored in double figures to lead the 'Cats to the upset win. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The most successful football season for the Escanaba Eskymos in more than three decades came to an end on Saturday, with a 34-0 loss to Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the Division Four Regional Final in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline to read details. (Photo: Eskymo seniors pose after the game, Patti LeMire).
The North Central High School football team will have the chance to defend last year's state championship. The Jets rolled past the Pickford Panthers, 62-22, in the Eight-Man state semifinal game Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline to read game details.
Three Gladstone High School athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Friday to play at the collegiate level in their respective sports. Bryce Douglas (left) signed with the University of Detroit-Mercy for golf, Katie Stephenson signed with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for swimming, and Matt LeClaire (right) signed with Northern Michigan University, also for swimming. (Andy Jacques photo)
Northern Michigan University women's basketball head coach Troy Mattson announced the signing of Amber Huebner of Marquette and Lexi Smith from Wisconsin to National Letters of Intent on Thursday. Click the above headline to read details. (NMU photo)
The Rudyard Bulldogs and Calumet Copper Kings picked up Class C regional tournament victories Tuesday night in Gladstone. Rudyard outlasted Iron Mountain, 3-2, while Calumet rushed past Munising, 3-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Two Escanaba High School softball players have committed to play college softball after they graduate next spring. Tuesday was National Signing Day for college softball, and Katie Ross and Emily Bruntjens signed on the dotted line. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School football team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 1981 on Saturday, beating the Alma Panthers, 31-13, in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to read details. (Curtis Aiken photo)
The Michigan Tech University football team won a thrilling, 51-45, decision over the Northern Michigan Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome. That keeps the Miners Cup in Houghton for another year. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Athletics Photo)
The North Central Jets and Forest Park Trojans battled hard for 48 minutes of football Friday night before the Jets emerged with a 60-50 victory in the Eight Man regional final in Powers. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
Mathias Israelsson made 34 saves and Dominik Shine netted two goals to propel the Northern Michigan hockey team to a 5-3 victory over Wisconsin Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison. Click the above headline to read more details. (NMU Photo)
The Rapid River High School girls volleyball team won its first Class D district championship in a dozen years Thursday, 3-1, over Mid Peninsula in Garden Corners. Click the above headline for details, and all of the U.P. scores. (Photo by Michelle Rubick)
The new Bay College men's basketball program took advantage of Signing Day by inking its forst two recruits to National Letters of Intent on Tuesday. Manistique guard Darien Nichols and Gladstone forward Joe Gibbs both committed to play for the Norse. Click the above headline for details, pictures, and videos.
The Gladstone Braves had the Menominee Maroons on the ropes Tuesday night, but the Maroons rallied to win the two sets and post a 3-2 win in a Class B District Semifinal match in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read match details, and see photos, videos.
The Michigan Tech University volleyball team made quick work of the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Tuesday evening with a 3-0 sweep at the SDC Gym. The Huskies improved to 13-13 while NMU fell to 13-14. Click the above headline for details from MTU Athletics
The Escanaba Eskymos scored three early touchdowns and never looked back Saturday, beating the Whitehall Vikings, 48-27, in an MHSAA playoff game at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos, and video highlights.
The Michigan Tech University football team pulled off a 24-21 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference upset victory over the nation's ninth-ranked team, Ashland (Ohio), Saturday at Sherman Field. Click the above headline to read more details. (MTU photo)
The Northern Michigan football team was downed by Hillsdale, 41-38, Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome. It was NMU's fourth straight loss. Click the above headline to read the details.
The North Central Jets scored on every first half possession and rolled to a 64-0 win over the Rapid River Rockets in the first round of the MHSAA playoffs Friday night in Powers. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and to see videos taken by Mike Dagenais.