The Michigan Tech University hockey team lost to Minnesota-Duluth, 4-3, on Sunday, after the Bulldogs scored a late goal to break a tie. Tech also lost, 6-0, on Saturday. Click the above headline to read recaps of both games, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Northern Michigan football team raced out to a 30-0 lead in the first half and never looked back, upending Walsh, 54-14, Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome. Five different Wildcats scored touchdowns in the victory. Click the above headline to read the details. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech University football team built a ten-point lead on Homecoming Saturday afternoon, but in the end, the Huskies suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 loss to Saginaw Valley State at Sherman Field. Click the above headline to read all of the details from MTU Athletics.
The Menominee Maroons solidified their hold on the top spot in the Great Northern Conference Friday night with a 28-14 win over the Escanaba Eskymos on Homecoming. Both teams entered the game with 5-0 records. Click the above headline for details, and photos by Susie Larson.
The Gladstone High School football team scored two early touchdowns and then the defense did the rest Friday night as the Braves whipped the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 34-6, on Blue Devil Homecoming. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
Excitement is building for the NHL exhibition hockey game, set for next Tuesday between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes at Marquette's Lakeview Arena. Northern Michigan University is helping with a bunch of weekend events. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Miners protected their home court to win the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship Thursday afternoon. The Miners had 16 points, while Menominee and Kingsford tied for second with ten. Click the above headline for details.
The Munising Mustangs and Westwood Patriots finished tied for the MHSAA Division Two Upper Peninsula girls tennis championship on Wednesday in Iron Mountain. Both finished with 16 points, with West Iron County third with 14 points. Pictured: Munising's Marissa Ackerman won the #2 singles title, beating Weswtood's Marissa Carello in the final, 6-2, 6-0. (File photo)
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team rallied from two sets down to stun the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2, Tuesday night at Vandament Arena in Marquette. Northern won the fifth and final set, 15-12. Click the above headline to read the match details. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School girls volleyball team won another marathon match Tuesday night, rallying to beat the Menominee Maroons, 3-2. Escanaba has now won four matches in five sets this season. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to see all U.P. scores.
The Radio Results Network announced on Tuesday that it has been granted the rights to broadcast the NHL Hockeyville game between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes from Marquette's Lakeview Arena next week. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Menominee Maroons won all four doubles matches to beat the Gladstone Braves, 5-3, on a cold, windy afternoon at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline to read all of the scores.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team won its third straight game on Sunday, beating the Findlay Oilers, 2-0, in Ohio. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Michigan Tech soccer team gave the three time defending NCAA Division II National Champion all it could handle Sunday, but top ranked Grand Valley State was able to slip by 1-0 in a GLIAC match in Houghton. Click the above headline to read the details. (MTU Athletics Photo)
The Bark River-Harris Broncos had the state's #2-ranked Class D football team on the ropes Saturday in Lower Michigan, but a pair of interceptions in the final minutes led to a 20-8 win for the Climax-Scotts Panthers in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Northern Michigan University football team held on for a 29-24 win over the Northwood Timberwolves Saturday on Homecoming at the Superior Dome. The 'Cats won when Northwood's Hail Mary pass was caught one yard away from the goal line as time ran out. Click the above headline to read the details.
the Gladstone High School football team rallied from a 31-8 deficit to stun the Marquette Redmen, 46-45, Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville, and listen to interviews and radio replays.
The West Iron County girls tennis team edged three other squads to win the Great Northern Conference championship Friday in Escanaba and Gladstone. Click the above headline to see the team scores, and to see photos and videos from the #2 singles semifinal matches.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team dominated the first set of their match against the Marquette Redettes Thursday night, and then after Marquette tied the match, the Eskymos won the next two sets to post a 3-1 victory. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Northern Michigan volleyball team swept Cedarville Thursday evening to start its three-match Ohio trip and extend its winning streak to four games. Northern improved to 8-4 on the season with the win, 26-24, 25-22, and 25-13. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Northern Michigan University announced Tuesday that David Poggi will serve as the interim head women's soccer coach. Poggi is currently the men's soccer coach, and will run the women's team while Matt Granstrand takes a leave of absence. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association will conduct its 39th annual Update Meeting series in the coming weeks, giving school superintendents, principals, and athletic directors a chance to brainstorm and get information from the Association. One of the meetings will be held at Northern Michigan University next month. Click the above headline for more details.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team earned its first victory in program history Sunday afternoon, beating Walsh (Ohio), 5-2. Ben Hoffman had two goals and two assists to lead the Wildcats. Click the above headline to read the game's details. (NMU photo)
The North Central Jets scored 44 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 79-0 win over the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers in eight-man football Saturday afternoon in Powers. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Gwinn Model Towners scored three touchdowns in the second half...including two just 16 seconds apart...and beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 28-14, Saturday afternoon in Harris. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and video highlights.
Escanaba graduate David Falish caught four passes, including the one that clinched the game in the fourth quarter, helping Michigan Tech post a 17-10 football win at Ohio Dominican Saturday in Ohio. Click the above headline to read the game story, courtesy of MTU Athletics. (MTU photo)
The Gladstone Braves hung in there for a while, but the Menominee Maroons got their offense rolling and posted a 35-6 win Friday night in Menominee. It was the final football game between the two teams, as the Braves leave the Great Northern Conference next season to join the Mid Peninsula Conference. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
For the third time in two weeks, the Gladstone Braves won the first two sets of a volleyball match only to lose the next three...and the match. This time, the Braves lost to the Escanaba Eskymos, 3-2, Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see Thursday's scores.
The Superior Dome at Northern Michigan University is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. It remains the largest wooden dome in the world, standing 14 stories tall and spanning five acres wide. Click the above headline to read more about the dome. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School volleyball team lost its first two games against the Negaunee Miners Tuesday night, but then won the next three to post a 3-2 victory at the Lakeview Gym. Click the above headline to see all of Tuesday night's Upper Peninsula volleyball scores.