The Breitung Township Schools and the Kingsford High School dedicated the fieldhouse at the football facility after Don Edens. He was a longtime Flivver both as a coach, and for many years, as athletic director. Edens passed away several years ago, but has not been forgotten in the Flivver family. The fieldhouse was dedicated at Friday night's Meet the Flivvers event. (school photo)
Former Northern Michigan quarterback Keith Nelsen recently established and endowed a football scholarship. The Nelsen Football Scholarship will provide financial support to a Wildcat on the active roster who graduated from a Wisconsin high school. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened the 2016 season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four doubles matches, but got swept in the singles matches. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Northern Michigan University football team completed its first full-situation scrimmage of its 2016 camp on Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Escanaba High School football team made the state playoffs last fall for the first time since 2011. The Eskymos will be looking for a second straight trip to the Field of 256 when they open their season next Thursday in Alpena. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's practice, and hear from Eskymo players and coaches.
As the pre-season practices continue, the Gladstone High School football team is looking forward to the new season with a sense of optimism in what will be their final season in the Great Northern Conference. Click the above headline for more details, and practice videos.
Bay College announced on Monday the mascot for its new athletic program, as well as the logo for the new programs. The choice...the Norse...goes back to the last time the college had athletics in the 1960's and 1970's. Click the above headline to read more details.
After rain and heavy mist early Saturday morning and afternoon the skies cleared, allowing for another night of action packed racing at UPIR. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured above: Christian Groleau was the winner in the 600 MicroSprints. Jim Groleau photo)
Northern Michigan University's Kyle Steuck was signed by his hometown Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Click the above headline to read more about the Wildcat center's dream NFL signing.
A Negaunee native who played hockey at Northern Michigan University for four years was killed in a traffic accident late Friday night in Florida. Justin Kinnunen was trying to cross a street when he was hit by an SUV. Click the above headline for more details. (NMU photo)
The Escanaba Big League Girls were honored by their community Thursday evening after competing in the Little League World Series in Delaware. The group of 16, 17, and 18 year-old girls made the quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read more, and to see photos, videos.
Northern Michigan seniors Shaye Brown, Jared Vuksan, C.J. Washington and Matt Boonstra were voted by their teammates to serve as the football team's captains in 2016. Vuksan is a Gladstone High School graduate. Click the above headline to read more.
The heat wave that traveled across Michigan in July is another reminder of the importance of preparing for activity in hot weather as the Michigan High School Athletic Association fall practices kicked off this week. Click the above headline to read details about heat in practice.
The nation’s first transgendered Olympic athlete has ties to the Upper Peninsula. Chris Mosier is a triathlete…although at these games in Rio deJaniero, the competition is a duathlon. Click the above headline to read more. (Picture: NMU Northern Magazine, Fall 2015)
Practice begins on Monday for high school football, and on Wednesday for other fall sports. And there are some rules changes this year. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Pictured: a 2015 Gladstone HS football practice.
The weather was perfect and the racing was competitive across all six divisions Saturday night at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of race reporter Todd Rose.
The World Series run for the Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) came to an end on Friday with a 14-1 loss to the West Monroe, La., All-Stars in the quarterfinal round. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Four natives of the Upper Peninsula's Copper Country are among ten new inductees into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Click the above headline to read about the inductees.
The District Ten Little League All-Star Baseball and Softball tournaments have ended for the summer. Click the above headline to see the all of the summer's results.
The Northern Michigan University athletic department announced Friday morning that Bob Bastian has been elevated to interim head men's and women's golf coach. Click the above headline to learn more about Bastian.
Sixty kids from across Michigan...including one from the U.P...ages six to 12...will join Detroit Lions’ mascot Roary and members of the Lions youth programming staff for on-field activities and a player meet-and-greet on August 18th. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) were shut out in their final World Series pool play game on Thursday, losing to the Chinese National Champions, 8-0, in Roxana, Del. Escanaba will play the defending World Series champions from West Monroe, La., in the quarterfinals on Friday. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The tournament run ended for the Escanaba 10-11 boys Little League All-Star team Monday night with a 16-0 loss to Hudsonville in the state quarterfinals at Grand Rapids Southern. Then on Wednesday, Hudsonville beat Grosse Pointe, 4-3, to win the state championship. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) took a lead late into the game against Ft. Myers (Fla.) at the World Series on Tuesday, but gave up ten unanswered runs in the final two innings and lost. 12-3. Click the above headline to read details, see videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to listen to interviews. (Pictured: Taylor Segorski after her two-run double)
Northern Michigan head men's basketball coach Bill Sall announced the signing of Rod Johnson to a National Letter of Intent. Click the above headline to read more about Johnson.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) won their second straight World Series game early Tuesday morning, beating the Canadian champions from Windsor, Ontario, 15-0. The game started at 11:35 p.m. after a day of heavy rains, and ended just before a 1 a.m. curfew was going to take effect. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion Baseball team lost in the Class A State Championship Game on Sunday in Adrian. Menominee's two pitchers allowed no base hits, but seven walks and three errors led Hudson to a 2-1 win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) jumped to a 7-0 lead and held on for a 8-6 win over Lancaster, Calif., in the opening game of the Big League World Series late Sunday night in Roxana, Delaware. Click the above headline to read details, to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to hear player interviews and radio replays.
The Big League and Senior League World Series tournaments began on Sunday at Lower Sussex Little League in Roxana, Delaware. The ten teams from around world in each bracket...including the Escanaba Big League Girls...took part in Opening Ceremonies under warm, sunny conditions. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba 10-11 year-old boys lost their final pool play game on Sunday, falling to Traverse City East, 7-2, in Grand Rapids. But the boys' 2-1 record is good enough for a spot in Monday's quarterfinals. Click the above headline to see photos by Deanna Lawson and Micky LaMarch.