The Bay Norse Softball Team received MCCAA Northern Conference Player of the Week honors for the first time in program history, with two players being recognized. Diane Salinas was named the Player of the Week and Rachael Winkel was named Pitcher of the Week for their play from March 20 to March 26. Click the above headline to read more details.
The MHSAA will be hosting first-ever Spring Evaluation Camps to provide athletes with aspirations of playing college football opportunities to show their skills and abilities to college coaches at one of five locations. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University nordic ski team wrapped up the season's competition at the SuperTour Finals in Craftsbury, Vermont. Lauren McCollor, Pearl Harvey, Merle Richter, and Kolibri Dobrish competed on the women's side while Cooper Lennox, Luke Fricker, and Kristoffer Karsrud took to the trails for the men. Click the above headline for details.
Carney Salo of Escanaba High School was honored as a recipient of the Michigan High School Athletic Association/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award at the 2023 MHSAA Boys Basketball Finals at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details.
The Munising High School boys basketball team captured the first state championship in school history on Saturday, beating defending state champion Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian, 39-37, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline to read details.
Northern Michigan University's Jake Witt returned Friday from a visit with the NFL's Denver Broncos, and more NFL teams are calling, as the Ewen-Trout Creek graduate tries to find a home in 'The Show'. Click the above headline for more on his journey.
Michigan Tech's hockey season came to an end Friday in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal. The No. 13-ranked Huskies fell 8-0 to No. 11 Penn State at the PPL Center. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech story)
The Munising High School boys basketball team continues to make history. THe Mustangs beat Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 55-44, in the MHSAA Division Four state semifinal game Thursday night in East Lansing. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team is reaping the awards of its historic first season in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association as the MCCAA released its post-season awards list on Wednesday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Munising High School boys basketball team is headed to the state semifinals after winning a heavyweight battle against the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 52-43, Tuesday night at Negaunee High School. Click the above headline for photos, videos, post-game interviews.
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association is out with its All-State teams. The Marquette Redmen were well-respesented in Division Two, while the Escanaba Eskymos and Houghton Gremlins had multiple players selected. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team played one of its best games of the season for almost 58 minutes Saturday night in the CCHA Championship Game in Mankato, Minn. But it all fell apart in the final 2:18 of regulation and first 1:08 of overtime, and NMU had its season end with a 3-2 loss. CLick the above headline for details.
The Baraga Vikings had their season come to an end one game short of the ultimate goal. The Vikings lost to Maple City Glen Lake in the MHSAA Division Four state championship game on Saturday, 60-43, to end their season at the Breslin Center for a second straight year. Click the above headline for details. (Photo courtesy of MHSAA)
The Northern Michigan University lacrosse team returned to the Superior Dome looking for a bounce-back game after dropping two straight on the road, and the 'Cats took care of business against Concordia St. Paul, winning 13-11. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team celebrated one of its most successful seasons in school history with its annual post-season banquet at the Highland Golf Club. The Eskymos won 20 games and took their first regional title in eight years. Click the above headline for details.
The Baraga High School girls basketball team advanced to the Division Four state championship game on Thursday, with a 46-44 win over Fowler in the semifinals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association 2023 girls tournaments have wrapped up across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline for all of the schedules.
The Munising High School boys basketball team won the school's first regional championship since 1954 Wednesday night with a suffocating defensive performance in a 60-28 win over the Mackinaw City Comets in Newberry. Click the above headline for details.
The St. Ignace High School boys basketball program won its first regional championship in two decades Wednesday night, ending the Cinderella run of the Ishpeming Hematites, 62-38, at the Gladstone High School Gym. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Bay College women's basketball coach Matt Gregory has resigned. The Norse athletic department made the announcement on Wednesday night, after Gregory coached the women's team to a 26-51 record over three-plus years. Click the above headline for more details.
The Northern Michigan University Alpine competed in the USCSA National Championships at California. Due to large accumulations of snow, a majority of the events were canceled, but the team was able to compete in a rare one-run race of slalom. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team came up one step short in its quest to make the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in school history. The 20th-ranked Norse got off to a strong start, but couldn't sustain it, and lost to Mott Community College, 88-69, Sunday evening in Flint. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Down 24 in the second half, the Northern Michigan men's basketball team rallied to tie it late, but ultimately fell to McKendree, 93-83, in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, Sunday night in Indianapolis. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team showed up and shut out the Michigan Tech Huskies in a decisive 4-0 win to advance to the CCHA Mason Cup Finals. Beni Halasz stopped all 44 shots he faced including 10 saves on the penalty kill for his third shutout of the season to help his team defeat the Huskies on the road. Click the above headline for details.
Max Bjorklund dropped 34 points, the fifth time he's hit at least 30 this season, to lead Northern Michigan to an NCAA Tournament first round victory over the Hillsdale Chargers, 86-81. They are now one of the final 32 teams in the big dance and will meet McKendree in the semifinals on Sunday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The draft for this summer's Upper Peninsula High School football All-Star game was held on Saturday. The best high school seniors from around the UP were divided into Black and Red teams. Click the above headline to see the teams.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team made 14 three-point baskets and rolled to a 91-65 win over Glen Oaks Community College in the NJCAA Region 12 District semifinals Friday night at the Ballenger Fieldhouse in Flint. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford High School boys basketball team captured an MHSAA Division Two district championship Friday night with a 68-51 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The game was close most of the way before the Flivvers pulled away late. Click the above headline for details.