The Northern Michigan University Football team finished off the season with a 33-11 win over the Lake Erie College Storm Saturday in Ohio. The Wildcats finished with a record of 4-7. Click the above headline for details, and interviews with Eddie Pierson and Tyquan Cox.
The Northern Michigan University Hockey team lost to Bemidji State, 4-1, Saturday night, after posting a 2-0 win in Friday night's game at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline for details from both games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Michigan Tech University football season ended on Saturday with a 35-30 loss to Saginaw Valley State in Lower MNichigan. Tech finished 4-7 on the season. Click the above headline for details courtesy of MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team saw their GLIAC tournament come to an end with a heartbreaking five set loss to Grand Valley State in the semifinal round. The Wildcats now wait for a possible NCAA berth. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball postseason awards have been announced following a vote by the league's coaches. Northern Michigan University women did well at the banqiet Thursday night, held in Big Rapids, where the conference semifinals and finals will be held this weekend. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Mari Bink has signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Saginaw Valley State University, an NCAA Division Two school and member of the GLIAC conference. Also, senior McKayla Mott signed her letter to play softball at Aquinas College, a NAIA school located in Grand Rapids. Both Eskymos signed their letters Wednesday afternoon at the high school with family and friends in attendance.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team opened the post-season Wednesday night with a 3-1 win over Saginaw Valley State. The scores were 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22. Click the above headline for details, and to listen to post-game comments from Coach Mike Lozier.
Michigan Tech advanced to its sixth straight GLIAC Volleyball Tournament Semifal after making quick work of Wayne State Wednesday night in Detroit, 3-0. The scores were 25-21, 25-19, and 25-19. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech Athletics)
The Michigan Community College Athletic Association announced their post season awards for volleyball. Bay College had two student-athletes represent the Norse. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team jumped to an 11-0 lead on Saturday and never looked back, crushing the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 87-53, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team battled back from a double digit deficit on Saturday, but lost a nailbiter to the Gogebic Community College Samsons, 56-52, at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team scored two third period goals Saturday night to beat the Lake Superior State University Lakers, 5-3, in Sault Ste. Marie. The Wildcats also beat Lake State, 4-1, in Friday night's game. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University football team honored its seniors at the Superior Dome on Saturday, and then battled hard before falling to Saginaw Valley State, 30-21. Click the above headline for details, and interviews with Jake Witt and Stanton Johnson. (NMU Photo)
The Gladstone High School football team scored 28 unanswered points to beat the Manistee Chippewas, 36-14, in the MHSAA Division Six district championship game Friday night. The Braves move to the state's Final Eight for the first time since 2008. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Great Northern Conference football awards have been announced. They were voted on by the coaches from Escanaba, Gladstone, Marquette, Menominee, and Kingsford High Schools. Click the above headline to see the list of winners.
The Houghton High School volleyball team fought off four match points when they were about to be swept in their MHSAA Division Two district semifinal game by the Escanaba Eskymos, and then pulled off an improbable comeback to beat the Eskymos, 3-2, Wednesday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
Matching up with one of the hotter teams in the GLIAC, Wisconsin-Parkside, in the conference quarterfinals, the Wildcats were able to take care of business on Tuesday in a 2-0 win in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Superior Central Cougars opened the MHSAA District Tournament Monday night with a 3-0 win over Big Bay deNoc at Mid Pen High School. The scores were 25-14, 25-15, 27-25. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Gladstone High School football team scored early and often on Saturday and beat the Elk Rapids Elks, 51-14, in the MHSAA Division Six state playoff opener at the Marble Athletic Field. It's Gladstone's first playoff victory since 2008. Click the above headline for details, see photos and video highlights, and to hear player interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, 3-2, Saturday night, after losing Friday night's battle, 2-1. Click the above headline for details on both games, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University football team lost to a nationally-ranked top ten team for a second straight week on Saturday, falling to No. 7 Ferris State, 56-20, at the Superior Dome. The loss follows last week's setback against top-ranked Grand Valley State. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Antonio Howard and Zack Keen interviews.
The North Central High School football team began its quest for a third straight state championship Friday night with a 54-6 win over the Stephenson Eagles in Powers. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos, and post-game interviews.
The Bay College Norse volleyball team closed its regular season Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over the Finlandia University Lions before a packed house at the Bay College Gym on “Volley For a Cure” night. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Michigan Tech led from start to finish in a 3-0 volleyball sweep of Northern Michigan Tuesday in GLIAC volleyball. The Huskies won 25-15, 25-21, and 25-12 to avenge an earlier loss to NMU. Click the above headline for details and to hear from both coaches. (MTU photo)
The Stephenson High School boys cross country team captured the school's first MHSAA Upper Peninsula cross country championship since 2012 on Saturday, taking the top spot by nine points over Engadine, 77-86. Click the above headline for details. (Kate Kuntze photo)
Troy Mattson is returning to the Northern Michigan University athletic department after his June 2022 retirement as basketball coach. This time, Mattson will take over as the head golf coach for both the men's and women's programs. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen won another pair of Division One cross country championships on Saturday. And while the boys cruised to an easy team title, the girls had to pull out a tight victory. Click the above headline to read details. (MHSAA photo/Cara Kamps)
The No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State Lakers claimed a 56-3 Homecoming victory over Northern Michigan Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 11,812 at Lubbers Stadium. Click the above headline courtesy of GVSU Sports Information, and to hear player spotlight interviews with NMU's Tavion McCarthy and Kenyon 'Ta Skinner.
The Northern Michigan University volleyball team earned two big GLIAC wins in lower Michigan this weekend, 3-2 against Davenport on Friday and 3-2 against Grand Valley State on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Gladstone High School football team bolted to a 26-0 lead and rolled past the Escanaba Eskynos, 47-13, in front of a standing room only crowd Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
