The Northern Michigan University basketball teams are going dancing. Both the men's and women's teams were selected Sunday night to play in the NCASA Midwest regional tournaments. Click the above headline for details, and to hear reaction from both NMU coaches.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had a big lead but lost to top-seeded Lansing Community College, 66-58, Friday night, allowing the Stars to avoid an upset bid and advance to Sunday's regional final. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team came through in the clutch Friday night to win a district championship, 50-47, over the Negaunee Miners in Negaunee. The Braves lost both regular season match-ups to the Miners, but Lillie Johnson scored 30 points to help the Braves advance to the regionals. Click the above headline or details, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had its season come to an abrupt end Thursday evening as they lost to the Marian University-Ancilla Chargers from Indiana, 83-69, in the NJCAA Region 12 semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team jumped out to a 40-23 halftime lead behind strong defensive efforts en route to a 85-72 victory over the Grand Valley State Lakers in the GLIAC Semifinals. Click th above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Under blizzard conditions outside, the Northern Michigan women's basketball team provided a spark inside Vandament Arena, defeating Saginaw Valley State 81-60 in the GLIAC Quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details, videos, post-game comments. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team turned in a dominating performance Tuesday night to advance to the Final Four in the NJCAA Region 12 tournament. Bay won its quarterfinal match, 101-38, over Delta College out of Saginaw, to earn a spot in the semifinals against top-seed Lansing Friday in Flint. Click the thumbnails for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team passed its first test of the post-season Tuesday night, and although it wasn't the prettiest, the Norse survived with a 93-78 win over the Delta College Pioneers out of Saginaw. Click the above headline for details.
Ten Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers finished in the top eight of their weight classes this weekend to reach the podium at the MHSAA Individual state finals at Ford Field. Two of them finished third in their weight classes. Click the above headline for details. (Photo: Breitung Township Schools photo of Max Sundquist)
Gladstone High School senior Matt Meyer advanmced to the state semifinals at the MHSAA singles bowling finals on Saturday before losing to the eventual state champion. Click the above headline to see details on how all of the U.P. bowling teams did downstate.
Ten high school wrestlers from the Upper Peninsula ha a shot at finishing on the podium at Ford Field on Saturday as the MHSAA state individual finals wrap up. They all won two of their three matches on Friday to stay alive for wrestling's final day. Click above headline for details.
The Iron Mountain High School boys basketball team won a district championship Friday night, turning back the Menominee Maroons, 56-38, in Iron Mountain. Oskar Kangas scored 22 points and Gerald Sampol-Torres added 13 for the Mountaineers. Click the above headline to see photos courtesy of the Iron Mountain Public Schools.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team upset the 11th-ranked Mid-Michigan College Lakers, 71-64, Tuesday night in Escanaba. The win clinched a share of the conference championship for the Norse. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College men's basketball team got revenge for an embarrassing road loss to the Mid Michigan College Lakers Tuesday night with a 91-78 win in Escanaba that snapped the tenth-ranked Lakrrs' 21-game winning streak. Click the above headline for details.
The third time was the charm for the Gladstone Braves against the Escanaba Eskymos Monday night in boys high school basketball. After losing both regular season games to their rivals, and falling behind again in this district tournament game, the Braves got hot late to beat the Eskymos 52-47. Click the above headline for the details.
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team picked up a big victory on Monday night, edging the Roosevelt Lakers 75-68 to move into a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with two games to play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire in impressive fashion on Monday night in the Windy City of Chicago, defeating the Roosevelt Lakers 90-52. NMU is now one win away from a home playoff spot. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team cruised to a 97-75 win over the Delta College Pioneers in the next-to-last game of the regular season on Saturady in Escanaba. Five players scored in double figures as the Norse won their sixth straight game on a day where they welcomed back their alumni on Alumi Day. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team beat the Kingsford Flivvers Saturday night, posting a 5-2 victory that looks much wider on the scoreboard than it actually was on the ice. Click the above headline fof details. (Lizzie Taylor photos, videos).
The Escanaba High School boys basketball team trailed for almost the entire night, but managed to pull out a 52-49 win over the arch-rival Gladstone Braves before a large crowd at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The NMU hockey team dropped its next-to-last home game of the season Friday night by a score of 3-0 to the St. Thomas Tommies. Click the above headline for deatils. (NMU Photo)
The No. 22 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team concluded the home regular season undefeated with a 67-64 victory over Northern Michigan at the SDC Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team outlasted the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 64-59, Thursday night at the SDC Gymnasium. The Huskies earn a series split and improve to 11-14 overall and 8-9 in the GLIAC. NMU falls to 18-7 overall and 12-5 in the GLIAC. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team led from wire-to-wire on Wednesday, beating the Kirtland Community College Firebirds, 101-42, in Grayling. At the same time, first place Mid Michigan was shocked by Muskegon Community College, tightening the conference race. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway High School boys basketball team took care of business in their next-to-last game of the regular season Monday night, beating the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 75-53, in Bark River. Bryce Adams knocked down eight triples and scored 28 points, and Mason Trudeau added 21 points. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The MHSAA individual Wrestling regional tournaments were held this weekend, and 24 Upper Peninsula boys and four U.P. girls have qualified to compete in the state finals at Detroit's Ford Field. Click the above headline for the list. (Photo: North Central's Cooper Raab)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team rallied from ten points down in the second half to stun the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 63-55, Saturday in Muskegon. Anisa Longs keyed the win with a strong performance, off the bench, at both ends of the court. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team fended off several challenges from the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks on Saturday, and posted a key 84-73 road victory. Click the above headline for game details, plus photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team took a hard loss at home Thursday night in a high-stakes game, falling to 15th-ranked Lake Superior State, 80-74, in overtime, at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)