The Escanaba High School hockey team opened a three-game-in-three-day stretch in Lower Michigan on Tuesday, beating the Dexter Dreadnaughts,10-2, in the Alpena Christmas Classic. Four different Eskymos scored two goals each in the victory. The game was called on the mercy rule in the third period. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
Rease Dawley scored 22 points and Kodey Goldi added 20 as the Rapid River Rockets pulled away from the Mid Peninsula Wolverines, 60-40, in boys basketball action Monday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and hear post-game interviews.
Dylan Ziemke made 39 saves against some of his former teammates, but the Escanaba goaltender's effort wasn't enough as the Ashwaubenon Jaguars went home to Wisconsin with a 3-1 win Thursday night. The Eskymos spent 21 minutes shorthanded thanks to eight minor penalties and one major penalty. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central Jets boys basketball team outscored the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 23-8, in the third quarter and posted a 60-41 win Tuesday night in Harris. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
The Bay College men’s basketball team closed the first half of the season Sunday night with a 75-62 loss to the Anoka-Ramsey Golden Rams in Minnesota, a loss that Coach Matt Johnson called the most disappointing of the season.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team faced a top-five team for a second straight day on Sunday, and the result was the same as the day before as the Norse lost to the third ranked Anoka-Ramsey Golden Rams, 79-52, in Minnesota. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men’s basketball team dug a hole that they could not get out of Saturday, falling behind the sixth-ranked team in the country by 22 points before ultimately losing to the Rochester Technical and Community College Yellow Jackets, 74-60, in Minnesota. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team hung tough with the second-ranked team in the country on Saturday before ultimately falling to the Rochester Technical and Community College Yellowjackets, 64-48. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The new Manistique Emeralds High School hockey team won its first-ever home game Thursday night, beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 7-3, at the Little Bear West Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interiews.
Claire Vanginhoven scored 26 points and the Gladstone Braves knocked off the Kingsford Flivvers, 53-42, in girls basketball action Tuesday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to listen to post-game interviews.
Points were hard to come by Monday night as the Negaunee Miners slipped past the Gladstone Braves, 35-22, in a boys basketball non-conference game in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, see photos and videos, and listen to coaches' comments.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team lost another close game on Sunday, falling to the Joliet Junior College Wolves, 53-50, in Illinois. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team scored the first 15 points of the game and rolled past Harper College, 66-41, Saturday in Illinois. But the Norse got bad news that their Sunday game was cancelled in Joliet because of COVID-19 issues. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Lake Superior State University hockey team swept a two-game series from the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 4-1 on Saturday and 7-2 on Friday, in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for details. (Lake Superior State photo)
The Bay College Women's Basketball Team faltered under pressure in the fourth quarter, allowing the Harper College Hawks to come from as many as eight behind to take a 58-48 victory on their home court. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Jayger LaMarch completed his hat trick with 1:00 left in the game to break a 4-4 tie and lead the Escanaba Eskymos hockey team to a 5-4 win over the Muskegon Reeths Puffer Rockets Friday at Marquette’s Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for details.
Makaylee Kuhn scored 21 points but the NMU women's basketball team lost to Ferris State in overtime, 68-66, Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews with Elena Alaix and Sam Potter, and post-game comments from Coach Troy Mattson.
Carter Hudson scored seven straight points during a key second half run as the Bay College Norse men's basketball team rallied for a 72-66 win over the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks on Wednesday. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team escaped an upset attempt by the Alpena Community College Lumberjills Wednesday night, pulling out a 62-59 win at the Bay College Gym. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Jayger LaMarch had two goals and Sawyer LaMarch added three assists as the Escanaba Eskymos blanked the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Goaltender Bryce Buchbinder made 21 saves for the shutout. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech University men's basketball team held off the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 77-76, Monday night in Houghton. Adam Hobson had a game-high 22 points to lead the Huskies. Click the above headline to read details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The North Central Jets boys basketball team scored the first 15 points of the game Monday night and rolled to a 66-37 win over the Stephenson Eagles in the season-opener in Stephenson. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Three members of the state champion North Central Jets have been named to the Associated Press All-State football team. Quarterback Luke Gorzinski was named the Player of the Year for the entire state. Click the above headline to see the list.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team picked up two signature wins on home ice, this weekend beating the top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, 5-4, Friday, and 5-2 on Saturday. Click the above headline for details from both games. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to beat the Oakland Community College Raiders, 65-59, Saturday in suburban Detroit. Jaylen Flaniken scored 16 points in front of his Detroit family and friends to help the Norse get the win. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up two come-from behind victories over the weekend, beating the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 7-3 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday, at the Big Bear Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Dylan Ziemke's player spotlight interview.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team wrapped up its trip to the Detroit area Saturday with a 74-38 loss to the Oakland Community College Raiders. Click the above headline for details, photos, radio interviews.
The Bay College Norse women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds for the third time this season Friday night, falling to the Macomb Community College Monarchs, 70-66, in the Detroit suburb of Warren. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men’s basketball team fell behind by ten points in the opening minutes of the game and could not get much closer, losing to the Macomb Community College Monarchs, 70-59, Friday night in the Detroit suburb of Warren. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team opened its conference season Thursday with a 77-69 win over Northwood in Midland. Click the above headline for details, and to hear our player spotlight interview with NMU's LIz Lutz.