The Bay College Norse men’s basketball team shook off a sluggish first half Saturday to stay undefeated on the season, posting a tough 74-67 win over Mesabi (Minn.) Community College in the Battle of the Norse in Minnesota. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University football team wrapped up its season on Saturday with a 34-26 win over Northwood at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline to read details, and to listen to player interviews with Coleman Fields and Cullen Heimburger.
he Bay College Norse Women's Basketball team snapped a two game losing streak by cruising to a 60-40 win at Mesabi Range Community College Norse. Bay wasted no time jumping out to a lead as they started the game on a 16-0 run. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters announced their All-U.P. football teams Friday evening. A panel of 21 people met for nearly seven hours at the Marquette Holiday Inn Wednesday to come up with this list. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team improved to 4-0 on the season Friday night with a 94-67 win over Hibbing Community College in Minnesota. It was a win for Norse Coach Matt Johnson in the place where he coached for seven seasons. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team suffered another close loss on Friday, falling to Rainy River (Minn.) College, 65-60, in Minnesota. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights from the game.
Wednesday was collegiate Signing Day for several sports, including baseball and softball. Three Escanaba High School graduating seniors signed on the bottom line: Jared Hanson, Hunter Lancour and Carsyn Segorski. Click the above headline to hear from them.
Two Bay College cross country runners will compete in the NJCAA National Championships in Virginia this weekend. Click the above headline to read more about Zach Rose and Lindsay Cox.
The Northern Michigan University women's soccer team eliminated Michigan Tech, 2-1, in the GLIAC quarterfinals on Tuesday in Houghton. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team tuned up for this weekend's trip to Minnesota by posting an easy 129-30 win over the Lake Superior State University junior varsity team Monday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Northern Michigan University women's soccer team headed inside the Superior Dome for a Senior day match Sunday against the Michigan Tech Huskies and came away with a 2-0 win to close the regular season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Bay College women's basketball team had to settle for a split downstate this weekend after a 67-60 loss to the Glen Oaks Community College Vikings Saturday. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University football team had the lead in the second half but couldn't hang on on Saturday, losing to Saginaw Valley State, 33-21. Click the above headline for details, and hear player spotlight interviews with Tavion McCarthy, Tyquan Cox, Daniel Riser, and Kyle Sahr. (Saginaw Valley State photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey celebrated the 30th anniversary of the national championship win over Boston University by hosting the BU Terriers this weekend in Marquette. Northern won Saturday night, 6-2, after winning Friday's opener, 5-3. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The Bay College men's basketball team won a rough road game on Saturday, topping the Glen Oaks Community College Vikings, 69-64, in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio interviews.
After falling behind in the opening minutes the Bay College Norse Men's Basketball Team turned the tide and took over the contest, cruising to a 65-50 win on the road over the Kellogg Community College Bruins in the season opener. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse Women's Basketball Team opened the season by using some hot shooting early and some stifling defense to build a big lead and then hold on to beat the Kellogg Community College Bruins by a final score of 47-42. Click the above headline for details.
While COVID-19 surely played a part in reduced participation in sports at Michigan High School Athletic Association schools during the 2020-21 school year, a total of 244,012 participants continued to take part in athletics across the 28 sports for which the MHSAA sponsors postseason tournaments. Click the above headline for details.
The defending state champion North Central Jets rolled to a playoff victory on Saturday, beating the Pellston Hornets, 64-14, in Powers. Wyatt Raab rushed for three touchdowns and had a pick-six interception score. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Miners raced to 28-0 and 35-6 leads before holding off a furious fourth quarter rally to beat the Gladstone Braves, 42-28, Friday night, in the MHSAA Division Six playoffs. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos rallied from eight points down to force a fifth game, and the held off the Manistique Emeralds in the decisive fifth game to pull out another wild 3-2 match before a pair of raucous student sections Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and hear post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams won exhibition games over the Bay College Norse Thursday night. Click the above headline for details, and hear interviews with NMU's Max Bjorklund and Makaylee Kuhn. (NMU Photos)
The man who allegedly sexually abused a National Hockey League player is from Houghton, and also allegedly assaulted a Houghton High School hockey player while he was an assistant coach with the Gremlins. Click the above headline for details. (TSN Photo)
The Marquette High School volleyball team clinched the outright Great Northern Conference championship Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over the Escanaba Eskymos. The scores were 25-18, 25-11, 20-25, 25-13. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team lost twice this weekend as the season-opening homestand came to an end. Bemidji State beat the 'Cats on Friday, 5-4, and then got by the 'Cats again on Saturday, 4-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Redmen won the Division One boys Upper Peninsula cross country championship on its home course Saturday, as Carson Vanderschaaf (pictured) won the medalist honors. Painesdale-Jeffers in Division Two, and Dollar Bay won in Division Three. Click the above headline to read details courtesy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The Northern Michigan University football team put up quite a battle Saturday against the eighth ranked team in the country, Grand Valley State. The Lakers left Marquette with a hard-fought 28-24 win. Click the above headline for details from both schools' athletic departments, and hear RRN interviews with Eddy Pierson and Stanton Johnson.
Bay College Head Softball Coach Heidi Charon has resigned her position with the program. Charon was the first softball coach in school history. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School football team lost by one point for the third time this season Friday night, falling to the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 15-14, at the Marble Athletic Field. Cole Hawker kicked three field goals, including the game-winner with 31.1 seconds left, and the Braves threw two interceptions in the red zone to stop scoring drives. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Kingsford High School volleyball team pulled out a marathon 3-2 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Tuesday night in Escanaba. The scores were 22-25, 25-10, 25-18, 21-25, 19-17. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
