The Hancock Bulldogs scored six goals in the second period and overwhelmed the Escanaba Eskymos, 9-3, Monday night, in the hockey season opener in Wells. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Micky LaMarch, and for interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Lake Superior State, 4-3, in overtime, on Sunday in Sault Ste. Mare. This after LSSU picked up a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. (LSSU Athletics Photo)
Dolapo Olayinka scored 25 points and grabbed eleven rebounds as the Northern Michigan men's basketball team beat Northwood on Sunday, 74-63, in Marquette. That completed a weekend sweep for the 'Cats. Click the above headline to read details.
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team beat Northwood, 55-53, on Saturday gave up the game's final nine points in 69-60 loss Friday evening. Click the above headline to read details from both weekend games.
Max Bjorklund scored 30 points to lead the Northern Michigan University basketball team to a 84-72 win over Northwood on Saturday. The two teams will play again on Sunday at 1:00. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Michigan Tech ground out a 65-62 win over Saginaw Valley State in men's basketball action Saturday in Houghton. This after Eric Carl posted a career high 24 points to help the Huskies win, 76-57, in Friday's opener. Click the above headline to read details. (Tech photo)
Ellie McKay made two clutch three-pointers in the second overtime Saturday as the Michigan Tech women's basketball team outlasted Saginaw Valley State, 80-70, to complete a sweep in Saginaw. Tech also won Friday's game, 63-52. Click the above headline for details on both.
The Escanaba High School hockey team reacted with joy Thursday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that winter contact sports could continue after being shut down since November. Click the above headline to hear from three members of the Eskymos.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced that high school and youth contact sports could resume starting next Monday, ending a shutdown that was first imposed back in November and was scheduled to continue through Feb. 21. Click the above headline for details.
Michigan Tech University on Wednesday signed 14 high school seniors to play football next season, including Escanaba's Bryant Maki and Iron Mountain's Brycee Pietrantonio. Click the above headline for details, interview with Maki.
Three Upper Peninsula football high school seniors are amongst the signees for Northern Michigan University on National Signing Day on Wednesday. Marquette's Kam Karp, Negaunee's Eli Luokkala, and Houghton's Jack Borree all signed. Click the above headline to see details.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Michigan Court of Claims against the state health department for its continued shut down of indoor high school contact sports. The suit was brought by the group "Let Them Play Michigan", a coalition of parents, students, coaches, and school administrators. Click the above headline for details.
Northern Michigan University skaters Griffin Loughran and Tim Erkkila were named WCHA Players of the Week for their performance last weekend against Ferris State. Also on Monday, some schedule changes for the 'Cats. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team rolled past Lake Superior State on Sunday, 91-70, earning a split after losing Saturday's game, 70-60. Click the above headline to read details of both games. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team put up its best offensive point total of the season Sunday, beating Lake Superior State, 83-66, in the Soo. That follows a 62-46 NMU win on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. (LSSU Photo)
A rally designed to convince Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to allow indoor contact sports to immediately begin was held in Lansing on Saturday, with hundreds, perhaps thousands, in attendance. And there were U.P. kids, coaches, and parents on hand. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team broke an eight-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over Ferris State Friday in Marquette. The 'Cats completed the sweep with a 5-3 win Saturday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse Men's Basketball Team dropped a 69-62 decision on the road to the Bryant and Stratton Bobcats on Saturday afternoon. Bay cut a big first half lead down to four late but could not overtake their host. Click the above headline
The Bay College Women's Basketball Team put a scare into the #13 Bryant and Stratton (WI) Bobcats by erasing a 15-point deficit to take a lead in the last minute of the game. The Bobcats responded and escaped with a 59-57 victory on their home court. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos, interviews.
Michigan Tech defeated Ferris State 66-51 Friday, and then posted a 63-53 win Saturday, in women's basketball in Big Rapids. The Huskies have won six straight games. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
North Central High School graduate Dawson Bilski had a game-high 24 points but the Michigan Tech Huskies lost to Ferris State, 60-57, Friday night in Houghton. Then on Saturday, Ferris won another tight game, 59-57. Click the above headline to read details. (MTU photo, story)
The Michigan Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to lift the suspension on high school and youth sports and allow play to resume immediately. Click the above headline for details.
Two Upper Peninsula state representatives from opposite sides of the aisle, as well as state sentaor Ed McBroom, all said Wednesday that the Whitmer Administration decision to keep high school contact sports sidelined until late February is wrong. Click the above headline for details.
A group that supports the start of Michigan's high school contact sports seasons is taking legal action against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, who have put sports like basketball, hockey, wrestling, and competitive cheer on hold since November. Click the above headline for details.
Time is running out for high school basketball players in Michigan, especially for the Class of 2021. Click the above headline to hear from one of the top players in the state, Iron Mountain senior Foster Wonders.
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team earned its fourth straight win 55-46 over Northern Michigan Tuesday at SDC Gymnasium. Ellie Mackay led the Huskies with 18 points and four rebounds. Click the above headline to read detais. (MTU Photo)
North Central High School graduate Dawson Bilski scored his 1,000th career point Tuesday as the Michigan Tech Huskies topped the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 61-52, in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details. (MTU Athletics Photo)
The No. 18-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team earned a nonconference sweep of Northern Michigan Monday with a 4-1 come from behind victory. The Huskies have now won seven straight overall, six straight against the Wildcats, and six straight at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline to read details. (Michigan Tech photo)_
The Bay College women's basketball team fell behind 12-0 to start the game and couldn't bounce back, falling to Triton (Ill.) College, 77-53, Saturday in suburban Chicago. Click the above headline to read details, photos, vidoes, and interviews.
For the second straight day, the Bay College Norse men's basketball team dug an early hole and lost to national powerhouse Triton College. The Norse fell behind, 15-1, in the first five minutes on Saturday, and lost to the Trojans, 98-55, in suburban Chicago. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
