The Northern Michigan University women's soccer program will begin spring competition on Friday, March 19 as announced by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference along with the rest of their revised 2020-21 schedule. Click the above headline for details.
The concluding rounds of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving will be completed during January, as the MHSAA continues to follow all emergency orders from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. Click the above headline for details.
Westwood High School's Emily Nelson has committed to play for the Finlandia University women's basketball team. She will be majoring in Graphic Design. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Wednesday put out a new format for the winter sports seasons, hoping to have full seasons that would conclude at the end of March. Click the above headline to read details.
Escanaba High School football coach Dave Howes announced his resignation Monday night. Howes leaves after a successful six years at the helm of the Eskymo program, having made the state playoffs in all six of those seasons. Click the above headline for details.
One day after being allowed to begin practicing for the end of the fall sports seasons, the brakes were abruptly applied Tuesday by the Whitmer Administration. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team returned to the practice field on Monday after being shut down by the Whitmer Administration's restrictions for nearly a month. Click the above headline to hear from the Jets players.
Michigan Tech picked up its first sweep of the season after a 3-1 win at Northern Michigan Saturday. The Huskies have now won three straight and improved to 4-3-1 going into the Holiday break. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan High School Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its 2020 All U.P. Football Teams for the Eight-Player Division. It was chosen by sportswriters from across the Upper Peninsula via E-Mail and telephone. Click the above headline for the list.
Brad Halonen scored in overtime to give the Michigan Tech Huskies a 4-3 win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats Friday night in Houghton. Northern had come from behind with two late goals to force overtime. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan high school football and volleyball playoffs will continue their post-season push, but winter sports like basketball, hockey, and wrestling are on hold until at least January 15th. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters released the 2020 All-U.P. football teams Thursday night. The selections were made by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from across the U.P., and was done via telephone and E-Mail because of the pandemic. Click the above headline to see who was selected.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team jumped to a 4-0 lead and held on to beat the Ferris State Bulldogs, 5-4, Wednesday night in Marquette. It was NMU's first game of the season after having their first eight games called off because of COVID-19 concerns. Click the above headline for details and post-game interviews. (NMU Photo)
Northern Michigan University on Monday announced that there will be a men's soccer season in the spring. This after the fall season was cancelled because of the coronavirus. Click the above headline to read details.
Finlandia University says it is still hoping to have an abbvreviated winter sports schedule, including basketball and hockey, but the earliest basketball will start is Feb. 5. Click the above headline to read the update from the FU Lions
Bay College has recently signed seven women to attend school and play softball for thw Norse this spring. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Assocation Representative Coumcil met Wednesday afternoon to go over ways to resume high school sports in the wake of the Whitmer Administration's shut down of activities. Click the above headline for details.
No. 6 Minnesota State defeated Michigan Tech 2-0 Monday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies outshot the Mavericks 10-4 in the final period but couldn't get a puck by WCHA Preseason Player of the Year Dryden McKay. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team reacted emotionally Monday to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's announcement that high school sports would remain shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis. Click the above headline to read more.
Two Northern Michigan University National Training Site weightlifters capped off a successful semester over the weekend competing at the virtual American Open Finals, earning seventh- and eleventh-place finishes. Click the above headline for details
The Michigan High School Athletic Association says it is disappointed that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the three-week shutdown for at least another twelve days. Click the above headline to read the full statement.
The Northern Michigan University hockey program has announced the cancellation of its Dec. 11-12 non-conference series at Minnesota State University-Mankato due to recent COVID-19 testing results. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Tech hockey series against No. 6-ranked Minnesota State scheduled for this weekend has been moved to Sunday and Monday. Click the above headline for details.
The Midwest Conference, which includes St. Norbert College, Lawrence University, and Ripon College in Wisconsin, has cancelled all fall and winter sports because of the coronavirus. Click the above headline to read details.
The new Coast-to-Coast Conference, of which Finlandia University is a member, has cancelled all winter sports because of the coronavirus. This includes basketball and hockey. Finlandia Athletic Director Curtis Wittenberg says he will try to find other teams to play out of conference. Click the above headline to read details.
The Lake Superior State University hockey team completed a sweep of Adrian College on Sunday, 2-1, after winning Friday's opener, 5-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey program has announced the postponement and cancellation of games scheduled through December 5th due to recent COVID-19 testing results. Click the above headline for details.
The WCHA hockey season got under way this weekend in the Upepr Peninsula as Michigan Tech traveled to the Sault to take on Lake Superior State. LSSU won Sunday's game, 4-1, after the Saturday game ended in a 0-0 tie. Click the above headline for details.
The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association approved today an adjusted schedule to restart and conclude Fall Tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving, and also to resume Winter sports after the three-week “pause” in activity ordered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) scheduled to end Dec. 9. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Bryant Maki committed Tuesday to attending Michigan Tech University and playing football there. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wide receiver says he received five college offers. Click the above headline to read details.