Bay Drops Softball Doubleheader; Finishes Trip 2-2
March 30, 2019The Bay College Norse women's softball team lost twice to Bryant & Stratton College on Saturday in Wisconsin, 17-9 and 12-11. Click the above headline for details.
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Girls Softball
DOUBLE DIP: Norse Softball Wins 2 In Wisconsin
March 30, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team rallied to beat the Wisconsin Lutheran JV Warriors, 5-4, in eight innings, Friday in suburban Milwaukee. The Norse also won the nightcap, 12-3. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video clips.
Hockey
MHSAA To Lengthen High School Hockey Playoffs
March 30, 2019An adjustment to the Ice Hockey Tournament schedule was the most notable action taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Winter Meeting in Grand Rapids, while a number of additional topics were discussed in advance of expected votes at its next meeting.
Baseball
Morrison Homers; Norse Top Carroll College, 11-5
March 29, 2019Flynn Morrison hit Bay College's first-ever home run, and drove in five runs, as the Norse beat Carroll College, 11-5, Friday, in suburban Milwaukee. Lucas Weinert added four hits and Tyler Skufca won his third game on the mound. Click the above headline for more.
Gymnastics
YMCA To Offer Youth Soccer, Gymnastics Programs
March 28, 2019The Northern Lights YMCA in Escanaba will be offering a youth soccer program, starting this Saturday, and a youth gymnastics program, starting April 1st. Both will help to teach the fundamentals of the sports. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
Calumet Named Finalist For 2019 Hockeyville USA
March 24, 2019Kraft Heinz on Sunday announced the top four finalist communities competing for the title of Kraft Hockeyville USA 2019. And Calumet is one of them, just three years after Marquette won the title and renovation money. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
ANOTHER SPLIT: Norse Wrap Up Baseball Trip
March 24, 2019The Bay Norse Baseball Team only collected two hits in the 3-2 game one loss against the Milwaukee Area Technical College Stormers before waking up their bats and taking a 14-9 victory in the nightcap.Click the above headline to read details.
Girls Basketball
OH, SO CLOSE! Saints Fall In Championship Game
March 23, 2019The St. Ignace Saints High School girls basketball team came up two points short in its quest for a state championship on Saturday, falling to Adrian Lenawee Christian, 48-46, at Calvin College. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA story, photo)
Girls Softball
Norse Softball Wins; Finishes 2-2 At Tournament
March 23, 2019The Bay College women's softball team wrapped play at a tournament in Minnesota on Saturday by beating Lake Region State (ND), 12-3, to finish the tournament with a 2-2 record. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Bay Norse Baseball Salvages Final Game In Illinois
March 23, 2019The Bay College Norse baseball team salvaged the final game of a four-game series in Rockford, Ill., on Saturday, beating the Rock Valley College Golden Eagles, 9-4, in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The Eagles won both games on Friday and the first game on Saturday. Click the above headline to read details. and see photos, videos.
Girls Basketball
UP HS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCORES
March 19, 2019The Upper Peninsula high school girls basketball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the daily schedules, and the radio broadcast schedules.
Boys Basketball
UP HS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCORES
March 19, 2019The Upper Peninsula high school boys basketball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the schedules and scores for the U.P.'s teams.
Hockey
Wildcat Hockey Players Get Top Conference Honors
March 19, 2019Northern Michigan University Hockey had three student-athletes earn Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason awards as they captured three of four position of the year honors. Click the above headline to see which players got which awards.
Girls Basketball
MARCHING ON: Saints Top Vikings In Quarterfinal
March 19, 2019The St. Ignace High School girls basketball team jumped to a big early lead and rolled to a 76-45 win over the Baraga Vikings in the Division Three state quarterfinals Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos.
Hockey
Escanaba Wraps Up Hockey Season With Banquet
March 19, 2019The Escanaba High School hockey team, wrapped up its 2018-19 season with its awards banquet at the House of Ludington. Christer Carne took home three awards, including the team MVP award. Click the above headline to read details. (Mike Dagenais photo)
Boys Basketball
CRUSHING LOSS: Iron Mountain One Point Short
March 16, 2019The Iron Mountain High School boys basketball team had its first-ever state championship within its grasp on Saturday at Michigan State University. But a traveling call and an intentional foul call in the final seconds helped the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates pull out a stunning 53-52 victory. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
Girls Basketball
NMU Tournament Run Ends In Regional Semifinals
March 16, 2019The Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball team's 2018-19 season came to a close as the Wildcats fell to #1 Drury University 78-56 in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Semifinals Saturday night in Missouri. Click the above headline for details.
Hockey
SEASON OVER: Wildcats Lose In Double Overtime
March 16, 2019Northern Michigan University Hockey fell to Bowling Green State University 2-1 in double overtime Saturday night, bringing the 2018-19 season to a close in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Semifinals. Click the above headline to read details.
Baseball
STRONG FINISH: Skufca Throws Four-Hit Shutout
March 15, 2019The Bay College Norse had its most complete baseball performance of the season on Friday, beating Western Connecticut State, 11-0, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Tyler Skufca threw all nine innings to record the first complete game shutout in the program's brief history. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
Girls Basketball
STILL DANCING: Northern Women Stun Ashland
March 15, 2019The Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball team upset Ashland University 64-57 to advance to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Semifinals. The Wildcats featured three players in double figures, as senior Darby Youngstrom and sophomore Lexi Smith both finished with 14 points. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
THAT'S A WRAP: Norse Softball Finishes Trip 8-2
March 15, 2019Lexi Winling pitched a complete-game and Maddy Griffin drove in three runs with a single, double, and triple, to lead the Bay College women's softball team to a 5-1 win over the Spoon River (Ill.) Snappers on Thursday in Florida. This followed an 8-0 loss earlier in the day to DuPage (Ill.) College. The Norse finish the spring trip with a 8-2 record. Click the above headline to see details, photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
Boys Basketball
Dollar Bay Overwhelmed By #1 Southfield Christian
March 14, 2019The Dollar Bay Blue Bolts bowed out in the Division Four state semifinals for the second straight year on Thursday, losing to Southfield Christian, 55-28, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the MHSAA.
Boys Basketball
Iron Mountain Advances To First State Title Game
March 14, 2019Foster Wonders scored 28 points and Marcus Johnson added 23 as the Iron Mountain Mountaineers beat Detroit Edison, 60-57, in the Division Three state semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA.
Baseball
Bay Baseball Team Earns Win, Eight-Inning Draw
March 14, 2019Justin Popelka threw 8 1/3 innings of five-hit ball as the Bay College baseball team beat Earlham (Ind.) College, 8-1, on Thursday. Later, the Norse tied a Canadian club team in eight innings, 2-2. Click the above headline to see more details
Baseball
ROUGH DAY: Norse Baseball Drops Doubleheader
March 13, 2019The Bay College men's baseball team lost a pair of games on Wednesday, falling to Eastern Gateway Community College of Ohio, 13-1 and 11-3, at Historic Dodgertown in Florida. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
Girls Softball
Norse Softball Sweeps Twinbill; Now 7-1 For Week
March 13, 2019The Bay College women's softball team won two more games on Wednesday, beating the College of DuPage (Ill.), 8-0, and pulling out a dramatic 5-4 victory over Owens (Ohio) Community College. Click the above headline to read details from the doubleheader.
Baseball
Norse Rally For First Baseball Win; Drop Nightcap
March 12, 2019The Bay College men's baseball team rallied from a 7=1 deficit to beat Western Connecticut State, 11-8, on Tuesday, to earn the program's first victory. The Norse later lost to Earlham (Ind.) College, 5-4, in ten innings, despite solid pitching from Garrett Finkbeiner. Click the above headline for details, and see photos taken by Brad Landis.
Girls Softball
THE HEAT IS ON: Bay Softball Wins Two Of Three
March 12, 2019The Bay College women's softball team spent ten hours at the softball field on Monday as the team's first-ever Florida trip continued, and it was a productive day as the Norse won two of the three games they played. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Girls Basketball
Northern Women Fall In Final; Make NCAA Region
March 11, 2019Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball kept #6 Ashland University to their second lowest offensive total of the season but were unable to pull off the upset, falling to the ranked Eagles 65-58 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship. But NMU will get another chance: in the NCAA Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
NORSE FIRST TIME: Bay's Baseball Program Starts
March 09, 2019The Bay College Norse men's baseball team played its first-ever games over the weekend, losing a pair to Hagerstown (Md.) Community College, 6-3 and 15-8, on Saturday, and losing to Cairn University (Pa.), 5-0, on Sunday. Click the above headline for details.
