The Bay College Norse Baseball team put together another strong conference weekend, taking three of four games from the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks vaulting themselves into second place in the MCCAA Northern Conference standings. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University women's track and field team thoroughly impressed at this weekend's Titan Invitational in Oshkosh, Wis., collecting eight first place finishes. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Sports Information photo, story)
The Bay College Norse baseball team found itself in tight games all weekend long, but managed to sweep the four-game set from the Delta College Pioneers in Lower Michigan. Bay won both games Sunday, 10-8 and 9-4, after winning twice on Saturday, 6-1 and 3-2. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College Sports Information)
The Northern Michigan women's lacrosse team had a dominant performance against the College of Saint Benedict Bennies, with a high-scoring second quarter paving the way to a 15-4 victory on Sunday. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school boys basketball teams, coaches, and players. A group of 18 reporters from every corner of the U.P. met at Northern Michigan University on Monday to come up with the awards list. The list was released Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school girls basketball teams, coaches, and players. The Gladstone Braves, who won their first regional championship in more than a decade in Division Two, swept the major awards. Click the above headline for details, and the entire list.
For the second time in program history, the GVSU women's basketball team are National Champions. The Lakers took down California State-Dominguez Hills 70-58 in the championship game to win the title. Escanaba's Nicole Kamin and Gladstone's Megan Crow are part of the Laker team and are now champions. Click the above headline for details. (GVSU Phoo)
Josie Lakosky scored six goals and added an assist as the Northern Michigan Uniiversity women's lacrosse team beat the Davenport Panthers, 9-6, Friday afternoon at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
It was the end of the line for the Lake Superior State University men’s basketball team on Tuesday, as the Lakers lost to Dallas Baptist, 98-85, in the NCAA Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. Click the above headline for deails. (Dallas Baptist Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek High School girls basketball team was the last Upper Peninsula team standing on Saturday, after four other U.P. teams made it to the Breslin Center and lost in the semifinals. The Panthers lost to Fowler in the state championship game, 53-29, Saturday afternoon. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Calumet Copper Kings had their magical girs basletball season come to an and Thursday night aftter a 43-38 loss to Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest in a Division 3 state Semifinal on Thursday at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA photo)
The best season in Gladstone High School girls basketball history for more than a decade came to an end Tuesday night as the Braves fell to the Frankemmuth Eagles, 56-36, in the state quarterfinals in Cheboygan. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Michigan Tech Huskies 87-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Click the above
The Northern Michigan University women's lacrosse team had a dominant performance over Saginaw Valley State, earning a 20-1 win thanks to a dominant first half on Sunday afternoon in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Ewen-Trout Creek High School girls basketball team advanced to the state championship game Thursday night with a gritty 34-24 win over Concord in the semifinals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo)
The Lake Superior State men's basketball team is dancing its way to the Elite Eight after grinding out a 75-62 over the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons in the Midwest Regional Final Tuesday night in Illinois. Click the above headline for details. (LSSU photo)
The basketball season came to an end Saturday night for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team as the Wildcats lost to the Ashland Eagles, 68-45, in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The season came to an end for the Kingsford High School boys basketball team Friday night, as the Flivvers lost to Romulus Summit Academy, 52-40, at the Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA Photo, story(
The Upper Peninsula high school girls basketball season is in the post-season. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team secured an NCAA Tournament victory on Friday, downing the Hillsdale Chargers 61-56 in downstate Allendale. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews. (NMU Photo)
It was the end of the line Thursday for the Forest Park Trojans basketball team, falling to Grand Rapids-area powerhouse Tri-Unity Christian, 67-46, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read the details. (MHSAA story and photo)
The Westwood High School boys basketball team could not overcome an athletic Detroit-area team on Thursday in the state semifinals, losing to Pontiac Arts & Technology Academy, 76-40, at the MSU Breslin Center. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team rolled to a regional championship Wednesday night, beating the Fremont Packers, 49-31, in Houghton Lake. The Braves were again led by Lillie Johnson, who scored a game-high 29 points. Click the above headline for details.
The high school boys basketball season is in its playoff rounds across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see the U.P. scores and schedules.
The Calumet High School girls basketball team advanced to the MHSAA Division Three regional final Monday night with a 64-40 win over the Menominee Maroons in the semifinal at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves rolled past the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a Division Two girls basketball regional semifinal Monday night, 68-36, in Sault Ste. Marie. Lillie Johnson led the way again for Gladstone, scoring 31 points to add to her total as the school's all-time leading scorer. Click the above headline for details, post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University basketball teams are going dancing. Both the men's and women's teams were selected Sunday night to play in the NCASA Midwest regional tournaments. Click the above headline for details, and to hear reaction from both NMU coaches.
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team had a big lead but lost to top-seeded Lansing Community College, 66-58, Friday night, allowing the Stars to avoid an upset bid and advance to Sunday's regional final. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team came through in the clutch Friday night to win a district championship, 50-47, over the Negaunee Miners in Negaunee. The Braves lost both regular season match-ups to the Miners, but Lillie Johnson scored 30 points to help the Braves advance to the regionals. Click the above headline or details, interviews.
The Bay College Norse men's basketball team had its season come to an abrupt end Thursday evening as they lost to the Marian University-Ancilla Chargers from Indiana, 83-69, in the NJCAA Region 12 semifinals. Click the above headline for details.