U.P. Scores Jan. 17

January 17, 2026

U.P. scores Thursday’s games Boys’ basketball Iron Mountain 46, Manistique 39 Bark River-Harris 63, Rapid River 50 Hannahville 64, Big Bay de Noc 55 Munising Baptist 53, Grand Marais 34 Menominee 64, Peshtigo, Wis. 57 Felch North Dickinson 52, Munising 32 Ishpeming 73, Gwinn 44 L’Anse 74, Chassell 53 Baraga 50, Ontonagon 37 Dollar Bay 67, Ironwood 29 Painesdale Jeffers 53, Ewen-Trout Creek 34 Wakefield-Marenisco 75, Florence, Wis. 74 Bessemer 54, Lake Linden-Hubbell 37 Pickford 63, Newberry 48 Cedarville-DeTour 57, Rudyard 45 Burt Lake Northern ...

Norse men pull away improve to 12-4

January 17, 2026

PETOSKEY, MI – The Bay College Men's Basketball Team (12-4, 1-1 MCCAA) opened up a lead late in the game against the North Central Michigan Timberwolves (1-13, 0-2 MCCAA) and ended up with a 64-40 victory on the road. The Norse started the game on a 10-2 run, but the Timberwolves responded with a 13-0 stretch in which they took the lead for the first time of the night. Bay would not reclaim the lead until just over two minutes left in the half, and took a slim 24-19 lead into the locker room at intermission. Bay led by as many as 13 in the second half before NCMC made another ...

Norse women roll to victory improve to 13-3

January 17, 2026

PETOSKEY, MI – The Bay College Women's Basketball Team (13-3, 2-0 MCCAA) scored early and often to put the game away and cruise to a 95-35 victory over the North Central Michigan College Timberwolves (2-12, 0-2 MCCAA). The Norse wasted no time putting themselves in command as their defense cranked up the pressure and the offense was incredibly efficient. Bay started the game on a 25-2 run which lasted over six minutes of game time. The visitors would hold a 36-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Bay forced 14 turnovers in the opening period and shot 61.9% during that stretch, ...

Ice and Fishing Reports as of Jan.15

January 16, 2026

Landings are a gauntlet of rough, frozen slush ruts. Once traffic disperses onto the bay, it’s mostly smooth wind blown ice. Any snow remaining is in drifts amongst the slush ruts or towards the top of the bay. There is a chance for a dusting of snow over the next couple of days. A couple of inches would be great for insulating fish shacks when next week’s polar vortex moves into town. It looks like ideal weather conditions for the weekend. Ice is getting thicker by the day, with the exception of shallows and areas with currents. Even though it’s below freezing, an inch or more of ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 16

January 16, 2026

U.P. scores Girls’ basketball Pickford 53, Manistique 35 Norway 56, Rapid River 20 Hancock 51, Ironwood 29 Cedarville-DeTour 51, Ellsworth 33 Boys’ basketball Carney-Nadeau 69, Hannahville 63 Stephenson 67, Engadine 43 Hockey Houghton 6, Riverview Gabriel Richard 5 (OT)

Prep Schedule Jan. 16

January 16, 2026

Today’s games Hockey Manistique at Muskegon Mona Shores, 3 p.m. Girls’ wrestling Powers North Central at Mio-AuSable Invitational, TBA Boys’ basketball Bark River-Harris at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Girls’ basketball Ishpeming at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Escanaba vs. Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Crystal Falls Forest Park, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Wrestling U.P. Championships at Marquette, 8:30 a.m. Gymnastics Bark River-Harris, Escanaba at Vassar Invitational, TBA Bowling Gladstone/Escanaba Invitational at Bowl-a-rama, 10 ...