By Journal Sports Staff NEGAUNEE — So far so good for the Negaunee High School girls tennis team. The defending U.P. Division 1 champions chalked up their second straight 7-1 victory over a quality opponent on Friday, beating West Iron County at home. Their two wins have come against ...
GWINN — Gwinn High School will host its seasonal Meet the Modeltowners event at the school on Friday, Aug. 25, preceding Gwinn’s opening varsity football game of the season. The event starts at 5 p.m. with introduction of athletes to take place at halfitme of the football game, which ...
MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University student and U.S. Olympic Training Site athlete will be competing at the University Worlds event later this month. Taylor Turner, a sophomore from St. Augustine, Florida, is a weightlifter at the NMU-OTS. She began lifting weights as a freshman in ...
MARQUETTE — On Thursday, the Marquette Senior High School decided to add a little flash to their logos. The Redmen now have an updated main logo as well as new sports-specific secondary logos and tertiary marks. They even added a new font style for the logos that adds a sharper quality to ...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Northern Michigan University hockey team landed a big recruit Thursday afternoon. Grand Forks native Grant Johnson announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Twitter and could bring a much-needed scoring boost to the offense next season. Johnson, who was named ...
ISHPEMING — After making it to the MHSAA Division 7 state championship four years in a row and winning it three times, most recently in 2015, some people thought the playoffs were a lock once again for the Ishpeming Hematites in 2016. Instead, Ishpeming was hammered with injuries all year ...
NEGAUNEE — Right out of the gates, two titans clashed on the tennis courts on Wednesday morning. Only one still looked strong afterward. Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee hosted U.P. Division 2 co-champion Westwood, but it was almost all Miners as the home team prevailed 7-1 on ...
NEGAUNEE — If you were to find yourself at Irontown Field in Negaunee on Wednesday night, you would have found a high-powered, offense-heavy baseball game. Coldwell Banker-Craig Heinonen defeated 906 Sports Bar & Grill 17-14 in a Superiorland Baseball League quarterfinal playoff ...
"The addition of 14 newcomers will provide needed depth and make us even stronger." — David Poggi, head coach, NMU men’s soccer --------------- MARQUETTE — Coach David Poggi seems optimistic heading into the second year of the Northern Michigan University men’s soccer program ...
ISHPEMING — Brianna Lynch went 5 for 5 with two home runs and a triple to lead River Rock Lanes to a 31-15 slugfest victory over AAA Insurance in Class C of the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on Aug. 2. Nichol Trego also went 5 for 5 in the winning effort, while teammate Danielle ...
MARQUETTE — Amber Huebner and Alex DuVall were named the Superiorland Kiwanis Athletes of the Year at Marquette Senior High School for the 2016-17 school year. Both were announced during a breakfast ceremony near the end of the school year that celebrated all of the students who were ...
ISHPEMING — Ishpeming High School will host its seasonal Meet the Hematites program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school’s new gym. Fall sports coaches and teams will be introduced and team meetings will be held. The school’s booster club will have sign-up sheets available for ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Little League board of directors is accepting nominations for officers through Sept. 1 to be elected at its September board meeting. These positions are open — president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, safety officer, umpire in chief, player agent, ...
MARQUETTE — Last fall, the Northern Michigan University women’s soccer team struggled for the first time in quite awhile. After the Wildcats won their first game in a blowout over Finlandia, they went on a 10-game winless streak and were promptly dismissed from the GLIAC tournament by ...
NEGAUNEE — Congress Pizza defeated the Negaunee Blasters 13-0 in a first-round playoff game in the Superiorland Baseball League on Monday night, advancing Congress to the semifinals. The other two games scheduled for Monday were final games of the regular season. The 906 Sports Bar & ...
PHELPS, Wisconsin — The Phelps Old-Timers Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament will be held Aug. 25-27 in Phelps, Wisconsin. Up to 16 teams will play from 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday afternoon at Wavering Park in Phelps. Entry fee is $175 with first place scheduled to pay $800, second $300 ...
Season series: • Marquette vs. Negaunee: Marquette won 7-6 on Aug. 3 and 10-4 on Aug. 13; Negaunee leads all-time series 24-19 • Negaunee vs. Gwinn: Gwinn won 8-7 on July 27 and Negaunee won 10-5 on Aug. 10; Negaunee leads all-time series 8-5 ------------------- MARQUETTE — Two ...
The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the two weeks from July 28-Aug. 11
NEGAUNEE — Kara Harrington and Katie Rankinen each went 4 for 4 as Harrington also homered in Tino’s 23-8 victory over Dave’s Collision in a Class B game in the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on July 26. Jen Wallner also had a 4-for-4 game for Dave’s. In another Class B game, ...
CHAMPION — Donna Gunville, Pat Koski and Wendy Schulke won the Wawonowin Country Club’s annual 3-Woman Scramble on Aug. 5. The winning trio shot 68, while a pair of teams rounded out the championship flight, each shooting 69 — Nancy Osier, Cathy Shamion and Jane Dickow, along with Pam ...