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Plenty of high finishes at Tech

MARQUETTE — The men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams at Northern Michigan University had plenty of high finishes over two days at the Michigan Tech Invitational held on the MTU Trails in Houghton over the weekend. The NMU men’s team on Sunday had the single most dominating ...

Wildcats fall in final regular-season wrestling dual

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The women’s wrestling team at Northern Michigan University lost its final dual meet of the season on Friday night but still finished 10-4 in those kind of meets over the course of the regular season. The Wildcats fell to Wisconsin-Stevens Point 32-14, giving up forfeits in three weight divisions. After taking a 10-0 lead on NMU forfeits at 103 and 110 pounds, the Pointers won the first contested match at 117 to go up 14-0. Then Northern answered with a victory by Jamie Cook at 124 pounds as she recorded a pin at 1 minute, 54 seconds. UWSP picked up ...

Harper leads Wildcats track athletes at Jet’s Pizza Invite

UNIVERSITY CENTER — Senior Beverly Harper had a hand in both victories posted by the women’s track and field team of Northern Michigan University at the Jet’s Pizza Invitational held at Saginaw Valley State over the weekend. In all, the Wildcats had nine top-three podium finishers in ...

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Today High school alpine skiing Marquette hosting at Marquette Mountain, time TBA High school nordic skiing Marquette at Ishpeming, 4 p.m. High school girls & boys swimming & diving Negaunee, Westwood, Manistique at Polar Plunge, at Westwood, 4 p.m. Marquette at Houghton, 4 p.m. High school boys basketball Rudyard at Newberry, 5:45 p.m. Gladstone at Marquette, 6 p.m. Gwinn at Hancock, 6 p.m. Wakefield at Baraga, 7:15 p.m. Superior Central at Rapid River, 7:30 p.m. High school hockey Hancock at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Manistique/Munising at Escanaba, 6 p.m. High ...

Wildcats jockey well atop GLIAC men’s hoops

CALEDONIA — With the top of the men’s basketball standings in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ever changing, the one constant is the team from Northern Michigan University. The Wildcats held onto their share of first place with a 77-63 victory over Davenport on ...