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NMU men head downstate to put league lead on line

MARQUETTE — The league-leading men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University travels to the western Lower Peninsula over the next few days to take on a pair of conference foes also in the top half of the standings. The co-leading Wildcats have an overall record of 18-2 and Great ...

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Today High school wrestling Westwood, Menominee at Marquette triangular, 3:30 p.m. (auxiliary gym) Manistique, Kingsford at Negaunee triangular, 6 p.m. Iron Mountain at Gwinn, 6 p.m. High school girls & boys swimming & diving Manistique at Westwood, 4 p.m. High school girls basketball Big Bay de Noc at Superior Central, 6 p.m. Iron Mountain at Manistique, 6 p.m. Westwood at Marquette, 7 p.m. L’Anse at Baraga, 7:15 p.m. High school hockey Negaunee at Kingsford, 6:30 or 7 p.m. EST High school boys basketball Stephenson at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. NMU ...

Suddenly hot Wildcats look to build on hockey victory

MARQUETTE — It’s already getting to be nitty-gritty time for the hockey team at Northern Michigan University. The Wildcats play their second-to-last home series of the season this weekend when they host Bemidji State at the Berry Events Center. Friday’s opening faceoff is at 7:07 p.m. ...

NMU alpine skiers dominate on busy day in Minnesota

BIWABIK, Minn. — After races were canceled Saturday due to extremes in winter weather, alpine ski teams had to jam two days worth of skiing into one on Sunday at the USCSA Giants Ridge meet held in northern Minnesota. That didn’t to deter the men’s and women’s teams from Northern ...

NMU men, women nordic skiers get 3 of top 4 places

BRILLION, Wis. — The men’s and women’s nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University each claimed three of the top four places in their respective meets at the opening Central Collegiate Ski Association conference meet held in an area near Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin, on ...

NMU wrestlers split at final conference duals

ALLENDALE — The women’s wrestling team at Northern Michigan University split a pair of decisions at the final Great Lakes Valley Conference duals meet of the season held Saturday at Grand Valley State University. The national No. 18 Wildcats defeated Quincy 26-21 before falling to the host Lakers 35-11. NMU finished the conference season with a 3-2 record for a third-place finish, trailing only McKendree at 5-0 and GVSU at 5-1. In contested matches, Northern had a 9-4 record with sophomores Sophia Bassino and Abbie Miles and junior Alissa Caltagirone each going 2-0. The ...