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NMU frosh golfer Daavettila 5th at Saddlebrook

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — A famous poet once said, “In the Spring a young man’s fancy … turns to thoughts of love.” That could be true for Northern Michigan University freshman Jacob Daavettila if his real love is golf. The Wildcats freshman turned in his best collegiate finish as he ...

High school basketball

Upper Peinsula scores Includes Lower Peninsula scores for tourneys including U.P. teams BOYS Regional tournaments Championships Thursday Division 1 Rockford 58, Marquette 39 Division 2 Ludington 50, Kingsford 42 Division 3 Menominee 67, Elk Rapids 50 Beal City 51, ...

Smells like home cooking: Wildcat men host GLIAC semis today, finals Sunday

MARQUETTE — Nicer spring-like weather could help fans come out in droves just in time to see the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University try to win its conference tournament title this weekend at Vandament Arena. As the event’s No. 1 seed, the Wildcats earned the right to ...

Season might be on line for NMU women today

MARQUETTE — Possibly needing a win to continue with its season, the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University has a tall task ahead of it in the conference tournament this afternoon. The Wildcats play Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Grand Valley ...

Northern alpine skiers at nationals all next week

MARQUETTE — To the victors go the spoils, especially when they’re triumphant at the regional level. The men’s and women’s alpine ski teams at Northern Michigan University will each send a half-dozen skiers for 12 in all to the U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association National ...

NMU gets one win in 4-day lacrosse trip to Colorado

MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team at Northern Michigan University left home for the first time this week and found out how unfriendly it can be away from the Superior Dome. Entering the stretch with a perfect 4-0 record, the Wildcats lost two of three matches all played at rather ...