There’s a lot of truths that exists in sports and one of them is that progress comes slowly. This is definitely true when it comes to women in sports. However, in just the past few weeks, women have accomplished three things that have escaped them for decades and that’s something that ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey program on Friday announced the cancellation of its Dec. 11-12 non-conference series at Minnesota State University-Mankato due to recent COVID-19 testing results. Data privacy precludes further comment on the issue and any additional ...
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Athletes, coaches and fans of the Finlandia Lions were dealt a tough blow Wednesday when the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference announced the cancellation of all of its conference-scheduled competitions this season, which includes conference championships for the fall ...
"It is a validation of doing things right to just try to keep the sport of volleyball growing." — Toni Roberts, former varsity volleyball head coach, Gwinn Modeltowners -------------------- GWINN — The recently departed varsity volleyball head coach at Gwinn High School has been ...
MARQUETTE — The Mining Journal will join Northern Michigan University and an athlete’s group there to conduct the annual Teddy Bear Toss in a pandemic-minded way on Saturday afternoon. The Journal’s Cheer Club, NMU and the university’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will hold the ...
Something has been recurring in my mind the past few weeks with all the firings, resignations and speculation about these firings and resignations in the coaching ranks. Not just in the NFL, but all over the coaching world, whether its college or wherever. Do you remember when this ...
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Miners long-awaited next high school football playoff game will be held in two weeks on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in Grayling. The Miners (6-3) travel to take on the Grayling Vikings (6-3) at 4 p.m. in the MHSAA Division 6 Region 1 championship game. Grayling earned the ...
Marquette Senior High School senior swimmer Erin VanderSchaaf, sitting at center, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and join the women's swimming and diving team at Northern Michigan University. Standing from left at the signing ceremony are her family, brother Carson ...
The best in sports photography from The Associated Press for NBA referee and Negaunee native Mark Ayotte
MARQUETTE — One of the few Northern Michigan University sports to hold competition this fall, the Wildcats’ eSports team defeated Olivet Nazarene University on Nov. 21 to improve to 3-1 this season. NMU defeated the Illinois-based university 2-0 in a CSL League of Legends match, according ...
Guess who’s back? That’s right, everybody. I’ve returned from my almost nine-month hibernation and I’m back to spread some Thanksgiving cheer. During this “rest period,” if you want to call it that, I wondered if I’d ever write a column again. In case you couldn’t tell by my ...
"For the first time, we’re gonna have good players not playing and that’s a luxury for a coach to have, because ... ice time is the greatest currency there is." — Grant Potulny, head coach, NMU hockey --------------------- MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey ...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Several other WCHA teams have joined Northern Michigan University in calling off some of their early-season hockey games due to coronavirus positive tests within teams. A count on the WCHA composite schedule at www.wcha.com shows a dozen games have been canceled or ...
How sad is Thanksgiving football this year? The best team playing during the traditional daytime slots on Turkey Day will be the Detroit Lions. Yes, those Lions with a 4-6 record. Thankfully, about a decade ago the NFL added a nighttime game to the lineup to give us the only real good game ...
MARQUETTE — After months of waiting and wondering when and if it will have a season this fall, it turns out the Northern Michigan University hockey team will have to wait a little longer for the games to be begin. The Wildcats’ season opener was scheduled for Wednesday at home against Lake ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has put the basics of a schedule for its men’s and women’s basketball teams this winter. There will be a number of differences from a typical season. The league won’t begin league play until a ...
MARQUETTE — The newest sports team at Northern Michigan University earned its first victory on Nov. 14 as the Wildcats’ eSports team defeated Pittsburg State (Kansas) 2-0. After a defeat to Grand Valley State three days earlier, these Wildcats coached by William Garetto-Balmer won ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — A pair of veteran goaltenders shut down their fellow skaters when Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State played to a scoreless tie to open the college hockey season in the WCHA on Saturday night at LSSU’s Taffy Abel Arena. The host Lakers did win a shootout 2-1 in this ...
The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of Nov. 5-11
MARQUETTE — As befitting the only undefeated team in the conference, Marquette Senior High School had a whole host of honors when the Great Northern Conference recently handed out its football season awards. Head coach Eric Mason’s Redmen, who were 3-0 in GNC games, 5-1 in the regular ...