MARQUETTE — It’s not easy to repeat as an Upper Peninsula champion and that was proven Saturday afternoon as Marquette got involved in a tough battle with Sault Ste. Marie at the U.P. Finals girls swimming and diving meet. In the end, the Redettes prevailed by earning 377 points to the ...
BIG RAPIDS — The season is winding down for the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team and it’s running out of time to get into the GLIAC postseason tournament. In January, the Wildcats were in contention to host a first-round GLIAC Tournament game, but that possibility is ...
HOUGHTON — Northern Michigan University posted a good ol’-fashioned sweep at Central Collegiate Ski Association Championships held in Houghton over the weekend. The Wildcats’ men and women each swept to their respective team titles, powered by individual victories in all four races held ...
MARQUETTE — Going into Saturday’s Upper Peninsula Finals in boys and girls swimming and diving, it had been three years since the Marquette boys sat atop the podium. To end that streak, the Redmen would need their underclassmen to start fast on the blocks and Marquette’s youth ...
BIG RAPIDS — The injury- and illness-plagued Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost its second straight time on a GLIAC road trip after falling 68-56 at Ferris State on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs ran past the Wildcats, picking up 19 fast-break points to ...
ISHPEMING — This is an exciting time to be part of the Bark River-Harris wrestling program. Six BR-H grapplers reached the podium at Westwood High School on Saturday by placing among the top four in their respective weight divisions in the MHSAA Division 4 individual district tournament, ...
MARQUETTE — Friday night’s 5-0 loss to No. 16 Bemidji State was definitely one for the No. 19 Northern Michigan University hockey team to put behind it. For the first few minutes of their rematch with the Beavers on Saturday, the Wildcats looked like they had did just that, scoring only a ...
LAKE LINDEN — It’s not common for high school basketball teams to play on the weekend unless they’re participating in a tournament, but the Ishpeming girls drove to the Copper Country on Saturday to take on Lake Linden-Hubbell and made it worth their while. The Hematites used a dominant ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University opened its women’s lacrosse campaign strongly under new coach Lindsey LeMay but ultimately lost its season opener to McKendree 17-11 at the Superior Dome on Saturday. The Wildcats opened strongly with seven goals as goalkeeper Cam Stilson posted ...
ALLENDALE — The Northern Michigan University picked up a number of top-25 finishes at the Grand Valley State Big Meet on Saturday that featured NCAA Division I and Division II entries. It was the Wildcats’ final regular-season indoor meet with the GLIAC Championships taking place in two ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team and head coach Mike Lozier recently announced a new assistant coach. Alexis “Pookie” Gonzalez comes to NMU after a year-long stint at California-Davis, where she was the Aggies’ volunteer assistant. “I believe she has ...
MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team at Northern Michigan University starts its fourth season with new head coach Lindsey LeMay, who was named in August. The program’s only coach, Emilia Ward, took an assistant coach’s job at NCAA Division I Marquette University in Milwaukee, it was ...
MARQUETTE — Friday night's loss to No. 16 Bemidji State was definitely one for the No. 19 Northern Michigan University hockey team to put behind it. For the first few minutes of their rematch with the Beavers Saturday, the Wildcats looked like they had put it behind them as they got on the ...
IRONWOOD — The Bay College men’s basketball team defeated Gogebic Community College 82-54 on Wednesday to guarantee itself at least one home playoff game in the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association tournament. The Norse (16-9) and Dakota County (Minnesota) Technical ...
IRONWOOD — The Bay College women’s basketball team clinched home court in the National Junior College Athletic Association regional tournament by winning at Gogebic Community College on Wednesday. The Norse felled GCC 80-54 as Munising sophomore Kelsea Ackerman returned to the lineup ...
ST. NICHOLAS — A dominant second quarter where they allowed just two points combined with 23 points from freshman Kane Nebel allowed the Munising Mustangs to secure a 52-35 victory over the Mid Peninsula boys basketball team here Friday in Skyline Central Conference action. The Mustangs ...
BARAGA — Senior Kolin Conklin scored 16 points and junior teammate Eli Luokkala 13 as Republic-Michigamme won for the first time this season in a 46-40 victory at Baraga in a high school boys basketball game played Friday. Both players went 2 for 2 at the free-throw line as the Hawks (1-15) ...
MANISTIQUE — Leading seniors Tessa Leece and Madi Koski combined for 40 points to lead Westwood to a 66-35 girls basketball victory at Manistique on Friday night. Leece made two 3-pointers and scored 22 points, while Koski sank four triples and added 18 points. Leece also grabbed seven ...
MARQUETTE — The 17th annual Finlandia Dome Classic softball tournament will be held this weekend in Marquette. The Northern Michigan University club team will be joined in the Superior Dome by seven collegiate teams — host Finlandia and Bay College from the Upper Peninsula; and Northland, ...
ASHLAND, Wis. — L’Anse junior Bailey Froberg scored 10 points to help the Finlandia women’s basketball team defeat Northland 72-57 on Wednesday evening. Froberg started and played 25 minutes, adding five rebounds and a steal to her stat line. Ishpeming sophomore Katie Loman had six ...