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Academically gifted all around

MARQUETTE — The women’s cross country team at Northern Michigan University earned an academic honor only attained by seven schools nationwide from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. That distinction was the Wildcats having all seven of their qualifying ...

Skytta, Kuhl lead MSHS nordic skiers’ dominance at home

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Senior High School alpine ski teams had another dominant day on the slopes at Marquette Mountain, easily sweeping to titles at a conference meet held there on Tuesday. The Sentinels had at least a top-two sweep — and in one race the top five — in all four ...

High school basketball

Upper Peninsula scores WEDNESDAY Girls Lake Linden-Hubbell 51, Watersmeet 23 Menominee 32, Gwinn 29 Boys Brimley 74, Manistique 50 Engadine 61, St. Ignace 52 Escanaba 73, Bark River-Harris 43 Lake Linden-Hubbell 70, Watersmeet 50 Negaunee 68, Jeffers 41 Stephenson 56, Mid ...

Sentinels boys, Gremlins girls victorious in pool

MARQUETTE — The Marquette boys won every event on their way to a high school swimming and diving dual meet victory over visiting Houghton at the Sentinels pool on Tuesday afternoon. The MSHS girls won four events, including one relay, but lost in their meet to the Gremlins. Marquette ...

I-N’s Harvey outbowls Westwood’s Letson for UPBC girls title

MARINETTE, Wis. — Sara Harvey outdueled Olivia Letson in an all-River Rock Lanes-based championship match of the girls singles finals held by the Upper Peninsula Bowling Conference on Saturday. Though both finals athletes bowl out of the same Ishpeming center, Harvey is a member of the ...

Wildcat football hires 4 position coaches

MARQUETTE — New head football coach Matt Janus of Northern Michigan University has named four more assistant coaches to his staff after he initially announced his offensive and defensive coordinators soon after his hiring just about a month ago. Joining offensive coordinator Boomer Roepke ...