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Marquette Marathon expects big turnout topping 1,600

MARQUETTE — Now reaching back nearly a half century, the Marquette Marathon will run five races today around Marquette County. Now sponsored, and actually having been conducted by Northern Michigan University for the past several years, event headquarters will be at the university’s ...

3rd-set victories spell difference for winning teams

NEGAUNEE — Prevailing in both matches that went three sets, Westwood pulled off something of an upset against Negaunee with a 5-3 victory at the Miners courts in a high school girls tennis meet held Wednesday. NHS lost for the first time this season as the Patriots won three of four singles flights while the teams split down the middle in doubles. But Westwood got three-set triumphs at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. Patriots’ top singles player Lyn Magnuson won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) over the Miners’ Stella Lenten, while the WHS No. 2 doubles tandem of McKenna Olson and Lauren ...

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Today NMU events Football: vs. Tiffin, at Superior Dome, 6 p.m. (WUPT 100.3 FM) Women’s soccer: vs. Northwood, at Cedarville, Ohio, noon Volleyball: Cal State East Bay Tournament, at Hayward, Calif.: vs. San Francisco State, 4 p.m. EDT Sunday NMU events Men’s soccer: at Saginaw Valley State, at University Center, noon Tuesday High school girls tennis Marquette at Escanaba, 3:15 p.m. Munising at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Kingsford at Negaunee, 4:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Gwinn, ppd. to Sept. 14 High school girls & boys cross country Marquette at Flivver Invitational, at ...

Marquette Oldtimers perfect this summer

MARQUETTE — Marquette swept to victories in all four of its Oldtimers Softball games played in July and August, defeating both Negaunee and Gwinn twice. The campaign for Marquette players ages 62 and older opened with a 7-0 shutout of Negaunee on the road as Jay Wilder earned the pitching ...