MARQUETTE — You couldn’t ask for much better of a comeback. In its season opener played on its home field Friday afternoon, the women’s soccer team at Northern Michigan University fell behind 2-0 midway through the second half to nationally ranked St. Cloud State. But the Wildcats ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Senior High School girls and boys cross country teams got a taste of Lower Peninsula competition on Friday, and this time the Sentinels didn’t have to travel over the Mackinac Bridge to experience it. Downstate Shepherd, a powerhouse in Division 2, ran just ...
ISHPEMING — Phil and Lee’s in Class A and the Eagles in Class B wrapped up regular season divisional championships in the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on Wednesday. Phil and Lee’s also won the league playoffs, with fellow “A” team Jasper Ridge Brewery coming in as runner-up. Congress Pizzas finished as runner-up in Class A during the regular season, with Paradise Bar taking second in “B.” And sportsmanship honors were awarded to Tino’s in Class A and Dee’s Nuts in Class B. In the 14th and final week of play in Class A, Leann Saarela hit a grand slam home ...
Today High school girls tennis Marquette at Westwood, 10 a.m. Gladstone at Westwood, 1 p.m. Tuesday High school girls & boys cross country Newberry, Manistique at Northwoods Invitational, at Pickford, 1 p.m. High school girls tennis Gwinn at Negaunee, 4 p.m. High school boys soccer Houghton at Marquette, 6 p.m. High school volleyball Gwinn at Jeffers, 6:30 p.m. Westwood at L’Anse, 6:30 or 7 p.m. Iron Mountain at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m. Munising at Newberry, 7 p.m. Lake Linden-Hubbell at Baraga, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Manistique, 7 p.m. Superior Central at ...
NEGAUNEE — Negaunee improved to 4-0 in the young season with an 8-0 victory over Ishpeming in the Miners’ first home meet of the season last Tuesday. Negaunee didn’t drop a set, and in fact lost just 17 games across the seven contested matches, with the Hematites not fielding a No. 4 doubles pairing. “We knew coming into the meet Ishpeming has a team with a lot of good athletes,” Miners head coach Megan Kerkela said in an email detailing the results. “Across all flights, I was very happy with how our girls played. We focused on being a little more aggressive … and ...
MARQUETTE — The volleyball team at Northern Michigan University got its season off to a solid start on Thursday, splitting a pair of matches to open its run at the UP North Volleyball Tournament the Wildcats are hosting at Vandament Arena. That’s not so bad considering Northern pulled ...
