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Wildcats volleyball in midst of 6-match road trip

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team hits the road for a pair of conference matches this weekend, the middle part of a six-match road trip that started in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend and concludes with the Midwest Crossover event in Hammond, Indiana, just over a ...

Miners, Vikings top area teams in U.P. volleyball polls

IRONWOOD — There was a little bit of movement in some portions of the rankings this week in the Upper Peninsula weekly high school volleyball polls released Monday by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Negaunee in Divisions 1-3 and Baraga in Division 4 remain the highest-ranked area teams in the two polls. The Miners are 13-4 after a rough schedule last week. Negaunee lost in three sets to both Division 4 No. 1 Hancock and D 1-3 No. 2 Kingsford in regular duals, then went to the downstate Caledonia Invitational on Saturday. At that event, the Miners lost to ...

NMU women’s soccer looks to capitalize back home

MARQUETTE — It must be great for the women’s soccer team from Northern Michigan University to be home again this weekend. But then again, they’ve tasted so much success on the road, maybe not. The Wildcats are coming off a five-game road trip to begin a similar-length five-game ...

Taking a tumble

MARQUETTE — While there was only the tiniest of movement in the 11-player rankings, there were some monumental changes following the first two teams in eight-player in the weekly Upper Peninsula high school football polls. Released Tuesday by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters ...

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Today High school girls & boys cross country Superior Central at Stephenson, time TBD Thursday High school girls & boys cross country Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood, Baraga at Gremlin Invitational/West PAC meet #4, at Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, 4 or 4:30 p.m. High school boys soccer Marquette at Marinette, Wis., 5 p.m. EDT High school volleyball Menominee at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. Gwinn at Calumet, 6:30 p.m. Negaunee at West Iron County, 6:45 p.m. EDT Ishpeming at Westwood, 7 p.m. Engadine at Newberry, 7 p.m. Rapid River at Superior Central, 7:30 ...