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NMU men’s soccer hosts final nonleague game Saturday

MARQUETTE — The men’s soccer team at Northern Michigan University completes its nonconference schedule at home on Saturday afternoon before jumping into its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference slate one week from today. The Wildcats host the University of Jamestown from the ...

Miners, Sentinels post decisive victories

NEGAUNEE — Maybe it wasn’t the gales of November that Gordon Lightfoot so eloquently sung about in “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” but some wind on Wednesday afternoon presented a challenge to the Negaunee High School girls tennis team. The Miners prevailed, however, blanking Ishpeming 7-0 as Negaunee lost just one set. “Today was the first day we had to play with some wind,” NHS head coach Megan Kerkela said in an email detailing the meet. “The girls had to adjust and move their feet more than normal, and I was happy with how quickly they adapted to the ...

NMU men lose in penalty-filled contest at No. 6 SVSU

UNIVERSITY CENTER — The men’s soccer team at Northern Michigan University lost to a nationally ranked team for the second time in this young season on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats fell to No. 6 Saginaw Valley State 4-1 at the Cardinals’ field to slip to 2-2 during its nonconference ...

Miners keep offense humming in win over Gladstone

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee improved to 2-0 this season following a 42-6 pounding of Gladstone on Friday night. The Miners jumped out to an early lead as senior Kyle Waterman rushed in for a 9-yard touchdown and Ty Neimi followed it up with a 12-yard TD run with 2:33 to go in the first quarter. With both 2-point conversions included, the Miners quickly led 16-0. Negaunee added to the lead in the second quarter as Waterman connected with senior Cole Prusi on a 39-yard TD pass, making it 24-0. The Miners extended the lead to 30-0 going into halftime as Waterman hooked up with senior Evan ...

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Today High school girls tennis Iron Mountain at Negaunee, 2 p.m. Norway at Negaunee, 4 p.m. Munising at Westwood, 4 p.m. Gladstone at Gwinn, 4 p.m. High school volleyball Negaunee at Ishpeming, 6:30 or 6:45 p.m. Ewen-Trout Creek at L’Anse, 6:30 p.m. Westwood at Houghton, 7 p.m. Friday High school girls tennis Munising at Menominee, 11 a.m. EDT High school girls & boys cross country Marquette at Spartan Inviational, at Michigan State University, East Lansing, time TBD High school football Menominee at Westwood, 7 p.m. (WZAM 106.9 FM & 970 AM) West Iron ...