MARQUETTE — A national champion from Northern Michigan University will continue his NHL head coaching odyssey north of the border in his native Canada. Jim Hiller, a star on the Wildcats’ 1991 NCAA national title team, has been named head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the ...
HARRIS — A Negaunee High School graduate now golfing for the Central Michigan University women’s team has gained a sponsor’s exemption for the second straight year to play in the Island Resort Championship to be held at the Sweetgrass Golf Club near Harris starting Friday, June ...
ISHPEMING — The Eagles’ Olivia Negilski hit one over-the-fence home run while opponent Katie Mitchell of Paradise Bar hit two over the fence, but it was the Eagles who prevailed 20-13 in a Class B game in the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on Wednesday. Negilski finished 4 for 4 on this night with an abbreviated league schedule as three of the eight games were called early due to rain. One Class B game was called early between Barron’s Auto Repair and Dee’s Nuts, while in Class A, the same happened in the encounters between Phil and Lee’s vs. Jasper Ridge Brewery, ...
MARQUETTE — Well over 200 student-athletes from Northern Michigan University were honored recently for their academic performances by the Wildcats’ main league, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The GLIAC is NMU’s league in men’s and women’s basketball, women’s ...
MARQUETTE — The annual Veterans Day for American Legion baseball teams based out of Marquette will be held Tuesday afternoon at Gerard Haley Memorial Baseball Field in north Marquette. The Legion Post 44 Blues and Legion Post 44 Reds both play at 5:30 p.m. at adjoining fields, the older ...
MARQUETTE — Just three area players and two area teams made the state basketball coaches association group of boys’ all-state academic honors as shown on its website. The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan recognized the players and teams, all coming from the greater Ishpeming ...
