MARQUETTE — While a nonleague encounter might not sound like a big deal in the middle of the conference season, the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University knows a game like Wednesday night’s could figure into a spot in the national tournament come March. So it was nice ...

MARQUETTE — Three juniors and a senior player on the volleyball team at Northern Michigan University have been named to the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators. This award recognizes accomplishments both on the court and in the classroom, according to an NMU ...

Today High school girls & boys swimming & diving Westwood at Gladstone, 4 p.m. High school hockey Fenton-Linden-Lake Fenton at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Saginaw Heritage at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. High school boys basketball Westwood at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Baraga at Calumet, 7:15 ...

Upper Peninsula scores GIRLS Monday Forest Park 49, Escanaba 41 Gwinn 40, Manistique 29 Kingsford 75, Iron Mountain 21 Mackinac Island 44, Ojibwe Charter 20 Munising 63, Stephenson 34 Negaunee 54, Calumet 34 North Dickinson 63, Bessemer 20 Norway 52, Bark River-Harris ...

MARQUETTE — A rather unique opportunity awaits the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University starting today. The Wildcats venture off the U.S. mainland, but not out of the U.S. itself, when it takes part in the Puerto Rico Clasico today, Friday and Saturday on the U.S. ...

MANISTIQUE — Makayla Delmont scored 19 points to lead the Gwinn High School girls basketball team to their second win in two outings in this early season with a 40-29 victory at Manistique on Monday night. Delmont did the lion’s share of her scoring in the first half, putting in 15 ...