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Today High school girls tennis Marquette at Escanaba, 3:15 p.m. Munising at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Kingsford at Negaunee, 4:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Gwinn, ppd. to Sept. 14 High school girls & boys cross country Marquette at Flivver Invitational, at Kingsford, 4 p.m. EDT Negaunee, Ishpeming, L’Anse, Baraga at Bulldog Invitational/West PAC meet #1A, at Houghton County Fairgrounds, Hancock, 4 p.m. High school volleyball Ishpeming at Manistique, 5:30 or 6:30 p.m. L’Anse at Watersmeet, 5:30 p.m. EDT Negaunee at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. West Iron County at Gwinn, 6:30 ...

Marquette dominant at Marquette County Meet

MARQUETTE — Marquette swept team titles and the top two places individually in both varsity races at the Marquette County Meet in high school cross country held at Presque Isle Park in Marquette on Thursday. The Sentinels boys were especially dominant, with their runners posting the four fastest times and six of the top eight. MSHS scored 16 points to 49 for Negaunee and 75 for Westwood, with Ishpeming and Gwinn not having enough runners to post a team score. Marquette’s girls won the top two spots and five of the first seven while scoring 21 points as Negaunee had 34. Westwood, ...

Marquette Marathon expects big turnout topping 1,600

MARQUETTE — Now reaching back nearly a half century, the Marquette Marathon will run five races today around Marquette County. Now sponsored, and actually having been conducted by Northern Michigan University for the past several years, event headquarters will be at the university’s ...

3rd-set victories spell difference for winning teams

NEGAUNEE — Prevailing in both matches that went three sets, Westwood pulled off something of an upset against Negaunee with a 5-3 victory at the Miners courts in a high school girls tennis meet held Wednesday. NHS lost for the first time this season as the Patriots won three of four singles flights while the teams split down the middle in doubles. But Westwood got three-set triumphs at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. Patriots’ top singles player Lyn Magnuson won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) over the Miners’ Stella Lenten, while the WHS No. 2 doubles tandem of McKenna Olson and Lauren ...

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Today NMU events Football: vs. Tiffin, at Superior Dome, 6 p.m. (WUPT 100.3 FM) Women’s soccer: vs. Northwood, at Cedarville, Ohio, noon Volleyball: Cal State East Bay Tournament, at Hayward, Calif.: vs. San Francisco State, 4 p.m. EDT Sunday NMU events Men’s soccer: at Saginaw Valley State, at University Center, noon Tuesday High school girls tennis Marquette at Escanaba, 3:15 p.m. Munising at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Kingsford at Negaunee, 4:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Gwinn, ppd. to Sept. 14 High school girls & boys cross country Marquette at Flivver Invitational, at ...