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NMU’s Pitka to play in world junior hockey

MARQUETTE — The international flavor of the hockey team at Northern Michigan University will show itself at the World Junior Hockey Championship to be held starting the day after Christmas. One of the five Wildcats who are natives of Europe, Tobias Pitka, will represent his home country of ...

NMU men keep pouring it on in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Things continue looking up for the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University as the Wildcats embark on their trip to Puerto Rico. NMU dominated in an 85-47 victory over Interamericana University on Thursday, the first of three straight days of games ...

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Today High school wrestling Marquette Challenge: Marquette, Negaunee, Westwood, Gwinn, Munising, Manistique, 8:30 a.m. High school gymnastics Marquette at Calumet, 10 a.m. High school boys & girls bowling Westwood vs. Calumet, at Miller’s Recreation, Laurium, 10 ...

Beefing up the roster: New Wildcat icers help with injuries depleting roster

MARQUETTE — The hockey roster at Northern Michigan University will get a bit of beefing up over the holidays, but the new freshman players coming in should feel a bit of familiarity with the Wildcats’ program even on their first day here. That’s because each of them were teammates with ...

NMU women win top regional test over Northwood

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 ...

Quartet of Wildcat volleyball players earn academic honors

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 ...