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Miners, Vikings top area teams in U.P. volleyball polls

IRONWOOD — There was a little bit of movement in some portions of the rankings this week in the Upper Peninsula weekly high school volleyball polls released Monday by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Negaunee in Divisions 1-3 and Baraga in Division 4 remain the highest-ranked area teams in the two polls. The Miners are 13-4 after a rough schedule last week. Negaunee lost in three sets to both Division 4 No. 1 Hancock and D 1-3 No. 2 Kingsford in regular duals, then went to the downstate Caledonia Invitational on Saturday. At that event, the Miners lost to ...

NMU women’s soccer looks to capitalize back home

MARQUETTE — It must be great for the women’s soccer team from Northern Michigan University to be home again this weekend. But then again, they’ve tasted so much success on the road, maybe not. The Wildcats are coming off a five-game road trip to begin a similar-length five-game ...

Taking a tumble

MARQUETTE — While there was only the tiniest of movement in the 11-player rankings, there were some monumental changes following the first two teams in eight-player in the weekly Upper Peninsula high school football polls. Released Tuesday by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters ...

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Today High school girls & boys cross country Superior Central at Stephenson, time TBD Thursday High school girls & boys cross country Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood, Baraga at Gremlin Invitational/West PAC meet #4, at Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, 4 or 4:30 p.m. High school boys soccer Marquette at Marinette, Wis., 5 p.m. EDT High school volleyball Menominee at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. Gwinn at Calumet, 6:30 p.m. Negaunee at West Iron County, 6:45 p.m. EDT Ishpeming at Westwood, 7 p.m. Engadine at Newberry, 7 p.m. Rapid River at Superior Central, 7:30 ...

Wildcats’ pair earns CCHA top player honors

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey team’s opening series of the season over the weekend didn’t go unnoticed beyond the Wildcats and their fans. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association saw NMU pull off a home split with Miami (Ohio) of the National Collegiate Hockey ...