MOORHEAD, Minn. — A slow start put the Northern Michigan University football team behind the 8-ball as Minnesota State-Moorhead prevailed 41-19 in the season opener for both teams at the Dragons’ field on Thursday evening. In the first game under new NMU head coach Matt Janus, Moorhead ...
MHSAA Division 1 (8-player) Great Lakes 8 — West Division All times EDT HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPITALS Thurs., Aug. 27, 7 p.m. NORWAY Thurs., Sept. 3, 7 p.m. at Forest Park Fri., Sept. 11, 7 p.m. LAKE LINDEN-HUBBELL Fri., Sept. 18, 7 p.m. at North Central Fri., Sept. 25, 7 p.m. IRONWOOD Sat., Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m. at Gogebic Fri., Oct. 9, 7 p.m. SUPERIOR CENTRAL Fri., Oct. 16, 7 p.m. ONTONAGON Fri., Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at Ishpeming
MARQUETTE — As the volleyball team at Northern Michigan University is in the midst of opening its season by hosting the UP North Tournament this weekend, the coaches in its league have chosen the Wildcats to finish fourth among the 11 teams this season. That’s just about the same spot ...
Today High school football Merrill at Newberry, 3 p.m. (tentative) (WNBY 1450 AM) High school boys soccer Marquette Quad Tournament, at Marquette: Marquette vs. Holly, time TBD; Marquette vs. Ortonville Brandon, time TBD NMU events Volleyball: UP North Tournament, at Vandament Arena: Michigan Tech vs. Cal State East Bay, 9 a.m.; Tiffin vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11:30 a.m.; Michigan Tech vs. Winona State, 2 p.m.; NMU vs. Tiffin, 4:30 p.m. Sunday NMU events Women’s soccer: vs. Minnesota-Duluth, at NMU Soccer Field, noon Men’s soccer: at Tiffin, at Tiffin, Ohio, 2 ...
EBEN — Though the game is mostly about roughhousing and smashing into each other, the eight-player football game can be a delicate balance. Even among the small schools that play the sport rather than 11-player football, Superior Central High School is one of the lower enrollment schools, listed with 114 students among four grades on the Michigan High School Athletic Association website, www.mhsaa.com. It places the Cougars in the sport’s smaller of two divisions, Division 2, for postseason purposes. So head coach Todd Spranger is excited to have his SC boys back playing ...
MHSAA Division 2 (8-player) Great Lakes 8 — East Division All times EDT HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPITALS Fri., Aug. 28, 7 p.m. at Stephenson Thurs., Sept. 3, 5:30 p.m. NORTH DICKINSON Fri., Sept. 11, 7 p.m. at Mid Peninsula Sat., Sept. 19, noon RAPID RIVER Fri., Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at Pellston Sat., Oct. 3, noon COPPER ISLAND ACADEMY Fri., Oct. 9, 7 p.m. at Munising Sat., Oct. 17, noon MID PENINSULA Fri., Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at Rapid River
