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NMU’s Schmittdiel named top women’s defensive player

MARQUETTE — She was the model of efficiency and for that women’s basketball player Jordan Schmittdiel of Northern Michigan University has been named Defensive Player of the Week by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Despite averaging just over 15 minutes per game in wins ...

Wildcats’ Kuehl earns GLIAC defensive nod

MARQUETTE — Even though he’s known as one of the top scorers in the conference, men’s basketball player Dylan Kuehl of Northern Michigan University didn’t earn an honor for his offense on Monday. The graduate student forward from Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, instead was named Defensive ...

High school basketball

Upper Peninsula scores MONDAY Girls Bark River-Harris 64, Rapid River 22 Brimley 50, Cedarville 35 Ishpeming 53, Iron Mountain 27 Kingsford 45, North Dickinson 24 Newberry 66, Engadine 10 North Central 50, Carney-Nadeau 36 Norway 53, Forest Park 47 Gwinn at Calumet, ...

High school basketball

Upper Peninsula scores BOYS Friday Bark River-Harris 53, Escanaba 50 Forest Park 59, Gladstone 46 Maplewood Baptist 79, Munising Baptist 45 Marquette 49, Harbor Beach 48 Stephenson 44, Norway 41 Traverse City Central 68, Sault Ste. Marie 41 Westwood 65, Negaunee 41 Mackinac ...

Fricker twice leads NMU skiers at US Nat’ls

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Luke Fricker was the leading men’s nordic skier from Northern Michigan University on two of the final three days of racing at the U.S. National Championships held in Lake Placid, New York, from Jan. 4-9. Day 2, which was Jan. 6, was the freestyle sprint with a series ...