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Strap on your skates: Wildcats hockey team opens home schedule this weekend

MARQUETTE — For an 0-4 start, there are some definite glimmers of hope for the hockey team at Northern Michigan University. First off, a lot of college teams might be 0-4 after the opposition the Wildcats have faced — road series at No. 15 Massachusetts and No. 16 Ohio State. Secondly, ...

Blue Line Luncheon on Friday

MARQUETTE — Fans are encouraged to reserve their seats for the first Blue Line Luncheon of the hockey season at Northern Michigan University. The luncheon is Friday afternoon at the Ramada Inn of Marquette on West Washington Street, and seating is limited. The Wildcats play their home ...

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Today High school volleyball Marquette at Manistique, 6:30 p.m. Calumet at Westwood, 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Hancock, 6:30 p.m. Jeffers at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m. Friday High school football L’Anse at Gwinn, 7 p.m. — CANCELED Ishpeming at Newberry, 7 p.m. Negaunee at Houghton, ...

Ylitalo leads NMU men golfers at Augusta

AUGUSTA — He didn’t even get a chance to compete for Northern Michigan University over the weekend, but the Wildcats’ Brady Badker has to still be glad he got to play. Badker wasn’t designated as one of the NMU golf team’s scorers at the DU Panther Invitational, but he still could ...

NMU x-country goes to N. Carolina for victory

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The run was worth the wait — or at least the travel involved in it. The women’s cross country team at Northern Michigan University went all the way to North Carolina, but made the trip worth it by winning the team title at the 18-school Royals Challenge hosted by ...