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Unbeatens rule roost in U.P. football polls

MARQUETTE — In what is absolutely no surprise, the “cream” — otherwise known as undefeated teams — rises to the top of the weekly Upper Peninsula high school football polls conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and released each Tuesday. Between 11-player ...

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Thursday 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 ...

2-time Player of the Week Haugen leads NMU volleyball

MARQUETTE — Earning a weekly conference honor looks like it’s becoming old hat for Northern Michigan University junior libero Liesl Haugen, but her performances on the court are certainly nothing the Wildcats’ volleyball team and their fans are taking for granted. The Maple Grove, ...

Offense not lacking, just goals in NMU women’s 1-0 loss to Tech

MARQUETTE — The women’s soccer team at Northern Michigan University had all the offense it needed to win on Sunday afternoon, but just couldn’t convert its chances into goals of a 1-0 loss to Upper Peninsula rival Michigan Tech. Playing at the NMU Soccer Field, the Wildcats outshot Tech ...

Miners, Patriots, Sentinels share in U.P. Division 1 tennis awards

ISHPEMING — Negaunee, Westwood and Marquette shared in some of the biggest honors made when the MHSAA Division 1 All-Upper Peninsula girls tennis awards were chosen after the U.P. Division 1 finals held at Westwood High School on Oct. 1. The awards were announced about a week after the ...