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Big ambitions today: Wildcats football hosting Division 1 St. Thomas

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University might be taking out a big bite to chew, facing an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision team today at the Superior Dome in Marquette. The Wildcats host St. Thomas at 1 p.m. The Tommies are one of the newer members of the CCHA in hockey, ...

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Today High school girls tennis Negaunee at Kingsford Invitational, at Kingsford, 9:30 a.m. EDT: Negaunee High school cross country Superior Central Invitational, at Eben, 10 a.m.: Superior Central, Gwinn High school boys soccer Marquette at Suttons Bay Tournament, time & ...

NMU men fit to be (scorelessly) tied

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The Northern Michigan University men’s soccer team preserved its tenuous winning record by pulling off a scoreless tie on the road Thursday at Lewis University. “(I’m) extremely proud of the group,” Wildcats head coach Alex Fatovic said in an NMU Sports ...

Wildcat women take loss at home

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University women’s soccer team moved off the schneid on Thursday, but it was in the wrong direction. After tying its first two games, Northern lost at home to Northwood 1-0. The Wildcats (0-1-2) remain at the NMU Soccer Field to complete a four-game, ...

Trio from area earn U.P. ranking

MARQUETTE — Two powerful programs from Marquette County in 11-player and Luce County’s representative in eight-player cracked the top-five listings in the first Upper Peninsula high school football poll conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Released on ...

Sentinels roar back for 5-set volleyball win at Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — Marquette overcame a lull in the middle of its high school volleyball match and came back to take a five-set victory at Negaunee on Tuesday evening. The Sentinels’ winning score was 25-14, 16-25, 16-25, 25-21, 15-5 as they improved to 2-1 this season. “We showcased ...