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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 ...

High school football

Upper Peninsula scores FRIDAY Alpena 41, Sault Ste. Marie 0 Bark River-Harris 38, Iron Mountain 14 Brimley 40, Rapid River 0 Gaylord 34, Escnaba 30 Gladstone 34, Houghton 22 Howards Grove, Wis., 60, Manistique 14 Ironwood 64, Forest Park 42 Kingsford 42, Westwood 0 Marquette ...

Great goaltending can’t get Wildcats hockey over hump

MARQUETTE — There are some silver linings in four straight losses to open the season for the hockey team at Northern Michigan University. Obviously, they don’t come in the win-loss column, where the Wildcats are 0-4 after losing at national No. 16 Ohio State 5-2 and 3-1 on Friday night ...

Northern men, women swimmers dominate at home

MARQUETTE — The women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams at Northern Michigan University had dominating performances on their opening weekend Oct. 3-4, at the PEIF pool. The Wildcats hosted Lake Superior State, Davenport and St. Cloud State of Minnesota for the two days. The women ...