The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of Jan. 16-20

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Long trips to Alaska can be grueling and getting points isn’t easy, but the Northern Michigan University hockey team fought through the fatigue and had a successful weekend. The No. 15 Wildcats got five out of a possible six points in an important series with ...

ALLENDALE — The Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team got its latest road trip off to a good start Thursday with a win over Davenport. But Saturday, the Wildcats outdid that performance as they stunned No. 11 Grand Valley State 75-73. NMU’s win puts it in third place in ...

ALLENDALE — Two days after picking up a solid victory over Davenport that kept the Panthers winless in the GLIAC, the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team came up short Saturday against No. 3 Grand Valley State, falling 58-41. Erin Honkala led the Wildcats (9-10, 6-5 ...

GRAND RAPIDS — A big run in each half helped the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team defeat Davenport Thursday evening and move into a tie for the fourth-best record in the GLIAC. The Wildcats used a 10-0 first-half run to get back into the game and a 9-0 second-half spurt ...

This weekend: NMU at Alaska-Fairbanks, 11 p.m. EST today, 9 p.m. Saturday; Radio: WUPT 100.3 FM The Point ------------------ MARQUETTE — After a long road trip east last weekend, the Northern Michigan University hockey team is heading out even further from home this weekend. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Seniors Erin Honkala and Jessica Schultz each posted double-doubles to lead the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team to a 52-42 victory at Davenport on Thursday evening. The senior pair each scored 18 points as Schultz pulled down 13 rebounds and Honkala 12 ...

MARQUETTE — Saturday’s games against Lake Superior State were important ones for the Northern Michigan University basketball teams. For the men, they were coming off a good defensive performance two days earlier, holding now-No. 13 Ferris State to its lowest point total of the season, but ...

MARQUETTE — The schedule for this fall has been released for the Northern Michigan University football team and includes six of 11 games to be played in the Superior Dome. Among the home games is the annual contest against Michigan Tech for the Miners Cup on Oct. 24. The season begins on ...

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey team is off to a solid start in the second half of the season. And the national media is continuing to give the Wildcats some respect in the polls. After a tie and a loss at No. 1 Cornell (13-1-3, 8-1-1 ECAC) over the weekend, NMU ...

MARQUETTE — Strong defense is what the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team is known for, and on Saturday the Wildcats accomplished something they hadn’t done in almost two decades. NMU slowed Lake Superior State in a 65-40 blowout victory. That’s the first time the ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — After a Friday night tie against No. 1 Cornell, the Northern Michigan University hockey team could have mixed feelings about that game. But on Saturday night, there wasn’t much debate about the result. It was just a missed opportunity as Northern was dealt a 3-1 loss. ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The Northern Michigan University Nordic ski teams traveled west to Minnesota to take part in the College of St. Scholastica CXC/CCSA Qualifier over the weekend. The Wildcats won three of four races and placed multiple skiers in the top five in each race. In the ...

MARQUETTE — In its past two games, the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team was dealt tough losses. First there was a buzzer-beating 58-55 heartbreaker at Wisconsin-Parkside the previous weekend and then a 66-60 defeat at home to Ferris State on Thursday. But on ...

MARQUETTE — Several records were set and eight seniors were honored as the Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams held their annual intrasquad meet and skins competition at the PEIF pool on Saturday. Senior women’s swimmer Rachel Helm set a pool ...

MARQUETTE — The Wildcats women’s indoor track and field team set a school relay record while honoring its seniors during the Northern Challenge home meet held in the Superior Dome on Saturday. NMU’s highlight on the track was set by the 4-by-200-meter relay team that clocked 1 minute, ...

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University swimming and diving teams remain at home today at the PEIF pool for its annual Wildcats Intrasquad and Skins meet. Last weekend, the Wildcats lost a pair of dual meet to NCAA Division I Wisconsin-Green Bay, the women losing 174-25 and men ...

MARQUETTE — For the second straight game, an opportunity slipped away from the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team. After being dealt a heartbreaking last-second loss at Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday, the Wildcats hoped to bounce back against Ferris State ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Northern Michigan University hockey team had a big opportunity Friday night as they faced a No. 1-ranked team for the second time this season and had a good chance to pull an upset. The first time it faced a top-ranked team, it was then-No. 1 Minnesota State in ...

MARQUETTE — Today is the day for the Northern Michigan University women’s track team to host its only meet of the season when the Wildcats hold the Northern Challenge in the Superior Dome. Field events begin at 12:30 p.m. and races on the track commence at 1:30 p.m. NMU opened its indoor ...