BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Seven Northern Michigan University hockey players are among 92 that were named winners of the WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award last week. Three Wildcats are second-time winners of the award — juniors Joseph Nardi, Caleb Schroer and Adam Roeder. Nardi and Schroer are ...
BIG RAPIDS — Three weeks ago, the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team came agonizingly close to upsetting No. 11 Ferris State as the Wildcats missed a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation. This time around and with the season on the line, NMU got the job done as ...
KENOSHA, Wis. — Last season, the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team used a deep run in the GLIAC Tournament to catapult itself into the NCAA Division II tournament. On Tuesday, the Wildcats tried to restart that path again, but were stopped in their tracks at ...
"If you want to win on the road you have to bring your team defense." — Grant Potulny, head coach, NMU hockey ------------------- HOUGHTON — Darien Craighead’s goal scored with just 1:03 left lifted Northern Michigan University to a 3-2 victory at Michigan Tech on the Huskies’ ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University will send 19 of its men’s and women’s swimmers and divers to the NCAA Division II National Championship meet next week. The meet is set for Geneva, Ohio, from March 10-14 and athletes qualified through times and points established at meets during ...
ALLENDALE — The Northern Michigan University women scored in 11 events to post 51 points and a fourth-place finish at the GLIAC Championships indoor track and field meet held at Grand Valley State on Saturday and Sunday. Senior Paige Du Bois had the Wildcats’ highest finish as runner-up ...
MARQUETTE — It’s time to brush off your tournament hats and favorite beverage holder to contain your coffee or hot chocolate as high school basketball tournament season begins tonight. Unlike many years, a majority of area teams actually do get started tonight — 10 of the 12 girls ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey team had a lot going for it heading into Friday night’s Upper Peninsula rivalry showdown with Michigan Tech. It was Senior Night and a victory over the Huskies would clinch home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. But it ...
MARQUETTE — Six skiers from Northern Michigan University’s men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the NCAA Championship meet to be held in Bozeman, Montana, on March 12 and 14. They qualified after a successful regular season and wins at the NCAA Central Regional Championships ...
"If we come play with that type of toughness and energy, we’ll have a chance." — Troy Mattson, NMU women’s basketball head coach, on the Wildcats’ upcoming GLIAC Tournament game at Wisconsin-Parkside ----------------- MARQUETTE — If there are any positives for the Northern ...
MARQUETTE — Every once in awhile a sports fan will scan the box score of a game and they’ll do a double-take when they see an unbelievable stat. That unbelievable stat in Thursday night’s GLIAC men’s basketball game between Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan was the Huskies’ ...
"I loved how everyone was so friendly and so willing to help you. Where I’m from, people really don’t do that." — Sam Taylor, NMU men’s basketball senior guard, on the transition from Chicago to Marquette --------------- MARQUETTE — When it comes to recognizable Northern ...
MARQUETTE — Facing off against your rival is always a big deal, but it can be even more exciting when there are postseason implications, too. That’ll be the case for the Northern Michigan University hockey team this weekend. Not only will the Wildcats face Michigan Tech in a home-and-home ...
MARQUETTE — On Thursday, some GLIAC basketball programs will be wondering about their postseason future. Will they make it into the conference tournament? If so, do they have a chance at a home game, or will they be stuck on the road the rest of the way? The Northern Michigan University ...
MARQUETTE — Every game against a rival is considered a big game, but for the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team, Thursday’s game might be the biggest one of the year. If the Wildcats take down Michigan Tech on Thursday night, they'll probably make the GLIAC Tournament. If ...
"We really emphasized the little things that everyone could contribute from ... starters to the bench." — Amber Huebner, junior guard, NMU women’s basketball ------------------ MARQUETTE — For the ninth straight season, Northern Michigan University will be in the GLIAC Tournament in ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — To say the last couple of weeks have been rough for the Northern Michigan University hockey team may be putting it mildly. Heading into Saturday night’s game against Lake Superior State, the Wildcats had lost five in a row and been outscored 24-5 in that stretch. ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University can boast a 2-1 record for the first time in their young lacrosse program’s history after sweeping Illinois schools Lewis and Quincy at home over the weekend. After a 17-11 season-opening loss to McKendree, also an Illinois institution, the ...
MARQUETTE — During the off-season, Northern Michigan University redshirt sophomore Dolapo Olayinka worked on his jump shot, and on Saturday he showed that practice pays off. Heading into the game against Davenport, the postseason chances for the Wildcats were slim as they needed a victory ...
ISHPEMING — Northern Michigan University put together two stellar days of skiing to capture team titles at the NCAA Central Regional Championships held at the Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming on Saturday and Sunday. NMU captured three titles — the overall victory and both men’s and ...