NMU football — 2019 schedule Sat., Sept. 7 — McKENDREE, 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 14 — at Texas-Permian Basin, time to be announced Sat., Sept. 21 — DAVENPORT, 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 28 — at Ferris State, 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 5 — WAYNE STATE, 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 12 — at Michgan ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The women’s swimming and diving team at Northern Michigan University recently announced that 10 student-athletes will join the team for next winter. They will reinvigorate a squad that graduates 11 seniors this spring. The newcomers are divers Ellie ...
MARQUETTE — Golfers at Northern Michigan University earned two kinds of honors this week, and one they will put to good use on the links in the upcoming days. Four of the student-athletes won All-GLIAC honors while the entire women’s team along with a single men’s golfer have also ...
LEBANON, Ill. — Mother Nature can sometimes indicate how a game is going to end up and with storms blowing through southern Illinois Tuesday afternoon, that wasn’t a good sign for the Northern Michigan University women’s lacrosse team. The Wildcats were set to play their first-ever ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University women’s lacrosse makes its first-ever appearance in the GLIAC Tournament this afternoon with a 5 p.m. EST game at No. 3 tourney seed McKendree University. Fans can follow the action using video and live stats. Follow @NMU_Wildcats on Twitter ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University men’s swimming team has only been around for four years, but its trend toward the top of the GLIAC continued this season. The Wildcats went undefeated in their dual meets and won the Calvin College Invitational for the first time. They also ...
MARQUETTE — There’s a lot of siblings in the Upper Peninsula that have gone on to play sports at the next level, but it’s uncommon for them to play different sports. Typically, if they both played football or softball or hockey, they’ll continue to do so in college, but that’s ...
By Journal Sports Staff HILLSDALE — The Northern Michigan University women’s 4X400 meter relay team broke another program record Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats took first in the event at the Gina Relays with a new NMU record time of 3:46.9. The team is made up of senior and former ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University athletic department presented its Inaugural Wildcat Awards Thursday night and there weren’t many surprises. The NMU women’s basketball team earned Team of the Year after a very impressive season. The ...
AUGUSTA — The Northern Michigan University women's golf team had a strong performance last weekend as it took fifth overall at the GLIAC Championships. Junior Caro Els finished fifth overall after shooting a 152, while senior Karissa Guthrie took 14th place with a 159. Seniors Haley Hewer ...
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By Journal Sports Staff ALLENDALE — The Northern Michigan University women’s track and field team had an impressive day Saturday at the Al Owens Classic. The Wildcats set three school records and earned two NCAA provisional marks as they head into the final stretch of the season. ...
By RYAN SPITZA Journal Sports Writer MARQUETTE — For the first time in roughly 200 days, the temperature reached 60 degrees in Marquette. As the temperature gets warmer, it hints at signs of spring and summer, and slowly hints at football season. The Northern Michigan University football ...
By RYAN SPITZA Journal Sports Writer MARQUETTE — Win and get in. That was the implication going into Saturday’s lacrosse game between Northern Michigan University and Ashland at the Superior Dome. Fighting for the sixth and final seed in the GLIAC Tournament, the Wildcats prevailed, ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University women’s lacrosse team lost 23-0 to No. 12 Indianapolis at the Superior Dome on Thursday night in a critical late-season GLIAC contest. The Wildcats fell into an 18-0 hole at halftime, and continued to be held off the scoreboard in the second ...
MARQUETTE — Fans will get to see the Northern Michigan University football team in action for the first time in 2019 on Saturday afternoon with the annual spring game taking place in the Superior Dome. The Wildcats will have a different look this season, particularly on offense. With the ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team has moved its summer camps to July. The Wildcats’ Youth All-Skills Camp will be held July 8-9, Elite All-Skills Camp on July 10-11 and High School Team Camp from July 12-14. Each camp takes place at the NMU volleyball gym, ...
ESCANABA — The Bay de Noc Community College baseball team has added a date against the Northern Michigan University club team to its schedule for this weekend. The teams will meet to play a doubleheader at the Wells Sports Complex just north of Escanaba at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Up next: No. 12 Indianapolis at NMU, Superior Dome, 7 p.m. Thursday; Ashland at NMU, Superior Dome, 11 a.m. Saturday ----------------- MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team of Northern Michigan University will complete its regular season at home this week with a pair of GLIAC games in ...
MARQUETTE — Junior Rachel Helm was the biggest story on the Northern Michigan University women’s swimming and diving team for the third straight season. While she didn’t win an NCAA Division II national championship in a backstroke event like she did as a freshman and sophomore, she did ...