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2-time Player of the Week Haugen leads NMU volleyball

MARQUETTE — Earning a weekly conference honor looks like it’s becoming old hat for Northern Michigan University junior libero Liesl Haugen, but her performances on the court are certainly nothing the Wildcats’ volleyball team and their fans are taking for granted. The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native won her second straight Defensive Player of the Week award from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after NMU won its fifth and sixth straight matches last week. Northern went on the road to Houghton to defeat its closest rival Michigan Tech in five sets on Thursday, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Today High school volleyball Gwinn at Manistique, 5:30 p.m. West Iron County at Ishpeming, 6:30 p.m. Westwood at Hancock, 6:30 p.m. Negaunee at Calumet, 6:45 p.m. Thursday High school volleyball Marquette at Manistique, 6:30 p.m. Calumet at Westwood, 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Hancock, 6:30 p.m. Jeffers at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m.