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4 NMU football players earn academic awards

MARQUETTE — Just as a new coaching staff was named for the program, the current football team at Northern Michigan University recently gathered some more postseason awards. These were combination athletic-academic honors for four Wildcats, the Academic All-District Team named by the ...

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Today High school boys basketball Marquette at Harbor Beach, 1 p.m. Negaunee at Westwood, 7:30 p.m. High school hockey Marquette at Hartland, time TBA Manistique/Munising at Muskegon Mona Shores, 3 p.m. Negaunee vs. Kalamazoo Eagles, Pink in the Rink tournament, at Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. High school wrestling Gwinn at Thunderbolt Invitational (girls only), at Mio, 6 p.m. High school girls basketball Negaunee at Westwood, 6 p.m. Newberry at Munising, 6 p.m. Marquette at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 7 p.m. Ishpeming at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Gwinn at Calumet, 7:15 ...

No. 18 NMU overwhelms Ferris State 95-66

MARQUETTE — The No. 18 men's basketball team had one of its best shooting performances in recent history as the Wildcats dominated the Ferris State Bulldogs 95-66 on Monday night. The Wildcats shot 38-60 (63.3%), their best output vs. a Division II opponent not only this season, but the ...

No. 14 Wildcats fall to No. 22 Ferris State Bulldogs at home

MARQUETTE — After battling to gain traction throughout the game, the Wildcats fell to the Bulldogs 70-52. Ferris State controlled the scoreboard for all 40 minutes, with the smallest deficit sitting at 12 points in the second half. After a 12-6 advantage for the Bulldogs through one ...

Assistants already in place

MARQUETTE — The new head football coach at Northern Michigan University didn’t waste any time. Named to the position on Jan. 5, new head man Matt Janus announced two of his top assistant coaches on Friday afternoon during Janus’ introductory news conference. They will be his top ...

Wildcat wrestlers 3-1 at Tiffin Duals

TIFFIN, Ohio — The women’s wrestling team at Northern Michigan University won three of four matches at the Tiffin Duals meet held at the Ohio school’s campus on Saturday. The Wildcats defeated Lourdes, Hiram and Frostburg while falling by just two points to Otterbein. Among the contested matches, the Wildcats were just as dominant, winning 19 of 24. NMU has matches over the next three weekends, starting with the Mike Duroe Invitational in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on Saturday morning, before taking three weeks off to prepare for its NCAA regional meet on Feb. 21. Here are details ...