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3 days of events celebrate 1975 nat’l champion Wildcats

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MARQUETTE — Three days of festivities will surround the celebration of Northern Michigan University’s 1975 national championship football team, which will now include the retirement and raising to the Superior Dome rafters of quarterback Steve Mariucci’s No. 18 jersey. That ceremony ...

Wildcats volleyball struggles without winning a set at Husky Invite

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team ran into a real buzzsaw at the Husky Volleyball Invitational held at St. Cloud State from Thursday through Saturday. The Wildcats played four matches in Minnesota, two of them against nationally ranked teams, but couldn’t ...

NMU men open golf season today downstate

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BIG RAPIDS — The Northern Michigan University men’s golf team opens its season today at the Bulldog Classic, hosted by fellow conference member Ferris State at the Katke Golf Course in downstate Big Rapids. The two-day tournament includes 16 schools, 14 coming from the Midwest region of ...

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Today High school girls tennis Escanaba at Westwood, 1 p.m. Negaunee at Marquette, 3:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Gwinn, 4 p.m. Gladstone at Westwood, 4 p.m. High school cross country Calumet Invitational, at Calumet, 4 p.m.: Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood, Gwinn NMU events Men’s ...

Westwood downs Miners on tennis courts, zaps Munising

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ISHPEMING — Westwood split a pair of high school girls tennis meets played at the Patriots courts on Thursday, falling to Negaunee 6-2 before bouncing back for an 8-0 victory over Munising. The Marquette County teams have matches this afternoon, Westwood another home doubleheader with ...