MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has chosen a head coach for the fall 2021 inaugural season of its women’s wrestling program. Celso “Tony” DeAnda was chosen after several stints of coaching women’s programs and serving as an assistant coach for the women’s wrestling ...
EAST LANSING — The MHSAA has outlined some changes in procedures for the high school football playoffs that begin on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31. The biggest change this season is that nearly every team — it will be all of them in 11-player and the vast majority in eight-player — is ...
HANCOCK (AP) — Bragging rights in Copper Country will have to wait a year. The Hancock and Houghton high school football teams will not play for the Copper Bowl trophy Friday for the first time since the game began in 1953. Officials cited possible coronavirus exposure at ...
It looks like we’re on the edge of a precipice when it comes to the NFL schedule. Outbreaks of the coronavirus pandemic have kept a handful of teams from being able to access their training facilities, sometimes for a week or more in the Tennessee Titans’ case. A number of games have ...
UPSSA High School Football Polls ------------------- This week’s U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association football poll (with first-place votes, if any, record and total votes): ------------------- 11 player 1. Marquette (5) 4-1 25 2. Kingsford 3-1 20 3. Sault ...
dMARQUETTE — A former lacrosse player who spent time in coaching and business while a student has been named an assistant coach for the Northern Michigan University women’s lacrosse team. Elizabeth Forbes was named to the position at NMU after serving as an assistant coach during her ...
By Journal Sports Staff HANCOCK — In a somewhat unusual shift of responsibilities, the sports information director at Northern Michigan University has been named head men’s basketball coach at Finlandia University. Allen Dehority had been with NMU for several years, but also has a ...
By JOHN VRANCIC Escanaba Daily Press POWERS — Newberry raced out to a 34-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 55-8 victory over Carney-Nadeau in an eight-player high school football game played at North Central’s field on Friday night. The visiting Indians rolled up the big halftime lead ...
MARQUETTE — Coronavirus pared the field of teams, cold weather made for some unusual conditions, but none of that could slow the Marquette Senior High School boys soccer team in its quest for a 13th straight Upper Peninsula Championships Tournament title. With just two teams in attendance, ...
The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the period from Sept. 21-Oct. 3
NEGAUNEE — Despite not being able to attend the conference meet on Friday, Ishpeming did well when it came to high school cross country honors in the West PAC. Honors were determined on Friday during the conference meet held at the Negaunee Township Hall trails, but it was also the first ...
MARQUETTE — An area professional tennis instructor recently added the designation of certified pro pickleball instructor. Josh Kitto earned that new designation with professional certification in a process that included playing ability, teaching assessment and a written test. Pickleball is ...
ISHPEMING — The high school football playoffs are quickly approaching and the Westwood Patriots seems to be hitting their stride after dominating Gogebic 42-8 Friday. Westwood was led offensively by Garrett Mann, who had 18 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns. Zach Carlson also ...
HOUGHTON — A powerful Negaunee High School football team got all it wanted from the Houghton Gremlins on Friday night. And a little more. The “more” came when Gremlins stunned the favored Miners in overtime, 15-13. An ecstatic first-year coach Micah Stipech wasn’t sure if the win ...
NEGAUNEE — The little school that could really did. A team made up of the Copper Country Christian School and homeschoolers from that area won its first championship at the Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals in boys soccer held at Peter Waara Park in Negaunee Township on Saturday. The ...
MARQUETTE — It may have come in a shortened season, but a conference championship still means something to the Marquette football team. For the second straight season, the Redmen won the Great Northern Conference thanks to a 27-6 victory over Escanaba on Friday night. “Being (that ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette stayed at home and pulled off a victory in a battle of high school volleyball titans on Thursday night. The Redettes defeated Houghton in a nonconference match in four sets, 25-15, 25-18, 24-26, 25-13, to improve to 10-1 overall, which includes a perfect 4-0 record in ...
This week is the first with major changes in the NFL schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. But it won’t be the last, and if things don’t get better, may not even be the week with the most earth-shaking changes. Regardless of what you think of all these precautions, none of these ...
NEGAUNEE — Since it can be done in cross country, Houghton was able to literally run away with all the titles at the West PAC finals held at the Negaunee Township trails on Friday afternoon. The Gremlins easily carted off team honors after taking the top two girls places and top six boys ...
"It almost reminded me of arriving in Marquette five years ago as a freshman. It was a huge culture shock." — Naba Echols, former NMU men’s basketball player, on adjusting to playing as a pro in Croatia --------------------- SINJ, Croatia — This year 2020 hasn’t been easy for many ...