NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Alumni Softball Tournament got off to an exciting start Saturday as the Negaunee Public Schools staff defeated the 2019 Miners 6-5 in extra innings. Luke Anderson went 3 for 3 at the plate for the staff and drove in the winning run. Jake Skewis went 2 for 3 with a ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University cross country team’s streak of NCAA Division II National Championships bids came to an end last fall, but the Wildcats return a solid core of runners this year and they got a head start recently as they announced this ...
By EDDIE O’NEILL Houghton Daily Mining Gazette LAKE LINDEN — A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes at the age of 8 was not going to stop Ben Wilson from doing what he loved to do: play sports. On the contrary, it was athletics that has kept him healthy and positive over the past ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — Thirty-nine student-athletes at Northern Michigan University were named to the All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence teams by the GLIAC recently. Women’s outdoor track and field led the Wildcats’ varsity programs with 19 honorees among both ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Marquette Reds Junior Legion baseball team celebrated its Independence Day in a big way as it earned a 19-4 win over the Marquette Little League All-Stars Thursday. Skylar Robertson was the Reds’ star at the plate as he went 3 for 4 with six RBI. ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE – After another strong season in 2018-19, the Northern Michigan University women’s golf team got a head start on this year as it recently announced its 2019-2020 schedule. This season, the Wildcats will compete in nine meets in five different states. ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The 2018-19 season wasn’t an easy one for the Northern Michigan University men’s golf team, but the Wildcats look to improve this year and their schedule opens up with a meet in the Upper Peninsula. NMU starts off the season with the Island Resort ...
MARQUETTE — There may not have been any fireworks over the outfield fence at Haley Memorial Field on Thursday morning, but the Marquette Blues Legion baseball team had just enough offense in the first inning to pretty much seal the deal for the rest of the game. A four-run first, combined ...
MARQUETTE — Last Friday, a surprise announcement was made that sent shockwaves across the college hockey world. One week later, the powers at be in that world are still trying to figure things out. Seven of the 10 current WCHA men’s hockey schools announced that they would be leaving the ...
ESCANABA — The Bay College softball team will conduct a pitching clinic for girls between ages 7 and 17 in late July on campus in Escanaba. Norse softball team pitching coach Lesley Delvaux will head instruction, according to Bay head softball coacha Heidi Charon. Delvaux, an all-state ...
ISHPEMING — A pre-organizational meeting for the Marquette County USBC Bowling Association is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at River Rock Lanes, 1101 N. Road, Ishpeming. All sanctioned bowlers are welcome.
ISHPEMING — The 40th edition of the Ishpeming High School alumni softball tournament kicked off Tuesday evening with a team comprised of classes from the 1960s and 70s going up against the Classes of 1998-01 at the Ishpeming Playgrounds. The “old-timers” team topped the team from the ...
By Iron Mountain Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Lori Shea of Gladstone and Polly Anderson of Green Bay, Wisconsin, rallied to win their seventh Upper Peninsula Dual golf championship recently at Pine Grove Country Club. Four-time champions Karen Plaisier of Ishpeming and Becky Cecconi of Iron ...
MARQUETTE — Club member Rick Heikkila recorded his second career hole-in-one last Tuesday at the Marquette Golf Club’s Greywalls course. Heikkila used an 8-iron to ace the 121-yard 17th hole. Witnesses were playing partners Ron Maki, Steve Danek and Henry Powers.
HYDE — The Highland Golf Club is accepting entries for its three-woman scramble to be held on Wednesday, July 10. The course is located near Hyde, about seven miles west of Escanaba on U.S. 2 and 41. The event includes a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. EDT. With an entry deadline of July 5, ...
MARQUETTE — The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Northern Michigan University have been earned Scholar All-America mentions for the spring semester from the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. The Wildcat men had a cumulative grade-point average ...
SANDS TOWNSHIP — Week three at Sands Speedway is in the books with the track doing its part in the community once again. Sunday’s program included the Drive for Diabetes Awareness benefiting the 16th Annual Teal Lake Swim coming up on July 27. “The Teal Lake Swim is important,” said ...
SANDS TOWNSHIP — Sands Speedway is still looking for more interested drivers to race in its new V8 sportsmans division. The fuel-injected experimental class, which runs three Mustangs at the moment, is looking for a few more to be able to run a feature race as a separate class. Currently, ...
By Journal Sports Staff STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Marquette Blues won Sunday to pull out a 2-2 split against all-Wisconsin opposition at the American Legion baseball Firecracker Tournament held Friday through Sunday. The Blues defeated Pulaski 12-0 Sunday to go with a 13-7 victory over ...