MIDLAND — Four runners from the Northern Michigan University women’s cross country team placed in the top 10 to help the Wildcats finish as a close runner-up at the Northwood Invitational on Saturday. NMU tied Saginaw Valley State for first place with 32 points, but the Wildcats lost on a ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Golf Club saw a pair of golfers record holes-in-one during their recent club championship tournaments. Ray DesJardins registered his third career ace on the Greywalls course, using a 7-iron to hole out his tee shot on the 121-yard sixth hole. It was witnessed by ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University women’s soccer team split its first two games of the season on the road in Minnesota over the weekend. The Wildcats shut down St. Cloud State 2-0 on Sunday after falling at Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 on Friday. On Sunday, NMU got both its goals in ...
ISHPEMING — Munising swept singles and won three of four doubles flights to record a 7-1 high school girls tennis victory at Ishpeming on Monday afternoon. The match had been originally scheduled for today. Among the Mustangs’ winners were Logan Peters at No. 1 singles, where she defeated ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University sophomore volleyball player Hailey Wickstrom was named to the all-tournament team at the Keweenaw Classic held at Michigan Tech in Houghton on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Wickstrom, a Calumet High School graduate, finished the four-match weekend ...
ESCANABA — Munising High School graduate Lauren Peters set the pace for Bay College runners at the collegiate cross country meet held at Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin, on Saturday. In the Norse’s first meet of the season, Peters, a sophomore at Bay, ran the six-kilometer ...
"Wasn’t it nice to play defense?" — Kyle Nystrom, head coach, NMU football ---------------- MARQUETTE — The drought has come to an end in Marquette. For the first time in three years, the Northern Michigan University football team opened its season with a victory and did so in ...
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LAKE LINDEN — It was only fitting that Ishpeming and Lake Linden-Hubbell would play a classic game of football Saturday afternoon. After all, the Hematites (2-0) and Lakes are two of the most prominent small-school programs in the state with a number of deep playoff runs over the past three ...
NEWBERRY — The Newberry football team continued its solid start to the season Saturday afternoon. After picking up a forfeit win last week, the Indians got their first actual victory ever in eight-player football as they ran past Stephenson 32-6. Two Newberry players finished with more ...
POWERS — They didn’t lead until it mattered most — when it was over. Superior Central’s Kyle Frusti made an unusual, incredible play, rushing for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth down as time expired to tie the game. Then the Cougars’ quarterback found Jack Rondeau on a 3-yard pass ...
BAY CITY — Marquette advanced to the semifinals before bowing out of the 16-team Mitten Bay Classic on Saturday. The Redettes went 5-1 in pool play, splitting with 2018 MHSAA Division 3 state champion Bronson and sweeping Saginaw Heritage and Hemlock in two-game matches. Finishing in ...
TRAVERSE CITY — The Marquette boys soccer team made it a weekend sweep downstate after defeating winning Saturday. Senior captain Trevor Salmon registered a three-goal hat trick and freshman teammate Max Dawson scored twice in the Redmen’s 5-2 victory at Traverse City Central, which ...
HOUGHTON — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team evened its weekend and season record at 2-2 after defeating Minnesota-Crookston in five sets Saturday at the Keweenaw Classic hosted by Michigan Tech in Houghton. The Wildcats prevailed 25-18, 15-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-8. ...
By Journal Sports Staff HOUGHTON — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Friday after winning its season opener on Thursday at the Keweenaw Classic hosted by Michigan Tech. The Wildcats pulled out a five-set victory Thursday vs. the University of Mary, ...
MARQUETTE — The drought has come to an end in Marquette. For the first time in three years, the Northern Michigan University football team opened its season with a victory, and it did so in convincing fashion Saturday, smashing McKendree 30-9. The NMU defense picked off two Bearcats ...
NEGAUNEE — The last few times Calumet and Negaunee tangled on the field, they were tight, low-scoring games. Friday’s contest started out that way with the Copper Kings holding a slim lead at halftime, but then Calumet caught fire in the second half and emerged with a 30-6 victory. ...
The Black Hole continues to grow larger. That’s what a fan section of the Oakland Coliseum (now RingCentral Coliseum) where the Raiders play is called. It’s also commonly used to describe the Raiders’ usually rabid fans. Nowadays, it’s not just a way to describe Oakland fans, but ...
By RYAN SPITZA Journal Sports Writer MARQUETTE — The Marquette Senior High School varsity football team fell to Traverse City Central 37-28 at William R. Hart Stadium on Friday night. It was a strong first half for the Redmen (0-2), who managed to gain the lead three times before ...
By RON DEUTER Iron Mountain Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Three quick strikes in the third quarter allowed Iron Mountain to break open a one-score game and pull away from Westwood in a 44-22 West PAC Copper Division football game Friday evening at Mountaineer Stadium. The Mountaineers ...