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Sentinels, Patriots post solid victories

Local Sports September 3, 2026

MARQUETTE — Marquette swept the doubles flights and pulled out a victory in the meet’s only three-set match to post a 7-1 victory over visiting West Iron County in a high school girls tennis meet held Wednesday. “I was really happy with the resilience we had at several flights,” Sentinels head coach Karl Thomsen said in an email detailing the meet. “Finding that ability to fight through the slumps is what we will need heading down the stretch.” He said as the fall tennis season is just about half over, with the first matches held in mid-August and the MHSAA Upper ...

NMU men’s, women’s golfers each at 4 meets this fall

Local Sports September 3, 2026

MARQUETTE — The men’s and women’s golf teams at Northern Michigan University play over a total of five dates for their fall seasons between mid-September and mid-October. Each team will play at four of the two-day meets, with both teams at three venues simultaneously. “This ...

Wildcats predicted 2nd in GLIAC cross country

Local Sports September 3, 2026

MARQUETTE — With the exhibition Wildcat Open now in the rearview mirror, the women’s cross country team at Northern Michigan University is getting ready for its regular season to begin. And the Wildcats and other teams in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference have high ...

Some good home cookin’: Wildcats football seeks to even record in dome Saturday vs. Tiffin

Local Sports September 3, 2026

MARQUETTE — New head coach Matt Janus and the Northern Michigan University football team look to even their record at 1-1 when they host Tiffin at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Superior Dome. NMU dug itself too deep a hole in the middle two quarters and lost 41-19 in its season opener on Aug. 27 ...

Tiger pleads no contest to reckless driving

National Sports September 2, 2026

STUART, Fla. — Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge and his driver's license was suspended for five years Wednesday following a March rollover crash in Florida, where he initially was accused of driving under the influence. Woods, still one of golf's most influential ...

Top US Open seeds dodge upsets, raindrops

National Sports September 2, 2026

NEW YORK — At a rainy U.S. Open where it's a struggle to even finish the first round, Jessica Pegula was happy to quickly be into the third. The No. 3 seed needed only 56 minutes on Wednesday to defeat Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1. Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, beat Venus Williams in ...