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NMU men’s Kuehl win GLIAC weekly award

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MARQUETTE — Despite men’s basketball teams in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference only being three or four games into their league season, Northern Michigan University has emerged as its only undefeated team. And a large part of that success can be attributed to leading ...

Shorthanded Sentinels 6th at Esky Elks wrestling

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ESCANABA — Despite being a bit shorthanded, Marquette had a strong showing at the Elks Invitational high school wrestling tournament hosted by Escanaba High School on Saturday. MSHS placed sixth as a team, making a big improvement from last year’s 16th-place finish by improving its score ...

Nilssen, Fricker lead NMU skiers at U.S. nat’ls

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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Junior Henriette Nilssen and senior Luke Fricker led their respective nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University on the first day Sunday of the U.S. National Cross Country Ski Championships being held in upstate New York. With several off days built into the ...

High school basketball

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Upper Peninsula scores GIRLS Tuesday Gladstone 66, Westwood 29 Ishpeming 40, Jeffers 25 Menominee 65, Peshtigo, Wis., 52 Negaunee 55, Kingsford 24 Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament Semifinals Niagara, Wis., 57, Carney-Nadeau 28 Rapid River 35, Goodman-Pembine, Wis., ...

Retain a hot shooting touch

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MARQUETTE — The men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University found its long-range shooting touch early and rode that to its 12th consecutive win, a 72-60 victory over visiting Grand Valley State at Vandament Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats improved to 13-1 overall and ...

Sentinels skiers dominate at Pine Mountain

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Marquette dominated in both boys and girls meets to open the high school alpine skiing season at Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain. The Sentinels scored 21 points in the boys meet for a big victory as runner-up Ironwood was well back with 81. Host Norway scored 91 and Houghton ...