MARQUETTE — A key member of the Northern Michigan University 1991 NCAA championship hockey team and later Wildcats coach has taken a position at St. Cloud State in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Dave Shyiak has been named associate head coach for the Huskies of the National Collegiate Hockey ...
On the Net: For more on the NMU lacrosse program, visit the Wildcats official athletics website, www.nmuwildcats.com/sports/wlax/index ----------------- MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team at Northern Michigan University was only able to fit in five games during the late winter ...
MARQUETTE — Eleven members of the Nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University — six women and five men — earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Collegiate Ski Coaches Association. Skiers receiving this recognition attained a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average while also ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama-Huntsville is dropping men’s hockey and men’s and women’s tennis as part of budget cuts in response to the coronavirus pandemic. School officials said athletes in those sports who want to join another school’s roster will be released without penalty and ...
MARQUETTE — Four transfers and three incoming freshmen make up a class of seven new players joining the men’s basketball team this fall at Northern Michigan University. “I’m really excited about this class. We were able to bring in three very talented freshman and four transfers who ...
"This class includes former Mr. Hockey winners, state champions, national champions and players that were voted captains of their teams." — Grant Potulny, head coach, NMU hockey ---------------- MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey team will have a large class of ...
NORWAY — There will not be Little League baseball or softball state tournaments held this summer in Michigan, including one that was scheduled to be played in the Upper Peninsula. The state’s 16 Little League district administrators voted to cancel state tournaments after Little ...
On the Net: Full schedule is available on the official NMU athletics website, nmuwildcats.com/sports/mice/2020-21/schedule -------------- MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has filled in its final weekend of the upcoming hockey season, which is actually the Wildcats’ opening ...
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By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The latest in a long line of sports-related casualties due to the coronavirus pandemic is only a postponement this time, rather than an outright cancellation. Organizers of the Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game that was scheduled for the last ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia University named a new head coach Monday for its women’s hockey team. Lindsay Macy of White Bird, Idaho, takes the place of Matt Marchel, who had been the Lions’ head coach for five seasons. Macy started an AAA girls program for the Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy ...
ESCANABA — The 2020 Upper Peninsula Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo has been canceled due to concerns with the coronavirus pandemic. Scheduled for July 10-11 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, organizers noted Wednesday that this is the first time this event won’t be held in ...
On the Net: Information about NMU sports teams is available at www.nmuwildcats.com ----------------- By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — In this, the last installment of the 2019-20 Wildcat Awards, several already familiar Northern Michigan University student-athletes have become even ...
On the Net: For the original USA Wrestling press release, visit https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/April/15/Nowry-named-2019-USA-Wrestling-Greco-Roman-Wrestler-of-Year ----------------- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former Northern Michigan University athlete Max Nowry was ...
"We always say we want talented players, but we also want athletes with good values, work ethic and character." — Mike Lozier, 4th-year head coach, NMU volleyball ---------------- MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team will introduce six newcomers to a team which ...
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Northern Michigan University hockey 2020-21 ------------------ Home games 7 p.m. Friday/6 p.m. Saturday Away game times not yet available All series Friday-Saturday except as noted ------------------ Sat.-Sun., Oct. 3-4 Opponent TBA Oct. 9-10 (off week) Oct. 16-17 ...
MARQUETTE — Two awards being presented to four student-athletes at Northern Michigan University in four sports highlight the second-to-last set of 2019-20 Wildcat Awards detailed today. This is the fourth in what will be five parts of the these awards. This story outlines the Best Play of ...
"The outpouring of support has just been so overwhelming and gratifying." — Wendy Finkbeiner, Garrett Finkbeiner’s mother, about well wishes received, many online through Facebook ------------------- MARQUETTE — A Marquette family couldn’t thank all the well-wishers individually for ...
MARQUETTE — Five more awards are mentioned in today’s installment of the 2019-20 Wildcat Awards at Northern Michigan University. These are awards chosen by NMU Athletics and released through NMU Sports Information. Information on these and all the awards are also available through social ...