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Upper Peninsula scores GIRLS Wednesday Cedarville at Rudyard, ppd. Escanaba at Gwinn, ccd. Manistique at Newberry, ppd. Sault Ste. Marie at St. Ignace, ppd. Thursday Big Bay de Noc 70, Engadine 17 Calumet 63, Lake Linden-Hubbell 32 Cedarville 37, Newberry 31 Forest Park 45, ...

Northern nordic skiers sweep CCSA Championships titles

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MINNEAPOLIS — The men’s and women’s nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University tasted plenty of success last weekend and each were crowned champions of the Central Collegiate Ski Association. The Wildcats and other conference teams competed at the CCSA Championships at Theodore ...

March Madness jumps gun with boys hoops districts next week

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MARQUETTE — It’s March Madness a week early for area high school boys basketball teams during the upcoming week. MHSAA district tournament games will be played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings for every team from the area, with the girls districts taking place the following week, ...

Wildcat men ride raucous wave to win over U.P. rival Huskies

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MARQUETTE — You could’ve only heard a pin drop if it had been about 20 of the bowling alley variety in Vandament Arena on Thursday night. And even that wouldn’t have been audible at certain moments. The men’s basketball team from Northern Michigan University played in front of a ...

Win clinches home court for NMU women to open GLIAC tourney

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MARQUETTE — The women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University didn’t pick up any ground on the leaders in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Thursday night, but they did something else nearly as important. The Wildcats’ 68-57 victory over Upper Peninsula ...