River Rock Lanes Mon. Men & Women Seniors — Bruce Novotny 236-596, Nellie Elenbaas 193-557; Mike Laurin 247-677, Nellie Elenbaas 489 Fri. Men’s Senior All-Timers — Andy Pool 231, Stan Uitto 609; Jim Goloversic 231, Glenn Hintsala 591
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Junior Golf Association held a 150-yard tournament at the Marquette Golf Club this week. Here are the top three finishers in each flight: BOYS — 1st flight, Nolan McCutcheon 26, Mavy Moore 27, Lake Skytta 27; 2nd flight, Jack ...
By Journal Sports Staff STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Marquette Blues piled up the runs while they could to complete a big comeback at the Firecracker Tournament in American Legion baseball on Friday. Trailing 5-1 entering the fifth inning, the Blues scored a dozen runs in their next two ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor MARQUETTE — School officials at Northern Michigan University and six other WCHA institutions intend to be tight-lipped about their exploration into leaving the league in the next two years. A news release was posted Friday on the NMU athletics ...
"After about 10 reps, you start to feel it. You get so tired that you start to black out.... All your friends are there hyping you up, so you’re basically doing it for them." — Logan Kruhlik, Ishpeming High School lineman, winner of the Strongest Man competition among linemen in the U.P. ...
MARQUETTE — Matt Majkrzak was named the 15th head coach in the long history of Northern Michigan University men’s basketball on Wednesday morning. That’s when he was introduced at an introductory press conference in the Izzo-Mariucci Room on NMU’s campus with his first chance to make ...
GWINN — Now with four Marquette County high schools offering alumni coed softball tournaments, the Fourth of July should be the busiest time this summer on area diamonds. Gwinn kicks off the action on Friday, with its second annual extravaganza taking place on two fields at the Forsyth ...
"With Jeff retiring and him and I coaching together for so many years, I wanted one last chance also to coach with (him)." — Scott Syrjala, Westwood head coach, on coaching in the U.P. Football All-Star Game with former Ishpeming head man Jeff Olson -------------------- MARQUETTE ...
MARQUETTE — When former Northern Michigan University head men’s basketball coach Bill Sall arrived in town, he was taking over a program that was stuck in the basement of the GLIAC for years. During his six years in charge, the Wildcats gradually climbed the standings and during Sall’s ...
MARQUETTE — When three area high school players take the field in the Superior Dome on Saturday afternoon for the Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game, they’ll definitely bring some experience with them. That’s because they have already played in one all-star event this month as ...
GWINN — Rain knocked out two of the three Superiorland Baseball League games scheduled for Monday, while the one that did get in was called after five innings due to the same weather combined with darkness. The Marquette County Mavericks blanked Blagec Heating of Iron Mountain 8-0 in five ...
2019 U.P. Football All-Star teams -------------- BLACK TEAM -------------- Players Kyle Anderson, Menominee Tyler Beauchamp, Kingsford Ashton Bergman, Westwood Andrew Blanchard, Engadine Bryce Brazeau, Marquette Collin Broemer, Gogebic Alex Cannoot, Marquette Eddy ...
HARRIS — Another year of the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass Golf Club In Harris has come and gone with Sunday’s final round. The championship, which is part of the ninth annual Symetra Tour, brought in a good crowd of local people excited to see women’s professional golfers ...
GWINN — Two former Gwinn High School girls basketball players will continue their playing careers at the next level as Bay College announced that Brooke Mannor and Trisha McGuire have joined its women’s basketball roster. Mannor was an All-West PAC honorable mention, All-Mid-Peninsula ...
SANDS TOWNSHIP — The precipitation held off just long enough to get a full program and some bonus racing in at Sands Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The quarter-mile track completed its second week of racing and hosted Veterans Day, honoring military veterans who made their out to the track ...
HARRIS — The Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass Golf Club ended in a very fitting way here Sunday. After three days of little to no separation at the top, Daniela Iacobelli and Cindy Ha both finished at minus-11, setting up a tiebreaker on hole 18. Iacobelli put herself in great ...
GWINN — Doug Russel hit the fourth hole in one of his career on June 14 during the Superior Health Foundation Outing at Red Fox Run Golf Course. The ace occurred on hole number 4 and Russel used a gap wedge to hit the 91-yard shot. The hole in one was witnessed by Scott Sampeer.
By Journal Sports Staff ESCANABA — Things didn’t go the Marquette Blues’ way Friday afternoon at the Escanaba Tournament and they didn’t improve on Saturday. In its first game of the afternoon, Marquette was dealt a tough 1-0 loss at the hands of De Pere (Wis.), who scored the ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University women’s basketball season may still be a few months away, but the wait for the upcoming schedule is over as the Wildcats released it earlier this week. Last season was one to remember as NMU was in contention ...
MARQUETTE — If you’re looking to find a guy who stands out on the Northern Michigan University hockey roster, defenseman Adam Roeder definitely fills that role. It’s not due to his size, or how he plays the game, it’s where he’s from. The Wildcats roster is stacked with players ...