MARQUETTE — Their college hockey careers may not have ended the way they hoped, but this year’s Northern Michigan University seniors definitely left their mark on the program. The Wildcats only had three this year, but each of them played a role in helping NMU earn home ice in the WCHA ...
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HARRIS — The annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame banquet that is usually held in the spring has been postponed until August due to concerns from the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 inductee class includes Al Mitchell of Marquette, Jerry Racine of Ishpeming, Jennifer (Kangas) Brody of ...
"I felt like they really led us and a lot of the credit for us having a better year than people thought really goes to those seniors." — Matt Majkrzak, NMU head men’s basketball coach, on seniors Myles Howard, Sam Taylor and Marcus Matelski ----------------- MARQUETTE — Heading into ...
MARQUETTE — A devastating loss can be hard to recover from, but the Northern Michigan University hockey team is doing the best it can. Two weeks ago, the Wildcats’ season came to an end in a triple-overtime loss to rival Michigan Tech on the ice of the Berry Events Center to open the WCHA ...
People all over the country are stepping up. Whether it’s to the plate, the faceoff circle, center court or whatever venue they choose, citizens all over the country are doing whatever they can to help each other through a very difficult time in this world. They’re checking in on ...
"I’ve known all of these kids for years, I taught a lot of them when they were younger and it’s been an easy transition." — Derek Swajanen, Marquette Blues American Legion baseball manager, on taking the same reins for Marquette Senior High School ---------------- MARQUETTE — A ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette showed what a well balanced girls basketball team it had as the Great Northern Conference champion Redettes didn’t win any of the league’s major awards. But what they lacked at the top they made up for in quantity as five players gathered up a half-dozen ...
MUNISING — Munising and Superior Central combined for a half-dozen postseason honors when the Skyline Central Conference named its boys basketball award winners recently. The Mustangs, co-champions with Norway for the Large Schools division of the league, won five of the honors with the ...
Game time: U.P. All-Star Football Game, 1 p.m., Saturday, June 27, Superior Dome, Marquette --------------- MARQUETTE — Area high school football teams will be well represented during the 13th annual Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game slated for Saturday, June 27, at the Superior ...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Northern Michigan University hockey team’s season may have ended sooner than it had hoped, but some of its players still had impressive seasons. On Monday, four Wildcats were acknowledged for their performances by earning spots on the All-WCHA teams. Forward ...
NEGAUNEE — Negaunee garnered seven awards, including two of the three special “of the year” winners, when the West PAC announced boys basketball honors recently. Senior guard Drew DuShane earned Defensive Player of the Year, while Dan Waterman won honors for Coach of the Year as the ...
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"I’ve never really thought of myself as ‘courageous,’ as they put it. It’s kind of an everyday thing for me." — Erik Salminen, football, basketball, tennis and soccer player, Negaunee High School ----------------- NEGAUNEE — Adversity is something all of us have had to deal with ...
HERMANSVILLE — The 82nd annual Gold Medal Classic Independent Basketball Tournament held annually in the northern Menominee County community of Hermansville has been postponed by about a month. The tourney that was scheduled to start this week and run through March 29 is now set for April ...
LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced in a fairly brief statement on Thursday afternoon that all postseason tournaments it conducts have been suspended immediately. Due to concerns over the coronavirus, the hockey, girls and boys basketball, gymnastics and Lower ...
ISHPEMING — Devastation is a strong word, but it’s the only one that really can be used to describe the heartache for several area high school sports teams that had dreams of winning a state championship in the next few days or weeks. Those dreams will have to remain just that, dreams, at ...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Bay College baseball team got another stellar pitching performance from sophomore Tanner Halvorson to end its spring trip to Florida on a high note, defeating the University of Northwestern (Minnesota) 3-0 on Friday. The Escanaba-based Norse completed a 12-game, ...
NEGAUNEE — Just like in the regular season, the Negaunee and Iron Mountain boys basketball teams can claim they did the best when it came to postseason honors handed out by the Mid-Peninsula Conference. They shared the league title after each finished with 11-1 marks in the M-PC, their only ...
What would our country be like without sports? It’s a question I’ve pondered before and I’ve written about, but until this week, I honestly didn’t think it would be possible. Sure, there have been some incidents that affected the sporting world. I remember after the terrorist ...