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Today High school girls tennis Munising at Westwood, 4 p.m. Gwinn at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Negaunee at Iron Mountain, 5:30 p.m. EDT High school volleyball Ishpeming at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m. NMU events Women’s soccer: vs. Northwood, NMU Soccer Field, 1 p.m. Men’s soccer: at ...

Go for 2? Naw, just go for 1

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I’ve been kicking around end-of-game situations and when NFL teams should go for a 1-point extra-point kick vs. a 2-point conversion run or pass. First off, though it might not be exact, I go under the assumption that 1-point kicks are converted 100% of the time — not quite true, ...

Sparking for the Wildcats

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MARQUETTE — They may not have accomplished much to advance the cause for offense in soccer on Sunday, but Northern Michigan University goalkeeper Jillian Thompson guaranteed her team wouldn’t lose the game against Minnesota-Duluth. The Wildcats’ women’s soccer team played to a ...

Wildcats run among the big ‘dogs’ in Green Bay

NMU Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Northern Michigan University women’s cross country team almost played David vs. more than one Goliath at the Phoenix Open hosted by Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday. That’s NCAA Division I Wisconsin-Green Bay hosting team from multiple divisions, including Division ...

Miners, Patriots post solid girls tennis victories

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NEGAUNEE — Negaunee took a 7-1 victory over visiting Marquette in a high school girls tennis match played Thursday. Three matches went the maximum three sets, all won by the Miners, who improved to 6-1. “It was a chilly day for tennis,” Negaunee head coach Megan Kerkela said in an email ...