By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor Some of the gnashing of teeth with the College Football Playoff, mostly about Notre Dame being left out, got me to thinking about some aspects of this story: • Several times I’ve heard TV pundits say it’s really hard, almost impossible, to beat ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor MARQUETTE — The men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University has a pair of home games against relative neighbors before heading out of the continental U.S. for three games in Puerto Rico next week. The 6-1 Wildcats host a pair of NCAA ...
Today High school wrestling Marquette at Iron Mountain quadrangular, time TBA High school girls basketball North Central at Munising, 6 p.m. Ishpeming at Calumet, 7:15 p.m. Forest Park at L’Anse, 7:15 p.m. High school boys basketball Kingsford at Negaunee, 7:15 p.m. Baraga ...
MARQUETTE — Three members of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Northern Michigan University have earned weekly honors from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. From the Wildcat men’s team, Matteo Ballardin was named the GLIAC Male Swimmer of the Week ...
QUINCY, Ill. — The women’s wrestling team at Northern Michigan University should have pretty good reviews of the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference duals meet held Sunday at Quincy University. That’s because the Wildcats won two of their three dual meets in a format that allowed ...
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The women’s track and field team at Northern Michigan University opened their season with more than a dozen top-five finishes, including two event victories, at the Early Bird Invitational hosted by Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday and Saturday. With no team scores kept, the ...