Sports Look

August 27, 2026

Today High school girls & boys cross country Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood, Munising, Superior Central, Newberry at Queen City/Dale Phillips Invitational, at Presque Isle Park, Marquette, 10 a.m. High school football Superior Central at Stephenson, 6 p.m. EDT Westwood at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. EDT (WZAM 106.9 FM) St. Helen Charlton Heston Academy at Manistique, 7 p.m. (WTIQ 1490 AM) High school volleyball Superior Central at Big Bay de Noc, 7:30 p.m. NMU events Volleyball: UP North Tournament, at Vandament Arena: St. Cloud State vs. Tiffin, 9 a.m.; ...

“Sixth in a series …”

August 27, 2026

This is the sixth in a series of high school and college football team previews appearing in The Mining Journal. Tomorrow’s final entry features the Munising Mustangs and Superior Central Cougars

Marquette, Westwood get wins, ties

August 26, 2026

MARQUETTE — Maybe ties aren’t so bad if you spend most of the rest of your time winning. You can still have an undefeated record, for one thing. Marquette tied a pair of high school girls tennis meets 4-4 over two days earlier this week, but also won their other match during a two-meet road trip on Monday. Meanwhile, Westwood also picked up a victory, though it only needed one meet to achieve that. Both Marquette County teams along with Negaunee and several others from outside the area will be at the Westwood Invitational at 10 a.m. today at the Patriots’ courts in ...

Sports Look

August 26, 2026

Today High school girls tennis Marquette, Negaunee, Westwood at Westwood Invitational, 10 a.m. High school football Ishpeming at Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5 p.m. Negaunee at Marquette, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Gwinn, 7 p.m. Norway at Munising, 7 p.m. West Iron County at L’Anse, 7 p.m. High school volleyball Wakefield at Baraga, 6:45 p.m. NMU events Volleyball: UP North Tournament, at Vandament Arena: St. Cloud State vs. Cal State East Bay, noon; NMU vs. Winona State, 2:30 p.m.; NMU vs. St. Cloud State, 6:30 p.m. Football: at Minnesota State-Moorhead, at Moorhead, Minn., ...

Starting over — but with experience: Modeltowners return to varsity status with a season of JV under their belts

August 25, 2026

GWINN — It’s like a breath of fresh spring air in Gwinn nowadays. And it’s almost autumn on the calendar for 2026. But that has to be the feeling around the “model town” in southern Marquette County with the return of high school varsity football this fall. Mind you, the sport ...

Gwinn Modeltowners

August 25, 2026

MHSAA Division 8 West PAC — Iron Division All times EDT HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPITALS Thurs., Aug. 27, 7 p.m. GLADSTONE Thurs., Sept. 3, 7 p.m. at Bark River-Harris Fri., Sept. 11, 7 p.m. WEST IRON COUNTY Fri., Sept. 18, 7 p.m. HANCOCK Fri., Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at L’Anse Fri., Oct. 2, 7 p.m. at Iron Mountain Fri., Oct. 9, 7 p.m. MANISTIQUE Fri., Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at Westwood Fri., Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at West Iron County