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NMU’s Pitka to play in world junior hockey

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MARQUETTE — The international flavor of the hockey team at Northern Michigan University will show itself at the World Junior Hockey Championship to be held starting the day after Christmas. One of the five Wildcats who are natives of Europe, Tobias Pitka, will represent his home country of ...

NMU men keep pouring it on in Puerto Rico

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Things continue looking up for the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University as the Wildcats embark on their trip to Puerto Rico. NMU dominated in an 85-47 victory over Interamericana University on Thursday, the first of three straight days of games ...

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Today High school wrestling Marquette Challenge: Marquette, Negaunee, Westwood, Gwinn, Munising, Manistique, 8:30 a.m. High school gymnastics Marquette at Calumet, 10 a.m. High school boys & girls bowling Westwood vs. Calumet, at Miller’s Recreation, Laurium, 10 ...

NMU women win top regional test over Northwood

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MARQUETTE — While a nonleague encounter might not sound like a big deal in the middle of the conference season, the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University knows a game like Wednesday night’s could figure into a spot in the national tournament come March. So it was nice ...

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Today High school girls & boys swimming & diving Westwood at Gladstone, 4 p.m. High school hockey Fenton-Linden-Lake Fenton at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Saginaw Heritage at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. High school boys basketball Westwood at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Baraga at Calumet, 7:15 ...