Sports

 Roweena Langin

Wild Party at the Berry Events Center

Wild Party at the Berry Events Center

Kids of all ages put on their skates, grabbed their sticks and headed to the Berry Events Center Saturday night. Marquette, MI – NMU’s hockey team presented their 2014/15 season athletes to the public Saturday night, October 11, 2014. The evening started with an open skate with Wild Cat Willy and the players. The guys […]

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Marquette Varsity Football Defeats Constantine

Marquette Varsity Football Defeats Constantine

Marquette, MI – Beautiful day for Redmen football on Saturday, October 11, 2014 as Marquette hosted downstate opponents from Constantine.  Marquette’s Brett Place and Patrick Burmeister led the Redmen to a 35-10 win sending Constantine south with their first loss of the season. Next week Marquette will host the Negaunee Miners for their homecoming game […]

 Erica McMillan

Ishpeming Hematites Hammer Negaunee Miners

Ishpeming Hematites Hammer Negaunee Miners

ISHPEMING POWERHOUSE RUNS OVER NEGAUNEE 28-0 Negaunee, MI – State Champions two years in a row and still going strong the Ishpeming Hematites held onto their undefeated status tonight as they took on longtime rivals the Negaunee Miners. Despite the graduation last year of several strong players for the Hematites the team is still playing […]

 Roweena Langin

Big Cat Fight On The Pitch

Big Cat Fight On The Pitch

Marquette, MI – NMU’s die hard soccer fans bundled up and faced the wind and cold to cheer on the women’s soccer team. They were rewarded for their support with an intense cat fight on NMU’s soccer pitch as the lady cats took on the Ohio Dominican University panthers. The first goal of the game […]

 Roweena Langin

Homecoming Sports Bring Excitement and Heartbreak

Homecoming Sports Bring Excitement and Heartbreak

HOMECOMING WEEK NMU CULMINATED WITH GREAT SPORTS ACTION FROM NMU FOOTBALL AND SWIM TEAMS Marquette, MI – NMU homecoming was an emotional roller coaster ride full of excitement, suspense, and heartbreak for fans and athletes.  Saturday September 27th, 2014 NMU football and the swimming and diving teams presented to their fans an excellent display of […]

 Gerorgette Breen

Why Not Try Something New?

Why Not Try Something New?

TAKING A CHANCE AT A NEW SPORT Marquette,Mi – When it comes to sports most of us tend to enjoy a Sunday sitting on the couch, stuffing our faces with pizza and wings watching NFL games from noon to midnight. Others like the atmosphere of America’s pastime, baseball.  It’s just something about a fresh hotdog […]

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NMU Homecoming Agony

NMU Homecoming Agony

TEETH AND CLAWS TORE UP THE FIELD IN THE CATS vs DOGS FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN LONGTIME RIVALS NMU AND MTU! Marquette, MI  –  The heartbreaking loss of the Wildcats Saturday night was the only cloud in the sky of an otherwise sunny ideal homecoming week at Northern Michigan University. Final outcome aside, you couldn’t have asked […]

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Hockey Season is Here!

Hockey Season is Here!

HOCKEY ON THIRD PARADE KICKS OFF NEW SEASON Marquette, MI – Hockey enthusiasits of all ages came out Thursday, September 18, 2014 for the 5th annual parade down Third Street in Marquette to celebrate the spirit of hockey.  Players of all ages spent the weekend playing the sport they love best at Lakeview Arena  as a […]

 Erica McMillan

Marquette Redmen vs Escanaba Eskymos

Marquette Redmen vs Escanaba Eskymos

REDMEN EARN HARD FOUGHT WIN AGAINST ESKYMOS Marquette, MI – The Marquette Redmen varsity football team hosted the Escanaba Eskymos Friday September 19, 2014 on their home field.  Plans for a comeback against Marquette fell short for the Eskymos as the Redmen held their lead with a close final quarter score of 24-22.  Friday night’s […]

 Erica McMillan

Dead River Derby Beats Out Canadian Rivals

Dead River Derby Beats Out Canadian Rivals

LOCAL WOMEN’S ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE REMAINS UNDEFEATED AT HOME FOR 2014 SEASON! Marquette, MI – This weekend’s Dead River Derby bout at Lakeview Arena in Marquette was bittersweet.  There was excitement as Saturday night’s event drew crowds from as far as Ontario’s Sault St. Marie in the league’s first international competition against Canada’s Soonami Slammers. Alas, […]