D2Football.com has announced the National Players of the Week, with Northern Michigan running back Noah Dobert receiving offensive honors. It is the first time a Wildcat has been recognized by D2Football.com on the national level. Click the headline for details, and an interview with Dobert.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team keeps making history. The boys followed up two GLIAC tournament victories with an improbable conference championship win on Sunday, 1-0, over first-place Saginaw Valley State, on the Cardinals' home field. It was the first-ever championship for the Wildcats, who finished in last place in 2024 and got off to a slow start in matches this season. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University football team closed its season on a positive note Saturday, beaying the Wayne State Warriors, 45-11, at the Superior Dome. Noah Dobert shattered a school record by rushing for 406 yards in the victory. Click the above headline to read details and to hear post-game comments from NMU Coach Billy Lindquist.
The NMU men's soccer team made history on the Robbert C. Braddock Field, defeating the #2 seeded Roosevelt Lakers 2-1 in overtime to advance to the GLIAC Championships. With the win, the #3 seeded Wildcats (8-4-6, 6-4-2 GLIAC) not only advance to the GLIAC Championship for the first time in program history, but match the program record for most wins in a season at eight. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
In the snow and harsh Upper Peninsula weather, the Northern Michigan University men's soccer team did it, advancing to the GLIAC Semifinals after a dramatic 6-5 win in the penalty kick session after ending regulation and the overtime frame in a 2-2 draw. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan women's basketball team clinched a three-game weekend sweep in the team's opening weekend of play at the CCA Tip-Off Classic. The 'Cats aced this perfect weekend by defeating Edinboro (65-50), giving the team a 3-0 early-season record. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The first game for the Northern Michigan football team under interim head coach Billy Lindquist was one for the ages, as the Wildcats outlasted Davenport in a four-overtime classic, 47-45. The marathon affair tied the longest game in program history, matching a 34-28 four-overtime defeat against Tiffin in 2008. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech Huskies defeated the Northern Michigan Wildcats in hockey twice this weekend, 4-1 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday. The result drops the NMU record to 0-12 on the season. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU and MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team opened the 2025-26 season with a pair of wins at a tournament in Erie, Pennslvania. The Wildcats stunned fifth-ranked Gannon University, 60-58, Saturday night, after topping California University (Pa), 66-57, on Friday. The 'Cats will play a third game Sunday afternoon against Edinboro (Pa.) Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photos)
Northern Michigan University football coach Shane Richardson has resigned. This comes with two games left in the season, and after Richardson was placed on administrative leave earlier this week. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two more tight games this weekend, falling in South Dakota to Augustana, 2-1 on Friday, and 3-1 on Saturday. The losses left NMU with an 0-10 record on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story and photo)
The Northern Michigan University football team took on the nation's top team in the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon, falling 70-35, in Big Rapids. The Wildcats scored first and outgained Ferris 116-88 after 15 minutes, where they were tied 14-14. But the Bulldogs turned it up another gear out of halftime to put the game away. Click the headline for RRN videos and interiew. (Ferris State photo)
The NMU men's soccer team played spoiler to open senior weekend, downing the GLIAC regular-season champion hopeful, Roosevelt, 2-1. The Lakers were on the hunt to leave fate in their own hands, as a win today and a win on Sunday against Parkside would have crowned the Rangers as GLIAC Regular Season Champions for the second consecutive season. (NMU story, photo)
In yet another instant classic between U.P. rivals Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech, the Wildcats outlasted the Huskies in a five-set thriller, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24, 14-25, 20-18, behind a career performance from senior McKenzie Gruner, who hammered down 24 kills and carried NMU to victory in front of an electric Vandament Arena crowd on Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story, photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was tied 2-2 with the top-ranked team in the nation after two periods of play Saturday night before ultimately dropping the second game of the weekend series against the Michigan State Spartans, 6-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Freshman quarterback Elliott Larner ran wild on Northern Michigan, scoring four rushing touchdowns and a passing TD en route to the Michigan Tech football squad's 15th-consecutive Miner's Cup victory, with a 56-17 win at the Superior Dome on Saturday afternoon. Click the headline to see stories written by both Tech and NMU. (NMU Photo)
After a five-set thriller and emotional win on Friday night, the Northern Michigan volleyball team found itself in another heart-stopper on Saturday, this time on the wrong end of it, falling to the Wayne State Warriors 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, and 15-17 in front of a loud Vandament Arena crowd. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Story)
The NMU hockey team dropped game one of the weekend series against the best team in the country, losing 4-0 to the Michigan State Spartans, Friday night in Marquette. The Wildcats (0-7-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) had its chances to score, including six power play attempts and a shot off the post, but were unsuccessful in its man-advantage opportunities, marking the first time the 'Cats have been shut out this season.
It was an exciting return to Vandament Arena on Friday evening for the Northern Michigan volleyball team, as the Wildcats outlasted the Grand Valley State Lakers in a five-set thriller, 25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 23-25, and 15-12. (NMU story, photo)
Northern Michigan University Greco-Roman wrestlers Otto Black and Payton Jacobson are competing well at the U23 World Championships in Serbia. Click the above headline to see how they're doing, as both reached the podium for the first time in NMU history. (NMU photos)
The Northern Michigan University football team won its first game since the 2022 campaign on Saturday, beating the Roosevelt Lakers, 42-21, in suburban Chicago. The win, in which the Wildcats broke a six-decades school record for rushing yards in the game, broke a painful 28-game losing streak. Click the above headline for details. (Photos courtesy of NMU Football)
The Northern Michigan volleyball team ended the Midwest Region Crossover in dominant fashion, earning a sweep over the Ashland Eagles 25-19, 25-21, and 25-13, with the match only lasting just over an hour in total time. Northern was clicking in all facets of the game. Leading the efforts was Madison York, who recorded a career-high 15 kills on a .481 attack percentage. (NMU Sports Information)
The Northern Michigan hockey team held a 1-0 lead halfway through the third period on Friday night at the Berry Events Center, but a late goal and another in overtime from the Colorado College Tigers gave them the 2-1 edge over the Wildcats. Getting his second straight start in net, freshman goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton was stellar, turning aside 43 of the 45 shots he faced for a .956 save percentage. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan volleyball team faced tough competition at the Midwest Region Crossover on Friday, falling to both Findlay of the G-MAC and Quincy of the GLVC in straight sets. The Wildcats dropped their opener to Findlay in three (20-25, 17-25, 14-25) before returning to the court later in the day and falling to Quincy (19-25, 12-25, 22-25). Story, photo courtesy of NMU Sports Information
It was a full afternoon of college soccer on Sunday in Marquette, as the Northern Michigan University men's and women's teams both played at the NMU Soccer Field. The NMU men's team settled for a 1-1 tie with the Davenport Panthers, and the NMU women's team lost to Michigan Tech, 1-0. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photos, stories)
A week full of nostalgia and celebration wrapped up Saturday night at Northern Michigan University as the 1975 national championship football team was honored. The highlight was the retirement of Steve Mariucci's jersey, the Iron Mountain native who was the quarterback of that team and went on to play and coach in the NFL. The 'Cats lost to Grand Valley State. 35-7. (NMU Photos)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team dropped two games in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. These stories and photo are courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Northern Michigan University men's soccer team took down the reigning GLIAC Champions and 2024 NCAA Elite Eight team 1-0 Friday afternoon in Marquette. The Wildcats (4-2-3, 3-2-0 GLIAC) took a full three points off of the No. 17 Cardinals (5-1-3, 4-1-0 GLIAC), something no team this season has yet been able to do. The Wildcats also secured only its second win in program history over SVSU, and just the first time the 'Cats have downed the Cardinals in Marquette. (NMU photo, story)
Facing a 9-5 deficit in the fifth set in a hostile environment, the Northern Michigan volleyball team stormed back with a 10-2 run to secure a thrilling come-from-behind nonconference victory over rival Michigan Tech on Thursday night at the SDC Gymnasium. (NMU Story, Photo),
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association has announced its Players of the Week on Monday and NMU's William Gramme earned the Goaltender of the Week award. Gramme, earning his first CCHA Goaltender of the Week honor, posted a .947 save percentage over the weekend, stopping 107-of-113 shots for the Wildcats in a season-opening series at No. 15 Massachusetts. After the first weekend of play: Gramme leads the nation in saves (107), and his .947 SV% is an NCAA best among goalies who have faced 69+ shots. (NMU story, photo)
