The NMU men's soccer team played tough regional foe and reigning GLVC Champions, the Lewis University Flyers, to a 0-0 draw in Illinois Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats remain unbeaten through their first three matches as they head into Sunday's clash against a winless Lake Erie squad.
The NMU women's soccer team dropped its first match of the season on Thursday, a 1-0 decision to the Northwood Timberwolves. With the loss, the Wildcats move to 0-1-2 overall to start the Egolf era, with one more regional match looming on the horizon this Saturday.
Northern Michigan University will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its 1975 NCAA Division II champion football team with several events for alumni and campus/community members Thursday, Oct. 9, through Saturday, Oct. 11. The Wildcats achieved the most remarkable turnaround in the history of NCAA or professional sports by following a winless season with a championship.
In a blustery Saturday afternoon matchup, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats men's soccer team secured its first win of 2025, downing the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils 2-1 to round out the opening weekend.
The Northern Michigan University football team could not break its losing streak on Saturday, losing to Northwood University, 23-18, in Midland. NMU has not son a game since late in the 2022 season. NMU has lost 24 straight football games, going back to the 2023 season.
In a non-conference competition to open the 2025 season, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats faced off against the St. Cloud State Huskies Friday afternoon. Both teams tallied late in the second half, and the clash would end in a 1-1 draw.
The new-look Northern Michigan volleyball team opened up the 2025 season in grand fashion, defeating (RV) Wheeling University in four sets at the SpringHill Suites Invitational in the Sunshine State. The Wildcats dropped the opening set 17-25, but once the group got into rhythm and found its identity, the Green and Gold looked like they were in midseason form, winning the following three sets 25-21, 26-24, and 25-16.
The Northern Michigan football team jumped out to a 21-0 lead and carried a 27-15 advantage into halftime, but Minnesota State University Moorhead rallied with a 29-10 second half to defeat the Wildcats in shootout fashion, 44-37, in the first game of the 2025 season. The game would hold true to each team's strength, as Northern dominated the ground game, rushing 59 times to MSUM's 14. NMU rushed for 291 yards while totaling 384 yards of offense. QB Austin Ridl ran for a career-best 106 yards while Noah Dobert (97) and Jahi Wood (85) weren't far behind.
Northern Michigan University football head coach Shane Richardson has announced an open tryout for the 2025 NMU football team. The tryout will take place on Wednesday, August 27th at 6 p.m. at the Superior Dome. To participate in the tryout, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours for the fall semester at NMU and maintain good academic standing.
The Marquette High School boys soccer team opened the 2025 season with five matches against strong downstate competition this weekend, and ended up winning three matches, losing one, and another ending in a scoreless draw. One of the wins was against Fruitport, the team that eliminated Marquette in the regionals in each of the past two years.
The baseball season came to a premature end for the Post 44 Blues on Saturday as they lost to the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox, 7-2, in the Michigan Veterans Baseball state tournament in Gaylord. The Blues opened the tournament with two wins, but were battered by Gaylord Friday night and then got off to a slow start Saturday that spelled the end of a successful summer of baseball for the organization.
The Post 44 Blues (Marquette-Negaunee) turned in two dominating performances on Thursday as the Michigan Veterans Baseball League began its Under-19 state tournament in the Gaylord area. The Blues dusted off the Ironwood A's, 16-0, and then blanked the Sault Ste, Marie (Canada) Black Sox, 7-0, in a tournament plagued by heavy rain, lightning, and lots of delays. Post 44 pitching allowed only one base hit in each of its victories.
The Post 44 Reds 15u baseball team won two tight games on Sunday to take the state championship of the newly-formed Michigan Vetarans Baseball league, 3-2 and 4-3 over the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox. The games were moved to Marquette's Haley Field after heavy rains caused flooding at the tournament site in Felch.
The Post 44 White Diamonds from Marquette County completed their journey through the loser's bracket Sunday by beating the Menominee Red Wave, 7-6, in eight innings, to win the 17-and-under state championship of the new Michigan Veterans Baseball league.
The Marquette Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) baseball team won the District Eleven championship by running the table on four mercy rule victories. The championship game saw Marquette beat Ishpeming, 15-3.
The Gladstone Major Girls Little League softball team (age 10-12) finished state tournament pool play with a 3-0 record after beating Marquette, 7-1, Saturday in Lower Michigan. Marquette finished the tournament with an 0-3 record.
The Michigan Veterans Baseball/American Legion tournament was called off on Saturday when two batches of heavy rain fell on the Sault Ste. Marie area, making the fields unplayable. The six-team toournament managed to get all of its games played on Friday, with each team getting to play twice.
The Marquette Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 10-12) fell behind 4-0 in their state tournament opener on Thursday against Taylor North. The girls rallied late, but came up short, 4-2, in downstate Schoolcraft.
It was the end of the Cinderella story of the Marquette Junior Girls (age 13-14) softball team on Thursday, as they lost in the state semifinals to Croswell-Lexington, 19-1, in Kalamazoo.
The Northern Michigan women's wrestling team has joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, women's wrestling will be the 27th sponsored sport of that conference, which will have seven teams. NMU's GLIAC rivals Grand Valley State and Davenport will also join this conference, which includes four schools from Illinois and Missouri.
Opening ceremonies were held Thursday for the Major Little League Softball (age 10-12) in the southern Michigan community of Schoolcraft. The Upper Peninsula has two teams in the 14-team, five day event: Gladstone and Marquette.
The Marquette Sentinels edged the Escanaba Eskymos to win the MHSAA Division One boys UP championship on Wednesday at the Sage Run Golf Course. The Sentinels won by eleven strokes (311-322), to repeat as UP Champions. Junior Boden Moore shot a two-under 70 to win medalist honors. Westwood senior Tanner Annala was runner-up, finishing three strokes back with a 73, and Iron Mountain’s Cooper Pigeon was third with a 77. The Eskymos’ top golfer was sophomore Carson Artley, who was seventh after shooting a 79. (MHSAA photo)
There was plenty of drama Thursday night as the Gladstone Braves met the Marquette Sentinels in high school baseball at Gerard Haley Field. In a game that saw more errors than base hits or runs, the Braves rallied on their final out to force extra innings and then beat Marquette, 5-3, in the eighth inning. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released its list of the region’s top high school boys basketball teams, coaches, and players. A group of 18 reporters from every corner of the U.P. met at Northern Michigan University on Monday to come up with the awards list. The list was released Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula high school hockey season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see the scores for the ten U.P. teams.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two games at home this weekend, falling to Bowling Green State, 3-2, in overtime, on Friday, and then losing on Saturday, 5-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team ended nine years of frustration against their biggest rival Friday night, beating Marquette, 3-1, at the Wells Sports Complex. The win broke a 17-game losing streak for the Eskymos against the Redmen, and now the Sentinels, dating back to November 26, 2016. Click the above headline for details. (LIzzie Taylor photo)
THe Marquette Sentinels soccer team had its season come to an end Tuesday night with a 402 loss to Fruitport in the MHSAA regional semifinals at Gaylord High School. Click the above headline for details. (Mary Sysko/MSHS photos)
The Marquette Sentinels boys varsity soccer team hosted the Petoskey Northman for the district championship at the Kaufman Sports Complex Saturday in Marquette. The Sentinels dominated rom start-to-finish, winning, 6-0. Click the abpve headline for details. (Mary Sysko photo)
The Marquette Senior High School boys soccer team shut out three opponents on Saturday at a tournament in Alpena, after also dominating a tournament down in Suttons Bay the previous week. Click the above headline to see recaps the matches, and photos taken by Mary Sysko.
