NMU Hockey blanks Toronto in Exhibition
This article was previously printed in the Oct. 8 edition of the Mining Journal Entering the 2007-2008 season, the NMU hockey team was hoping to find a way to make up for the loss of 70 goals. That's how many tallies last year's departing class accounted for.…
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NMU soccer splits in Pennsylvania
Before every game, the NMU soccer team huddles up and, collectively, the players sing out the lyrics to a song. The song differs from week to week.
With the team in Pennsylvania over the weekend, Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" may have been a fitting song for the pre-game ritual.…
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'Cats fall, despite improving defense
Averaging over 28 points and 450 yards per game this season, the Northern Michigan offense has been putting up numbers that any team would love to have.
The NMU defense, however, has been feeling all the pressure, as they have allowed more than 34 points per contest en route to a 0-4 record.…
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NMU Sports Hall of Fame to induct seven new members in class of 2007
This Friday, Oct. 5, seven former standout Northern athletes and coaches will be enshrined eternally in the NMU Sports Hall of Fame.
Included in this year's hall of fame class are former hockey players Jim Hiller (1989-1992) and Bill Pye (1987-1991), former football players Dennis Porter (1964-1967) and Tom Bertoldi (1980-1983), volleyball player Jun Liu (1993-1996), swimmer Kendall Shorkey (1971-1974) and former swim coach Anne Goodman James (1986-1996).…
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Northern spikes SVSU
The Northern Michigan volleyball team played for two and a half hours Saturday evening in the Vandament Arena to defeat the Saginaw Valley State (SVSU) Cardinals by a 3-2 margin (30-22, 29-31, 30-24, 19-30, 15-2).
The 'Cats fell to the Cardinals three times last season in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play.…
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Volleyball winning streak hits seven
Northern Michigan's volleyball team picked up a 3-0 sweep (31-29, 30-27, 30-27) in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play on Sunday and sent the visiting Northwood Timberwolves home with their fourth consecutive loss.
The Wildcats (13-7 overall, 7-1 GLIAC) now hold down an even more secure second place spot in the GLIAC North Division standings, just behind No.…
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USOEC boxer impresses in nationally-televised competition
Former United States Olympic Education Center boxer Jaidon Codrington, of Queens N.Y., has been making a strong appearance on ESPN's televised boxing competition "The Contender".
The show started with 16 athletes, and was cut down to 10. Codrington fought Briand Vera from Austin, Texas.…
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NMU swimmers to open season with intrasquad meet
The NMU swim team looks to make a splash this season as they kick off their season Saturday, Oct. 6, when they compete in the Green and Gold meet.
The Green and Gold meet is an annual intra-squad scrimmage which offers the 'Cats a chance to warm-up before facing tougher competition.…
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