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Friday Recap: Cats Back
Northern Michigan opened its season with a win for the first time since 2020, while Bowling Green and Ferris State fell on the road to open their 2026-27 campaigns. No. 17/18 Minnesota picked up an exhibition victory at home and Lake Superior State played to a 2-2 exhibition tie on the road.
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Wildcats swept by No. 16 Grand Valley State
ALLENDALE, Mich. — Northern Michigan volleyball fell to No. 16 Grand Valley State on the road Saturday, dropping the Wildcats to 6-8 on the season. In the first set, NMU lost 27-25. It was a close first set, but the Lakers were ultimately able to pull ahead. NMU led the set 24-23 before GVSU made a lineup change and pulled away after that. After winning the first set, GVSU carried its momentum into the second. In set two, GVSU pulled away with a 25-19 win over the Wildcats. The set was tied at 18 when the Lakers scored six straight points to put them up 24-18. Set three was very similar to the others, as GVSU won that one 25-19 again.
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Pair of Flight Championships Anchor Norway's 1st Finals Team Title Triumph
ISHPEMING — Norway keeps adding new types of hardware to its trophy case. Two years ago, the baseball team went to its first MHSAA Finals championship game and took home the runner-up award. On Thursday, the Knights’ girls tennis team won the first U.P. championship in school history, claiming the Division 2 title.
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Marquette Fall Enduro returns this weekend, Mount Marquette Road to close
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Mountain bikers will take to the trails in Marquette October 2 through 4 for the 2026 Marquette Fall Enduro, hosted by the Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN). The event runs on NTN's South Trails in Marquette and features beginner, sport and open racing classes. Enduro mountain bike racing combines untimed climbs with timed, primarily downhill stages. Riders compete across several stages of varying lengths and difficulty, with the lowest combined time determining the winner. Racers are given a set amount of time to complete all stages. Mount Marquette Road ClosureDrivers should be aware of a road closure associated with the weekend's events.According to a city notice, Mount Marquette Road will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning Friday evening and will remain closed through 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. The closure is being put in place to accommodate NTN's biking events.Participants are encouraged to prepare as they would for a trail ride lasting several hours, including bringing water, food and tools. More information about the race is available through the Noquemanon Trail Network's website COPYRIGHT 2026 BY MY UP NOW – WBUP/WJMN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED
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Play of the Week: Dellangelo electrifies crowd with punt return TD
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A majority of high school football teams took the field on homecoming. Our top play taking place in Iron town where the Negaunee Miners were playing host to the Hancock Bulldogs. After taking an 8-0 lead, the Negaunee defense forced a three-and-out. Hancock chose to punt of 4th down, and on the receiving end, was do it all playmaker, Senior Evan Dellangelo. At this point, your best bet is to kick the ball out of bounds and keep it away from number 11. Dellangelo fielded the punt and headed towards the sidelines. In the blink of an eye, Dellangelo was waltzing into the endzone to put the Miners up by two scores! For Dellangelo, it almost seems like the game slows down to a halt. At this point, every time he gets the ball in his hands, you're expecting something special to happen and he didn't disappoint the sold-out crown in Negaunee on Friday night. Negaunee rolled to a 40-0 win over Hancock as the Miners ended a two-game skid and moved above the .500-mark. Congrats to Evan on earning our play of the week! COPYRIGHT 2026 BY MY UP NOW – WBUP/WJMN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Cycle cross racers trade pavement for Republic countryside
REPUBLIC, Mich. (WLUC) - Cyclists took a ride through farmland in Republic on Sunday. About 60 racers attended the FARMCROSS race for the UPCROSS Cycling Club’s fall series, including Sean Hobbins and his four-year-old son Beau. “This is just a really unique course, you don’t get to ride this...
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Marji Gesick sees record participation for 2026
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - The Marji Gesick wrapped up Sunday in Ishpeming. 906 Adventure Team Director of Adventure Todd Paquette says this year was a success with some of the nicest weather they’ve ever had for the event. “We had people coming from all over the country this year;...
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NMU football drops to 0-4 after homecoming loss to No. 21 Davenport
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Northern Michigan football team took on the undefeated Davenport Panthers on Homecoming weekend, falling 42-7. The Panthers jumped ahead 14-0 in the first quarter, but NMU responded with a trick-play passing TD to offensive lineman Daniel Babcock. Davenport responded and led 21-7 at halftime. They’d go on to outscore the Wildcats 21-0 in the second half for the 42-7 win on the road.
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NMU Football drops to 0-3 in 56-14 thrashing
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The game of football is a volatile one. Each snap for 60 minutes, hundreds of different collisions occur at any given moment, in a large and violent game of chess. For the Northern Michigan Wildcats, they were unable to checkmate the St. Thomas Tommies in St. Paul, Minn. in their third game of the 2026 season. The ‘Cats hung with the Tommies at several points in the contest, but could not hold back the firepower of a unit looking to avenge a 62-26 humiliation at the hands of North Dakota.
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NMU volleyball falls to Saginaw Valley
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Northern Michigan volleyball team fell in four sets, 25-18, 20-25, 21-25, and 20-25, to the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals on Saturday. Northern is now 5-7 overall and 2-2 in the conference. The Wildcats were able to build a quick lead in the first set and...
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Modeltowners cut down Maroons in straight sets
MENOMINEE — The Menominee High School girls volleyball team gathered steam as its non-conference match against Gwinn wore on but the Modeltowners were still able to secure a 3-0 sweep on Thursday. Menominee started on shaky footing but managed to give Gwinn a scare as the Maroons settled into a rhythm. Gwinn took the first set 25-11 but matters weren’t so easy in sets two and three despite the Modeltowners winning 25-15 and 25-17, respectively. The Modeltowners jumped out to a quick 4-0 cushion and led by as much as eight before back-to-back aces from Abigail Streicher helped Menominee close the gap to 13-7. Adeline Derwin responded with a pair of aces of her own as Gwinn reeled off five unanswered points to make it an 11-point affair before Brooklyn Sorensen iced matters with a pair of aces as part of a 5-0 closing run by the Modeltowners. Set two began with a 3-3 deadlock before Gwinn opened up a 9-4 advantage. The Maroons battled back behind a block-kill by Ellysa Reidell and a trio of aces compliments of Grace Averill to take their first lead of the night at 12-11. Gwinn (10-5-1 overall) quickly swung momentum back in its
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Roosevelt upends NMU Women’s Soccer
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The NMU women’s soccer team opened its GLIAC road slate of matches today, falling to the Roosevelt Lakers 2-1. The Wildcats (3-3-1, 0-3-0 GLIAC) came out on the front foot and dominated for the opening 45 minutes. Despite shooting the Lakers 12-2 and generating four corner’s to none, the Wildcats were unable to convert on any of its five shots on frame or 12 attempts, and the Lakers escaped to the locker room in a scoreless draw.
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Mid Peninsula cancels remainder of varsity football season
ROCK, Mich. (WLUC) - Mid Peninsula school district announced Wednesday that it is canceling the remainder of its varsity football season. In a statement released by superintendent/principal Eric VanDamme, a combination of low player numbers and injuries led to the decision. “The safety of our students has to come before...
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Play of the Week: Kiefer Chouinard grabs pick-six in Maroons victory
WEST ISHPEMING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Our latest My UP Sports and Peninsula Federal Credit Union Play of the Week takes us to the gridiron for a week three high school football matchup between the Menominee Maroons and Westwood Patriots. The Maroons have picked up where they left off from their state championship run a season ago, and earned the top spot in the first UPSSA 11-player football poll released earlier this week. Along the way to earning that spot was a road matchup last week in West Ishpeming, as they looked to move to 3-0 on the season against Westwood. Our play of the week brings us to the second quarter, as the Patriots were on offense and looking to cut into a Maroons lead. As the QB dropped back to throw, Menominee sophomore DB Kiefer Chouinard read it the whole way, and made an impressive move to intercept the Westwood pass. With the ball in his hands, Chouinard had the endzone in mind, keeping his balance and breaking a tackle to take the interception back for a pick-six. The score helped Menominee cruise to a 47-7 win, and earned our latest play of the week. The Maroons will look
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Law Enforcement Torch Run raises money for Special Olympics Michigan; runs through Iron Mountain
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - Special Olympics athletes were off and running with Law Enforcement in Dickinson County on Tuesday. The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run event has two main goals. Raise funds for Michigan Special Olympics athletes and create community awareness for the athletes who participate in Special Olympics Michigan.
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Three Wildcats place in top-6 at Phoenix Open
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Northern Michigan cross-country team opened its season at the Phoenix Open, placing second among seven teams with several notable finishes on the leaderboard. Northern's performance was highlighted by a trio running to top-6 finishes. Junior Ella DeBruyn crossed first for the Green and Gold...
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Four turnovers prevent NMU Football from having a better performance at St. Thomas
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Northern Michigan football team was defeated by the St. Thomas Tommies 56-14 on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats trailed 15-7 after one, but a three-touchdown second quarter from the Tommies had them ahead 35-7 at the break. NMU scored the lone touchdown in the third, but St. Thomas closed the door with three more in the final quarter.
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Huskies Football Suffers First Loss – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. At the Ashwaubenon Tournament in Wisconsin, Calumet won five of six matches, falling to Denmark 2-1 (17-25, 25-20, 11-15), and defeating Amherst 2-1 (25-21, 23-25, 15-12), Menasha 2-1 (12-25, 25-14, 15-9) and 2-0 (25-19, 25-9), and Antigo 2-0 (25-17, 25-20). At...