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Wildcats sweep opening weekend, stun No. 5 Gannon in classic start 

Liam Boomer, Sports writer November 13, 2025

EDINBORO, Pa. — The NMU women’s basketball team opened their season on fire, sweeping the CCA Tip-Off Classic and storming out to a 3-0 start.  Three days. Three games. Three wins.  The ‘Cats...

NMU Men’s Soccer with a spooktacular hallo-weekend

NMU Men’s Soccer with a spooktacular hallo-weekend

Dylan Dube, Assistant sports editor November 7, 2025

Ghouls, witches, ghosts and creatures of all sorts roamed the streets of Marquette as the NMU men’s soccer team roamed into their final two matches of the regular season — looking to cap off their...

SURGING — The Wildcats are following up their success from last season, starting the season 4-0 and landing the No.23 spot in the national rankings. NMU will look to continue their winning streak against UW-Parkside this weekend.

Wildcats sweep senior weekend

Dylan Dube, Assistant sports editor November 7, 2025

On a freezing Halloween weekend drenched in rain and wind, the NMU women’s soccer team bared their fangs and clawed at history books. The Wildcats delivered their first six-point weekend of the season,...

Shane Richardson was hired as the 23rd head football coach at NMU on December 28, 2022. (Photo courtesy of NMU)

Shane Richardson resigns as NMU Head Coach

Antonio Anderson, News Editor November 7, 2025

Rick Comley, Northern Michigan University’s athletic director, announced today that head football coach Shane Richardson has resigned from his position effective immediately. "We are committed to...

Football falls to conference team in final weeks of season

Football falls to conference team in final weeks of season

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor November 6, 2025

On Saturday the NMU football team traveled downstate to face No. 1 Ferris State as the season winds down. Unfortunately, the Wildcats came up short with the Bulldogs on top, doubling down on the 'Cats...

CATCHING FIRE — Jacqueline Smith (10) getting over the net for a point over two defenders. After a rough start to the season and some key injuries, the Wildcats have gone 4-2 in their last six games.

Volleyball ends the last road trip of the season in split

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor November 6, 2025

This past weekend, the NMU women's volleyball team competed in its final away series of the season. The team came away from the weekend with a split. The team competed against two GLIAC rivals for the...

Women’s Wrestling opens season with strong start

Women’s Wrestling opens season with strong start

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor November 6, 2025

Over the weekend the women’s wrestling team opened up their season at Steven’s Point. Last season the Wildcats had a great year ending the season at 4-4 as well as making an appearance at the National...

SMILE—  Students line up for their picture amongst their hard work.

Hands-on Research helps students protect Lake Superior’s keystone predator 

Liam Boomer, Sports writer November 6, 2025

Each semester, NMU students studying natural resource–related fields have the interesting opportunity to dive into real-world science alongside the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)....

RACE TO THE FINISH — Cross country runners make their way down a trail during a race.

Cross Country enters postseason with strong start 

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor October 31, 2025

Over the weekend, the women of the NMU cross country team headed down to Grand Rapids, where they competed against the rest of the GLIAC teams in the conference championship.  The Wildcats ran hard...

SENIOR NIGHT — Graduate Student Fernando Abascal (7) passes the ball down field at home. The Wildcats will host St. Cloud St. for senior night Oct. 22nd at 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer travels home to shutout rival

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor October 30, 2025

Over the Weekend, the men of the NMU soccer team hosted GLIAC rival, St. Cloud on Sunday at home. The Wildcats came out on top of St. Cloud, shutting out the team 3-0. This puts the Wildcats at 5-4-5 overall...

DOMINATE — Stiles and Bloser earn men and women's GLIAC Swimmer of the Week honors.

Swim and Dive end weekend in split

Lily Gouin, Sports Editor October 30, 2025

Over the weekend, the NMU swim and dive team travled down to compete against 17 ranked women's team, while the men are ranked 10th, Saginaw Valley State, and 14 ranked women’s and 20th-ranked men’s...

Wildcats struggle in Miner’s Cup loss to Michigan Tech 

Wildcats struggle in Miner’s Cup loss to Michigan Tech 

Liam Boomer, Sports writer October 30, 2025

Following a historic win last week, the Northern Michigan football team fell to Michigan Tech 56–17 on Saturday afternoon in the Superior Dome, as the Huskies reclaimed the Miner’s Cup in dominant...

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