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Wildcats fail to live up to hype
November 14, 2011 Expectations were high around 1401 Presque Isle Ave. this year for the Northern Michigan University football, volleyball and soccer programs. more »»
Private schools still have edge in sports
November 13, 2011 It was one of the best days in Upper Peninsula high school football history. On Nov. 23, 1979, Escanaba (Class A), Ishpeming (Class C) and Norway (Class D) all played for state championships. more »» 
Everything isn’t all fun and games
November 10, 2011 It’s hard to pretend everything’s all fun and games with the Penn State child abuse scandal going on, but I don’t have the space nor the know-how to comment intelligently on it. more »» 
Internet opens new horizons for bowling
November 8, 2011 OK, I’ll admit I’d been putting off something that Country Lanes league secretary Joleen North told me about right at the beginning of the season in early September. more »» 
Shootouts worth too much
November 7, 2011 Fans love shootouts as the 8,054 in green and gold showed at the Berry Events Center on Friday and Saturday night, especially when the Northern Michigan University hockey team comes out on the... more »» 
Are Lions playoff bound?
November 6, 2011 Clear your mind, take a deep breath and repeat after me: The Detroit Lions should make the NFL playoffs this season. more »» 
Dickson makes it pay off with first 300 game
November 1, 2011 Believe it or not, Keith Dickson won’t even register in this week’s Mining Journal Bowler of the Week race. more »» 
GLIAC should contract, not expand any further
October 31, 2011 Did you enjoy watching the Tiffin Dragons at the Superior Dome on Saturday? Of course you didn’t, because you weren’t there. more »» 
Sports stars’ autographs still cherished to this day
October 30, 2011 When I was a kid, many, many moons ago, I got Gordie Howe’s autograph. The Detroit Red Wings legend — Mr. Hockey — was at a Detroit department store for a public autograph session. more »» 
Career night boosts Munising bowler
October 25, 2011 You just can’t hold a good bowler down. I’m learning that with the Mining Journal Bowler of the Week honors not even a month old. more »» 
Guilty allowed to go free in college hockey
October 24, 2011 Two players, a Wildcat and Wolverine, were issued contact-to-the-head penalties this weekend, which results in a five-minute major and the player’s departure from the game. more »»
Tigers need to tweak their roster
October 23, 2011 Few would disagree the Detroit Tigers turned in a banner season in 201. more »» 
Pretenders, contenders should start moving
October 20, 2011 When the playoffs begin in 2 and a half months, we’ll look back at late October as the time when pretenders start fading and true contenders begin their rise. more »» 
Richards far exceeds 85 average
October 18, 2011 Normally, I’m not going to make this column just about the new Mining Journal Bowler of the Week feature. But Tania Richards’ feat on the lanes last week wasn’t just impressive — it was extraordinary. more »» 
NMU hockey's offensive output a surprise
October 17, 2011 Coming into the 2011-12 season, scoring was a major concern for the Northern Michigan University hockey team from this beat writer’s point of vie. more »» 
Weighing the evidence
October 13, 2011 Watching the tailend of some games a couple weeks ago made me realize what predicting winners compares to: the late-game decision by coaches about whether to go for a two-point conversion or just... more »» 
Belanger, Kaleva first Bowlers of the Week honorees
October 11, 2011 The first bowlers honored with the new Mining Journal Bowler of the Week honors have something in common. Both are healing from injuries that affected their game. more »» 
I’ve got big plans tonight
October 10, 2011 I’m going to tell the Lovely Linda Lou something important tonight. I hope she understands. We’ve been married more than 25 years, so she should know me well enough by now to give me some slack. more »»
Beast mode takes over Kohl Center
October 9, 2011 I never pictured Wisconsin as a baseball state, but Friday night at the Kohl Center convinced me otherwise. more »» 
Teams starting to build reputations, but oddsmakers don’t think so with 0-4 Vikes, Colts
October 6, 2011 With the weather we’re having around here, who can believe it’s October already? And that the NFL season is a quarter of the way done. more »» |
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