Category: Sports

The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12 that the UW-Superior women’s soccer team placed four players on the All-UMAC teams.

The UW-Superior men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Central Region Championships on the Wartburg Cross Country Course in Waverly, Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 16.

After dropping the first two sets, the fourth-seeded Yellowjackets came storming back to win the next two and fourth a deciding fifth set to advance to the conference-championship match.

The win moves Superior to 14-3-2 overall as the ‘Jackets get set for the UMAC tournament semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 6 against the winner of the match between Martin Luther and Northland. Bethel’s season comes to an end at 6-11-1.

The Yellowjackets, who finished the season 24-3 overall, earned 57 points and two first-place votes in the poll.

In the opener, the Yellowjackets appeared to be in control, taking the first two sets by identical 25-22 scores, before Wisconsin Lutheran rallied to win the final three sets and take the match.

The Yellowjacket men’s cross-country team has won the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship each year since 2016. That streak came to an end on Saturday, Nov. 2 as the Yellowjacket men finished second to St. Scholastica.

If the first weekend is any indication, the Yellowjacket women’s hockey team is going to have some fun and win some games in 2019-20.

After a week off the Yellowjacket men’s cross country returned to action Saturday, Oct. 19 hitting the road to compete in the Kollege Town Invitational, hosted by UW-Oshkosh at the Lake Breeze Golf Course.

The 6th Annual Running for Our Heroes 5K took place on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The VNSC reported a turnout of 104 racers on race day.

With the win, the Yellowjackets, who outscored the opposition 43-3 over the course of the conference slate, improved to 12-3-2 overall and 8-0-0 in the league.

Ben Keller scored two goals and added an assist as No. 18 Luther shut out the UW-Superior men’s soccer team, 4-0, on Sunday, Oct. 6.