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LadyCats to host Crandon Thursday for Homecoming

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Florence reached the semifinals of Saturday's Escanaba Invitational volleyball tournament, posting 2-0 wins Saturday over Menominee, Escanaba, Norway and Newberry. The LadyCats, the lone Wisconsin team, bowed in the semifinals to Gwinn, 25-23, 25-21. "In all honesty, we ran out of gas," said Florence coach Teresa Chrisman, who saw her team's overall record climb to 28-6 with a 4-1 tourney performance. Forest Park defeated Gwinn in the championship match. The LadyCats were coming off a 3-0 loss at Northern Lakes Conference leader Three Lakes on Thursday. "It was a real battle ...

Mountaineers to take on L'Anse for Homecoming

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Iron Mountain (4-2, 4-1) will host L'Anse (3-3, 3-2) on Friday for Homecoming, looking for a fourth straight West-PAC Iron football win after defeating Gwinn (1-5, 1-4) at Mountaineer Stadium. "We had a really nice night all around," Mountaineers coach Kyle Johnson said of the 42-6 victory ...

Miller's struggles put Padres down 2-0

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mason Miller's emergence as the best closer in the major leagues helped get San Diego into the playoffs. His uncharacteristic troubles in the ninth inning Sunday have the Padres on the brink of elimination. The two-time All-Star closer struggled with control, loading ...

Forest Park captures Esky Invite

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Forest Park won the Escanaba Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday for the third year in a row, defeating Gwinn in the final, 25-15, 25-16. "It was a long, demanding day, but our girls played with heart, confidence and determination from start to finish," said Lady Trojans coach ...

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NFL suspends 2 officials NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals' loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. The incident drew the ire of union ...

Cooper's injury is Packers' latest challenge

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Even when they win, the Green Bay Packers keep suffering major losses. Matt LaFleur's squad got back to the .500 mark with a 17-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but lost linebacker Edgerrin Cooper to an Achilles tendon injury in the process. Cooper is expected to miss ...