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Knights earn 7th straight district baseball crown

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Norway will host Pickford at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mike Maule Field in an MHSAA regional semifinal. The Knights are entering the game with a 20-7 record after winning a seventh straight district championship and their 14th in 17 years. The district trophy was hoisted at home Friday after a ...

FHS’s Chrisman qualifies for WIAA state track meet

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Florence High School sophomore Kelsi Chrisman will compete this weekend in the WIAA Division 3 State Track and Field tournament in La Crosse, Wis. The Northwoods Storm (Florence-Niagara) sprinter qualified Friday at the sectional meet in Hilbert in the 100-meter dash, running a personal best ...

Nordics to host regional semifinal

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North Dickinson will host Painesdale Jeffers at 4 p.m. Wednesday in an MHSAA Division 4 baseball regional semifinal at Felch Field. A win would send the Nordics into the regional final on Saturday at Rudyard against either Gaylord St. Mary or Mio. A state quarterfinal matchup will ...

Congress to quiz Goodell on NFL’s broadcast deals

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been invited to testify before Congress as the league faces increasing federal scrutiny about its broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary ...

Negaunee dominates D1 girls track finals

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KINGSFORD — Doing as expected can sometimes be challenging. The Negaunee girls did that in convincing fashion here Saturday by retaining their Upper Peninsula Division 1 Track & Field Finals title with 173 points. Marquette earned the runner-up honor with 123, and third-place ...