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Kingsford clips Maroons 53-41

Local Sports

KINGSFORD — Kingsford built a 18-point lead with a 16-0 run in the second quarter and held off Menominee for a 53-41 Great Northern Conference girls basketball win Thursday at Flivver Gym. Cassie Olson scored 18 points to lead Kingsford, who improved to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the GNC. ...

ND corrals Mustangs for 7th straight win

Local Sports

FELCH TOWNSHIP – Seeking their seventh consecutive win, the North Dickinson Nordics stayed slowly against Munising on Thursday but took over in the second and third quarters on their way to a 52-32 victory at Carl F. Lemin Gymnasium. Down 10-9 after one quarter, the Nordics (9-1) seized ...

Wykons undone by Gremlins’ shooting

Local Sports

IRON RIVER – Despite losing top starter Ellie Hainault to an ankle junior shortly after the game started, the Houghton Gremlins overcame the setback by hitting nine 3-pointers on their way to a 69-48 victory Thursday over West Iron County in a West Pac Conference contest at Charles ...

Rams-Bears features high-powered offenses

National Sports

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Ben Johnson spent plenty of time studying Sean McVay's offense, though not necessarily for a moment like this. Back then, he wanted to know what worked for Jared Goff. Now, he'll try to stop Matthew Stafford. And the stakes are high with the Chicago Bears set to ...

Florence drops close game at home

Local Sports

Florence struggled at the free throw line and lost at home to Wakefield-Marenisco 75-74 in a non-conference boys basketball game Thursday. Truth Setner scored 25 points for the Bobcats, who trailed 35-32 at halftime. Carson Chrisman added 14 points while Bowen Spears and Kade Larson also hit ...

Northwoods notebook: Winter tosses a curve at all species

Outdoors

This so far is proving to be a winter of weather mood swings in the Upper Peninsula. November had cold temperatures and ice setting in early on Six Mile Lake. Winter finches, especially pine grosbeaks, arrived from the north, an influx that had been predicted but happened early. The ...