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Flivvers dominate Esky in season opener

KINGSFORD — It was a tough night on the gridiron for the Escanaba Eskymos as they fell 35-16 to Kingsford in their season opener at Flivver Field. The Flivvers jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter Thursday as Blake Tomasoski rushed it in from two yards with 7:10 to go, then with ...

Nordics drop football opener to Pickford

North Dickinson scored twice in the second quarter in a 48-14 varsity football loss at Pickford on Friday. The hosts led 30-14 at halftime. Early in the second quarter, North Dickinson's Xavier Remer ran it in from 24 yards and Luke Grunlund threw to Jason Graham for the two-point conversion. The second score came on a 72-yard run by Graham, shortly after Trenton Kramer recovered a Pickford fumble. The conversion failed. Graham led the Nordics with 127 yards rushing and 24 receiving. He also led the team with 15 solo tackles and 11 assists. The Nordics ended the evening with ...

MTU wins its grid opener

The Michigan Tech football team edged Bemidji State 31-29 in its season-opener on the road Thursday evening in Minnesota. It's the second season in a row the Huskies defeated the Beavers to begin the new campaign—both times scoring 31 points Kingsford’s Nic Nora, an MTU junior, caught 4 passes for 97 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown from Elliott Larner, In some razzle-dazzle, Nora threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Abram Larner. Tech (1-0) hosts Midwestern State for its home opener on Saturday at Kearly Stadium in Houghton.

IM launches football campaign with shutout

Brayden Kassin threw three touchdown passes and Iron Mountain's defense picked off Hancock four times as the Mountaineers opened their varsity football season with a 35-0 win at home Thursday. "Our team took a step in the right direction especially on the defensive side," said Iron Mountain ...

Chourio, Contreras homer early in Brewers’ 5-3 victory

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homered in the first inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stayed ahead the rest of the way to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night. The MLB-leading Brewers won their fourth in a row and handed Texas its fourth straight loss. The ...

Flivvers handle Hodags, 4-1

Kingsford improved to 4-1 in boys soccer, going on the road Thursday to defeat Rhinelander, Wis., 4-1. Flivvers coach Zach Celello credited his team for a well-rounded win, especially in the second half. "We had a number of players in unfamiliar positions to try something new, and they all ...