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School records set in pole vault at Gladstone Invitational

GLADSTONE — It was a tight race for the boys’ track and field title as the Escanaba boys became repeat winners in the Gladstone Invitational by edging Rapid River 137-134. The host Braves placed third with 125 points. The Gladstone girls won for the fourth consecutive time with 172 points at Thursday's meet. They were followed by Manistique 157 and Esky 79. Gladstone junior Andrew Karl won the boys’ pole vault with a school-record leap of 14-5, an inch higher than the previous best by Josh Syverson in 2009. His sister, sophomore Maggie Karl, copped girls’ pole vault at 9-6½, ...

Norway outlasts KHS, 5-3

KINGSFORD – Junior Landon Ross busted a 2-2 stalemate with a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth inning, and senior Owen Baij singled in two insurance runs in the seventh as Norway held off Kingsford 5-3 Thursday at Gary Spigarelli Memorial Field. The win was the first in three ...

Norway, FP earn team wins at Bobcat Invite

Norway's boys and Forest Park's girls captured team titles at the Bobcat Invitation track and field event Thursday in Florence, Wis. Florence sophomore Kelsi Chrisman was a triple winner, claiming first place in the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes. Forest Park's Lily Sarder won both the ...

Flivvers top Houghton 8-1

KINGSFORD – Seniors Jazzlyne Shaughnessy, Adelyn Normand and Grace Rice each had two of Kingsford’s eight hits, and junior Mya Brunswick allowed just one hit in another dominating performance from the circle, as the Flivvers rolled Houghton 8-1 Thursday afternoon at Lodal Park. “We ...

Kingsford soccer

Green-clad Red Sox beat Tigers 1-0

BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield, scoring Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 1-0 on Friday night, snapping the Tigers' six-game winning streak. The game featured scoreless ...