Florence, Niagara advance in WIAA baseball tourney
Florence and Niagara will play in WIAA Division 4 baseball regional semifinals Tuesday following convincing wins Thursday. Niagara hosted Pembine-Goodman and came away with a 12-0 win in five innings. The Badgers will travel to face Laona-Wabeno at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Rebels advanced ...
Lions shift All-Pro Sewell to left tackle
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are asking perhaps their best player, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, to change positions this season and fully expect a seamless transition. "It'll be like riding a bike for him," Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday before the team's workout. ...
Flivvers place third at Division 1 girls golf
HARRIS — The Negaunee girls golf team enjoyed a historic Wednesday at Sage Run. The Miners carded a 383 to win the Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final by 24 strokes – with the championship the program’s first after previous runner-up finishes in 2000 and 2022, and a distant fourth place only a year ago. Returning four golfers from last year’s Finals lineup, Negaunee placed three golfers among the top nine in the individual standings. Junior Adyson Crookham finished third with an 89, with senior Kennidy Glasheen tied for fourth at 90 and senior Sonya Erva tied for eighth at ...
Marquette repeats, KHS 7th in UP Division 1 boys golf
HARRIS — It was a great day for golf with temperatures in the 70s and light winds for the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final – and Marquette’s boys played up to it. The Sentinels backed up last year’s title as they ended Wednesday with a first-place 295 strokes, finishing ahead of second-place Escanaba at 314 and third-place Houghton with 316. Gladstone finished fourth with 317 and Sault Ste. Marie was fifth with 322. Marquette junior Seve Swanson had the best day of all in the field as he posted a score of 70 with four birdies. “The depth of our roster was the key ...