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Big Bay claims D3 girls golf title; ND’s Lindholm 5th

WATERSMEET — Big Bay de Noc’s girls golf team has finished runner-up the past three years at the Upper Peninsula Division 3 Final. First, the Black Bears finished second to a Cedarville team in the last season of a three-year championship run. Then the last two years, they took second behind traditional U.P. power Ontonagon. Wednesday, it was finally their turn. Big Bay de Noc won at Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course in Watersmeet, breezing past the second-place Gladiators 475-532 to win its first Finals title since 2005. The Black Bears did it with four golfers placing among ...

Jets’ Pipkorn places 6th in D3 golf finals

WATERSMEET — Rock Mid Peninsula's Christian VanDamme is only a sophomore, yet he came into Wednesday’s Upper Peninsula Division 3 Final with two past runner-up finishes at this golf tournament. He made the top five as a seventh grader before shooting an impressive 76 as an eighth grader to finish second behind his brother Bradly. Last year, he had a seven-hole lead going into the back nine, but couldn’t hold off Powers North Central’s Nathan Pipkorn. “I’ve definitely been putting too much pressure on myself the last couple years,” VanDamme said. “So I just kind of ...

West Iron three-peats at UP D2 tennis finals

KINGSFORD – In the end, Wednesday’s final scoreboard in Kingsford read: West Iron County 46, Ishpeming 28, Iron Mountain 20. But that scoreline doesn't show just how hard the Wykons had to work to capture their third-straight MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 boys tennis ...

Marquette prevails in D1 tennis

WEST ISHPEMING — The outcome of the Upper Peninsula Division 1 Boys Tennis Finals boiled down to results of the No. 2 doubles match Wednesday at Westwood. Marquette junior Bode Helman and Conner Dunn put the finishing touches on a perfect season with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 triumph over ...

Norway Speedway launches new season

The 2026 Norway Speedway season roars to life tonight with a highly competitive opener sponsored by Auto Moxie of Quinnesec. Opening night is expected to feature an impressive field of talent as several standout drivers are rumored and slated to compete while preparing for next week’s ...

Knights, Trojans in UP girls golf top 10

HOUGHTON — When Bark River-Harris has enough golfers for a team, they’ve become pretty tough to beat in the Upper Peninsula. The Broncos won a U.P. Finals title two years ago but didn’t have enough golfers for a team score at last year’s championship tournament. This year, they did – and they made it two Division 2 championship trophies earned in three years. They won convincingly; their score of 416 was 12 strokes better than runner-up Cedarville on Wednesday at Portage Lake Golf Course. Hancock was third, Ironwood fourth, and last year’s champion, Newberry, ...