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Escanaba holds top spot in LL Majors softball

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ESCANABA — Escanaba has secured its place in today's championship game of the Michigan District 10 Little League softball tournament in the Majors (ages 10-12) division as Iron Mountain and Gladstone vied to reach the final. On Friday, Gladstone defeated Norway 5-1 and Iron Mountain edged Kingsford 4-3. On Saturday, Escanaba defeated Gladstone 4-2 and Kingsford eliminated Norway with a 9-0 win. Escanaba advanced to the championship game with an 11-6 win over Iron Mountain on Sunday, while Gladstone eliminated Kingsford 4-1. Gladstone went on to defeat Iron Mountain 12-7 on ...

Kingsford posts 4-0 record at Felch Legion tournament

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FELCH — Kingsford went 4-0 over the weekend in an American Legion round-robin baseball tournament hosted by Felch Fire Department. Managed by Bob Anderson, Kingsford tallied 55 runs in four games at Felch Field. Outstanding performances by Cameron Varda, Andres Finley, Mason Koski and Trent McLain highlighted the tournament. North Dickinson was 2-3 overall, getting key contributions from Xavier Leipzig, Connor Pickett, Jason Graham and Gavin Winters. Niagara finished 1-3, led by Brock Flaminio, Blake Flaminio, Easton Holmes and Vinny Ipsa. "Felch Fire Department would like to ...

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Hovland wins Travelers CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Viktor Hovland needed only one hole to beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship. They were tied Sunday night after Scheffler made a clutch 8-footer for par to force the extra holes, but it was too dark to keep going. Hovland hit his approach to 6 feet on the 18th in the playoff after Scheffler had stuffed his shot into 4 feet. Hovland curled in his birdie putt. Scheffler missed on the high side of the cup. It's Hovland's first win since March 2025. Scheffler now has four runner-up finishes since he won to ...

Ortiz homer gives Brewers 5-3 comeback win over Reds

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz had a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Held to one hit through five innings by Nick Lodolo, the Brewers tied it against Chase Petty with two runs in ...

Mize fans 10 as Tigers beat sloppy Yankees 7-3

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NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Mize matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on shoddy defense by the slumping New York Yankees in a 7-3 victory Monday night. The only baserunner Mize (3-5) allowed came on rookie Spencer Jones' leadoff ...