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Friday, Oct. 16 ELEVEN-PLAYER Bark River-Harris 45, Manistique 16 Cadillac 43, Escanaba 7 Calumet 44, Gladstone 28 Kingsford 21, Menominee 14 L'Anse 34, Hancock 26 Marquette 19, Petoskey 10 Negaunee 38, Houghton 6 EIGHT-PLAYER Forest Park 49, Ironwood 22 Ishpeming 42, Norway 26 Rudyard 34, Newberry 6 North Central 42, North Dickinson 34 Lake Linden-Hubbell 66, Gogebic 30 Munising 26, Ontonagon 6 Rapid River 28, Calumet Copper Island Academy 22 St. Ignace 73, Stephenson 22 Saturday, Oct. 17 EIGHT-PLAYER WIAA Playoffs First Round Sevasopol 32, Niagara 6 Belmont ...

Lynx are native to UP, but very rarely seen

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The news last month that the first new species of wild feline in roughly a century had been discovered in South America made me think of our own native cats in the Upper Peninsula. All three of North American native cats that can be found north of the Mexican border states have been seen ...

New harvest rules for Hanbury, Gibson lakes

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Daily possession limits that allow harvesting smaller northern pike in select lakes are now in effect following approval from the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. During its Wednesday meeting, the NRC enacted regulation changes to Fisheries Orders 206, which became ...

New research vessel commissioned for Lake Michigan

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A new 66-foot, steel-hulled vessel to monitor Lake Michigan fisheries is replacing an older vessel and will mean more efficient and safer operations for Michigan Department of Natural Resources crew members. During a recent ceremony in Charlevoix — the new vessel's home port — DNR ...

Flivvers rebound to sweep Braves

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Kingsford fell behind in every set, but came through Thursday with a 3-0 volleyball sweep (25-16, 25-17, 25-14) hosting Gladstone. "We found ways to get our offensive going after digging ourselves a hole," said Kingsford coach Jaclynn Kreider. "Gladstone served extremely aggressive, which ...

Two of MLB's smallest spenders will meet in the World Series

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NEW YORK (AP) — When the Milwaukee defeated the mighty, monied Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, they set up the first World Series between two of baseball's smallest spenders in 35 years — just as team owners are arguing that clubs like the Brewers need a salary cap to compete ...