Knights, Nordics, Flivvers post volleyball victories
Norway defeated visiting Iron Mountain 3-0 in volleyball action Tuesday, having made some position switches since their last game. "The girls just were having some struggles, and they shined tonight with the change" said Knights coach Meghan Rossato. The scores were 25-23, 25-13, ...
Florence volleyball sweeps Badgers
Florence got through some hiccups in the second set, defeating Niagara 25-11, 25-23, 25-8 in "the battle of County Highway N" on Tuesday in Florence. “Once again we showed a little bit of lapse mentally in the second set and just sloppy play, but I was very proud that we were down at one time 21-15 and we came back and won that set 25-23," said Florence coach Teresa Chrisman. "That shows some grit and determination. And hats off to Niagara I thought they were very scrappy defensively. Once we got passes and sets where we needed them we were able to show some of our hitting. But, ...
Henderson, Yelich lead Brewers past Cubs for series sweep
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer, Logan Henderson threw five innings of two-hit ball and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a sweep of rival Chicago, holding on for an 8-6 victory Wednesday night to extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs. Jackson ...
Young Tigers lineup beats struggling Twins, 7-2
DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith homered and the Detroit Tigers ended a seven-series losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers hadn't won a series since taking two of three from the Cleveland Guardians Aug. 11-13. They had lost 16 of their last 24 ...
Sports briefs
Clark accepts the pressure BERLIN (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been the epicenter of women's basketball for the past five years with huge expectations for her to seemingly single-handedly elevate the sport. The driving force behind the growth of women's basketball talked hoops with The ...