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Badgers knock off Suring in OT

Local Sports

Niagara outscored Suring 5-2 in overtime for a 68-65 M & O Conference boys basketball win Friday. The road victory lifted the Badgers to 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the conference. Brayden Bartels scored 19 points to pace Niagara, draining three of the Badgers' 11 3-pointers. Zane Phillips ...

Sandhill cranes as game: Debate over hunt intensifies

Outdoors

The feasibility of a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin has been fiercely debated for years. A current bill — the third since 2011 to propose such a hunt — has passed out of committee in both the Wisconsin State Assembly and state Senate. Proponents hope to bring the bill to a ...

Knights take revenge on Stephenson

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STEPHENSON – In the first matchup between Norway and Stephenson this season, the Eagles nipped the Knights by three points on Jan. 16 in Norway. The second contest couldn’t have been much different. The Knights jumped on Stephenson early with a 21-4 first quarter and never looked back ...

Norway skiers consistent ahead of regionals

Local Sports

IRONWOOD – The Norway girls alpine ski team earned a second-place finish in a U.P. competition held recently at Powderhorn Mountain in Bessemer. It was the fourth straight race in which the Knight girls have finished runner-up to champion Marquette. Houghton placed third and Ironwood wound up ...

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Cardinals hire Mike LaFleur TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach, turning to a division rival's offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West. The Cardinals made the announcement on Sunday, bringing an end ...