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Nordics push through for 40-22 MHSAA triumph over St. Ignace

FELCH TOWNSHIP — Jason Graham rushed for three touchdowns and 143 yards to power the North Dickinson Nordics to a 40-22 victory over St. Ignace in an MHSAA eight-player Division 2 regional opener Friday at NDHS. Graham got things rolling for the Nordics (10-0) with a 1-yard TD run in the ...

Norway advances to MHSAA 8-player regional final in D1

NORWAY — Top-ranked Norway kept its perfect record intact here Friday night in a 60-32 football triumph over the third-ranked Gogebic Miners in an eight-player, Division 1 regional opener. Norway, which improved to 10-0, hosts Pickford (9-1) in a regional final at 6 p.m. Friday. Gogebic ...

Sectional championship ‘special moment’ for Florence’s LadyCats

Florence’s four-set win Saturday over Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian sends the LadyCats to the WIAA state volleyball tournament for the first time in school history and validates a season-long effort to play against larger schools across the state. “I truly believe that is what got us ...

Packers’ tight end Kraft will miss remainder of the season

Green Bay's Tucker Kraft seemingly was on his way to putting together one of the most prolific seasons by any tight end in Packers history. Now he's done for the season before the halfway mark. Kraft tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the third quarter of Green Bay's 16-13 loss to ...

Nora named GLIAC Player of the Week

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech redshirt sophomore wide receiver Nic Nora has been named the Week Nine GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. The Kingsford native recorded a career-high three rushing touchdowns in the 56-31 win over Roosevelt at Kearly Stadium on ...

Lions look for solutions to stabilize season

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are approaching the midway point of their season after experiencing a series of highs and lows, leading to more losses than they had last season. Detroit (5-3) was expected to have a tough time matching last year's franchise-record 15-2 ...