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Meet the Mountaineers tonight

IRON MOUNTAIN — Meet the Mountaineers will take place at 6 p.m. today at Mountaineer Stadium. Starting at 5:30 p.m., concessions and refreshments will be provided by the Iron Mountain High School Athletic Booster Club. Fall sports include football, volleyball, boys soccer, girls tennis and sideline cheer.

Badgers fall to Athens in 8-player opener

Niagara held an 8-6 lead at halftime but couldn't find the end zone after that, falling 30-8 to Athens in eight-player non-conference football action Friday. "Athens is an outstanding team," said Niagara coach Ben Laarman. "They are very strong and physical, and they have more depth than we do. They wore us down over the course of the game." After falling behind 6-0 in the second quarter, the host Badgers responded with a 41-yard touchdown heave from Sawyer Rouse to Abain Patterson. Rouse's two-point conversion run gave Niagara the lead going into halftime. Three turnovers ...

Prep football season kicks off

Michigan's high school football season gets underway Thursday and Friday with all games locally kicking off at 6 p.m. Central time. Both Iron Mountain and Kingsford are at home for 11-player games Thursday. The Mountaineers take on Hancock while the Flivvers will face Escanaba. West Iron travels to L'Anse for an 11-player matchup, also on Thursday. Norway opens its eight-player season on the road Thursday at Munising. In eight-player action Friday, North Dickinson travels to Pickford, Forest Park heads to Ontonagon and North Central plays Gogebic at Wakefield. In a Wisconsin ...

Tigers drop 6th straight, 4-1 to Rays

DETROIT (AP) — Jonathan Aranda homered and Drew Rasmussen gave up three hits in six strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Monday night. Tampa Bay had lost seven of its last 10, but never trailed against the Tigers, who have lost six straight and ...

Flivvers soccer to host Sentinels

Kingsford boys soccer will have its home opener at Flivver Field on Tuesday, following a sweep of three games at Grayling over the weekend. MHSAA.com reports Kingsford with victories of 6-2 over Grayling, 7-3 over Standish-Sterling and 7-1 over Sault Ste. Marie. The Flivvers (3-0) will host Marquette (1-3-1) at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Packers plan watch party for Sept. 13 opener

With the Green Bay Packers opening the 2026 season on the road against Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 13, the team will host a free Season Kickoff Watch Party at Titletown. The festivities will include live music starting at 11:25 a.m. at the base of Ariens Hill, with Shotgun Jane set to ...