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Unbeatens rule roost in UP football polls

MARQUETTE — In what is absolutely no surprise, the “cream” — otherwise known as undefeated teams — rises to the top of the weekly Upper Peninsula high school football polls conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Between 11-player and eight-player versions ...

Kingsford captains to lead Green Knights’ homecoming

DE PERE, Wis. — St. Norbert College football holds a 2-1 record in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference and hosts Eureka College for homecoming on Saturday. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Donald J. Schneider Stadium. The Green Knights are coming off a 17-14 road win against Wisconsin ...

Florence-Niagara, KHS earn cross country wins

SPALDING — Rock Mid Peninsula freshman Ashyden Gerow broke into the win column for the first time in his varsity cross country career, earning top honors in the Powers North Central Invitational here Monday. Gerow covered the 3.1-mile course in 18:45.08. He was followed by ...

Slumping Brewers head to LA for Game 3 today

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers are making the types of mistakes at the plate that they avoided while producing the best regular-season record in the major leagues. No wonder they're leaving home facing a 2-0 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven National ...

Steve Mariucci’s NMU jersey retired

MARQUETTE — Former Wildcat quarterback Steve Mariucci approached the storied 1975 Northern Michigan University football season third on the position’s depth chart. Injuries to the starter during a practice before the first game and later to the backup five minutes into his first quarter of ...

Wildcats put up early fight against No. 8 Grand Valley

MARQUETTE — The football team at Northern Michigan University put up a valiant effort for one half before Grand Valley State starting roaring with its offense after intermission to take a 35-7 GLIAC football victory at the Superior Dome on Saturday evening. On a night when the university ...