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Dodgers near repeat World Series trip, beat Brewers 3-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to become the first defending champion to reach the World Series in 16 years. Tommy Edman hit a tiebreaking single off hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski in a two-run sixth inning, and the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on ...

Smith named D2 player of the year

IRON RIVER – West Iron County sophomore Grace Smith was named the all-U.P. Division 2 player of the year after winning the No. 1 singles championship at the D2 finals Oct. 1 in Kingsford. WIC’s Kaycee Ingram and Erin Kolbas were also picked to the all-U.P. first team, along with Jessa ...

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 ...