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Mountaineers defeat L’Anse

Iron Mountain racked up 445 yards of offense and rolled past L'Anse 42-22 in a West-Pac Iron 11-player game Friday. Brayden Kassin completed 10 of 14 passes for 198 yards and four TDs for the visiting Mountaineers. "Gavin Winters, Quinton Doty, and Ethan Davis did a nice job running the ball for us," said Iron Mountain coach Kyle Johnson. "They controlled the game right along with our offensive line. We also won the turnover battle coming up with three interceptions." Winters rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown and added two receptions for 86 yards. Doty totaled 87 yards on the ...

Stott hits tiebreaking RBI single as Phillies beat Brewers 6-4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out 11, including a franchise-record seven in a row to start the game, Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two out in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies inched closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the ...

Flivvers move to 4-0

Nordics, Trojans to collide Friday

North Dickinson notched its third straight win of the season Friday, overwhelming Copper Island Academy of Calumet 46-12 in eight-player football at James D. Priestap Field in Felch Township. North Dickinson (3-1) will play at Forest Park (3-1) at 6 p.m. Friday in Crystal Falls. Nordics senior running back Jason Graham scored three touchdowns against the Eagles, the first a 61-yard pass from junior quarterback Luke Grunlund at 8:34 in the second quarter and twice on runs of 47 yards in the last 2 minutes of the first half and 33 yards at 8 minutes in the fourth quarter. Graham also ...

Packers flagged often early in the NFL season

The Green Bay Packers are committing penalties at an alarming rate rarely seen before in this franchise's storied history. Green Bay rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New York Jets 20-17 in overtime on Sunday despite getting penalized 14 times for 133 yards. That ...

Niagara earns M&O victory

Niagara swept Oneida Nation 3-0 and improved to 3-1 in M&O Conference volleyball. The scores in Thursday's match were 25-15, 25-18 and 25-3. Bristol Sanicki led with nine kills, while Lily Stenbrcher contributed 22 assists. Grace Payette had 10 service aces. Niagara stats: Grace Payette, 10 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs Lily Steinbrecher, 2 kills, 22 assists, 2 digs Jaelyn Kleikamp, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 assist, 4 digs Bristol Sanicki, 9 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs Peyton Allred, 4 aces, 7 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs Lexi Johnston, 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 dig Carly Sanicki, 3 ...