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UP football, volleyball polls released

Menominee and Lake Linden-Hubell hold the top spots in the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association football poll. In the volleyball tally, Calumet and Hancock get the top nods. Menominee captured all five first-place votes in the 11-player football poll, followed by Kingsford and Calumet. All three have 3-0 records. Negaunee (2-1) is fourth and Bark River-Harris (3-0) is No. 5. Kingsford will host Negaunee on Friday, while Calumet plays at Menominee. The 8-player poll shows very little separation at the top, with Norway and Pickford narrowly behind Lake ...

Broncos nip IM in West-PAC clash

Bark River-Harris stayed undefeated in the West-PAC Iron division with 38-33 win over Iron Mountain on Friday at Mountaineer Stadium. The Broncos piled up 380 yards rushing. "I am proud of our team's effort," said Iron Mountain coach Kyle Johnson. "Our guys prepared well all week, but ...

Badgers, Nordics, Trojans rally to grid victories

Niagara allowed a touchdown by Marion-Tigerton on the first play from scrimmage but shut down the Thundercatz from there and posted a 38-6 non-conference eight-player win Friday. "It felt great to get the win," said Badgers coach Ben Laarman. "Our kids played tough against a very big and physical Marion-Tigerton team." The Badgers gained 269 yards rushing, led by Owen Dunkes' 105 yards on 17 carries with one TD. Dunkes also had three catches for 78 yards and a TD. Parker LaFave carried nine times for 54 yards and two scores, while Sawyer Rouse gained 56 yards on three trips with ...

Flivvers blank Gladstone, 35-0

GLADSTONE — It was a tough home opener for the Gladstone Braves here Friday night as they dropped a 35-0 football decision to the Kingsford Flivvers. The Braves simply didn't have an answer for senior quarterback Blake Tomasoski, who ran seven times for 191 yards and four touchdowns in this WestPAC-Copper contest. Tomasoski scored the first TD on a 21-yard keeper around right end less than four minutes into the opening frame for a 7-0 lead. Senior running back Jake Lockhart added Kingsford's second TD on a 10-yard run around right end for a 14-0 cushion. Midway through the ...

Flivvers take 3 firsts at KHS Invite

Escanaba nipped Kingsford by a single point to capture the Kingsford Invitational tennis tournament on Saturday. Iron Mountain, Ironwood, West Iron and Norway also competed. Kingsford's Aubrie Moore, at No. 1 singles, and Maddy Sleik, at No. 2 singles, captured first places. Also ...

Packers again collapse in 4th quarter

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz came in after Kyler Murray's first-quarter concussion in his Minnesota debut and led a spirited comeback against the rival Green Bay Packers as the Vikings scored 29 straight points to close a 39-22 victory to open the season Sunday. Wentz had two ...