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Shamion, Adams claim UP track titles

KINGSFORD — Jimmy Carter was president the last time a Rudyard girls track and field team was crowned Upper Peninsula Finals champion. The year was 1977 when the Bulldogs were competing in Class C, and gasoline was selling for less than one dollar a gallon. But there were signs Rudyard’s ...

Surging Brewers top slumping Giants 8-3

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Harrison matched his season high with 12 strikeouts, Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Tuesday night. Harrison (7-1) allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, improving to 6-0 in his last seven starts. He ...

LL-H boys seize Division 3 boys track crown

KINGSFORD — They say there’s a first time for everything. The Lake Linden-Hubbell boys proved that beyond any shadow of a doubt here Saturday, earning their first Upper Peninsula Division 3 track and field championship with 64 points. Rapid River was runner-up with 55 and St. Ignace placed third at 46. “We’ve been waiting for this for four months,” LL-H coach Brett Gervais said. “Back in March we started asking a lot of the boys. I couldn’t be happier for the kids." The Lakes won just two individual events, but had enough depth to carry them through. Junior Lukas ...

Newberry 1st, FP 4th In D3 girls track finals

INGSFORD — The distances have been the primary strength for the Newberry girls throughout this track and field season. That proved true again Saturday as they retained their Upper Peninsula Division 3 Finals title with 73 points. They were followed by Lake Linden-Hubbell with 58 and Big ...

Knights earn 7th straight district baseball crown

Norway will host Pickford at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mike Maule Field in an MHSAA regional semifinal. The Knights are entering the game with a 20-7 record after winning a seventh straight district championship and their 14th in 17 years. The district trophy was hoisted at home Friday after a ...

FHS’s Chrisman qualifies for WIAA state track meet

Florence High School sophomore Kelsi Chrisman will compete this weekend in the WIAA Division 3 State Track and Field tournament in La Crosse, Wis. The Northwoods Storm (Florence-Niagara) sprinter qualified Friday at the sectional meet in Hilbert in the 100-meter dash, running a personal best ...