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Norway captures district softball crown

Norway held off Bark River-Harris for a 5-4 win in an MHSAA district softball championship game Friday at Marion Park. The Knights will face Hancock in a regional semifinal Saturday at Lake Linden-Hubbell. L'Anse and Superior Central will meet in an earlier semifinal Saturday, with the ...

Big Bay claims D3 girls golf title; ND's Lindholm 5th

WATERSMEET — Big Bay de Noc’s girls golf team has finished runner-up the past three years at the Upper Peninsula Division 3 Final. First, the Black Bears finished second to a Cedarville team in the last season of a three-year championship run. Then the last two years, they took second behind traditional U.P. power Ontonagon. Wednesday, it was finally their turn. Big Bay de Noc won at Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course in Watersmeet, breezing past the second-place Gladiators 475-532 to win its first Finals title since 2005. The Black Bears did it with four golfers placing among ...

Lions shift All-Pro Sewell to left tackle

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are asking perhaps their best player, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, to change positions this season and fully expect a seamless transition. "It'll be like riding a bike for him," Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday before the team's workout. ...

Marquette repeats, KHS 7th in UP Division 1 boys golf

HARRIS — It was a great day for golf with temperatures in the 70s and light winds for the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final – and Marquette’s boys played up to it. The Sentinels backed up last year’s title as they ended Wednesday with a first-place 295 strokes, finishing ahead of second-place Escanaba at 314 and third-place Houghton with 316. Gladstone finished fourth with 317 and Sault Ste. Marie was fifth with 322. Marquette junior Seve Swanson had the best day of all in the field as he posted a score of 70 with four birdies. “The depth of our roster was the key ...

Florence, Niagara advance in WIAA baseball tourney

Florence and Niagara will play in WIAA Division 4 baseball regional semifinals Tuesday following convincing wins Thursday. Niagara hosted Pembine-Goodman and came away with a 12-0 win in five innings. The Badgers will travel to face Laona-Wabeno at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Rebels advanced ...