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IM's Vedin 7th in Mid-Pen golf

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Manistique hosted the Mid-Peninsula Conference golf meet at Indian Lake Golf Course with Westwood capturing the boys championship and Negaunee claiming the top spot on the girls side. Negaunee's Adyson Crookham was the girls medalist Thursday with an 88, while Kody Baer of Ishpeming carded a 78 to win boys honors by five strokes. In the girls match, Iron Mountain's Monroe Vedin shot a 103 to finish in seventh place. Olivia Fleming followed with a 105 and Grace Webb recorded a 113. Iron Mountain's boys were led by Brayden Kassin with a 93, Tim Recla 96, Louis Fiorucci 103, ...

Flivvers softball to host Houghton in tourney

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MARQUETTE – Kingsford varsity softball concluded its regular season with 10-6 and 5-1 losses against Marquette Thursday afternoon. The Flivvers (10-22) will host the Division 2 District 33 tournament Friday, opening against Houghton at 10 a.m. Escanaba and Negaunee follow with the winners meeting for the title after that. Against the Sentinels, Kingsford was unable to hold on to a 3-1 lead in the first game as Marquette rallied for six runs in the fourth and another three in the sixth. Sophomore Jolie Fleming was 4-for-4 with a double, and senior Jazzlyne Shaughnessy went 3-for-4 ...

Kriegl checks Knights as KHS bats stay hot

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NORWAY – An absolute gem by senior pitcher Jack Kriegl and contributions up and down the lineup carried Kingsford to a 15-2 win over Norway Thursday afternoon at Mike Maule Field. Red-hot Kingsford pounded 18 hits with all but one player recording at least one knock, including a big ...

KHS, Marquette share GNC tennis crown

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ESCANABA — Marquette and Kingsford tied for the top spot with 27 points each at the Great Northern Conference tennis meet. Escanaba, the host, took third with 17. West Iron County was fourth with 7 while Gladstone had 2. Kingsford actually won one more flight Tuesday than the ...

Wykons place 4th in WestPAC track

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ISHPEMING — The Houghton boys achieved a three-peat here Wednesday, earning their third straight WestPAC Conference track and field title with 171 points. They were followed by Negaunee 167, Ishpeming Westwood 63 and West Iron County 56 in the nine-team field. “It’s always great ...

Contreras homers in Brewers' 5-1 win over Dodgers

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a three-run homer and Logan Henderson combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Friday night. The game marked the first time the teams faced each other since the Dodgers swept ...