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Knights earn 7th straight district baseball crown

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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 ...

Surging Brewers top slumping Giants 8-3

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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 ...

FHS’s Chrisman qualifies for WIAA state track meet

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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 ...

Tigers beat Rays 8-0, win first road series since opener

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0 on Tuesday night. Jack Flaherty (1-7) struck out six in five-plus innings for his first win since last September. Matt ...

Nordics to host regional semifinal

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North Dickinson will host Painesdale Jeffers at 4 p.m. Wednesday in an MHSAA Division 4 baseball regional semifinal at Felch Field. A win would send the Nordics into the regional final on Saturday at Rudyard against either Gaylord St. Mary or Mio. A state quarterfinal matchup will ...