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Kingsford, Forest Park, Norway capture district championships

Kingsford, Norway, Forest Park and North Dickinson advanced to volleyball district championship matches with victories Wednesday. Three of the four captured district titles Thursday. West Iron, meanwhile, was unable to get past Painesdale Jeffers in a Division 3 semifinal Wednesday. In ...

Prep scores

Thursday, Nov. 5 MHSAA Volleyball District Finals Division 2 District 33 Kingsford 3, Houghton 0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-17) Division 3 District 66 Norway 3, Manistique 1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19) Division 4 District 99 Forest Park 3, North Dickinson 0 (25-15, 25-5, 25-10)

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Retired umpires sue NEW YORK (AP) — Five retired umpires have sued their retirement plan and its committee, claiming they are owed additional money. Joe West, Tom Hallion, Gerry Davis, Larry Vanover and Jerry Layne filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York. They allege their benefits were not correctly calculated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Their lawyer, Paul B. Holmes, said the amount owed exceeds $2 million. West said he was offered a small sum when he raised the issue. Major League Baseball declined to comment, citing the pending ...

IM's Bouchard earns Mid-Pen award

ESCANABA — The Mid-Peninsula Conference released its All-Conference volleyball teams for the 2026 season, with Negaunee, Ishpeming and Gwinn sharing the conference title. Iron Mountain was represented in the awards as senior Emma Bouchard was named to the All-Defensive Team. Team ...

LadyCats earn Northern Lakes Conference honors

After just coming up short of a return trip to the WIAA Division 5 state volleyball tournament, four Florence LadyCats have received Northern Lakes All-Conference honors. Kelsi Chrisman, a junior, was named the conference's Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team selection. Fellow ...