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Prep Schedule Oct. 15

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Today’s games Cross country Great Northern Conference at Menominee, 5 p.m. Volleyball Gladstone at Kingsford, 6:15 p.m. Marquette at Manistique, 6:30 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Menominee, 7:15 p.m. Rapid River at Crystal Falls Forest Park, 7:30 p.m. Stephenson at Rock Mid Peninsula, 7:30 p.m. Munising at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games Volleyball Gogebic C.C. at Bay College, 6:30 p.m. Football Escanaba at Cadillac, 7 p.m. Calumet Copper Island Academy at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Calumet at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Manistique at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m.

Rockets tame Black Bears in volleyball action

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GARDEN CORNERS — The Rapid River Rockets improved to 5-8 on the season with a three-set victory over the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears here Tuesday. Rapid River senior Donna McDonald led the way for the Rockets with 14 kills and Alivia Frappier had 23 assists. The Rockets won the first set 25-18. “It was a tough loss for us tonight,” Black Bears coach Angie Carley said. “Rapid has really come a long way with their program, and their girls did a good job finding open spots on the court. I think the youth of our team showed tonight. We made some simple mistakes with coverage, ...

U.P. Scores

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Tuesday’s matches Volleyball Rapid River 3, Big Bay de Noc 0 Carney-Nadeau 3, Stephenson 1 Crystal Falls Forest Park 3, Superior Central 0 Gwinn 3, Manistique 0 Kingsford 3, Menominee 0 West Iron County 3, Ishpeming 2 Calumet 3, Negaunee 0 Hancock 3, Ishpeming Westwood 0 Houghton 3, Painesdale Jeffers 1 Rudyard 3, St. Ignace 0 Pickford 3, Engadine 0 Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian 3, Kinross Maplewood Baptist 0 Alpena 3, Sault Ste. Marie 1

Norse squeak by Jayhawks for first place in conference

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ESCANABA — The Bay College Norse advanced to 6-2 in the conference MCCAA North Conference and 12-6 overall as they came out on the right side of a five-set decision here Monday. The win also put Bay in the driver's seat as they now own tie breakers over the top three teams in the conference ...

U.P. Polls

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U.P. Football Polls ELEVEN PLAYER 1. Menominee (6) 7-0 30 2. Kingsford 7-0 23 3. Negaunee 4-3 13 4. BR-Harris 6-1 11 5. Marquette 5-2 7 Also - Calumet (4-3) 5; Iron Mountain (5-2) 1. EIGHT PLAYER 1. LL-Hubbell (6) 7-0 30 2. Pickford 6-1 20 3. Forest Park 5-2 14 4. St. Ignace 6-1 12 5. North Central 5-2 9 Also - Ishpeming (5-2) 5. U.P. Volleyball Poll Division 1-3 1. Calumet (5) 15-9-1 25 1 2. Kingsford 15-3-0 20 2 3. Negaunee ...

Mustangs trample Jets in volleyball action

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SPALDING — The Munising Mustangs proved to be a tough match-up for North Central as they handed the Jets a 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-15) volleyball loss here Monday night. North Central simply couldn’t find an answer for Munising junior middle hitter Addie Bowerman, who recorded 20 kills in the Skyline Central Conference match. “Addie was fantastic at the net tonight,” Munising coach Josh Cole said. “We worked on some different shots in practice and Addie put them to use tonight. She’s a real joy to coach. They (Jets) definitely play hard. Their setter did a real good job. ...