ENGADINE — It was a David vs Goliath matchup on the gridiron in Engadine here Friday night as the Rapid River Rockets outgained the Engadine Eagles 362 to 61 in total yards en route to a 36-0 victory. I think this was the best game we have had running the ball since I have been back here ...
Today’s games Girls’ tennis Gladstone at Ishpeming Westwood, 1 p.m. Tuesday’s games Cross country Manistique at Pickford Northwoods Invitational, 1 p.m. Volleyball Big Bay de Noc at Rapid River, 6 p.m. Gladstone at Manistique, 7 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m. Rock Mid Peninsula at Powers North Central, 7:15 p.m. Superior Central at Stephenson, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s games Football 11-player Manistique 48, St. Helen Charleton Heston Academy 0 Bark River-Harris 40, Ishpeming Westwood 18 Menominee 60, Marinette 6 Calumet 14, Houghton 7 St. Louis 24, Sault Ste. Marie 6 Eight-player Powers North Central 36, Gogebic 0 Stephenson 62, Superior Central 30 Rapid River 36, Engadine 0 Pickford 48, Felch North Dickinson 18 Crystal Falls Forest Park 44, Ontonagon 6 St. Ignace 55, Cedarville-DeTour 0 Volleyball Superior Central 3, Big Bay de Noc 0 Mackinac Island 3, Hannahville 0 Saturday’s ...
WAKEFIELD — The Powers North Central Jets continued their mastery over the Gogebic Miners, rolling to a 36-0 eight-player football victory here in a rare Friday night game at Cardinal Field. This marked the sixth straight time the Jets have beaten the Miners, this time in a contest which concluded long before darkness descended upon a field which doesn’t have lights. North Central simply played the role of the opportunist, scoring on five straight possessions with each drive starting inside the 50-yard line in the Great Lakes Conference-West match-up. “Actually, I thought we ...
Thursday’s games U.P. scores Football 11-player Gladstone 30, Gwinn 6 Kingsford 35, Escanaba 16 Negaunee 30, Marquette 28 L’Anse 54, West Iron County 6 Iron Mountain 35, Hancock 0 Eight-player Norway 50, Munising 2 Lake Linden-Hubbell 52, Ishpeming 36 Ironwood 52, Florence, Wis. 15 Brimley 36, Calumet Copper Island Academy 0 Rudyard 22, Onekama 6 Volleyball Gladstone 3, Menominee 0 Baraga 3, Wakefield-Marenisco 0 Rudyard 2, Indian River Inland Lakes 1 Grayling 2, Rudyard 1 Soccer Alpena 8, Sault Ste. Marie 2
1885 — John L. Sullivan wins the first world heavyweight title under the Marquess of Queensbury rules when he beats Dominic McCaffrey in six rounds. The fight features 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds. 1952 — Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black man to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championships, Weir appears two years after Althea Gibson breaks the color barrier in the tournament and loses in four sets to William Stucki. 1962 — A.C.’s Viking, driven by Sanders Russell, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats. 1968 — Open tennis begins at the U.S. Tennis ...
