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Broncos trample Emeralds to improve to 7-1

HARRIS — Fall definitely showed up in Harris on Friday night as the Broncos took down the Manistique Emeralds 45-16. The Broncos scored first with 6:23 to go in the first quarter as senior Dane Schmitt connected with Ben Knauf on a 35-yard touchdown pass and with the two-point conversion ...

Custom rod-maker to attend expo

ESCANABA — A man who has been making fishing rods for about 50 years is coming back to Escanaba to sell his products and connect with other outdoors enthusiasts. Based down in Niles, Michigan — just minutes away from the Indiana border — Mike Stowe began making fishing rods to serve his ...

Marquette wins GNC meet in rainy conditions

MENOMINEE — Keeping pace with the Marquette cross country runners has been a difficult task for many years. Marquette, as expected, captured both ends of the Great Northern Conference title here on a rainy Thursday. Kingsford junior Maria Murvich, however, not only kept pace with the Sentinels. She earned top individual honors in a very close race at the Riverside Country Club. Murvich covered the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 32.7 seconds while holding off Marquette freshman Charlotte Jones, who was clocked at 19:32.8. Sentinels’ sophomore Emma Ziegler placed third in ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 17

Today’s games Volleyball Northern Lights Conference at Superior Central, 10 a.m Carney-Nadeau, Powers North Central at Felch North Dickinson Invitational, 10 a.m. Escanaba at Oconto, Wis. Invitational, 10 a.m. Cross country Manistique at Rudyard Fall Classic, 10 a.m. Monday’s games Volleyball Bay College at Montcalm C.C., 6:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m.

Sports Flashback Oct. 11-17

Oct. 11, 1966 — Randy Fochesato fired a one-hitter, struck out eight and walked none while leading the Hermansville Redskins to a 1-0 baseball victory over Alpha Mastodons. Doug LaCoursier led the Redskins with two hits. Ed Curtis, who had Alpha’s lone hit, took the loss. He fanned 11 and scattered six hits. Oct. 14, 1966 — The Menominee Maroons were crowned Great Northern Conference cross country champions with 18 points. They were followed by Escanaba with 47, Holy Name 87 and Iron Mountain 108. Menominee’s Gordy Pekuri set the conference record by covering the two-mile ...