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Prep Schedule June 5

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Saturday’s games Softball regionals Division 2 At Sault Ste. Marie Shepherd vs. Gaylord, 11 a.m. Negaunee vs. West Branch Ogemaw Heights, 1 p.m. Championship game, 3:30 p.m. Division 3 At Cheboygan Traverse City St. Francis vs. Gladstone, 10 a.m. Calumet vs. Boyne City, noon Championship game, 2 p.m. Division 4 At Lake Linden Superior Central vs. L'Anse, noon Hancock vs. Norway, 2 p.m. Championship game, 4 p.m. Baseball regional finals Division 2 At Ada Forest Hills Eastern Escanaba vs. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 10 a.m. Division 3 At ...

Local athletes shine at U.P. Track Finals in Kingsford

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KINGSFORD — Bark River-Harris had strong performances here at the U.P. Track and Field Finals on Saturday as the boys finished third with 77 points behind Rudyard who was second with 104 and Pickford who was the champion with 139. The Bark River-Harris girls finished as the runner-up with 78 ...

Fire danger is extreme in the UP and very high in northern Lower Michigan; be careful out there

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Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula and very high across the northern Lower Peninsula, Wednesday and Thursday are not the days to burn in Michigan. Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make sure it is completely out when you’re done. Be careful when using power equipment or off-road vehicles, as heat or sparks can ignite a wildfire. “Burn permits are closed until we receive sufficient rain to set back fire danger levels,” said Paul Rogers, fire prevention specialist with the ...

Outdoor North: Looking Up to a Diamond Sky

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“I look up to you 'cause nothin' else makes any sense now. I look up to you 'cause ev'rything else brings me down. I look up to you and all of your stars up there twinkling. I look up to you and all of the wise things you know,” – Steve Forbert It’s a warm evening – late. I’m ...

Norway eliminates Broncos from playoffs

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NORWAY — The Bark River-Harris Broncos season came to an end on Friday as they fell 10-o to Norway after defeating Stephenson 10-0. The Knights wasted no time as they raced out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning as Cameron Varda drew a walk to score a run and Elliott Kramer tripled to bring in two runs and Owen Baij doubled to score one. The Knights added to their lead in the top of the third inning, Kellen Amundson and Varda each singled to score a run and another run scored on a balk by Carter Pach. Owen Baij picked up the win for the Knights allowing zero runs on one hit with ...

Escanaba looks to keep the season alive against Petoskey

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ESCANABA — The Escanaba boys baseball team will do something tonight they have never done in school history, host a regional playoff game. The Eskymos will host the Petoskey Northmen tonight at 5:00 p.m. at Al Ness Field. Both teams come into this matchup with 24-8 records and both teams ...