“It’s often said that life is strange, oh yes, but compared to what,” – Steve Forbert The first time I recall hearing about John Voelker I was just a kid with no idea about who most of the people my mom or dad talked about were – unless they were important people to us kids, like ...
MUSKEGON, MI – The Norse Cross Country Teams had a change of schedule and participated in the Jayhawk Invitational hosted by Muskegon Community College on Saturday. In a mix of two-year and four-year teams competing the women finished 14 out of 19 teams while the men finished 14 out of 16 teams. The change of schedule provided some challenges for the Norse harriers as they were not prepared for the terrain they encountered but still met the challenge head on. On the women's side Grace VanWormer (SO, Garden, MI) continued to cut big chunks of time off of her season best. She came in ...
Tonight’s games Football Superior Central at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Menominee at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Manistique at Ishpeming Westwood, 7 p.m. Saturday’s games Cross country U.P. Finals at Houghton, 11 a.m. Volleyball Bay College vs. Harper College at Alverno College, 1 p.m. Bay College at Milwaukee Area Tech, 3 p.m.
1933 — Primo Carnera retains the world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Paolino Uzcudun in Rome. 1950 — The Los Angeles Rams beat the Baltimore Colts 70-27. 1961 — Erich Barnes of the New York Giants ties an NFL record by returning an interception 102 yards for a touchdown in a 17-16 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. 1966 — Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins scores his first goal. 1975 — The 10-team World Football League, citing lack of television and season ticket support, disbands before the 12th week of a 20-week season. 1975 — The Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston ...
Tonight’s games Volleyball Rapid River at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Cheboygan at Manistique, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Powers North Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games Football Superior Central at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Menominee at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Manistique at Ishpeming Westwood, 7 p.m.
GLADSTONE — The Gladstone and Marquette volleyball teams waged an intense battle here Tuesday night with the visiting Sentinels winning in straight sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-21). “Both teams absolutely left it all on the floor,” Braves’ coach Kaitlyn Hardwick said. “I was definitely impressed with the way our girls battled back. Both are good teams, although I think our energy level slid down a little in the end.” The Sentinels gained a 16-9 cushion in the third set of this Great Northern Conference match on a kill by sophomore Eva Nystrom. Gladstone, however, didn’t ...
