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Ella Fure celebrates birthday with Great Northern Conference title

MARQUETTE — It was a birthday to remember for Ella Fure as she regained her Great Northern Conference cross country title on her home course here Thursday. The Marquette High School senior, who just turned 17, covered the 3.1-mile course at Presque Isle Park in 18:53.9 on this sunny, windy and seasonably cool afternoon. Her latest effort was the fastest time recorded by a Marquette female runner at Presque Isle, but slightly more than five seconds away from the course record (18:48.8) by Emily Paupore of Negaunee in the 2019 Marquette County meet. Lindsey Rudden had the previous ...

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 ...

Maroons storm back to defeat Broncos

MENOMINEE — The Bark River-Harris Broncos appeared to be on their way to victory here Thursday after winning the first two sets of a non-conference volleyball match. Then, all of a sudden, everything changed on Cancer Awareness Night. The Menominee Maroons seized the momentum and never let it go as they stormed back for a stunning 3-2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-8) triumph. “In the first two sets it felt like we had momentum, but we just couldn’t finish on top,” BR-H coach Brooke Bartley said. “Although, if we continue to do the little things, I think our girls are ...

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.

Black Bears use late surge to drown Lakers

GARDEN CORNERS — The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears advanced to the district semifinals with a 3-1 victory over the Mackinac Island Lakers here Wednesday. The Lakers scored first as senior Oliver Knutson scored with 33:30 to go in the first half. That goal came on one of only five shots on ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 16

Tonight’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. Saturday’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.