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Today in Sports Aug. 29

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 ...

Escanaba splits freshman/JV contests with Kingsford

Eskymos defeat Sentinels in volleyball action

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Eskymos continued to show improvement here Wednesday night, earning a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-22) volleyball victory over the Marquette Sentinels. “Our serving made some strides and we did a nice job with serve receives,” Esky coach Bev Ziebell said. “We’ve ...

Rapid River cross country excited for 2026 season

RAPID RIVER — After winning their opener the Rapid River cross country teams are ready to move on to other meets. The Rockets, who won both ends of the Engadine Rock & Roll Relays August 20, resume in today’s Dale Phillips Invitational at Marquette. “That was a nice way to start,” coach Zach Truitt said. “The girls were pretty excited. It’s exciting to have full boys’ and girls’ squads. The Rockets have eight girls and seven boys on this year’s teams. Juniors Kaylee Tyler and Julia Poma were runners-up at Engadine and classmates Ashlynn Thompson and Victoria ...

Prep Schedule Aug. 28

Today’s games Cross country Dale Phillips Invitational at Marquette, 10 a.m. Soccer Mackinac Island at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Football Powers North Central at Gogebic (Wakefield), 6 p.m. Rapid River at Engadine, 7 p.m. St. Helen Charlton Heston Academy at Manistique, 7 p.m. Ishpeming Westwood at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Superior Central at Stephenson, 7 p.m. Marinette at Menominee, 7 p.m. Volleyball Mackinac Island at Hannahville, 7 p.m. Superior Central at Big Bay de Noc, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Volleyball Mackinac Island at Hannahville, 8:30 ...

U.P. Scores

U.P. scores Wednesday’s matches Volleyball Escanaba 3, Marquette 0 Houghton 3, Gwinn 0 Soccer Munising Baptist 4, Beaver Island 0