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Rapid River win first regional championship in three years

RAPID RIVER — Freshman Evonna LaCosse had a hand in four firsts here Wednesday, helping the Rapid River girls capture their first Division 3 regional track and field championship in three years. She took the 800-meter run in two minutes, 44.41 seconds, 1600 (6:09.02) and 3200 (13:09.51) and ...

Hughes two-run homer in game two is 100th career hit

GLADSTONE — Murphy’s Law was in full effect in game one of a baseball doubleheader as the Gladstone Braves fell 16-0 to the Escanaba Eskymos giving up 13 of those 16 runs in the first two innings of play. “Everything that could have gone wrong did for us in the first game,” Braves ...

Jets grounded by Red Devils in doubleheader

HERMANSVILLE — It was a tough day on the diamond for the North Central Jets as they dropped a doubleheader to the Wright Red Devils 16-2 in game one and 10-2 in game two. Eli Ruostsala struck out 10 batters in game one as the Red Devils took it to the Jets. Ruostsala allowed two runs on ...

Andrew Karl soars his way into Gladstone’s record book

GLADSTONE — Andrew Karl soared into school-record territory again as the Gladstone boys placed third in the Great Northern Conference track and field meet here Monday. Karl jumped 14-6½ on this sunny and mild afternoon, surpassing his previous record by 1½ inches in the season-opener at ...

Norway sweeps Bark River-Harris in conference action

BARK RIVER — The Bark River-Harris Broncos did something Monday night that they haven’t done in two years combined as they scored five runs in game one which they lost 8-5 before being drubbed 16-0 in game two. In the first game, the Knights scored first on an RBI-single by Owen Baij. The ...