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Today in Sports Aug. 28

1886 — Richard Sears beats R. Livingston Beeckman 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win his sixth straight U.S. national tennis championship. 1888 — Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to win the eighth U.S. men’s national tennis championship. Slocum, last year’s runner-up, is the first men’s champion other than Richard Sears. Sears, the U.S. champion from 1881-1887, retired last year. 1908 — Fred McLeod wins the U.S. Open golf title with a one-stroke victory over Willie Smith in a playoff. 1922 — The oldest American international team golf match, the Walker Cup, is ...

Prep Schedule Aug. 27

Today’s games Girls’ tennis Norway at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Football Escanaba at Kingsford, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Gwinn, 7 p.m. Volleyball Gladstone at Menominee, 7 p.m. Norway at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Friday’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 ...

Local Golf Scores

Scores under 50 at the Terrace Bluff Women's League​ Savanna Stenberg 39 Linda Williams 41 Jane Kleiman 42 Denise Wilson 42 Marie Iverson 42 Betty Fleury 42 Tammy Beauchamp 42 Sharon Pinar 43 Lisa Kositzky 44 Kelly Carlson 45 Caron Salo 45 Mandi King 46 Debbie Valiquette 46 Judy Lafleur 47 Lisa Soderman 47 Erica Skellenger 47 Margie Movalson 47 Becky Smart 47 Katie Lavigne 47 Melissa Becotte 48 Dee Cavadeas 48 Mel Beauchamp 48 Dawn Smith 48 Wendy Hathaway 48 Cindy McCall 49 Jami Pond 49 Judy Jensen 49 Annie Labumbard 49 Naty ...

U.P. Scores

U.P. scores Tuesday’s matches Volleyball Powers North Central 3, Carney-Nadeau 0 Bark River-Harris 3, Menominee 1 Big Bay de Noc 3, Rock Mid Peninsula 1 Gwinn 3, Superior Central 0 Negaunee 3, Ishpeming Westwood 0 Sault Ste. Marie 3, Marquette 1 Mackinaw City 2, Kinross Maplewood Baptist 0 Soccer Marquette 4, Kingsford 1 Houghton 6, Cheboygan 0

Black Bears defeat Wolverines in four sets

ST. NICHOLAS — Senior Payton Pederson gave the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears an energy boost here Tuesday night as they surged to a 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20) volleyball triumph over the Rock Mid Peninsula Wolverines. Big Bay, which improved to 3-0 overall, gained a 21-20 lead on a Mid Pen service error in the third set of this Central U.P. Conference opener. Pederson then served for four straight points, including three consecutive aces, to end that set. “That was absolutely the turning point,” Big Bay coach Angie Carley said. “We have a young team. We were surprised ...

Broncos trample Maroons in volleyball action

HARRIS — The Bark River-Harris Broncos started their season off on a high note as they defeated the Menominee Maroons in four sets 25-15, 21-25, 25-14, 25-19 here Tuesday. The Broncos jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the first set highlighted by a pair of aces and a kill by junior Tessa ...