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Gladstone cross country look to continue to build in 2026

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone cross country teams have shown steady progress since the beginning of this season. They hope to continue that trend when they go downstate for Saturday’s Holly Invitational. The Braves have seven boys and three girls on their roster Gladstone’s boys won the Marinette Border Battle Sept. 3 and placed fourth in the Manistique Emerald Invitational Sept. 9. Senior Chuck Cameron was Gladstone’s pacesetter at Manistique, reaching the top 10 in 19 minutes, 11 seconds for 3.1 miles. Sophomores Nick Moulds and Charlie Blair took 12th and 13th in a photo ...

Ashdeyn Gerow uses late surge to take top honors at Stephenson Invite

BANAT — A late surge made a difference for Rock Mid Peninsula sophomore Ashdeyn Gerow here Wednesday as he earned top honors in the Dale Fountain (Stephenson) Invitational cross country meet. Gerow covered the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 8.5 seconds. He was followed by Kingsford senior Cavan Mulligan at 18:30.3 and Menominee freshman Bradley Klann (18:33.7). “This meet was definitely the toughest,” Gerow said. “There was a lot of anxiety and I had kind of a negative feeling before the meet, which is something I normally don’t do. I was in kind of a freefall on the last ...

Wolves look to build with young team

CARNEY — The Carney-Nadeau Wolves are making do with very young cross country teams this season. Their boys’ team includes six sophomores, one freshman and a seventh-grader. The girls are represented by a trio of eighth-graders. Third-year sophomore Lane Mellen, who is the boys’ pacesetter, placed fifth in the Kingsford Invitational at the Iron Mountain City Park Sept. 8. The Wolves resume in the Stephenson Invitational on the Dale Fountain Memorial course at Banat Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (CDT). Other schools entered are Escanaba, Florence-Niagara, Wis., Crystal Falls Forest ...

Today in Sports Sept. 18

1899 — The Cincinnati Open begins. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women’s Open. 1938 — The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 2-0. Left end Dick Plasman tackles Arnie Herber in the end zone in the fourth quarter for the win. 1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo ...

Prep Schedule Sept. 18

Today’s games Soccer Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 3 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Beaver Island, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 4:30 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Beaver Island, 6:30 p.m. Football Petoskey at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Munising at Powers North Central 7 p.m. Gogebic at Stephenson, 7 p.m. Manistique at West Iron County, 7 p.m. Saturday’s games Volleyball Big Bay de Noc at Beaver Island, 8:30 a.m. Escanaba at Rudyard Invitational, 9 a.m. Carney-Nadeau at Crystal Falls Forest ...

NHL teams begin a sprint to the regular season with shorter training camps

Players around the NHL step on the ice Thursday, right around the same time of year training camps usually open up. Only this time, opening night is less than two weeks away. “It's quick,” Philadelphia's Jamie Drysdale said. “It’s going to be really fast.” This is the new normal ...