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Negaunee wins both ends of Mid-Peninsula Conference Invite

FLAT ROCK — The Gladstone boys were in the hunt, but came up a little short in their quest for the Mid-Peninsula Conference cross country championship here Tuesday. Negaunee edged the Braves 36-38 for the title and third-place Ishpeming Westwood scored 47 points. The Miners had the only full girls’ team and were awarded a perfect score of 15 points. “Our girls’ team has been strong all year,” Negaunee coach Kelsie Luokkala said. “Two of our girls were playing volleyball. I think this is a momentum builder for the (Upper Peninsula Division 1) Finals. This was a good ...

Marquette defeats Gladstone in three tough sets

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone and Marquette volleyball teams waged an intense battle here Tuesday night with the visiting Sentinels winning in straight sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-21). “Both teams absolutely left it all on the floor,” Braves’ coach Kaitlyn Hardwick said. “I was definitely impressed with the way our girls battled back. Both are good teams, although I think our energy level slid down a little in the end.” The Sentinels gained a 16-9 cushion in the third set of this Great Northern Conference match on a kill by sophomore Eva Nystrom. Gladstone, however, didn’t ...

Broncos use timely service runs to ground Jets

HARRIS — Timely service runs helped Bark River-Harris’s cause here Monday night in a 3-1 (25-23, 25-9, 24-26, 25-13) volleyball triumph over the Powers North Central Jets. The Broncos had four runs of five points or more in this Skyline Central Conference match, including a run of five points by senior outside hitter Alexis Olson for an insurmountable 18-10 cushion in the fourth set. North Central got within 12-10 on a service ace by senior Addison Poupore. The Jets then committed a service error which gave the Broncos a sideout and three-point lead, setting the stage for ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 21

Thursday’s games Volleyball Rapid River at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Cheboygan at Manistique, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Powers North Central, 7:30 p.m.

U.P. Polls

U.P. Football Poll 11-player 1. Kingsford (5) 8-0 25 2 2. Menominee 7-1 20 1 3. Negaunee 5-3 12 3 4. Marquette 6-2 8 5 5. Bark River-Harris 7-1 6 4 Others receiving votes: Calumet (5-3) 4. 8-player 1. Lake Linden-Hubbell (5) 8-0 25 1 2. Pickford 6-2 19 2 3. Forest Park 6-2 14 3 4. St. Ignace 7-1 10 4 5. North Central 6-2 4 5 Others receiving votes: Ishpeming (6-2) 3. U.P. Volleyball Poll Division 1-3 1. Kingsford (5) 20-3-0 25 2 2. Calumet 18-11-1 20 1 3. Negaunee 19-13-1 15 3 4. Houghton 11-6-0 10 4 5. Norway 16-8-2 3 — Others receiving votes: Gwinn (14-11-3) ...

Meet the Athlete: Will Spranger

EBEN JUNCTION — As the varsity football season winds down it’s time for another Meet the Athlete. Today we introduce you to Superior Central senior quarterback Will Spranger. Adam Hinch: So Will, when did you start playing football? Will Spranger: I started playing in seventh ...