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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

Local Golf Scores

Scores under 40 at the Terrace Bluff Men's League​ Nick Aird 33 Rick Steele 34 Chris Veeser 34 Art VanDamme 35 Christian VanDamme 35 Kevin Vogel 35 Dan Riopelle 35 Tom Gereau 35 Alex Sullivan 36 Shane Wallin 36 Kyle Marenger 36 Tyler Depuydt 36 Tony Perry 37 Rick Lafleur 37 Mike Koster 37 Brent Kallio 37 Derek Chailler 38 John Nevala 38 Charlie Stafford 38 Travis Englund 38 Kevin Gendron 38 Joe Kallio 39 Joe Versailles 39 John Lewandowski 39 Dave Wallin 39 Tom Warren 39 Chris Noel 39 Rich Mortl 39 Tim Strasser 39 Tyler Myrick 39

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 ...