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Friday’s games Football 11-player districts Division 3 Cadillac 31, Marquette 19 Division 5 Negaunee 34, Shepherd 26 Division 8 Bark River-Harris 59, L’Anse 30 East Jordan 42, Iron Mountain 35 Eight-player Division 1 Ishpeming 36, Rudyard 14 Pickford 40, Mio-AuSable 12 Division 2 Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral 55, St. Ignace 6 Saturday’s games Football 11-player Division 5 Kingsford 35, Howard City Tri-County 24 Division 6 Traverse City St. Francis 35, Calumet 14 Division 7 Menominee 48, Lakeview 0 Eight-player Division 2 Lake ...

Today in Sports Nov. 2

1895 — Belmar, ridden by Fred Taral, wins in the Belmont Stakes by a head over favorite Counter Tenor. The race is run under the jurisdiction of the Westchester Racing Association, because the New York Jockey Club had closed out its affairs. 1958 — Chicago and Los Angeles establish an NFL attendance record when 90,833 fill the L.A. Coliseum to see the Rams beat the Bears 41-35. 1960 — New York Yankees outfield Roger Maris wins the American League MVP. 1974 — Atlanta Braves trade then MLB home run king Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May. 1985 — Gordon ...

Broncos defeat Purple Hornets

HARRIS — The fourth-ranked Bark River-Harris Broncos left nothing to chance here Friday night as they rolled to a 59-30 football triumph over the L’Anse Purple Hornets in a Division 8 district playoff opener. BR-H, which improved to 8-2, hosts Maple City Glen Lake (8-2) in a district final Saturday noon. L’Anse finished 4-6. “We always tell the kids anything can happen in the playoffs,” BR-H coach Caleb Lippens said. “They hung with us the first time. They’re an athletic team. Our experience from last year helped. The kids are used to the intensity.” The Broncos, ...

Jets take off after late start to ground Rockets

RAPID RIVER — It is not how you start its how you finish and that was the case for the North Central Jets as they rebounded from a slow start to defeat the Rapid River Rockets (24-26, 25-16, 25-13, 25-21) in a Skyline Central Conference match here Thursday. “We were a little sloppy in ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 31

Today’s games Football regional Eight-player Powers North Central at Lake Linden-Hubbell, 1:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Jackson College at Bay College, 2 p.m. Men’s basketball Minnesota North College-Itasca at Bay College, 4 p.m. Sunday’s games Volleyball MCCAA North Conference tournament at Bay College, 10 a.m. Monday’s games Volleyball districts Division 2 Negaunee at Gladstone, 6 p.m. Division 4 Rock Mid Peninsula at Superior Central, 6 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Rapid River, 6 p.m. Stephenson vs. Hannahville, 6 p.m. Carney-Nadeau vs. Powers ...

Bowling Results

Young & American Circlemcountry.com 58, E&E Furniture 47, Lucky Strikes 46, Red Hots 45, Lucky Spare Time 41. H.T.G. — Red Hots 373 H.T.S. — Circlemcountry.com 943 H.I.S. — Dave Moran 464, Rhonda Imeson 427 Three high games — Men:Matthew Buchmiller 209, Trevor Sebeck 172, Dave Moran 163. Women: Rhonda Imeson 170, Sheree Smith 155, Lori Hertig 154.