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Today in Sports June 1

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1925 — Lou Gehrig bats for Pee Wee Wanninger in the eighth inning and replaces Wally Pipp at first base to start his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. 1946 — Assault, ridden by Warren Merhtens, wins the Belmont Stakes to become the seventh horse to capture the Triple Crown. 1968 — Stage Door Johnny, ridden by Heliodoro Gustines, wins the Belmont Stakes in a record time of 2:27 1-5 and spoils the Triple Crown bid of Forward Pass, who finishes 1 1/4 lengths behind. 1975 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitches his fourth no-hitter to tie Sandy Koufax’s record, beating ...

The rhythm of a quiet lake

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“You belong among the wildflowers, you belong somewhere close to me, far away from trouble and worry, you belong somewhere you feel free,” – Tom Petty Once the door of my Jeep shuts behind me, I can sense the pulse of this place. There’s almost a heartbeat that I can feel or ...

Knights defeat Jets in district action

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NORWAY — The North Central Jets found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard here Friday as they fell 14-4 to the Norway Knights. North Central senior Brady Trudgeon hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the first to put the Jets up 1-0. Norway tied the game in the bottom of the first on an error by the Jets. The Knights took control of the game in the second inning as they scored six runs on five hits highlighted by a home run to left field by Cameron Varda that scored two and the Knights led 7-1 after two innings of play. The Knights dropped another six spot on the Jets ...

Miners knock Eskymos out of playoffs

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KINGSFORD — The Neagaunee Miners were too much for the Escanaba Eskymos here Friday in the MHSAA Division Two district tournament. Negaunee got on the board in the first inning as Olivia Richards doubled to score a run.Alyse Robar got the start for the Miners in the circle and went the distance allowing zero runs on three hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk. Emma Parlato got the start for Escanaba and recorded six outs. Landry Bray finished the game allowing one run on one hit with 11 strikeouts and two walks. “We went back to some of our bad habits from early in the year,” ...

DNR urges caution as fire danger rises across northern Michigan

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With dry weather conditions persisting across the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging residents and visitors to use extreme caution with any outdoor activity that could spark a wildfire in the northern Lower Peninsula and throughout the Upper Peninsula. Warm temperatures, dry vegetation and limited rainfall in the forecast are increasing risk of wildfires. Current fire danger ratings are high to very high across much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. “We do not expect significant rainfall over the next 10 days, and that greatly ...