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Strong doubles showing allows Miners to pull out tennis tie

KINGSFORD — Negaunee settled for a 4-4 tie at Kingsford on Wednesday afternoon in the Miners’ second day of high school boys tennis this season. After sweeping a pair of meets in Delta County on Monday, Negaunee pulled out the tie with three victories in doubles and winning its No. 4 singles match. “Several of these matches felt like (Upper Peninsula) finals matches,” Miners head coach Kyle Saari said in an email detailing the meet. “They were back-and-forth battles, and that’s the best scenario right off the bat. “These first three matches have really shown us where ...

Ganz adds to NMU men’s basketball staff

MARQUETTE — Keil Ganz isn’t wasting much time getting his new staff together. Less than three weeks after being named the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University, Ganz already has two assistant coaches named to his new staff. Drew Blair was named an ...

Huskies welcome Gruber as women’s hoops coach

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech has hired a new women’s basketball head coach after Sam Clayton announced her departure on April 7. The Huskies will have Eric Gruber on the bench as their 10th head coach in program history, Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Suzanne Sanregret announced on ...

Miners pull off softball sweep at Kingsford

KINGSFORD — Negaunee got a pair of solid pitching performances and some timely hitting to sweep a high school softball doubleheader played at Kingsford on Wednesday. The Miners produced 4-0 and 12-2 victories. After having another twinbill at home against Escanaba on Thursday, Negaunee is next scheduled to play Gwinn at 4 p.m. today. In an unusual move, the games are listed to be played at Hurley Field in Marquette. After that is a road date at Manistique at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Here are details about the Kingsford games: Negaunee 4, Kingsford 0 In the opener, Alyse Robar pitched a ...

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Today High school girls & boys golf Negaunee, Westwood at Norway Invitational, 10 a.m. EDT High school boys tennis Westwood at Escanaba, 1 p.m. Westwood at Gladstone, 4 p.m. High school boys & girls track & field Negaunee at Ram Scram, at Harbor Springs, 3 p.m. High school baseball Westwood at Marquette (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Superior Central at Iron Mountain, 4 p.m. EDT High school softball Gwinn at Negaunee (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Superior Central at Marquette, 4:30 p.m. Saturday High school baseball Houghton at Marquette, 1 p.m. High school girls ...

Sentinels baseball falls to Gogebic at home

MARQUETTE — Marquette couldn’t protect an early lead as the Miners team from western Gogebic County scored a 4-1 high school baseball victory on Wednesday at Gerard Haley Memorial Field in north Marquette. The Sentinels opened the scoring with a wild pitch scoring a run in the second inning. The Miners tied it with an RBI single by Cayden Harju in the top of the third, then untied it with a three-run fifth, keyed by a Harju two-run double. Aidan Mason started and took the pitching loss for MSHS, going five innings and allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits as he ...