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Killer Whales shine

MARQUETTE - Twin brothers Colin and Carson VanderSchaaf led the 23-member Marquette YMCA Killer Whales swim team at the Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula State Championships in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, March 18-20.All participating athletes swam qualifying times during the course of the regular competition season from October to early March.Colin, 10, captured three individual age group state championships. He touched the wall first in the 50 breast (35.33), 100 breast (1:20.25) and 200 freestyle (2:13.81) - all team records. He also placed second in the 200 individual medley (2:30.55), resulting ...

Skaters compete at BEC

MARQUETTE - The Marquette Figure Skating Club hosted the Ron Carlson Marquette International Open Figure Skating Competition Feb. 26-27 at the Berry Events Center in Marquette.The next event for the club is Melody on Ice 2016 scheduled for April 22-23 at the BEC.The club is coached by Jamie Weigold, Chris Gauthier and Shirra Sinnaeve.Here are the results:Emily Helgren - 1st place, Preliminary Free Skate; 2nd, Solo Dance; 2nd, Preliminary Compulsory; and 2nd, ArtisticNora Gaffney - 2nd, Pre Juvenile Spins; 1st, Pre Juvenile Free SkateSydney Rehmann - 1st, Solo Dance; 1st, Preliminary ...

Breakers I rolls to victory

MARQUETTE - Ron Morgan, Bill Fortin and Glen Fisk of Pat's Bar I, and Matt Daugherty of Breakers I, all turned in a table run on Mach 17 in the Marquette Men's Pool League.In team results, Breakers Roadhouse II trimmed Wooden Nickel II, 9-7; Remie's defeated Wooden Nickel I, 10-6; and Pat's Bar I shaded Fat Boyz, 9-7.Also, Breaker's Roadhouse I nipped 3rd Base Bar, 9-7; and Dry dock Tavern I played Pat's Bar II to an 8-all tie.Wooden Nickel I drew a bye.On March 10, Morgan and Chip Duquette of Pat's Bar I, Tim Simula of Breakers I, Dan O'Neal of Fat Boyz and Matt Schultz of Pat's II all ...

Marquette skiers place

Sisters Ella, right, and Olivia Lunseth of Marquette competed recently at the U.S. Ski Association Central Division Region 2 finale at Ski Brule in Iron River. Ella won the girls Under-14 overall championship and Olivia finished fifth for the Under-10 girls at the meet for the Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and eastern Iowa. The Lunseths are members of the Great Lakes Ski Academy and Marquette Mountain Race Team. (Submitted photo)

Rambo 4th at track finals

MARQUETTE - Senior Lance Rambo of Marquette Senior High School was the lone Upper Peninsula representative at the Michigan Indoor Track Series finals held at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids on Feb. 27.Athletes from every division in the state who had run-qualifying times at an earlier indoor meet earned an invitation to these indoor track finals.Rambo finished fourth overall in the mile in 4 minutes, 27 seconds. Abe Visser of Grandville won the race in 4:20, followed by Anthony Berry of Traverse City in 4:21 and Dominic Dimambro of Fenton in 4:25.Rambo qualified during a Michigan Indoor ...

Range Bank takes Battle at the Bridge crown

The Range Bank Pee Wee hockey team from the Iron Range Hockey Association won its division at the Battle at the Bridge Tournament in St. Ignace held March 11-13. In front is Tristan Tadgerson. Middle row from left, Judge Anderson, Jacob Jestila, Hunter Mikkola, Trey Gee, Connor O'Dovero, Zach Ryynanen, Nico Lukkarinen and Kaitlyn Williams. Top row from left, coaches Nate Williams, Jim Tadgerson, Pete Ryynanen and Errol Lukkarinen. Not pictured is Michael Adam. (Submitted photo)