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30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Before the Upper Peninsula Baseball Classic round-robin tournament began, Ishpeming Legion baseball coach Larry Joseph predicted that his team would still be around for its conclusion. Joseph was justified, as Ishpeming knocked off the Marquette Blues 6-3 Sunday in the championship game to cap an undefeated four-game run for the tourney title. Marquette manager Scott Gipp said his squad was beaten by a team that executed better. David Joseph pitched three innings, relieved by Mark Dellangelo in the fourth inning. Outfielder Chad Asgaard went 2 for 2 with one run. After a double play stranded Marquette leadoff hitter Geoff Grawn at third base in the first inning, Dellangelo lined a one-out single for Ishpeming, stole second, and scored on Troy Wiitanen’s sacrifice fly. Asgaard then ripped a double to the left field fence off pitcher Brian Balding. He was plated on designated hitter Greg Kauppila’s single. Shortstop Mike Lusardi singled to score Ryan Telford in the fifth and Ishpeming broke the game open with three sixth-inning runs. Marquette scored two runs by Charlie Burridge and Eric Provost with a base hit in the seventh to account for the final score giving the victory and the tournament to Ishpeming.

60 years ago

NEGAUNEE — Twenty-eight members of the Negaunee Camp Fire Girls Blue Birds unit completed their annual summer day camp program with a picnic today at the Jackson Park. Mrs. Jean Roti served as leader for the four-day program, which included training in handicraft and preparing lunches, games and songs. She was assisted by Mrs. Daphne Maaha, Caroline DeGabriele, Joan White and Lois Roti. Blue Birds attending the day camp were Debra Argall, Marcia Brasier, Jeanne Brasier, Denise Deschaine, Caroline Edwards, Susan Erickson, Eugenia DeGabriele, Pamela Haefs, Susan Harry, Mary Haupt, Bonnie Hawke, Suzanne Hill, Christal Hintsala, Christine Hooper, Colleen Johnson, Jackie Lakkonen, Joan Maahs, Tina Mautino, Sheri Manning, Debra Norris, Nancy Paris, Barbara Pellow, Melanie Pieel, Julianne Poutanen, Susan Purdy, Dawn Warner, Nancy Wernholm and Bonnie Williams.