By Journal Sports Staff ISHPEMING — Kurt Corcoran’s shoes would be hard for anybody to fill at Westwood High School, but the Patriots will keep continuity by filling the vacancy from within. The school and athletic director Jon Beckman announced Friday that Annie Skewis, who has been ...
MARQUETTE — It’s tough to beat a team on back to back days, let alone shut them out twice, but that’s what the Marquette Blues did Saturday. After shutting down Copper Country 10-0 Friday behind a strong pitching outing from Erik Johnson, the Blues got another dominant day on the mound, ...
MARQUETTE — One year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the annual U.P. Football All-Star Game and members of the Class of 2020 didn’t get one last chance to step back on the gridiron to represent their school. Even though the pandemic is still going on, the 2021 Class ...
MARQUETTE — Sometimes in baseball, one break can change the course of a game. Thankfully for the Marquette Blues, that break went their way during their American Legion Class A state tournament game Friday evening against the Copper Country Flames. Leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, ...
MARQUETTE — The first three days of Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game week featured a check-in and charitable food drive, multiple practices, a media night, and the highlight of the first three days, the Players Skill Challenge on Wednesday afternoon. That was according to emails sent ...
MARQUETTE — Good baseball teams find ways to win games and the Marquette Blues definitely did that Thursday afternoon at the American Legion Class A Tournament. The Blues chipped away at an early deficit, busted loose at the plate as the game wore on and then hung on in the top of the ...