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Today High school cross country Spartan Invitational, at Michigan State University, East Lansing, noon: Marquette High school boys soccer Marquette at Traverse City St. Francis, 5 p.m. High school football Calumet at Negaunee, 7 p.m. Gwinn at L’Anse, 7 p.m. — ...

Sentinels girls tennis wins at Escanaba

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ESCANABA — The Marquette Senior High School girls tennis team bounced back from a pair of recent losses to take a 5-3 road victory at Escanaba on Tuesday. “(Tuesday) was a good rebound day,” Sentinels head coach Karl Thomsen said in an email detailing the result. “I was really happy ...

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Today High school girls tennis Munising at Westwood, 4 p.m. Gwinn at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Negaunee at Iron Mountain, 5:30 p.m. EDT High school volleyball Ishpeming at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m. NMU events Women’s soccer: vs. Northwood, NMU Soccer Field, 1 p.m. Men’s soccer: at ...

Go for 2? Naw, just go for 1

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I’ve been kicking around end-of-game situations and when NFL teams should go for a 1-point extra-point kick vs. a 2-point conversion run or pass. First off, though it might not be exact, I go under the assumption that 1-point kicks are converted 100% of the time — not quite true, ...

Sparking for the Wildcats

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MARQUETTE — They may not have accomplished much to advance the cause for offense in soccer on Sunday, but Northern Michigan University goalkeeper Jillian Thompson guaranteed her team wouldn’t lose the game against Minnesota-Duluth. The Wildcats’ women’s soccer team played to a ...