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Westwood, Negaunee post Thursday wins

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MARQUETTE — Westwood kept its name among the strongest teams in the Upper Peninsula by defeating Marquette 7-1 in a high school girls tennis meet held at the Sentinels’ courts on Thursday. The Patriots swept singles and won three of four in doubles, also winning the two matches that went to three sets. “There was a lot of good tennis … across the board and I thought our girls played really well,” Westwood head coach Sarah Zindler said in an email about the meet. “Overall I thought we had a great team win … against a strong opponent.” Marquette head man Karl Thomsen ...

NMU women’s cross country opens season today

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MARQUETTE — The women’s cross country team at Northern Michigan University officially opens its regular season at the Phoenix Open in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this afternoon. The Wildcats already had an exhibition meet to open the campaign, hosting its own Wildcat Open that only included ...

Sentinels celebrating trio of undefeated football teams

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MARQUETTE — Both fans and players from the teams involved are invited to Marquette Senior High School next weekend for a celebration of three undefeated Marquette high school football teams. The teams from 1957, 1968 and 1975 at MSHS and its previous incarnation, Graveraet High School, ...

Packers’ Jacobs avoids jail, but still under NFL suspension

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground. Jacobs must pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs for the battery charge. Under an agreement with prosecutors, the criminal damage charge can be dismissed in a year if he fulfills terms that include staying out of trouble, avoiding the victim in this case, submitting to supervision, completing counseling and paying restitution to the ...

Packers’ offense leans more than ever on Love

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay's Jordan Love already has established himself as one of the game's elite quarterbacks as far as Packers coach Matt LaFleur is concerned. Love will certainly get a chance to prove that this season. The unsettled nature of Green Bay's rushing attack without ...