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Newberry boys, Mustangs’ Deatsman both 5th in boys golf

NORWAY — Hancock’s Jackson Sintkowski said he wasn’t playing his best at Friday’s MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals in boys golf. His last hole, and what happened to be the team’s final one for the day, went exceedingly well, though.  After his tee shot landed right down the middle of the fairway, he hit a 9-iron to within 10 feet of the hole and drained the putt. “I was pretty pumped up,” the senior said.  It was good for an eagle. And made the difference as the Bulldogs won the tournament by two strokes. Hancock repeated as D-2 champion, edging Jeffers ...

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Friday American Legion baseball Post 44 Blues at Fond du Lac, Wis., tournament, opponents & times TBD Saturday High school softball MHSAA Division 3 regional tournament, at Boyne City: Gladstone vs. Grayling, 10 a.m.; Negaunee vs. Kingsley, noon; championship, 2 p.m. MHSAA Division 4 regional tournament, at Ishpeming: Superior Central vs. Lake Linden-Hubbell, 11 a.m.; Norway vs. Bessemer, 1 p.m.; championship, 3 p.m. High school baseball MHSAA Division 3 regional tournament, championship, at Traverse City Central: Negaunee-Gladstone winner vs. Elk Rapids-Traverse City St. ...

Sentinels baseball season ends in districts

TRAVERSE CITY — Marquette’s high school baseball season came to an end at the MHSAA Division 1 district tournament on Saturday when the Sentinels faced Traverse City West at nearby TC Central’s home field and won 10-0 in the tourney semifinals. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule with the Titans scoring two runs in the second inning and putting away the result with an eight-run third. Cameron Stoops hit an RBI single in the second, while in the big rally in the third, Caden Stoops cracked a bases-clearing double as West needed just five hits to score the ...

Newberry defends U.P. D-3 track title

KINGSFORD — Nearly two decades ago, the Newberry boys became MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals track and field champions in back-to-back years. They accomplished the same feat at Kingsford on Saturday, retaining their Division 3 title with 84 points, Runner-up Lake Linden-Hubbell ...

Miners drop Hancock, Calumet for district baseball title

HANCOCK — Negaunee traveled to the land of precious metals — otherwise known as the Copper Country — and won a pair of games Saturday to capture the district championship in MHSAA Division 3 baseball. Playing at the Hancock Driving Park, the Miners downed the Hancock in one semifinal ...