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Ballard, MSHS boys dominate at El Harger cross country

MUNISING — Senior Lucas Ballard was just as dominant individually as his Marquette Senior High School team was in the boys meet at the El Harger Invitational in high school cross country held Wednesday afternoon at Pictured Rocks Golf Club in Munising. Ballard won his race by what was approaching two full minutes in 15 minutes, 56.1 seconds. Runner-up Ashdeyn Gerow of Mid-Peninsula was well back in 17:44.0. And Ballard was just the tip of the iceberg for the Sentinels boys, who claimed seven of the top nine places to take the team title with 19 points. Gladstone was runner-up ...

Decided in the finals:

IRON MOUNTAIN — It all came down to the championship matches for the Westwood and Negaunee high school girls tennis teams at the Mid-Peninsula Conference meet held in Iron Mountain on Wednesday. Those two Marquette County schools came into the finals round even on the scoreboard as they ...

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Today High school volleyball Baraga at Dollar Bay, 5:45 p.m. High school football Escanaba at Marquette, 7 p.m. (Fox Sports 99.9 & 105.1 FM) Hancock at Negaunee, 7 p.m. (WKQS 101.9 FM) Gogebic at Ishpeming, 7 p.m. (WRUP 98.3 FM) Gwinn at L’Anse, 7 p.m. Ironwood at Munising, 7 p.m. (WQXO 97.7 FM & 1400 AM) Westwood at Gladstone, 7 p.m. (WZAM 106.9 FM & 970 AM) Superior Central at Pellston, 7 p.m. Newberry at Pickford, 7 p.m. (WNBY 1450 AM) Manistique at Iron Mountain, 7 p.m. EDT (WTIQ 1490 AM) NMU events Women’s soccer: at Wayne State, Detroit, 3 ...

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Today High school girls & boys cross country Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood at Tracy Strom Invitational/West PAC meet #2, at Al Quaal Recreation Area, Ishpeming, 4 p.m. Newberry at Mackinaw Club Invitational, at Mackinaw City, 4 p.m. Baraga Invitational, 4 p.m. High school boys soccer Houghton at Marquette, 6 p.m. High school volleyball Escanaba at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. L’Anse at Jeffers, 6:30 p.m. Gwinn at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m. North Dickinson at Munising, 7 p.m. Newberry at St. Ignace, 7 p.m. Manistique at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m. EDT Superior Central at ...

Sentinels finish dual meets with victory

MARQUETTE — Marquette swept the doubles and split at singles to score a 6-2 victory over Kingsford in a high school girls tennis meet held at the Sentinels’ courts on Monday. “We are just beginning Homecoming week at school, which means there are a lot of activities going on,” MSHS head coach Karl Thomsen said in an email detailing the results. “So I was super impressed on how focused our girls were … on the courts.” That included his No. 3 singles player Nora Skytta, who scored a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the Flivvers’ Aubrey Belmore. “Nora Skytta played one of her ...

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Today High school boys soccer Kingsford at Marquette, 6 p.m. High school volleyball Houghton at Marquette, 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Calumet, 6:30 p.m. L’Anse at Ironwood, 6:30 p.m. EDT Westwood at Gwinn, 7 p.m. Rudyard at Newberry, 7 p.m. Jeffers at Baraga, 7 p.m. Munising at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Norway at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. NMU events Volleyball: vs. Michigan Tech, at Vandament Arena, 6 p.m. Wednesday High school girls tennis Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament, at Iron Mountain, 10 a.m. EDT: Negaunee, Westwood, Munising, Iron Mountain Marquette ...