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Sentinels dominate finals to capture GNC meet

MARQUETTE — Marquette Senior High School put its stamp on the Great Northern Conference meet in the championship matches, winning five of the six it was entered in to capture this high school girls tennis title on Wednesday. Playing on its home courts, the Sentinels scored 34 points to 28 for runner-up Escanaba. Gladstone was third with 21, followed by Kingsford with 20, West Iron County 10 and Menominee seven. Each of these teams — except WIC, which was entered in the GNC tourney as a team without a conference in this sport — will play in Wednesday’s MHSAA Upper Peninsula ...

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Today High school girls & boys cross country Munising, Superior Central, Baraga at Bay College Invitational, 10 or 11:30 a.m. NMU events Volleyball: at Grand Valley State, at Allendale, 3 p.m. Sunday NMU events Women’s soccer: at Saginaw Valley State, University Center, 1 p.m. Men’s soccer: at St. Cloud State, at St. Cloud, Minn., 3 p.m. EDT Monday High school girls & boys cross country Manistique at Kiwanis Invitational, at St. Ignace, time TBD High school volleyball Munising at Ishpeming, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday High school girls & boys cross ...

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 ...