The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of Oct. 3-10

HARRIS — After an explosive and muddy first half, a waterlogged defensive duel decided the outcome as Bark River-Harris held down Manistique to win 20-6 on Friday in a West PAC Iron Division contest. The Broncos were first on the board with a breakout 60-yard rush from Clayton Eichhorn with ...

MARQUETTE — Marquette broke a nearly decade-long losing streak to Menominee with a rousing comeback in a high school football game played Friday night. The Redmen spotted Menominee a 21-0 lead before starting their comeback in the second quarter and eventually winning 28-21. Marquette ...

By RYAN SPITZA Journal Sports Writer ISHPEMING — Some might call it football weather, but conditions weren’t the most ideal around the Upper Peninsula on Friday night. With hail coming down at kickoff, along with piercing winds and blistering 40-degree temperatures, the winner of ...

NEGAUNEE — In the second year of the expanded West PAC, there’s been no change at the top when it comes to cross country. The fifth and final West PAC meet of the season was held at the Negaunee Township Hall on Thursday afternoon, with the Ishpeming boys and Houghton girls claiming the ...

NEGAUNEE — Fifteen boys and the same number of girls have been named All-West PAC in cross country, the league announced Thursday. Runners of the Year were also the winners of Thursday’s final West PAC meet held in Negaunee, the Miners’ Emily Paupore for the girls and Houghton’s Joe ...

RAPID RIVER — Rapid River tamed Superior Central for a three-set sweep in a Skyline Central Conference volleyball match on Thursday. The Rockets prevailed 25-21, 25-22, 25-17. In the first set, Superior Central led early before RR built momentum as Rapid River’s Myah Pearson aced it to ...

ISHPEMING — Ishpeming High School prevailed in the end over Westwood in a seesaw high school volleyball match, winning in five sets, 26-24, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-8. “I’m very proud of how everyone on the (Ishpeming) team played,” Hematites coach Katt Beerling said. “We fell flat ...

MARQUETTE — On the color wheel, it’s well-known that red shines much brighter than maroon. On Thursday night, the Marquette volleyball team definitely outshone Menominee as the Redettes swept the Maroons in three sets. Marquette came back to win the first set 25-16, dominated the second ...

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee High School will honor its long-time varsity football coach Dick Koski at its home game against a team that shares its nickname, the Gogebic Miners, at 7 p.m. today. “What makes this game even more unique is the history behind the nickname,” a post on the NHS website ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Marquette overwhelms even the largest schools in the Upper Peninsula with its numbers at cross country meets this season. MSHS placed all seven of its runners in the top 10 to score 27 points and earn its seventh straight boys title at the Great Northern Conference meet ...

In Monday’s Sports on Page 2B with a stand-alone photo of Negaunee cross country runner Emily Paupore, her time at the downstate Portage Invitational of 18:31.1 was reported as a school-record time. Since then, it’s been discovered that the Miners’ Beth Collins ran a 3.1-mile course in ...

MARQUETTE — With the exception of the major awards, Marquette and Negaunee were nearly even in honors handed out this week for Upper Peninsula Division 1 girls tennis. But the big awards all went the Redettes’ way, just as the U.P. Finals did a week ago when MSHS ended the Miners’ ...

NEGAUNEE — The Manistique Emeralds earned at least a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference volleyball title here Tuesday night in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-11) volleyball triumph over the Negaunee Miners. Emilee McDaniel hit five service aces to go with 12 kills and three blocks for the ...

UPSSA High School Football Polls ------------------- This week’s U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association poll (with first-place votes, if any, record, total votes and last week’s poll position): ------------------- Large Schools 1. Escanaba (6) 5-1 34 3 2. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — After mopping up at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 girls tennis finals, it’s no surprise that Westwood also carted off the biggest and most pieces of hardware when All-U.P. honors were handed out recently. Patriots senior Madelyn Koski was named the Player of the ...

MARQUETTE — Marquette put on a perfect performance to sweep to the championship of the Northern Michigan University High School Invitational volleyball tournament held at Vandament Arena on Saturday. The Redettes won all 12 sets they played, including eight against four schools in pool ...

Negaunee senior Emily Paupore smiles with the medal she won at the Portage High School Invitational cross country meet held in the Kalamazoo suburb on Saturday. Entered in the top girls high school division, Paupore finished in ninth place out of 249 mostly Lower Peninsula runners in what ...

The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2

HANCOCK — Westwood knew it had a good shot at beating Hancock on Friday night in a West PAC Copper Division football game — if it could limit the time of possession for the Bulldogs. That strategy worked perfectly. The Patriots’ success was also assured because it had senior back Taylor ...