The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of May 8-16

By JOHN VRANCIC Escanaba Daily Press ST. IGNACE — Led by senior Jaylen James and four other multiple winners, Newberry dominated at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 track and field regional meet held Friday. The Indians scored 74 points, more than double the co-runners-up total of ...

By Iron Mountain Daily News IRON RIVER — Ishpeming held off Mitchell LeGrave and Norway for the boys title while Hancock edged West Iron County for girls honors Thursday in the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 regional track and field meet at Nelson Field. The top four finishers in each ...

By Journal Sports Staff ISHPEMING — The entire West PAC high school softball tournament may last just three innings this spring. That’s how many innings Negaunee needed to post a 15-0 mercy rule-shortened victory at Ishpeming in a preliminary round game played Friday ...

NEGAUNEE — The goal for teams is to get as many athletes to qualify for the June 1 Upper Peninsula track and field finals when competing at MHSAA Upper Peninsula regional meets. It’s one of the rare occasions where winning a team title gets put to the side, but two local teams came out on ...

ESCANABA — It was a dominating performance in the running events by the Gladstone boys here Thursday as they captured the Division 1 regional track title with 79 1/2 points. The Braves, who won 8 of 12 events on the track, were followed by Marquette 55 1/2 and Escanaba 28. Gladstone’s ...

RAPID RIVER — As sure as the warm May sun beat down on the track and field athletes here Thursday, the Rapid River boys collected their fourth straight Division 3 regional championship. The Rockets scored 105 points, followed by Republic-Michigamme 28 and Engadine 23. “Everybody showed ...

NATIONAL MINE — Westwood got in the tune-up it needed for Saturday’s West PAC softball tournament by easily sweeping a doubleheader from Ishpeming on Thursday. Playing at their home field in National Mine, the Patriots won 11-1 and 16-1, the latter game going just four innings, though ...

ISHPEMING — Everybody got a bit of satisfaction Thursday afternoon at the Westwood boys tennis meet against Marquette after the teams tied 4-4. The host Patriots won at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles and Nos. 3 and 4 singles, including a default victory at No. 4 singles. Marquette winners included ...

GLADSTONE — The Munising boys tennis team had a strong performance Thursday as they dispatched Gladstone 7-1. The Mustangs won three of the four singles flights and all four doubles matches. Mason Schieding (No. 1), Mitchell Coyne (No. 2) and Lucas Westcomb (No. 3) all earned two set ...

REPUBLIC — Mario Marana has been named athletic director at Republic-Michigamme School, according to district superintendent and school prinicipal Kevin Luokkala. Marana has stepped down as varsity boys basketball coach, though he may remain in basketball coaching at a different position in ...

MARQUETTE — Marquette doubled its win total in one day after sweeping a high school softball doubleheader against Rapid River on Wednesday. Playing at Lions Field in Marquette Township, the Redettes opened with a 3-1 victory before pulling off a pair of stirring comebacks for an 8-7, ...

NEGAUNEE — It was a long day for what has been a successful Negaunee High School baseball team, running up against one of the best teams in the Upper Peninsula on Wednesday. Gladstone swept the Miners 14-2 and 11-2 in Negaunee’s seventh and eighth games in the last five days. “No ...

ISHPEMING — The competition was fiercest at the No. 4 flights as Munising pulled off a 7-1 high school boys tennis victory at Ishpeming on Wednesday afternoon. The Hematites (0-5-1) won their only match at No. 4 doubles, where Preston Collette and Fisher Skoglund gutted out a 6-4, 6-4 ...

IRON RIVER — Westwood finished third among five scoring teams at the George Young Invitational high school girls golf tournament held at the George Young Golf Course on Wednesday. Led by Laci Moffatt’s 108, the seventh best score of the day, the Patriots totaled 472. Ontonagon and West ...

ISHPEMING — Thanks to some uncooperative weather and some cold temperatures, it’s been hard for tennis programs to find time on the court this spring. However, the Ishpeming and Gwinn boys tennis teams put forth a pretty good match Tuesday afternoon with the squads finishing in a 4-4 ...

KEARSARGE — The Negaunee High School baseball team has been working hard in the batting cages over the last few weeks, honing their skills at the plate. The Miners’ hard work paid off on Tuesday as they slugged their way to a sweep of Calumet at Wolverine Field. They won the first game, ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette girls soccer team had a good fight on its hands from Kingsford on Monday, but in the end, the Redettes came out on top with a slim 1-0 victory. The winning goal came off the foot of senior captain Lauren Kurzawa, who scored on a penalty kick after the Flivvers ...

CHAMPION — The Marquette boys golf team had a solid day on the course Tuesday afternoon and took home the title at the Negaunee Range Bank Invitational played at Wawonowin Country Club. The Redmen finished with a score of 320, while Norway was runner-up with 343. “The boys played ...

ISHPEMING — On a nice day for tennis, the Westwood boys team got a good test from Munising Tuesday afternoon, but the Patriots fought off the Mustangs to earn a 6-2 victory. Westwood won three of the four singles flights with Adam Hyttinen (No. 1), Chad Pohlman (No. 3) and Matt Paavo (No. ...