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Every Sentinel gets in for volleyball sweep of Menominee

MARQUETTE — Head coach Melissa Butler was able to get lots of players on the court as the Marquette Senior High School volleyball team swept Menominee in three sets at the Barb Crill Gymnasium on Thursday evening. The Sentinels prevailed 25-17, 25-12, 25-11 to improve to 6-9-1, while the Maroons fell to 1-12. “(This was a) great home win for Marquette,” Butler said. “Everyone had the opportunity to play and contribute to the team’s success. “(I’m) proud of the energy, focus and team camaraderie displayed throughout the match.” The victory was Marquette’s second ...

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Today High school volleyball Gwinn at Manistique, 5:30 p.m. West Iron County at Ishpeming, 6:30 p.m. Westwood at Hancock, 6:30 p.m. Negaunee at Calumet, 6:45 p.m. Thursday High school volleyball Marquette at Manistique, 6:30 p.m. Calumet at Westwood, 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Hancock, 6:30 p.m. Jeffers at Negaunee, 6:45 p.m.

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Today High school volleyball Sentinel Invitational, at Marquette, 9 a.m.: Marquette, Ishpeming, Westwood, Gwinn High school football St. Ignace at Ishpeming, 2 p.m. NMU events Football: vs. Grand Valley State, Superior Dome, 7 p.m. Volleyball: at Purdue Northwest, at Hammond, Ind., noon EDT Hockey: at Ohio State, at Columbus, Ohio, 5 p.m. Women’s golf: Panther Invitational, at Stonehedge North, Augusta, Mich., time TBA Men’s golf: Panther Invitational, at Stoatin Brae Golf Club, Augusta, Mich., time TBA Sunday NMU events Men’s soccer: vs. Davenport, NMU ...

Fure, Argeropoulos run away and hide for Sentinels

MARQUETTE — Seniors Ella Fure and Peter Argeropoulos put together dominant races to not only win their races at the Great Northern Conference meet in high school cross country, but lead Marquette to a sweep of the team titles at Presque Isle Park on Thursday afternoon. The Sentinels girls scored a near-perfect 18 points to fly by the only other school with a full team, Kingsford, which had 44 points. In the boys meet, MSHS also approached perfection with 19 points as runner-up Gladstone had 56. Kingsford followed with 79 and Escanaba had 95. Area schools will join the rest of the ...

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Today High school football Norway at Newberry, 6 p.m. Gwinn at Manistique, 7 p.m. — CANCELED Kingsford at Westwood, 7 p.m. Petoskey at Marquette, 7 p.m. Pickford at Munising, 7 p.m. Negaunee at Menominee, 7 p.m. EDT Superior Central at Stephenson, 7 p.m. EDT L’Anse at West Iron County, 7 p.m. EDT NMU events Men’s soccer: vs. Saginaw Valley State, NMU Soccer Field, noon Women’s cross country: at Royals Challenge, at Charlotte, N.C., 3:30 p.m. Hockey: at Ohio State, at Columbus, Ohio, 6:30 p.m. Saturday High school volleyball Sentinel Invitational, at ...

Marquette pulls out 5-set win at Gladstone

GLADSTONE — The volleyball team at Marquette Senior High School improved its season record to 5-9 with a hard-fought five-set victory at Gladstone on Tuesday evening. The Sentinels came out victorious, 25-14, 20-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11, going up after one set, then falling behind after three sets, before pulling out the final two sets. “Marquette came away with a hard-fought win over Gladstone in a tight five-set battle,” Sentinels head coach Melissa Butler said in an email detailing the result. “The team demonstrated great focus and determination throughout the match, ...