By Journal Sports Staff ISHPEMING — The division leaders kept winning in Week 13 of the Ishpeming City Basketball League. Class A leader Upper Peninsula Insurance knocked off Bell Forest 72-54 as the winners were led by Anthony Katona with 36 points and teammate Brett Branstrom 21. ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The girls placed fourth and boys fifth for the Killer Whales of the YMCA of Marquette County at the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Titletown Freeze held Jan. 18-20. Next up for the Killer Whales is the Yooper Invitational in Escanaba from Feb. 1-2. The boys ...
By Journal Sports Staff ISHPEMING — John Jonas of Jack’s 2 had a break-and-run and Al Harris of Royal 1 an 8-ball break during action on Jan. 23 in the Ishpeming Men’s Pool League. Jack’s 1 blew past Riverside 19-5, Wonder Bar doubled up for a 16-8 victory over Royal 2, Jack’s 3 ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Marquette American Legion Junior Wildcat 14-and-under hockey team continued to roll after winning the Grand Traverse Hockey Tournament in Traverse City the weekend of Dec. 7-9. After defating the host squad in the championship game 3-1, the Junior ...
River Rock Lanes Sun. Just For Fun — Dan Willey 215-580, Darcey Lucas 143, Susie Crawford 143, Megan Miljour 360, Gutter Gang 1310-3764; Eric Roberts 197, Floyd Crawford 517, Pamela Busser 199-482, Team #2 1259-3654; Brian McRae 228-602, Jen Larson 197-544, Strikers 1239, The Gentle Strokes ...
The Ishpeming Hematites capped off an undefeated season by winning the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals in boys cross country on Oct. 20 at Pictured Rocks Golf Club in Munising. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)
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The Dead River Derby’s Rolling Riptide of Marquette played and won back-to-back bouts in the Freshcoast Frenzy Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Tournament hosted by Traverse City Roller Derby this summer. DRD defeated Eerie Roller Girls of Erie, Pa., 365-36 and Hogtown Roller Derby of ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — Karsten Kamps won the 18-hole Boys Junior Club Championship at the Marquette Golf Club in late August. Playing on the Heritage course, Kamps shot 81 in his 14- to 17-year-old division. Joseph Luke was runner-up with 82, while Lincoln Sager came in third ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The trio of K.C. Bjorne, Dan Nygard and Dan McCutcheon shot 59 on the final day to win the two-day Marquette Golf Club Fall 3-Man Scramble on Sept. 23. They and the other teams braved brisk September weather. Bjorne, Nygard and McCutcheon carded 61 ...
River Rock Lanes Sun. Just For Fun — Eric Roberts 224-552, Jen Larson 168-478, Team #1 1286-3715; Eric Roberts 202-534, Jen Larson 172-460, Gutter Gang 1247-3605 Mon. Men & Women Seniors — Darrell Olson 235, Joe Duckworth 235-613, Lyn Rolain 176, Joleen North 464; Stan Uitto 241, Joe ...
By Journal Sports Staff K.I. SAWYER — Gunnar Korpinen and Jim Anderson won the Red Fox Run 2-Man Senior Scramble golf tournament with a 5-under-par score of 66 in September. This score won the 70-and-over age division as well as the overall tournament itself. Grant Kierzek and Tim Ryan ...
By Journal Sports Staff K.I. SAWYER — Thousands of dollars were raised for the Warrior Relief Fund through the seventh annual Warrior Relief Golf Fundraiser held at Red Fox Run Golf Course and at American Legion Post 349 of Little Lake on Aug. 25. Nearly 150 golfers participated in the ...
By Journal Sports Staff NEGAUNEE — Clark Gravedoni had a break and run during the Negaunee Men’s Pool League session on Oct. 10. His Pasquali’s 1 team doubled up Smarties 16-8, while Eagles 2 put a 20-4 hurting on Cascade 1, Pasquali’s 2 won the civil war 18-6 over Pasquali’s 4 ...
MARQUETTE — An end-of-season celebration handed out trophies and a Jilbert’s ice cream cone to award winners with the Superiorland Soccer Association. Here are the honorees, listed by division: Players of the Year — Under-6 Coed, Noah Wachter; U6 Girls, Brianna Norton; U8 Coed, Riley ...
MARQUETTE — Five doubles pairings won tennis titles at the 26th annual Casa Calabria A/B Tournament held during the summer. The event was a fundraiser by the Marquette Tennis Association to raise funds for improvements to the Mickey Johnson Tennis Courts at Williams Park on Ohio Street in ...
Negaunee High School won the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 girls tennis team championship held in Kingsford on Oct. 4, beating out Marquette by two points. Team members include, front row from left, Shaylee Menhennick, Jillian Skewis, Maci Aho, Shelby Yesney, Julia Johnson and Lexi Taavola. ...
Members of the Marquette County Mavericks of the Superiorland Baseball League hold the plaque for winning the second annual Upper Peninsula Baseball Championship game played at the Forsyth Township Ball Field in Gwinn on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Kneeling in front from left are game MVP Steve ...
River Rock Lanes Mon. Men & Women Seniors — Darrell Olson 259-599, Helen Schmeltz 168-435; Norm Winner 201-543, Joleen North 181, Mary Grobar 467; Wayne Charbonneau 238-602, Joleen North 174-432; Mike Laurin 207-514, Vicki Ostlund 159, Nellie Elenbaas 435; Stan Uitto 226-552, Nellie ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — Riders from the Marquette BMX track participated in the state finals at the Rock City BMX track in downstate Rockford on Aug. 26. On the 20-inch bike, Michael Noble earned a victory, Lucas Basal and Gavin Bonanni each won a runner-up finish, Jackson ...