The Negaunee High School varsity football team poses at midfield of William R. Hart Stadium at Marquette Senior High School after winning The Mining Journal Diamond Jubilee Trophy on Oct. 14. The Miners defeated MSHS, 32-0. (Photo courtesy Daryl T. Jarvinen)
The Marquette Senior High School boys and girls cross country teams successfully defended their Great Northern Conference titles at the league meet held at North Shore Golf Course near Menominee on Oct. 11. The boys won the title for the fourth consecutive time while the girls have an amazing string of 17 straight championships. Both teams won in a runaway as the Marquette boys scored 32 points to 76 for runner-up Stephenson, while the Redettes had just 23 points to 68 for second-place Gladstone. In the boys photo at left, members of the team include, front row from left, Ethan Hall, ...
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By Journal Sports StaffMARQUETTE - Youth racers on the 906 Adventure Composite team traveled to Iola, Wisconsin, to race in the Iola Igniter on Aug. 18. It was the second race in the Wisconsin High School Cycling League series.Leading the way for the 906 team were siblings Erin and Carson VanderSchaaf. Each repeated as winners in their respective junior high races with Carson crossing the finish line first in the sixth-grade race in 26 minutes, 33 seconds, while Erin defended her series leader jersey with a time of 28:07 on the 5 1/2-mile course.Joining Carson on the podium was twin ...
By Journal Sports StaffISHPEMING - Rick Kjellman of Wonder Ball had an 8-ball break during Week 6 of the Ishpeming Men's Pool League on Wednesday.Match results had Wonder Bar thumping Riverside Club, 17-7; Jack's 2 crushing Tilden Club, 16-8; Wayside clobbering Paradise, 15-9; Rainbow hammering Rumorz, 15-9; and Jack's 1 edging Jack's 3, 13-11.Marquette Women'sIn Week 2, Pat's Too defeated Crossroads, 7-2; Pat's I took out DD Dames, 7-2; and Wooden Nickel dropped 3rd Base, 6-3.These matches results in narrow 5-4 victories - Breakers over 3rd Base 2, Fatboyz 1 over Remie's and Fatboyz 2 ...
MARQUETTE - A pair of cross country runners were honored as the Superiorland Kiwanis Athletes of the Month for September at Marquette Senior High School.Honored were senior Rebecca McNamee and junior Garrett Rudden.McNamee won her first cross country race at the Marquette County Meet this fall as she has earned all-state, all-Upper Peninsula, all-conference and academic all-state honors.She was also named the Redettes' Most Improved Runner in 2014 and 2015.McNamee also takes part in track, helping MSHS win a U.P. championship, and is involved in Quiz Bowl, is editor of the school ...