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Marquette battles Soo, rain-soaked field to get 4-1 win

By Journal Sports Staff SAULT STE. MARIE — Only if the alternative had been snow could the Marquette Senior High School girls soccer team say the alternative would have been worse for a game last week. The Sentinels fought through a rain-soaked field in Sault Ste. Marie to defeat the Blue Devils 4-1 on Thursday. “Our team did a great job of staying composed given the conditions of the match,” MSHS head coach Laura Wayland said in an email detailing the result. “We continue to improve each game and implement what we work on in training. “We are proud of this group for ...

Name released in high-speed chase arrest

By VICKIE FEE Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Authorities have released the name of the 23-year-old Champion man arrested Monday after leading police on a high-speed motorcycle chase. Hunter Prisk was arraigned on Wednesday morning in 96th District Court. Charges included felony fleeing a police officer, reckless driving, operating a vehicle with a revoked driver’s license, and operating a vehicle without security (insurance). Bond was set at $10,000. At press time, Prisk was still in custody. On Monday night after an Ishpeming police officer attempted to conduct a traffic ...

John Barth, innovative post modernist novelist, dies at 93

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — John Barth, the playfully erudite author whose darkly comic and complicated novels revolved around the art of literature and launched countless debates over the art of fiction, died Tuesday. He was 93. Johns Hopkins University, where Barth was an emeritus professor of English and creative writing, confirmed his death in a statement. Along with William Gass, Stanley Elkin and other peers, Barth was part of a wave of writers in the 1960s who challenged standards of language and plot. The author of 20 books including “Giles Goat-Boy” and “The Sot-Weed ...

Today in History: March 30, President Ronald Reagan is shot

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 30, the 89th day of 2024. There are 276 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also ...