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Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school golf yesterday, Escanaba swept the Division One U.P. championships… – The Houghton girls team finished second to the Eskymos at the Escanaba Country Club. Escanaba’s Paxton Johnson was the medalist, with an 80. Houghton’s Kaaren Liston tied …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school golf yesterday, Hancock’s Peyton Dube won an easy victory at the Division Two U.P. girls finals at the Oak Crest course in Norway. Dube’s 84 was 19 strokes better than her nearest competitors. Gracia Asiala from Jeffers …

Calumet senior Kendra Keranen and Hancock junior Delaney Heinonen lead the Copper Country All-Conference Softball Team. Keranen was named Player of the Year, and Heinonen was honored as Pitcher of the Year. Jeff Shepeard from Lake Linden-Hubbell earned Coach of the Year honors. Members of the First Team include: – …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School Hancock advanced to the semifinals of the Division Four softball tournament with a 14-4 victory over Jeffers yesterday afternoon. The Bulldogs broke open a close game with five runs in the fifth and seven runs in the sixth. After being …

Former MTU women’s basketball standout Sam Hoyt is returning to campus as the team’s new head coach. Hoyt led the Huskies to the 2011 NCAA Division II title game. She won numerous individual awards during her career, and was an Academic All-American. Since her graduation, she has served as an …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School The high school softball tournament opens today, as Hancock takes on Jeffers at the Boneyard in Lake Linden. Our coverage will begin around 3:10, with the first pitch at 3:30 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In baseball, Houghton plays a …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB Blaine Hardy turned in seven strong innings, as the Detroit Tigers edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 yesterday. Hardy allowed a run on three hits, retiring the past 14 batters he faced. Detroit got a run in the second on a …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers gave up four home runs, and fell to the Chicago White Sox 8-4 yesterday. Three of those homers came off Francisco Liriano, who struggled through five innings, allowed five runs, and took the loss. Jeimer Candelario homered twice …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning, and edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 last night. Leonys Martin singled home José Iglesias to start the comeback off former Detroit reliever Bruce Rondón. Martin scored on a double by …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and host the Chicago White Sox tonight. Mike Fiers will start against Reynaldo Lopez. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift. The Milwaukee Brewers collected just five hits in a 5-0 loss …