Pickford Girls Win Division 3 Title;
Ledy Wins Long Jump; 1600-Meter Relay Clinches Second Straight Title
By David Latva
      The Pickford girls defended their Division 3 Upper Peninsula Track and Field championship with a strong effort at Kingford Saturday, June 2. The Panthers tallied 73 points to post the victory, followed by Rapid River with 67.3, North Central 66, Big Bay de Noc 53, Bark River Harris 38, North Dick...
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Saints Girls 2nd in Division 2
Cryderman Wins Twice Plus Two Relay 2nds; Pole Vault Trio Sweeps
By David Latva
      The St. Ignace Saints girls track and field team finished second in Division II of the Upper Peninsula Finals in Kingsford, Saturday, June 2. Ispheming won the girls meet with 72 points, followed by the Saints with 69, Munising 68, Hancock 64, Norway 57, Manistique 48, Stephenson 38, Newberry 28,...
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Panthers Girls Earn 14th U.P. Track Championship
By David Latva
      Success on the track continues for the Pickford Panthers as the girls team won the school's 14th Upper Peninsula Finals girls team championship Saturday, June 2. Since 1974, three coaches have led the Panthers to U.P. girls crowns. Sharon Beacom was the first to accomplish the feat in 1976.
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DeTour Golf Teams Win EUPC Titles
     The 2007 DeTour High School boys golf team includes (back row, from left) Ian Burton, Craig Wasnich, Derrick Bouwma, Nathan Klamerus; (front) Theodore Geisler, Thomas Worden, Tyler Anderson, and Zach Melvin.
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Pickford Winter/Spring Athletes Honored
By David Latva
      Veronica Gough and Chelsey O'Connor were named female Senior Athletes of the Year, Nic Raden was named top male athlete, and Clayton Peffers was honored with the Matt Bawks Memorial Award during Pickford High School's winter/spring sports award ceremony Wednesday, May 23.
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Saints Softball Drops Doubleheader to Pellston
      The LaSalle High School softball team dropped a doubleheader to Pellston Tuesday, May 29. The games were added to the schedule before the district tournaments at Rudyard Friday, June 1. In the opener, the Hornets scored two runs in the second and third innings and added six runs in the fourth to ...
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Joe Brown Makes Field for State Open Golf Tourney
      Joe Brown, a sophomore at Ferris State University and a LaSalle High School alumnus, qualified for the Michigan Golf Tournament Saturday, May 19, with an 18-hole score of 78 at the Lansing Country Club.
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Mackinaw City Will Host Big Mac Spring Bike Tour June 9-10
      The 15th annual Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour will take place Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, hosted by the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce. Riders may choose one of four routes of 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles along the shore of Lake Michigan; all are clearly marked, with a numbe...
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Cedarville To Host All-Star Hoops
Participants in June 9 Classic Will Include 14 Area Players, Coaches
By David Latva
      Cedarville, which won the Boys Class D State Basketball Championship this past winter, will host the Upper Peninsula All- Star Basketball Classic for the second consecutive year at Les Cheneaux Community Schools' John E. Duncan Gymnasium Saturday, June 9.
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DeTour Raiders Girls Track Team
      DeTour Raider girls track team members are (from left) Jess McClellan, Kiah Barbeaux, Danielle Weiman, Coach Jody Peterson, Kaley Barbeaux, Laura Fussman, Liz Lehman, and Nicole Melcer.
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More Place-Winners From U.P. State Finals ...
     The Cedarville 3200-meter relay placed second at the U.P. State Finals. Team Members include (from left) Clayton Meyers, Jordan Sweeney, Aaron Sherlund, and Sheldon Tassier.
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Memorable Moments of U.P. Track Finals
By David Latva
      The Upper Peninsula Track and Field Finals each year is one of the most prestigious sporting events in the U.P., and the following highlights are just some of the memories: During the first coverage year at the finals in Marquette in 1989, John Payment of Brimley set a state and U.P.
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Swim Team Takes 1st Place
      EUP Special Olympics athletes placed first with a total of 361 points at the U.P. Regional Swim Meet at Lake Superior State University's Norris Center April 21. There were 114 athletes who participated in the meet, followed by a dinner, carnival, and dance at Sault Ste. Marie High School.
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9.28-Pound Salmon Brings Top Prize at DeTour
      Thirty boats participated in the second annual DeTour "X" Atlantic Salmon Derby Saturday, June 2, with Team Big Water Tackle of Au Sable taking two top prizes. The fishing was a little slower than it had been in the days leading up to the derby, organizers reported, but more than half of the parti...
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