OCONTO FALLS — Several area schools were on hand at Thursday’s Oconto Falls Invitational. Eleven schools gathered for the annual competition. The homestanding Panthers topped Kewaunee for the top spot in the girls competition with 185 points, while the Kewaunee boys won with 155 points. Lena/Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy finished third in the girls competition with 91 points while ...

Coleman 1, Niagara 0 COLEMAN — Logan Kurth and Logan Lamine combined to toss a no-hitter as the Coleman Cougars edged Niagara 1-0 in Marinette and Oconto Conference action on Thursday. Kurth got the start and befuddled the Badgers with six-and-one-third innings of quality work that saw the senior rack up an eye-popping 17 strikeouts to go with just three walks issued. ...

WRIGHTSTOWN, WIS. — The Marinette High School girls soccer team rode the hot hand, or rather, foot, of Sierra Schreiner to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Wrightstown on Thursday. The Tigers pounced on Marinette in the opening 40 minutes, building a 3-1 halftime advantage, but were unable to keep the Marines’ scoring savant under wraps forever. After pumping in Marinette’s lone goal in the first half, Schreiner erupted for a...

GREEN BAY — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was in Green Bay Monday to highlight her work standing up to China and supporting U.S. shipbuilding jobs. Alongside the United Steelworkers (USW), Alliance for American Manufacturing and other labor leaders, Baldwin discussed her work to successfully push the Biden Administration to investigate the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair trade practices in shipbuilding that undermine American workers and jeopardize national security. “Over the last two decades, by cheating the system and employing unfair tactics, China has surged...

MENOMINEE — The M&M Area Community Foundation’s (MMACF) spring grant cycle will be open from May 1 to May 10. Nonprofits across Marinette and Menominee counties are encouraged to answer questions on a letter of intent detailing their outreach, established partnerships, leadership efforts and reasons for requesting support. More information is available at www.mmacf.org. Grants are available from the following endowed funds held at the Community Foundation: • Community Health...

MARINETTE — A Marinette man faces sentencing after being convicted of possessing meth, THC, drug paraphernalia, an illegally obtained prescription (as a party to the crime) and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Russell DeCamp was convicted on April 11 by Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow on all 10 counts after a two-day jury trial in Marinette County Circuit Court. DeCamp was also convicted of being a felon possessing a firearm and obstructing an officer. Judge Jane M. Sequin entered the jury’s verdicts and also found that DeCamp was a repeat offender and a second and subsequent drug offender. Sentencing is scheduled for June 17. The district attorney’s office expressed thanks to the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office, the Marinette Police Department and the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory for their assistance with the case.

LANSING — State Rep. Dave Prestin on Monday announced his bill to reestablish natural resource advisory boards to protect Michigan businesses from unnecessary rules and regulations. The bill is part of a larger House Republican legislative package to help grow Michigan’s economy so Michiganders and job providers can succeed. “It only took Gov. Whitmer and Lansing Democrats six years to implement enough rules and regulations to make every small business owner tuck their tails and run,” Prestin said. “The regulatory burden in Michigan is at...

ESCANABA — This summer at the U.P. State Fair, you can learn the “Watermelon Crawl” when country music artist Tracy Byrd takes the Grandstand stage on Aug. 14, along with special guests The Riflemen. Tracy Byrd and The Riflemen are the first acts announced by the U.P. State Fair in its full grandstand entertainment lineup, presented by Island Resort and Casino. Tracy Byrd became a household name on the country...

Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsGolf Marinette vs multiple schools at Crystal Springs Golf Course, Seymour, Wis., 9 a.m. Stephenson, Carney-Nadeau, Niagara vs multiple schools at Norway, 9 a.m. Girls soccer ...

MENOMINEE — Add “All-State performer” to Anna Axtell’s already untouchable resume after the omnipresent point guard for the Menominee High School girls basketball team collected All-State recognition from the Detroit Free Press on April 20. Axtell, a senior, received Division 3 Honorable Mention and was an indomitable force on the court for the Maroons with a stat line of 20 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 4.3 steals per game. ...

MENOMINEE — Anna Axtell and Hanna Drifka’s list of accolades grew one item longer on Thursday, as the two standouts for the Menominee girls basketball team collected All-State honors from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. Axtell received BCAM Division 3 Honorable Mention after authoring a monster senior campaign for the Maroons in which she averaged 20 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 4.3 steals per game. Axtell also became...

MENOMINEE — There’s a new burger in town. The owners of The Boys’ Burger Company in Menominee are serving up fast-food-style burgers on U.S. 41 in the former A&W building, 3730 10th St., Menominee. The brains behind the business, Rodney Kaufman, owner and partner, and Kris Smith, owner and general manager, live in Marinette. Smith...

MENOMINEE — Four members of the Menominee High School boys basketball team garnered All-State recognition from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan on Thursday. Sophomore Tanner Theuerkauf was one of 29 players in Division 3 to earn a spot on the BCAM’s Best (All-State) team after leading the Maroons in scoring with 15.7 points per game. He averaged 4.4 rebounds, 2.,1 assists and 1.9 steals for a Menominee team that...

MARINETTE — The Marinette High School softball team made it two in a row with an 11-5 North Eastern Conference win over Wrightstown on Tuesday. The Marines weathered a tough 0-5 start to the season but have now once back-to-back contests while outscoring the opposition by a combined 23-5. The Marinette offense continued to click with its third double-figure scoring output of the season. ...

MARINETTE — The Marinette High School baseball team split a North Eastern Conference doubleheader against Clintonville on Tuesday at Pedersen Ball Park. Marinette took game one by a score of 5-1 before the Truckers slugged their way to a14-8 decision in the nightcap. Game one saw the Marines rally back from a one-run deficit with a three-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth inning before plating a pair of...

Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsGolf Marinette vs multiple schools at Whistling Straits Golf Course, Sheboygan, Wis., 1 p.m. Softball Stephenson at Carney-Nadeau, 3:30 p.m. ...

MENOMINEE — The Menominee boys and Stephenson girls track and field teams walked away victorious from the annual Menominee Invitational on Monday. The Maroon boys captured first place with 96 points, edging Rapid Rapid (95) by one, and well ahead of third-place Stephenson, who finished 29 points. On the girls’ side, the Lady Eagles soared to a team score of 91 points, good for first place. West Iron County (72.5)...

LENA — Isabelle Danielczak tossed a six-inning shutout as the Crivitz softball team blanked Lena 11-0 in Monday’s Marinette and Oconto Conference game. Danielczak allowed just four hits and issued only two walks while striking out 11 Wildcat batters on the day. Crivitz hung six runs on the Wildcats in the top of the second inning and continued to pile on by plating a pair of runs in both the...

LENA — The Crivitz baseball team brought the lumber to a 10-3 thumping of Lena in Marinette and Oconto Conference play on Monday. The Wolverines bashed out seven hits, including a three-run home run from Pierce Polomis, while Jackson Schramm and Stephen Allard combined to spin seven innings of three-hit ball on the mound. Crivitz (4-2 M&O, 5-6 overall) jumped ahead 1-0 in the top of the first and never...

MARINETTE — Few teams possess a double-headed scoring threat as potent as the one that the Marinette girls soccer team has in Chloe Seymour and Sierra Schreiner, and the talent of the Marines’ dynamic duo was on full display against Denmark. Seymour celebrated her birthday with a four-goal performance while Schreiner collected a hat trick as the Marines snapped a two-game losing skid with an 8-0 shutout over the Vikings on Monday. ...