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Kayela Putnam sets new Stephenson record in pole vault
HARRIS — Stephenson’s Kayela Putnam soared into the history books with a record-smashing performance in the pole vault at the Bark River-Harris track and field invitational on Monday. Putnam established the new Stephenson High School watermark with a vault of nine feet, six inches, breaking the old record set by Debbie Palmer (9’ 2”) in 1998. “Kayela has worked so hard for this, and to think she only began vaulting...
Lady Bulldogs erupt in first inning, cruise to victory over Menominee
PESHTIGO — Like a carousel stuck on overdrive, the Peshtigo High School softball team left Menominee spinning in a 16-4, five-inning thumping of the Maroons on Tuesday. Menominee stunned the Lady Bulldogs in the top first inning after a two-RBI single by Savannah Houle helped the Maroons jump out to a 3-0 lead. Peshtigo proceeded to flip Tuesday’s game on its head in its half of the frame, as the...
UW-Whitewater's Grace Wickman earns All-WIAC honors
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Former Peshtigo High School softball standout Grace Wickman garnered All-Conference laurels from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Thursday. Wickman, a 2021 graduate of Peshtigo and a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was one of four members of the Warhawk softball team that were selected as All-WIAC for the performances during the 2024 season. Playing third base for UW-Whitewater, Wickman established herself as one of the...
Miscues costly for Marinette girls against FVL
MARINETTE — The Marinette High School softball team suffered a 7-2 loss to Fox Valley Lutheran in North Eastern Conference play on Monday. The Marines fell to 6-11 overall and 6-10 in conference play, while the Foxes solidified their position of fourth in the NEC standings at 11-6 in league play (17-6 overall). Marinette was one defensive play shy of winning a well-pitched game. ...
Maroon girls fourth, boys fifth at Kingsford GNC match
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Menominee golf team participated in the Kingsford Great Northern Conference match at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. The Lady Maroons finished fourth amid a congested field with a team score of 215. Kingsford (201) edged Marquette (207) by six strokes to take first place, while Escanaba (210) finished five strokes ahead of Menominee for third place. Gladstone was a distant fifth at 283 strokes. ...
Offense goes AWOL in Maroons loss to Oconto
MENOMINEE — For the second straight game, a lack of run support doomed the Menominee High School baseball team, as Oconto posted a 8-0 shutout over the Maroons on Monday at Spies Field. Coming off a 10-0 loss to Escanaba four days prior that saw the Maroons muster only two base hits, Menominee was once again limited to just a pair of base knocks by Blue Devils hurler Riley Susa. ...
Marines, Panthers battle to doubleheader split
OCONTO FALLS, Wis. — The Marinette High School baseball team earned a split in a North Eastern Conference doubleheader at Oconto Falls on Saturday. The Marines took game one 6-2 before the Panthers responded with a 5-1 win in game two. Justin Kruse held the Panthers bats in check in game one, allowing only a two-run double from Easton Engel in the third inning. ...
Baseball Recap: Wrightstown comes up short despite Jack Severson's strong performance
Wrightstown was the 11-1 winner over Marinette when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Wrightstown Tigers fell just short of the Marinette Marines by a score of 15-14 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Wrightstown has lost by just one run.
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