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Peshtigo nabs two State qualifiers at track Sectionals
COLBY, Wis. — The Marinette and Peshtigo High School track and field teams sent numerous athletes to compete at the WIAA Division 2 Sectional meet in Colby on Thursday, and the Bulldogs recorded two qualifications for the WIAA State Championships in La Crosse, Wis. The top-four finishers in each event earned a qualification for the State meet. Peshtigo senior Christina Powers reached the finals in the girls shot put and...
Maroon girls stay hot with doubleheader dominance over Marquette
MENOMINEE — Good times continued to roll for the Menominee High School softball team in Thursday’s doubleheader against Marquette. Equipped with an offense that tore the leather off the ball, the Maroons smashed the Sentinels 10-3 in game one before securing the sweep with a 9-4 triumph in the nightcap. The Maroons have now won four straight games. ...
Marines bow out of Regionals with shutout loss to FVL
APPLETON, Wis. — The Marinette High School baseball team’s postseason run was a short one after the No. 12-seed Marines fell victim to a 2-0 shutout at the hands of Fox Valley Lutheran in the opening round of the WIAA Division 2 Regionals on Thursday. Both teams tallied five hits but it was the No. 5-seeded Foxes that were able to capitalize on their scoring opportunities. FVL (14-12) grabbed a...
Man charged in crash that killed infant
MARINETTE — The driver in a crash in the town of Grover last year in which an 8-month-old girl died has been charged with a felony. Michael A. Galbraith, 46, Coleman, is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle — restricted controlled substance. He also faces two misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence of a restricted controlled substance, both of those while having a passenger less than 16 years old. There were two children in his vehicle at the time of the crash...
Marinette Post 39 to hold Memorial Day services;
MARINETTE — The Teddy Budlong-Robert Smith American Legion Post No. 39 of Marinette has organized events for Memorial Day to honor service members from the Civil War to the present who have given their lives in defense of their country. Services will begin at 8 a.m. Monday at Glenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery with a short service, followed by a rifle salute by the Honor Guard Firing Squad Party from Company “A” 20 Year Club, followed by Taps. ...
Maroons collect three Great Northern Conference track titles
MENOMINEE — There are only three things certain in life: Death, taxes and the Menominee girls’ 4x400 relay team taking first place. Fran Mellinger Track at Menominee High School played host to the Great Northern Conference track and field championships on Thursday, and Gianna Coduti, Lexi Marineau, Emily Schuettpeltz and Erin Schuettpeltz continued their dominance in the 1,600-meter relay. The Menominee quartet won the event in 4:22.72, the fifth time...
Menominee museum celebrates county judge, Katherine Laughton, in summer exhibit
MENOMINEE — When driving down 10th Avenue to 1st Street in Menominee, picture a judge walking down the sidewalk, complete with their robes. That’s what residents sometimes saw as Judge Katherine Marion Stiles Laughton walked home from the courthouse on her lunch break — her home now known as Spirit House. She served as Menominee County’s probate judge, was elected in 1936, and became a juvenile court judge. ...
Marquette muffles Maroons in season finale
MARQUETTE — The regular season ended with a thud for the Menominee boys baseball team on Thursday, as the Maroons were victims of a 4-0 shutout loss at the hands of Marquette. For the second straight game, Menominee’s offense tallied four hits but struggled once it had men on base, with the Maroons going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Menominee looked poised to seize an early lead in the...
UWGB lease under scrutiny as Marinette County approves development plans
MARINETTE — The development of the former Bay Area Medical Center property is moving forward, as the Marinette County Board voted on Tuesday in favor of an easement and removing a wooded buffer zone for Shore Drive Development LLC. The Shore Drive Development LLC storm sewer easement to Ditch B passed 24-4, with Supervisors Mark Anderson, Ginger Deschane, Stan Gruszynski and Christopher Norton voting no. The developer’s request to terminate the requirement to maintain a “Natural Wooded Buffer Zone” passed 27-1 with Supervisor Connie Seefeldt...
Marinette council considers future of a few key UW buildings
MARINETTE — The Marinette Common Council voted unanimously on a resolution Monday night that said they may have an interest in the administrative and library buildings on the University of Wisconsin — Green Bay, Marinette Campus, subject to negotiation between the city and the county. Alderpersons Mike Wolfe and Liz Mikutowski were absent. Mayor Steve Genisot said the next steps are to hire a firm to bring a proposal to the June Common Council meeting to evaluate the two buildings and estimate the renovations’ cost,...
Splashpad moves forward; disc golf discussed
MARINETTE — A couple of recreational activities are making progress in Marinette. A splashpad that will be located near the Civic Center pool on Alice Lane is getting closer to financial approval and disc golf at City Park is taking off. Splish SplashA splashpad has been talked about at meetings for the past few months. On Monday, Blake Theisen, principal owner and landscape architect for the Madison, Wisconsin-based company Parkitecture...
Flivvers frustrate Maroons on Senior Night
MENOMINEE — Kingsford played the role of spoiler on Senior Night for the Menominee High School baseball team, as the Flivvers knocked off the Maroons 8-1 on Wednesday. Gavin Grondin held Menominee to four hits on the mound after taking over for Gavin Trevillian, who left the game after tossing just four pitches. Dylan Beal worked a one-out walk in the bottom of the second inning but was the Maroons’...
STAA's Kaiden Bailey captures Division 3 Regional title
DEERBROOK, Wis. — Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy’s Kaiden Bailey punched his ticket to a fourth straight berth in the WIAA Division 3 Golf Sectionals at Bass Lake Golf Course on Wednesday. The STAA senior edged Crandon’s Tucker Krause by one stroke to capture the individual Division 3 Regional championship. Bailey finished the front-nine three strokes ahead of Krause, 36-39, which helped him overcome a lackluster finish after Bailey shot 42...
Lady Eagles finish second at abbreviated Skyline meet
STEPHENSON — Mother Nature wreaked havoc on Tuesday’s Skyline Conference track and field meet in Stephenson. Heavy rains and strong winds settled over the Herbert Corey Sports Complex midway through Tuesday’s action, forcing the 12 teams to seek shelter. Hopes of resuming competition quickly faded as the skies continued to pour, and officials made the difficult decision to call off the remainder of the events. ...
Marines wrap up regular season with shutout of Crivitz
MARINETTE — One day after heavy rain forced the second cancellation of this year’s M&M Game between the Marinette and Menominee baseball teams, the Marines hosted Crivitz in a final tuneup for postseason play on Wednesday. With hits hard to come by for both teams, pitching, defense and some astute base running by the Marines helped Marinette shut down the Wolverines 3-0 and close out the regular season on a high note. ...
UWO's Sydney Nemetz powers Titans into Super Regionals
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Former Marinette High School softball standout Sydney Nemetz is powering the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titans to the best season in program history. The Titans have advanced to the NCAA Division III Super Regional round where they will take on defending National Champion Trine University (Ind.) in a three-game series beginning Thursday. Nemetz, who led Marinette to the WIAA State Semifinals in 2021, is now a junior...
Marinette girls blanked in Regional semis by top-seeded Spartans
Luxemburg, Wis. — The Marinette High School Softball team bowed out of the WIAA Division 2 Playoffs with a Regional Semifinal loss to top-seeded Luxemburg-Casco on Tuesday. The Marines gave the Spartans all they could handle before falling 4-0. Luxemburg-Casco claimed the North Eastern Conference Championship this season with a conference record of 17-1. The Spartans are currently ranked second in the state after improving to 23-2 overall. ...
Area high school sporting events (May 22-23)
Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsGolf Stephenson, Carney-Nadeau vs multiple schools at George Young Golf Course, Crystal Falls, 9 a.m. Thursday’s eventsGolf Stephenson, Carney-Nadeau vs multiple schools at Gladstone, 8 a.m. ...
Gov. Evers’ veto of PFAS bill stands
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 312 concerning PFAS will stand after the Assembly took no action last week following the Senate’s vote to override the veto. While the Senate passed the veto override with a 22-9 vote last Tuesday, with senators voting on party lines, the Assembly didn’t take any action on the bill, causing the effort to fail. The veto override needed a two-thirds...
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