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UW-Whitewater's Grace Wickman earns All-Region recognition
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Grace Wickman was one of two members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team to collect All-Region accolades from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Wickman, a Communication major from Wausaukee, received Second Team honors, while Kiarra Kostroski (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) was named to the Third Team. The junior duo were catalysts for the Warhawks’ offense all season. ...
Marinette golfers punch tickets to Sectionals
IOLA, Wis. — Sectional play awaits the Marinette boys golf team after the Marines authored a strong showing in Monday’s WIAA Division 2 Regional playoff match at Glacier Woods Golf Course. Henry Bailey led the Marines with a team-low score of 82 as Marinette shot a collective 352 on the afternoon, good for fourth place overall. With the top-four teams making the cut for Sectionals, Marinette earned the right to...
Volunteers needed to place flags at cemetery
MENOMINEE — Riverside Cemetery in Menominee is looking for volunteers to place flags on all veterans’ graves. If interested, people can meet at the fountain in the center of the old part of the cemetery at 9 a.m. Thursday with a rain date of Friday. For more information, people can contact Michelle at 1-906-864-6837.
Kids fishing derby set for June 8
MENOMINEE — The thirty-eighth annual M&M Great Lakes Sports Fishermen Kids Fishing Derby will take place June 8 at the Menominee Marina. The derby is free of charge and open to all children ages 13 and under. All anglers must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Anglers can compete in five different classes: perch, trout/salmon, panfish/bass, northerns/walleye and all others. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Menominee American Legion. The derby takes place from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., with a free lunch to follow.
Lady Bulldogs blank Blazers to clinch Packerland title
PESHTIGO — The Peshtigo High School girls soccer team has set the bar high in its first season as a varsity program. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran 4-0 to claim the Packerland Conference Championship. “It’s exciting,” Peshtigo coach Jessica Carriveau said. “All the girls have improved so much. Our new players have definitely stepped up, and our returning players have been great role models and solid...
Marinette, Peshtigo tracksters punch tickets to Sectionals
MEDFORD, Wis. — The Marinette and Peshtigo High School track and field teams competed in a WIAA Division 2 Regional competition in Medford on Monday. The two teams combined to post 37 WIAA Sectional qualifications. Athletes finishing in the top-four in each event qualified to compete in Thursday’s WIAA Division 2 Sectional in Colby, Wis. The Bulldogs notched an even 20 Sectional qualifiers while the Marines recorded 17. ...
Maroon girls mash five homers in doubleheader sweep of Kingsford
KINGSFORD — Good teams are able to win in a variety of ways, which the Menominee High School softball team proved in a doubleheader sweep of Kingsford on Monday. Menominee rode its offense to a 12-9 triumph over the Flivvers, while pitching and defense propelled the Maroons to a 3-0 shutout. Kayden Olsen clubbed a home run while Mady Barker and Kam Olson both scored for Menominee in game one. ...
MYBI to honor Kent Kostelecky
MARINETTE — Marinette Youth Baseball will be holding a commemoration for Kent Kostelecky on June 1 at the MYBI/Marinette High School fields. Kostelecky, who died in January, served as MYBI President from 1987 until 2002 and remained on the board until 2017. MYBI will name the entire baseball complex “Kent Kostelecky Ball Park” in his honor. Marinette baseball legends John LaCourt and Dave Francour will both deliver speeches. The commemoration ceremony takes place at noon and is open to the public.
Maroon boys finish third; Lady Maroons take fourth at GNC championships
IRON MOUNTAIN — Marquette and Kingsford walked away with Great Northern Conference titles at Monday’s GNC Championships at Pine Grove Country Club. Kingsford won the girls’ GNC crown with a combined score of 388, putting the Flivvers six strokes ahead of Marquette, who took second after carding a 394. Escanaba was one stroke behind the Lady Sentinels in third place at 395, while Menominee racked up a 419 to take...
Cavalier bats kept under wraps as Stephenson prevails over STAA
MARINETTE — Chase Monette and Sam Salo kept the Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy baseball team off-balance to help Stephenson upend the Cavaliers 6-1 on Saturday. Monette and Salo combined to toss seven innings of two-hit ball while Trenton Salfi and Lucas Havelka aided the Eagles’ cause with matching two-RBI performances on the afternoon. Stephenson put the Cavaliers behind the eight ball from the first inning after Beau Maule crossed home...
DNR offers $25 rebate on endangered resources license plates
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating National Endangered Species Day (May 17) by offering a $25 rebate for new purchases of Endangered Resources license plates now through Dec. 31, 2024. For 30 years, sales of Endangered Resources license plates have played a critical role in funding DNR conservation work for more than 400 wildlife species and 300 plant species listed as endangered, threatened or special concern. The DNR works across departments and with partners and volunteers to locate, protect...
Area high school sporting events (May 20-21)
Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsTrack and field WIAA Regionals Coleman, Lena/STAA, Crivitz, Gillett, Niagara/Florence, Oconto vs multiple schools at Suring, 3:45 p.m. Marinette, Peshtigo vs multiple schools at Medford, 4 p.m. ...
Marinette county and city to discuss UW campus future
MARINETTE —The city and the county are discussing the future of the University of Wisconsin — Green Bay, Marinette Campus property this week. The City of Marinette Common Council will vote on a resolution at 5:30 p.m. on Monday at city hall to discuss the city’s interest in the UWGB campus. The end of the resolution, attached to the special meeting agenda, sums up the interest in the buildings. ...
High schoolers graduate with college degrees through Rising Phoenix program
MARINETTE — Imagine graduating high school with half of college already completed. For 25 Marinette High School students, they don’t have to wonder. Sixteen students earned an associate’s degree with the University of Wisconsin — Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix program this month, while the other nine achieved enough credits to get a two-year head start on their bachelor’s degrees. “I probably saved a good $30,000,” said Mike Philipps, a senior...
NWTC students create a campus shield
MARINETTE — Students of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s Automation and Electro-Mechanical Technology Program recently presented their end of the year capstone project. The students created an NWTC shield — equipped with lights and motion — to be displayed as a centerpiece for the college’s float in local parades. Throughout their final semester, students worked together to collaborate, create, build, troubleshoot, and design a display to be enjoyed throughout the campus...
Wausaukee notches non-conference win over Stephenson
WAUSAUKEE — Hits were plentiful for the Wausaukee High School baseball team in a 10-2 drubbing of Stephenson in non-conference action on Friday. The Rangers belted out four times as many base knocks as the Eagles, with Wausaukee collecting 12 hits while Stephenson mustered only three. Wausaukee’s offense was hot from the opening pitch, as the Rangers plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning and another three...
Menominee annual food drive benefits community
MENOMINEE — An annual food drive put on by area postal carriers and volunteers collected almost 8,000 pounds of food this year to benefit the Menominee community. The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry located in Resurrection Church in Menominee, was held Saturday, May 11. The annual food drive began in 1993, as a partnership between the National Association of Letter...
Four-peat: Stephenson girls collect another Regional title
FELCH, Mich. — One streak lived on while another came to an end at the MHSAA U.P. track and field Regionals at North Dickinson on Friday. For the fourth consecutive year, the Stephenson girls captured the Division 3 Regional championship after edging Forest Park by 10 points. Stephenson has won seven of the last 12 girls’ Regional championships. ...
Erdman throws perfect game as Marinette girls trounce Two Rivers
MARINETTE — Scores of dazzling softball pitchers have passed through the halls of Marinette High School, but none of them had ever thrown a perfect game. Until now. Sun-bathed Kimberly Clark Field played host to history on Friday, as senior Wynn Erdman spun Marinette’s first-ever perfect game to help the Marines demoralize Two Rivers 10-0 in the opening round of the WIAA Division 2 Regional playoffs. ...
Crivitz rides third-inning outburst to M&O Conference title
COLEMAN — One inning can flip an entire game of baseball on its head, which Coleman found out the hard way against Crivitz in the finals of the Marinette and Oconto Conference championship tournament. Nursing a one-run cushion entering the top of the third inning, Crivitz pounced on the Cougars thanks to a three-run double by Colten Tarmann which put the Wolverines on top by four. Stephen Allard did the...
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