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Maroon girls clip Eagles' wings in twinbill triumph
MENOMINEE — The Menominee High School softball team ran its winning streak up to six games with a doubleheader sweep of Stephenson on Friday. Menominee’s offense continued to swing the lumber in game one, as the Maroons pelted the Eagles with 14 hits, half of which went for extra bases, to record a 13-3 victory. Game two saw the Maroons feast on a buffet of walks, 21 of them to...
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...
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’...
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,...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
Newman Catholic softball smashes Pembine/Goodman in WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal
CRIVITZ – The Newman Catholic softball team will play for a regional title after crushing Pembine/Goodman 14-1 in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal Wednesday at Crivitz High School. The Cardinals (5-11) scored five times in the first inning and blew the game wide open with a seven-run third,...
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...
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. ...
Peshtigo students design and print out houses in seventh grade math
PESHTIGO —In their seventh grade math classes at Peshtigo Middle/High School, students have been working on volume and surface area of multiple shapes. Teacher Trevor Bloch extended his traditional math lessons to have students design their ideal homes, then make models of them with 3D printers. “During class students brought up the evolving three dimensional printer applications. Student dialogue moved into the idea, ‘How big can three dimensional printers be designed?’ Engineers are looking into increasing the scale and applicability of 3D printers,” Bloch explained. ...
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