ATLANTIC MINE — It was a beautiful day for a run at the Kilpela farm on Wednesday, and more than 10 area high school cross country teams took advantage of it. The Jeffers-Kilpela Farm Invite has marked the start of the fall running season in this area for more than 20 years now, and this ...
HOUGHTON — The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll, announced Wednesday (August 28). The men of Michigan Tech are selected to finish fourth with 59 points while the women’s team is tabbed to finish fifth with 64 points. Grand ...
DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run home run in the second inning and Kerry Carpenter added an RBI single in the third as the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. “We’re finding different ways ...
LAKE LINDEN — James Marietta took the Pro Stock title over the weekend as part of the Lake Linden Watercross races. Several other races with local ties also had strong showings throughout the weekend. Marietta, who finished sixth in the Pro Open, finished at the top spot in the Pro Stock ...
HOUGHTON — With four races completed, the Copper Country Running Company’s Trail Series is in full swing with one event remaining. Kate Abbott leads the women’s standings, and the overall standings, with 93 points. Phil Rigling leads the men’s standings with 55 points. Abbott won 25 ...
DETROIT — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter homered in a three-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The Angels, last place in the AL West at 54-78, have lost six straight and 12 of ...