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Marquette Stops Gladstone's Track Dominance
"The Streak" is over. The Gladstone Braves string of six straight boys U.P. Track and Field championships ended on Saturday, as the Marquette Redmen used its dominance in distance events to cruise to the U.P. Title at Kingsford High School.
The Redmen had 112 points, Kingsford 93, and the Braves were third. St. Ignace won the Division Two boys crown, and Forest Park won the D-3 boys championship.
In the girls meets, Negaunee won the D-1 title, St. Ignace was tops (by a wide margin) in D-2, and Big Bay deNoc (behind Erin Holmberg's big day) won D-3.
Pictured left: Marquette's Mickey Sanders wins the 1600 meter run (in 4:40.78), with teammates Matt Sundell, Austin Wissler and John Slagle in tow. At right: Gladstone's Kent King sets a U.P. record in the shot put (at 52.05 feet). King also won the discus.
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D-1 Boys Meet @Kingsford
1. Marquette
2. Kingsford
3. Gladstone
4. Menominee
5. Escanaba
6. Negaunee
See all individual results here |
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112
93.5
64
58
51
40.5 |
D-1 Girls Meet @Kingsford
1. Negaunee
2. Marquette
3. Calumet
4. Kingsford
9. Escanaba
10. Gladstone
See all individual results here |
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95
92
81
56
21
16 |
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D-2 Boys Meet @Kingsford
1. St. Ignace
2. Rudyard
3. Stephenson
4. Ironwood
5. West Iron County
10. Bark River-Harris
See all individual results here |
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98
89
73
71
62
18 |
D-2 Girls Meet @Kingsford
1. St. Ignace
2. West Iron County
3. Munising
4. Norway
5. Manistique
10. Bark River-Harris
See all individual results here |
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131
78
70
64.5
42
12.5 |
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D-3 Boys Meet @Kingsford
1. Forest Park
2. Cedarville
3. Ontonagon
4. Lake Linden-Hubbell
9. Rapid River
9. North Central
See all individual results here |
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83
73
70
55
18
18 |
D-3 Girls Meet @Kingsford
1. Big Bay deNoc
2. Ontonagon
3. North Dickinson
4. Forest Park
7. North Central
9. Rapid River
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67
60
53
50
28
26 | |
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Marquette Wins Regional Track Championships
The Marquette Redmen dominated in distance events, winning both the boys and girls MHSAA Division One regional track meets Thursday in Escanaba. In the boys meet, Marquette had 57 points, Menominee was second with 46. Gladstone was third with 41 points, and Escanaba was fourth with 37. In the girls meet, Marquette won with 68 points, followed by Sault Ste. Marie (53), Gladstone (20), and Menominee (18).
Left photo: Escanaba senior Max Vandewiele in the high jump. Vandewiele won the event at 6 feet, 2.1 inches. Below photo: Marquette's Claire Smith anchors the winning 800-meter girls relay.
Below: Gladstone's Nikki Bartold jumps in the hurdles as two Eskymos try to catch up.
Below: Menominee's Adrian Dela Rosa (right) pulls ahead of Escanaba's Mitch Van Effen (middle) and Marquette's Aaron Detmers in the 400-meter dash. Dela Rosa won, Detmers was second. Van Effen would later rebound to win the 200.
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Boys Regional Meet
1. Marquette
2. Menominee
3. Gladstone
4. Escanaba
5. Sault Ste. Marie
6. Westwood |
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57
46
41
37
6
0 |
Girls Regional Meet
1. Marquette
2. Sault Ste. Marie
3. Gladstone
4. Menominee
5. Escanaba
6. Westwood |
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68
53
20
18
15
13 | |
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Rapid River Sweeps D-3 Track Regional Titles
 The Rapid River Rockets took full advantage of their home track Thursday, winning both the boys and girls MHSAA Division Three regional championships.
In the boys meet, Rapid River was first with 70 points, with North Central second with 55. Third place went to Superior Central (43 points), followed by Mid Peninsula and Big Bay deNoc. The Rockets won all five field events, with Derek Berglund winning the discuss and pole vault. North Central's Alex Bertolini won both hurdles events.
In the girls meet, Rapid River was first with 55 points, followed closely by Big Bay deNoc with 53. North Central was third with 41 points. Rapid River's Rikki Prescott won both the 100 hurdles and pole vault. Big Bay deNoc's Erin Holmberg won three events: the 800, 1600, and 3200 runs. |
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Marquette Sweeps Eskymo Track Invitational
 The Marquette Redmen won the championship of both the boys and girls track meets Thursday in Escanaba.
The Redmen won the boys meet by ten points over Menominee, 71-60,5. Escanaba was third in the three-team meet with 30.5.
In the girls meet, Marquette was the easy winner with 76 points. Menominee edged Escanaba for second place, 43-38.
Pictured above: (left) Marquette's Aaron Detmers wins the 400-meter race as the rain fell down Thursday. (upper right) Menominee's Jared Theisen is the anchor end of the winning 4X100 relay team.
Pictured at right: Esky's Max Vandewiele is freezing cold after he won the high jump.
These wet and cold girls get ready to run the 400-meter race on Thursday. |
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Eskymo Track Teams Fall To Kingsford In Dual
Th e Escanaba High School track teams hosted Kingsford in dual meets Tuesday at the Escanaba Athletic Field. In the boys meet, the Eskymos came close, but lost, 71-66.
Amongst the Eskymo winners: Andrew Stenberg in the 1600 and 3200 runs, Kelton Heller in the 800, Willie Meek in the long jump, and Max Vandewiele in the high jump. Escanaba also won the 1600 and 3200 relay races, as well as the shot-put.
In the girls meet, the Flivvers topped the Eskymos, 74-58. Esky's Joanie Stacey won the 1600 and 3200 runs, Olivia Nash won the 200 and the high jump, Trista Barron won the shot-put, and Elise Oswald won the 800. Congratulations to the Esky event winners! |
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Braves Track Team Comes Up 3.5 Points Short
Th e Gladstone Braves boys track team competed in a five-team invitational Tuesday in Marquette. The boys ran well, but ended up three points behind the host Redmen, 110-106.5. Justin Therrian won the 300 hurdles and was second in the 110.
Kent King won the discus and shot-put, and Charlie Pfotenhauer won the 100. In the pole vault, the Braves dominated, with Josh Syverson was first, with Ryan Jacques second and Andy Kotowski third. CLICK HERE to see all of the race results.
In the girls meet, Gladstone finished fourth, with Negaunee edging Marquette for first place. Iron Mountain finished third. CLICK HERE to see all of the girls results. |
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Delta County Track Teams 'Meet' In Gladstone
 
Delta County's six high schools sent their track teams to the Marble Athletic Field in Gladstone on Thursday for the annual county meet. Gladstone won both the boys and girls meets, with Escanaba finishing second in the boys meet and Big Bay deNoc taking second in the girls event. Pictured above: Rapid River's Derek Pistulka (left) and Gladstone's Cody Tackman (right) in the long jump. Pictured below: Gladstone's Johnny Cretens is in front of Escanaba's Andrew Stenberg in the 3200 relay (left), and Mid Peninsula's Brett Branstrom throws the discus (right).
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