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Finn Bower earns first career feature victory

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ESCANABA — It is a moment every race car driver dreams of and for Finn Bower that moment came on Sunday night as the nine-year-old racer picked up his first feature win of his career. Bower rebounded from a DNF during heat race action and won the feature from the tail of the grid. “It ...

Newberry boys edge St. Ignace for D3 U.P. Title

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KINGSFORD — The race for the Upper Peninsula Division 3 track and field championship came right down to the wire as Newberry edged St. Ignace 96-92 for top honors. Third-place Lake LInden-Hubbell finished with 89 points. The Lakes won the day’s final race, 1600-meter relay, in three ...

Manninen’s big win highlights wild night of racing

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ESCANABA — Rookie Ethan Manninen was one of three drivers to pick up heat and feature wins at Escanaba Speedway on Sunday. Only four of the 10 cars scheduled to start finished in the 600 sprint class with Manninen picking up the win, second spot went to Chase Richer, third place went to ...

Pickford boys win D2 U.P. Title

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KINGSFORD — The Pickford boys extended their championship reign here Saturday, retaining top honors in the Upper Peninsula Division 2 track and field title with 137 points. They were followed by Munising 106 and Ishpeming 79. Sophomore Gunner Bennin was a double-winner for Pickford, ...

Negaunee girls claim D1 U.P. Title

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KINGSFORD — The Negaunee girls were in the hunt much of the way prior to settling for runner-up honors in the Upper Peninsula Division 1 Track and Field Finals here Saturday. Sault Ste. Marie brought the championship trophy home for the first time since 2001 after scoring 117 points. The ...