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Slow Pitch Softball In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play tonight… • At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Bucko’s/Labatts faces Sayen’s Auto/Coca Cola at 6:30, and Downtowner Two at 7:30. • At the Hancock Driving Park, Kopper’s plays Auto Pro/Thermoanalytics at 6:30, and Pat’s Foods/Buckos at 7:30. NBA In …

High School At the Upper Peninsula track and field championships Saturday… • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City won the Division Three boys title. Ewen-Trout Creek finished fourth, with Chassell tied for 10th, Lake Linden-Hubbell 12th, and Ontonagon 20th. The Blue Bolts got individual wins from Johnny Norland in the 400 and 800-meter …

High School In district softball tournament play yesterday… • In Division Three at Houghton High School, Houghton fell to Westwood 10-4 in the first semifinal. Calumet lost to Negaunee 9-4 in the second semifinal. The Miners then defeated the Patriots 6-1 in the championship game. They’ll face Gladstone in the …

High School Chassell boys golf team In high school golf yesterday… • Chassell won the Division Three U.P. boys golf title, finishing two strokes better than North Central. Ontonagon placed fourth, and Dollar Bay-Tamarack City sixth. Individually, Ontonagon’s Tomas Immonen finished second. Dean Pietila of the Panthers finished third, and …

High School In high school golf yesterday…• The Hancock boys team placed second to Norway at the Division Two U.P. Finals at the George Young Recreational Complex in Iron River. Mason Mikesch was the Bulldogs’ top individual finisher, in fourth place. Iron Mountain won the girls meet. Hancock finished sixth, …

Iron Mountain dominated the 2001 WestPAC All-Conference baseball team announced this morning. Blake Julian of the Mountaineers was named Player of the Year, Carson McLean earned Pitcher of the Year honors, and Paul Julian was named Coach of the Year. Local players named to the first team include Kade Farrell, …

High School In baseball yesterday…• Calumet swept Ontonagon in a regular-season match-up, 9-2 and 11-1.• Jeffers opened the Division Four district tournament with a 14-4 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell. The Jets took control early, with eight runs in the first inning. Jeffers will face Ironwood in the district semifinals Friday. …

High School In baseball…• Calumet hosts Ontonagon in a regular-season match-up.• Lake Linden-Hubbell meets Jeffers in a Division Four district tournament play-in game at the Dollar Bay field. In softball…• Calumet entertains Rapid River in a regular season match-up.• The Division Four district tournament opens with two playoff games. Baraga …

NBA In NBA tournament opening-round play yesterday… • The Hawks stopped the Knicks 113-96. Atlanta leads that series 3-1. • The Suns got past the Lakers 100-92. That series is tied 2-2. • The Nets outscored the Celtics 141-126. Brooklyn leads that series 3-1. • The Clipper shut down the …

NBA In the NBA tournament Saturday… • The Bucks dispatched the Heat 120-103. Milwaukee wins that series 4-0. • The Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 115-95. That set is tied 2-2. • The 76ers wiped out the Wizards 132-103. Philadelphia leads that series 3-0. • The Jazz downed the Grizzlies …